2010-2011 Coaching Carousel

With the 2010 season drawing to a close, the coaching carousel begins.

Arkansas State: Steve Roberts (fired-11/29) [hired Hugh Freeze, Arkansas State Offensive Coordinator-12/2]
Ball State: Stan Parrish (fired-11/27) [hired Pete Lembo, Elon Head Coach-12/20; $350,000/year--4 years]
Colorado: Dan Hawkins (fired-11/8) [hired Jon Embree, Washington Redskins TE Coach-12/5]
Connecticut: Randy Edsall (took Head Coach job at Maryland-1/2/2011) [hired Paul Pasqualoni, interim Defensive Coordinator for Dallas Cowboys-1/13/2011]
Florida: Urban Meyer (resigned-12/8, last game-1/1/2011) [Will Muschamp, Texas Defensive Coordinator-12/11; $2.7 million/yr]
Indiana: Bill Lynch (fired-11/28) [hired Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator-12/7; $1.2 million/year--7 years]
Kent State: Doug Martin (resigned-11/27) [hired Darrell Hazell, Ohio State Assistant/WR Coach-12/19]
Louisiana-Lafayette: Rickey Bustle (fired-11/27) [Mark Hudspeth, Mississippi State WR Coach/Passing Game Coordinator-12/10; $360K/yr for 5 years]
Miami (FL): Randy Shannon (fired-11/27) [hired Al Golden, Temple Head Coach-12/12; 5 years]
Miami (OH): Mike Haywood (took Pittsburgh head coaching job-12/15) [hired Don Treadwell, Michigan St. OC/WR Coach--12/31]
Maryland: Ralph Friedgen (fired-12/20) [hired Randy Edsall, UCONN Head Coach-1/2/2011]
Michigan: Rich Rodriguez (fired-1/4/2011) [hired Brady Hoke, San Diego State Head Coach-1/11/2011]
Minnesota: Tim Brewster (fired-10/17) [hired Jerry Kill, Northern Illinois Head Coach, 12/5]
Northern Illinois: Jerry Kill (took Minnesota job-12/5) [hired Dave Doeren, Wisconsin Defensive Coordinator-12/13]
North Texas: Todd Dodge (fired-10/20) [hired Dan McCarney, Florida DL Coach & Asst. Head Coach-11/27]

Pittsburgh: Dane Wannstedt (resigned-12/7) [hired Mike Haywood, Miami (OH) Head Coach-12/15; $1.6 million/yr for 5 yrs]
Pittsburgh: Mike Haywood (fired after domestic battery arrest-1/1/2011) [hired Todd Graham, Tulsa Head Coach; $2 million/yr-1/10/2011]

San Diego State: Brady Hoke (took the Michigan head coaching job-1/11/2011) [hired Rocky Long, S. Diego State Defensive Coordinator-1/11/2011]
Stanford: Jim Harbaugh (took the San Francisco 49ers head coaching job-1/7/2011) [hired David Shaw, Stanford Offensive Coordinator-1/13/2011]
Temple: Al Golden (took Miami FL head coaching job-12/12) [hired Steve Addazio, Florida Offensive Coordinator-12/22]
Tulsa: Todd Graham (took Pittsburgh head coaching job-1/10/2011) [hired Bill Blankenship, WR/RB/Special Teams Coach for Tulsa, 1/14/2011]
Vanderbilt: Robbie Caldwell (resigned-11/27) [hired James Franklin, Maryland Offensive Coordinator-12/15]

From ESPN:

Randy Shannon was just fired as Miami (FL)'s head coach. The team lost to rivals South Florida and Florida State this year.

Got a text saying that ULL's Bustle will not be returning next season.

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Got a text saying that ULL's Bustle will not be returning next season.

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I saw the same thing on footballscoop.com earlier today. Just saw it on KATC's website a second ago.

Miami can have our defensive staff.

Can we hire one of them as our defensive coordinator? I'd like to take applications.

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Can we hire one of them as our defensive coordinator? I'd like to take applications.

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We are seeing why Dooley didn't take Spangler with him to Tennessee. We need a new DC.

