Goners....Coaches On The Way Out

[Nostical]

According to Pat Forde, PP is at the very top of the "others in contention" list

Goners: Schools that have fired their coaches, or will in the very near future:

Arkansas ----Coach on his way out: John L. Smith.
Boston College---Coach on his way out: Frank Spaziani.
Idaho ----Coach on his way out: Robb Akey. (Fired)
Kentucky -----Coach on his way out: Joker Phillips (Fired Sunday)
Purdue----Coach on his way out: Danny Hope.
California -----Coach on the rocks: Jeff Tedford.
Auburn ----Coach on the rocks: Gene Chizik.
Tennessee----Coach on the rocks: Derek Dooley.
UTEP----Coach on the rocks: Mike Price.
Colorado -----Coach on the rocks: Jon Embree.
Wyoming---- Coach on the rocks: Dave Christensen.
Other jobs to keep an eye on:
Connecticut
South Florida
Georgia Tech
North Carolina State
Maryland
Southern Mississippi
UNLV
Central Michigan
New Mexico State

 

[SubbaBub]

#bitchharder

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[ibleedhuskyblue]

There are a few desirable jobs that are going to be opening in the next year or 2. 9 or 10 by my count.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Very sad to see Spaz there. Southern Miss coach already on the hot seat?

Let's hope P moves to the front of the line.

 

[huskymedic]

Very sad to see Spaz there. Southern Miss coach already on the hot seat?

Let's hope P moves to the front of the line.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

It isn't going to happen, but we are probably close to setting a record. Has any school had their previous three head coaches all fired in one year (Holtz, Edsall, PP)? That would be impressive!

 

[mattp]

What would people think of Jeff Tedford as our next coach? He was never really that successful but he can develop QBs knows how to sling the ball. At least if we're losing we'll be losing in a more exciting fashion. More exciting than raking leaves.

 

[TRest]

I would take a sniff at Paul Johnson if he was cut loose. Watch us hire TOB.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Paul Johnson is a great coach at a school that doesn't have much talent or players with NFL aspirations. He runs a gimmick offense that can pick off a better team once in awhile, but his teams have a ceiling.

I actually would rather have TOB than Johnson. We can do better.

 

[FDNY99]

I would take a sniff at Paul Johnson if he was cut loose. Watch us hire TOB.

TOB lost out to Skip as the replacement for Tom Jackson. My former brother-in-law was on the football/MBB beat for a CT paper at the time and had a very good relationship with then AD Lew Perkins. Perkins told him that TOB was an excellent coach and would have done a GREAT job at UConn BUT he needed the Holtz name to help push his 1A upgrade.

 

[ZooCougar]

Paul Johnson is a great coach at a school that doesn't have much talent or players with NFL aspirations. He runs a gimmick offense that can pick off a better team once in awhile, but his teams have a ceiling.

I actually would rather have TOB than Johnson. We can do better.

I'll take a pass on both.

 

[Marty Jackson]

If Uconn fires PP after this season, they will have very little margin of error on the next coach. Whoever that next coach is will be here for awhile.

Don't see anyone but a proven entity.

 

[Nostical]

Don't see anyone but a proven entity.

Right, just like Kevin Ollie.

 

[uconndogs]

I think TOB is done in NCST, getting close to retirement.

At NCST, they are finally learning what we told them when they "stole" him from us, he will churn out 7/8 win seasons once he gets his players but will never get you where you want to go.

Leadership of BC stood around while a bafoon pushed a solid coach out the door, hired a guy who looked pretty good but then pushed him out because he "wasn't a BC Guy", then hired either Moe, Larry or Curley. They also watched while a similar process transpired with the hoops programs.

BC's problems go well beyond the athletic department.

 

[Husky68]

If Uconn fires PP after this season, they will have very little margin of error on the next coach. Whoever that next coach is will be here for awhile.

Don't see anyone but a proven entity.

So we wait until end of year 3 and go 5-7; 3-9; 5-7 and that gives us more margin of error?

 

[TRest]

Paul Johnson is a great coach at a school that doesn't have much talent or players with NFL aspirations. He runs a gimmick offense that can pick off a better team once in awhile, but his teams have a ceiling.

I actually would rather have TOB than Johnson. We can do better.

I would take Johnson's ceiling, which isn't governed by incompetence, over most of the stiffs out there.

 

[phillionaire]

i say we go for derek dooley or gene chizik

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

i say we go for derek dooley or gene chizik

why ??

 

[Matt (Chicago)]

i say we go for derek dooley or gene chizik

why on earth would you want either one?

 

[bigAbruns]

I like Dooley, he just needs a Defense at Tennessee, him combined with Don Brown could be interesting....Dooley at least shows some emotion.

 

[phillionaire]

why on earth would you want either one?

big names, could bring excitement to our program

 

[husky10]

why on earth would you want either one?

plus gene chizik showed he can get away with buying players, that couldnt hurt

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

big names, could bring excitement to our program

There needs to be a "Dislike" button. This (and the last) post proves it.

These guys couldnt win with programs that get the best talent in the country, and they each took over winning teams, and went the other way.

 

[ZooCougar]

Charlie Weiss is big. He is also a big name.

 

[uconndogs]

One thing I really, really like about Don Brown is that his defenses always come to play and they have consistently been put in tough spots and always seem to respond.

My sense is that he is a leader and motivator, and that can go a long way in college football.

That said, I'm sure he's not smart enough to figure out whatever the hell is going on with our offense, but I view that as a positive as well.