Sunday's UConn Coaching Rumor (Bruce Feldman - CBS)

[huskymedic]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...heisman-picture-and-a-bunch-of-coaching-scoop

>>• Three names in the mix at UConn that I'm hearing: UCLA OC Noel Mazzone; Michigan State DC Pat Narduzzi and Ball State head coach Pete Lembo, according to a source. There is also one other veteran head coach's name I've heard from a few sources intrigued by the UConn job.<<

 

[noeynox]

Two out of three desirable names ain't bad. BTW, keep posting these every chance you get. I'm constantly scouring the internet for any morsel of coaching information regarding us. Thanks.

 

[Skiblets]

These are good names

 

[coachcap]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...heisman-picture-and-a-bunch-of-coaching-scoop

>>• Three names in the mix at UConn that I'm hearing: UCLA OC Noel Mazzone; Michigan State DC Pat Narduzzi and Ball State head coach Pete Lembo, according to a source. There is also one other veteran head coach's name I've heard from a few sources intrigued by the UConn job.<<

One other veteran coach....Spurrier? In my dreams.....

 

[huskysupporter]

My guess as to who his source is? The Boneyard. I am serious.

 

[noeynox]

One other veteran coach....Spurrier? In my dreams.....

I thought Nutt when I read that.

 

[ruskin]

As long as not mazzone

 

[CTGoonie]

Veteran coach is maybe Mullen?

 

[DarthGrumpy]

After losing to Georgia Southern at home, maybe Will Muschamp is the veteran coach available or Mack Brown (insert sarcasm)?

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

It would seem veteran is Nutt, UCLA or MSU coordinator would be a good choice. I would have to be very convinced otherwise to be happy with the Ball State guy. It's not like they're lighting up the college football world over the past three or four years.

 

[MarbleheadHusky]

What about the sweater vest, Jim Tressel? I would think he wants back into the game.

 

[Chin Diesel]

What about the sweater vest, Jim Tressel? I would think he wants back into the game.

Still has a show cause for another year or two.

Not going to happen.

 

[ZooCougar]

These are good names

Mazzone is not a good name.

 

[ZooCougar]

Seriously, if we hire Mazzone then I may have an aneurism.

 

[MarbleheadHusky]

Still has a show cause for another year or two.

Not going to happen.

Good to know. I was wondering why I have not heard his name come up for any search. He was a good coach.

 

[J187Money]

Still has a show cause for another year or two. Not going to happen.

I know but he only has to sit out 6 games or something. It didn't seem like the end of the world given what he could do for us.

 

[coachcap]

One observation about Tressel: Whenever the camera caught him on the sidelines, he had that certain look. I'd describe it as analytical, like his mind was going a mile a minute to devise a countermeasure for whatever the opposition was throwing at his team. In retrospect, whatever he came up with usually worked.

 

[Excalibur]

It would seem veteran is Nutt, UCLA or MSU coordinator would be a good choice. I would have to be very convinced otherwise to be happy with the Ball State guy. It's not like they're lighting up the college football world over the past three or four years.

Lembo is the best candidate of the bunch, IMO.

 

[Excalibur]

Seriously, if we hire Mazzone then I may have an aneurism.

Yep. There is no way this guy should be considered. Look up "Peter Principle" and you'll find his picture.

 

[freescooter]

I want Lembo but I expect Narduzzi. Warde is nothing if not predictable and his modus operandi is pretty clear. Mazzone would be a mistake, in my view. West coast guys don't translate well to the northeast. I don't know why, but they simply don't.

 

[huskymedic]

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/11/25/5143138/uconn-coaching-rumors-pat-narduzzi

 

[huskymedic]

Veteran coach is maybe Mullen?

or Jerry Glanville

http://www.freep.com/article/201311...eastern-michigan-football-emu-jerry-glanville

 

[SubbaBub]

Given the current state of the NCAA, I wouldn't mind Warde taking a crack at Tressel's show cause. After that my list is

Tressel (instant program cred)
Narduzzi (our ID has to be D)
Lembo (has to be easier to win here)
Bradley (guy is a good recruiter and coach with huge PA ties)

Some genius I have yet to hear about.

Every other name that has been thrown out there.

 

[Durks07]

or Jerry Glanville

http://www.freep.com/article/201311...eastern-michigan-football-emu-jerry-glanville

You shut your dirty [you don't want your daughter to become one] mouth!

 

[J187Money]

I know but he only has to sit out 6 games or something. It didn't seem like the end of the world given what he could do for us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Tressel

On December 20, 2011 the NCAA placed Ohio State on an additional one year's probation and banned it from postseason play in 2012 for numerous major violations under Tressel's watch. It also imposed a five-year show-cause penalty on Tressel, which means any NCAA member that wants to hire him would have to "show cause" for why it shouldn't be sanctioned for hiring him, and could face severe penalties if he commits any further violations during that time. The order stands until December 19, 2016; given past precedent, it will likely have the effect of blackballing Tressel from the coaching ranks until the 2017 season. If Tressel ever coaches again during this period, he will be suspended for the first five games of the regular season, plus any conference championship game or bowl game. The NCAA came down particularly hard on Tressel.

(Not suggesting he is the guy we want, but 5 game suspension (which are mostly OOC games) doesn't seem like a deal breaker for me)