North Texas has hired Dan McCarney as their new head coach.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-foo...arney-as-coach

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We are seeing why Dooley didn't take Spangler with him to Tennessee. We need a new DC.

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I agree with you on that!!!

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North Texas has hired Dan McCarney as their new head coach.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-foo...arney-as-coach

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sounds like a good choice to me. he could get them back to where they were 10 years ago.

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With the 2010 season drawing to a close, the coaching carousel begins.

Ball State: Stan Parrish (fired-11/27)
Colorado: Dan Hawkins (fired-11/8)
Kent State: Doug Martin (resigned-11/27)
Louisiana-Lafayette: Rickey Bustle (fired-11/27)
Miami (FL): Randy Shannon (fired-11/27)
Minnesota: Tim Brewster (fired-10/17)
North Texas: Todd Dodge (fired-10/20) [hired Dan McCarney, Florida DL Coach & Asst. Head Coach-11/27]
Vanderbilt: Robbie Caldwell (resigned-11/27)

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Ole Miss- Nutt calls mandatory meeting with players to tell them something before they read about it. Rumor-Nutt steps down and accepts head coach position with the Dallas Cowboys

I could def see Nutt "stepping down" wink wink. Can't imagine Jerry Jones is crazy enough to hire him. Keep Jason Garret.

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We are seeing why Dooley didn't take Spangler with him to Tennessee. We need a new DC.

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AMEN! There's a reason Dooley left him behind.


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I wonder how much interest Mike Leach will get from some of these schools.

North Texas Head Coach
Dan McCarney
http://www.gatorzone.com/football/im...cCarneyDan.jpg
Experience
2008-10: Florida (Defensive Line)
2007: South Florida (Defensive Line)
1995-2006: Iowa State (Head Coach)
1990-94: Wisconsin (Defensive Coordinator)
1979-89: Iowa (Defensive Line)
1977-78: Iowa (Offensive Line)

*56-85 record as head coach at Iowa State

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North Texas Head Coach
Dan McCarney
http://www.gatorzone.com/football/im...cCarneyDan.jpg
Experience
2008-10: Florida (Defensive Line)
2007: South Florida (Defensive Line)
1995-2006: Iowa State (Head Coach)
1990-94: Wisconsin (Defensive Coordinator)
1979-89: Iowa (Defensive Line)
1977-78: Iowa (Offensive Line)

*56-85 record as head coach at Iowa State

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I remember when this guy was at Iowa State. His teams were terrible. Did Bruce Van De Valle hire him at ISU?


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I remember when this guy was at Iowa State. His teams were terrible. Did Bruce Van De Valle hire him at ISU?


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No, but it looks like BVDV was AD during McCarney's entire tenure at ISU...

An old, washed-up, loser coach... Not an exciting hire by the mean green IMO...

Yeah let's just say for the 580K NT is paying, our fan base is somewhat underwhelmed. Time will tell but this hire sure does nothing for me.

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Yeah let's just say for the 580K NT is paying, our fan base is somewhat underwhelmed. Time will tell but this hire sure does nothing for me.

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Maybe he will turn out to be a gem, but for almost $600K, I think you guys could have done better. Any number of young, hot shot assistants out there willing to jump at the chance.

I'd take a young asst over an old retread every time.

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Yeah let's just say for the 580K NT is paying, our fan base is somewhat underwhelmed. Time will tell but this hire sure does nothing for me.

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I can't frickin believe this. This is a BAD hire for you guys. For your sake, I hope you're prepared for another 4-5 years of suffering.

It's really true what they say about history repeating itself. UNT keeps making the same mistakes over and over, but expecting a different result.


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this one is on Neinas and the Pres. I don't think the AD had a choice in the matter which brings up a whole different set of questions. It sure looks like that new student fee made a huge difference in salary. I'm just in shock they (we) paid so much for a guy that has not been mentioned for any other head coaching gigs since he resigned at Iowa St. ISU alums are on our boards saying it's a great hire, but if he is so wonderful why did they run him out of town to begin with? i'm just sick, thank goodness we have a good bball team to take my mind off this for a while.

