Todd Graham and Pitt working on a deal

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:33 pm

Malzahn loves the NW Arkansas area so Tulsa would be to his liking, but I just do not see him taking anything less than an AQ school in a good conference.

expony18 · Post by **expony18** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:34 pm

like stallion said its better then Vandy. you go to tulsa for a few years prove you can win then get a job at a high profile school. go to vandy, end up an OC in a few years

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:39 pm

We do not want him at Tulsa.

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:40 pm

mrydel wrote:We do not want him at Tulsa.

Understatement of understatements.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:55 pm

Miles to Michigan

b_caesar · Post by **b_caesar** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:58 pm

Stallion wrote:Really? I can't think of a single Tulsa player from Penn. Tulsa concentrates on Oklahoma, North Texas, Southern Louisiana and Arkansas

I didn't say "currently" did I? Although that could have been inferred, that's not what I meant. Perhaps I should have said "in previous years..."

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:01 pm

b_caesar wrote:
Stallion wrote:Really? I can't think of a single Tulsa player from Penn. Tulsa concentrates on Oklahoma, North Texas, Southern Louisiana and Arkansas

I didn't say "currently" did I? Although that could have been inferred, that's not what I meant. Perhaps I should have said "in previous years..."

Maybe in the 80's

Pony_Fan · Post by **Pony_Fan** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:48 pm

Done deal, good news for SMU

skyscraper · Post by **skyscraper** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:56 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/sport ... leges.html

PITT TRIES AGAIN The University of Pittsburgh will introduce Tulsa Coach Todd Graham as its coach Tuesday afternoon. A person with direct knowledge of the deal said that Graham and Pitt had agreed on a six-year contract.

At Tulsa, Graham compiled a 36-17 record and ran a wide-open spread offense. Graham hired Gus Malzahn at Tulsa, where Malzahn worked for two seasons before becoming Auburn├óΓé¼Γäós offensive coordinator.

The hiring of Graham comes in the wake of one of the most disastrous coaching searches in recent history. Soon after hiring Mike Haywood away from Miami (Ohio) in December, Pittsburgh fired him after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Indiana.

Graham├óΓé¼Γäós most impressive coaching accomplishment might have been reviving the moribund Rice program. In 2006, he led Rice to a 7-6 record and a bowl game, the program├óΓé¼Γäós first since 1960.

b_caesar · Post by **b_caesar** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:12 pm

And Tulsa remains the stepping stone...

Next year's game up there just got a little easier.

Pony_Fan · Post by **Pony_Fan** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:14 pm

I'm sure they'll go after Mal

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:17 pm

Mal to LSU

NickSMU17 · Post by **NickSMU17** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:22 pm

Kragthorpe back to Tulsa...

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:23 pm

Todd Dodge

NickSMU17 · Post by **NickSMU17** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:26 pm

Maybe DOdge a OC, but no way he gets a head coaching gig...Rumor was he was going to replace Morris and be Tulsa OC...maybe he gets the Pitt offer..