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this one is on Neinas and the Pres. I don't think the AD had a choice in the matter which brings up a whole different set of questions. It sure looks like that new student fee made a huge difference in salary. I'm just in shock they (we) paid so much for a guy that has not been mentioned for any other head coaching gigs since he resigned at Iowa St. ISU alums are on our boards saying it's a great hire, but if he is so wonderful why did they run him out of town to begin with? i'm just sick, thank goodness we have a good bball team to take my mind off this for a while.

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Indeed, UNT does have a VERY GOOD men's basketball program right now. Keep it up.


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this one is on Neinas and the Pres. I don't think the AD had a choice in the matter which brings up a whole different set of questions. It sure looks like that new student fee made a huge difference in salary. I'm just in shock they (we) paid so much for a guy that has not been mentioned for any other head coaching gigs since he resigned at Iowa St. ISU alums are on our boards saying it's a great hire, but if he is so wonderful why did they run him out of town to begin with? i'm just sick, thank goodness we have a good bball team to take my mind off this for a while.

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Maybe North Texas thinks it is an SEC team. They do quite well with loser Big 12 coaches.

Add Bill Lynch of Indiana, fired today.

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Maybe North Texas thinks it is an SEC team. They do quite well with loser Big 12 coaches.

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:laugh: Clever!!

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Add Bill Lynch of Indiana, fired today.

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I sometimes think to myself what universities like Indiana expect if they don't seriously upgrade their talent. Doesn't matter who the coach is, you wont win there if you cant prevent players from going to Notre Dame, Ohio St, and Penn St.

And kids would rather sit on the bench at Michigan, Notre Dame and lose (lately) than star at a place like Indiana.

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And kids would rather sit on the bench at Michigan, Notre Dame and lose (lately) than star at a place like Indiana.

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They probably get too caught up in facilities and so forth. I'm sure Indiana's football facilities are no match for the big boys in the conference. Though that wouldn't matter to me one bit if I could start and be seen on highlights making plays against the big boys.

With TX State rumored to be looking at Coach Fran, the UNT people must be in quite a still!

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this one is on Neinas and the Pres. I don't think the AD had a choice in the matter which brings up a whole different set of questions. It sure looks like that new student fee made a huge difference in salary. I'm just in shock they (we) paid so much for a guy that has not been mentioned for any other head coaching gigs since he resigned at Iowa St. ISU alums are on our boards saying it's a great hire, but if he is so wonderful why did they run him out of town to begin with? i'm just sick, thank goodness we have a good bball team to take my mind off this for a while.

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Drop his first 4 years at Iowa State and he had a decent run there, made them relevant and took them to several bowl games -

I think they ran him because they got tired of being 6-5, 6-6, 7-4 and playing in the Ibowl

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Drop his first 4 years at Iowa State and he had a decent run there, made them relevant and took them to several bowl games -

I think they ran him because they got tired of being 6-5, 6-6, 7-4 and playing in the Ibowl

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Man when you are Iowa State you probably shouldn't get tired of those things.

Internet rumors flying that Houston Nutt will announce tomorrow he's leaving Ole Miss for Colorado. Rumor. Grain of salt.

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Internet rumors flying that Houston Nutt will announce tomorrow he's leaving Ole Miss for Colorado. Rumor. Grain of salt.

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Interesting. Think he knows he'll never compete for a SEC West crown?

Will Colorado compete in the PAC 12?

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Internet rumors flying that Houston Nutt will announce tomorrow he's leaving Ole Miss for Colorado. Rumor. Grain of salt.

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I also heard Internet rumors that Houston Nutt would resign to become the quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys. Another rumor with an even bigger grain of salt.

I personally think that North Tx could have done much worse than Dan McCarney...he did make Iowa St relavant and they fell when he left. Would I have made that hire, no, as I would have gone with an up-and-comer.

Can we find someone to take spangler off of our hands?

So much for their continued name change attempt.

Louisiana-Lafayette latest to can their coach

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...n-their-coach/

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Internet rumors flying that Houston Nutt will announce tomorrow he's leaving Ole Miss for Colorado. Rumor. Grain of salt.

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If I was Nutt I'd do it in a heartbeat. Ole Miss is never going to compete in the SEC West as loaded as it is.

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Drop his first 4 years at Iowa State and he had a decent run there, made them relevant and took them to several bowl games -

I think they ran him because they got tired of being 6-5, 6-6, 7-4 and playing in the Ibowl

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I want to second this. I think that this is a solid hire for UNT. Iowa State is a tough school to coach for, but he made something of it

I think ULL should make a serious run at Jeff Bower.

Colorado seems to be taking a pass on Mike Leach, which I think is a mistake. Seems that Belotti is interested, though, and that would be a pretty good match to help Colorado reorient westward.

Not sure what the others should do. I'd imagine that Dana Holgorsen should be getting a look by the BCS schools (I don't think he's interested in anything less judging by some of the comments he made about Conference USA).

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Internet rumors flying that Houston Nutt will announce tomorrow he's leaving Ole Miss for Colorado. Rumor. Grain of salt.

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If he could pick up another 3.5 million like he got when he left Arkansas, I think he would do it in a minute. He knows he's only got one more year at Ole Miss and he's gone. I wouldn't be too surprised if he gets fired next week. they've got all the ammunition they need right now with his masoli experiment that failed badly. And, he's lost 2 in a row to MSU.

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If he could pick up another 3.5 million like he got when he left Arkansas, I think he would do it in a minute. He knows he's only got one more year at Ole Miss and he's gone. I wouldn't be too surprised if he gets fired next week. they've got all the ammunition they need right now with his masoli experiment that failed badly. And, he's lost 2 in a row to MSU.

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In hind sight and IMO, Masoli was an egg layer move. Wonder what our QB shuffling would have looked like if he'd landed in Ruston???

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With TX State rumored to be looking at Coach Fran, the UNT people must be in quite a still!

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There has been debates going on at goemangreen.com for the past 5-6 weeks since Dodge was terminated. Real JiHad. The idea for a new coach was to hire someone with head coaching shingles on the wall, and someone who could make a big splash to open the new stadium next year. And no, we were not looking at a hot shot "high school" coach!!:bigcry:

IMHO, the man that fit that criteria was Jim Leavitt of South Florida fame, or Francionne. Both were very interested in the job. Then there was interim coach Mike Canales, a fiery guy that got the players on track, won 2-3 games as an interim, and really wanted the job at North Texas. His post game press conferences and post game locker room speaches to his players were inspirational. Good guy who will be a very nice catch for some FBS or FCS program. When fans realized that McCarney was the chosen one, fans and students really pushed for Canales.

I hope McCarney works out and he can get the players to "buy-in" to his program. This will be a defining period in UNT football history, what with the new student fee kicking in, the new stadium, etc. A lot is riding on this hire. Hope it works out.

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From ESPN:

Randy Shannon was just fired as Miami (FL)'s head coach. The team lost to rivals South Florida and Florida State this year.

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As I said on another thread, if a change is made at DC, then I hope we call Shannon. Did a pretty darn good job as DC before moving up to HC. Very good recruiter and a "name" too! We would have to shell out some $$$ though.

Is Frank Scelfo headed back to LA?

"Rickey Bustle was told on Friday that he is out as Louisiana-Lafayette coach, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports, though an announcement will not be made until Monday. In addition to Ed Orgeron and Joe DeForest (see below), FootballScoop.com reports that the Ragin' Cajuns may also target Arizona QB coach Frank Scelfo, a Louisiana native and Louisana-Monroe alum who has been a high school coach in the state and an assistant at Tulane and Louisiana Tech; and that Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee, an Oklahoma native and OU alum who has no ties to ULL or the state of Louisiana, has interest in the job."

Arkansas State HC Steve Roberts... fired.

http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop

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Is Frank Scelfo headed back to LA?

"Rickey Bustle was told on Friday that he is out as Louisiana-Lafayette coach, the Lafayette Daily Advertiser reports, though an announcement will not be made until Monday. In addition to Ed Orgeron and Joe DeForest (see below), FootballScoop.com reports that the Ragin' Cajuns may also target Arizona QB coach Frank Scelfo, a Louisiana native and Louisana-Monroe alum who has been a high school coach in the state and an assistant at Tulane and Louisiana Tech; and that Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee, an Oklahoma native and OU alum who has no ties to ULL or the state of Louisiana, has interest in the job."

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Probably about as good as they could ever hope for.

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Probably about as good as they could ever hope for.

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Not so quick there Ray .....Arizona has had a heckuva an offense under Scelfo this year. Wait, that was the Sonny Dykes offense at AZ or is it the Scelfo offense at Tech under Dykes.......it's all to confusing.

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Arkansas State HC Steve Roberts... fired.

http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop

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That makes the 3rd head coach from the Sun Belt Conference fired this season.

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Arkansas State HC Steve Roberts... fired.

http://www.footballscoop.com/the-scoop

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I think Roberts did a great job at A State.

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That makes the 3rd head coach from the Sun Belt Conference fired this season.

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2 were fired last season...

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I think Roberts did a great job at A State.

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He did... Just like Weatherbie at Monroe...

The Sun Belt is a coaching graveyard...

Anybody heard mention of Tony Franklin being interested in ULL?

I wonder where Shannon will end up as a DC. That guy can recruit and runs a good program. He might get another HC gig, but I think he might go the DC route again first.

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I wonder where Shannon will end up as a DC. That guy can recruit and runs a good program. He might get another HC gig, but I think he might go the DC route again first.

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He would be my 1st choice for DC if we decided to make a change, but I suspect he will end up at a much higher profile school as a DC. Although I could see he as a HC at a non-AQ school too. Not sure that he would take that route though.

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There has been debates going on at goemangreen.com for the past 5-6 weeks since Dodge was terminated. Real JiHad. The idea for a new coach was to hire someone with head coaching shingles on the wall, and someone who could make a big splash to open the new stadium next year. And no, we were not looking at a hot shot "high school" coach!!:bigcry:

IMHO, the man that fit that criteria was Jim Leavitt of South Florida fame, or Francionne. Both were very interested in the job. Then there was interim coach Mike Canales, a fiery guy that got the players on track, won 2-3 games as an interim, and really wanted the job at North Texas. His post game press conferences and post game locker room speaches to his players were inspirational. Good guy who will be a very nice catch for some FBS or FCS program. When fans realized that McCarney was the chosen one, fans and students really pushed for Canales.

I hope McCarney works out and he can get the players to "buy-in" to his program. This will be a defining period in UNT football history, what with the new student fee kicking in, the new stadium, etc. A lot is riding on this hire. Hope it works out.

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just found out that Conroy Hines was released by McCarney. prayers go out to his family and that he will find another job soon.

If this comes about (right now I would give it a 50/50 chance), it is going to be a lot of fun to watch:


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...html?eref=sihp

For name recognition I think Sonny D should bring him in as a receivers/QB coach to help him. Can't hurt in recruiting circles unless high school kids are afraid of the dark, and sheds or being in a shed in the dark (shutter:shocked2:)

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just found out that Conroy Hines was released by McCarney. prayers go out to his family and that he will find another job soon.

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Conroy was a coach everyone wanted McCarney to keep him. Hines did a good job for UNT.

BTW, I think McCarney will do some good for North Texas. His record looks dismal but he had some real successful seasons at Iowa State. Remember, ISU was a 1-11 team for several years before McCarney took over and got them to five bowl games.

Frank Scelfo is not a candidate and he will never be on a Ragin Cajun coaching staff. Interviews are on-going this week and I think the Cajuns have some great candidates. The Cajuns will be paying about 400-450K for the head coach. This combined with a raise for the assistants, (already the 3rd highest paid staff in the Belt) is making the job attractive. The indoor practice facility and the planned renovation of Cajun field also sweetens the deal a little. The talent cupboard is also not empty this time as it was when Baldloss left. The formation of the RCAF is already paying dividends in this particular coaching search. Cajun T is keeping us updated at the Cajun Scout Website in case anyone is interested in following the process.

I think they will make a good hire this time. :smash:

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Conroy was a coach everyone wanted McCarney to keep him. Hines did a good job for UNT.

BTW, I think McCarney will do some good for North Texas. His record looks dismal but he had some real successful seasons at Iowa State. Remember, ISU was a 1-11 team for several years before McCarney took over and got them to five bowl games.

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I liked his press conference. He has a strong determined attitude.

It looks like Hugh Freeze has been hired as the new Head Coach at Arkansas State. He was the Offensive Coordinator for Arkansas State in 2010.

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Frank Scelfo is not a candidate and he will never be on a Ragin Cajun coaching staff. Interviews are on-going this week and I think the Cajuns have some great candidates. The Cajuns will be paying about 400-450K for the head coach. This combined with a raise for the assistants, (already the 3rd highest paid staff in the Belt) is making the job attractive. The indoor practice facility and the planned renovation of Cajun field also sweetens the deal a little. The talent cupboard is also not empty this time as it was when Baldloss left. The formation of the RCAF is already paying dividends in this particular coaching search. Cajun T is keeping us updated at the Cajun Scout Website in case anyone is interested in following the process.

I think they will make a good hire this time. :smash:

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All good additions, but don't underestimate the attraction of your recruiting trailers to high school kids.

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Frank Scelfo is not a candidate and he will never be on a Ragin Cajun coaching staff. Interviews are on-going this week and I think the Cajuns have some great candidates. The Cajuns will be paying about 400-450K for the head coach. This combined with a raise for the assistants, (already the 3rd highest paid staff in the Belt) is making the job attractive. The indoor practice facility and the planned renovation of Cajun field also sweetens the deal a little. The talent cupboard is also not empty this time as it was when Baldloss left. The formation of the RCAF is already paying dividends in this particular coaching search. Cajun T is keeping us updated at the Cajun Scout Website in case anyone is interested in following the process.

I think they will make a good hire this time. :smash:

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Who all's interviewing? Jeff Bower is the name that comes to mind as a great candidate if you can get him.

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All good additions, but don't underestimate the attraction of your recruiting trailers to high school kids.

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what coach could turn down an opportunity to put those trailors to use? :laugh:

Richard Simmons is leading the ULL Search Committee...

http://www.latechbbb.com/photoplog/file.php?n=495&w=o

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If this comes about (right now I would give it a 50/50 chance), it is going to be a lot of fun to watch:


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...html?eref=sihp

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Up to 55/45 he is hired, as Gruden turned it down. If you got the Donald on your side.... :icon_wink:


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...html?eref=sihp


Obviously the biggest sticking point is Leach's "baggage" and lawsuit. Not sure if Donna can overlook that.

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Obviously the biggest sticking point is Leach's "baggage" and lawsuit. Not sure if Donna can overlook that.

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Apparently it was enough for Colorado to overlook him, which is a shame because I think he would be a pretty good fit for the program. He might actually have to cool his heels in non-AQ land for a bit to rebuild his reputation. Ridiculous.

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All good additions, but don't underestimate the attraction of your recruiting trailers to high school kids.

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I wonder if the prep for the "indoor facility" will be tough? You have to find an 18-wheeler to move one of the two double wide "recruiting trailers" together & then get a can opener to remove two walls. How long would all of that take?

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Conroy was a coach everyone wanted McCarney to keep him. Hines did a good job for UNT.

BTW, I think McCarney will do some good for North Texas. His record looks dismal but he had some real successful seasons at Iowa State. Remember, ISU was a 1-11 team for several years before McCarney took over and got them to five bowl games.

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I think Conroy will land on his feet. No inside knowledge, but I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up at ULL.

Speaking the flaming cajuns, local media here has said the they are looking at Georgia Southern's Monken, which I think would be bad for us. He really lit a fire under the Eagles after they sputtered a bit under that guy we almost hired.

North Texas beat writer is now saying that Hines might be retained after all. The way he and Canales managed the offense at the end of the season he certainly should be.

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North Texas beat writer is now saying that Hines might be retained after all. The way he and Canales managed the offense at the end of the season he certainly should be.

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What about Chuck Petersen?

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What about Chuck Petersen?

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I don't think he's in the mix with the new coach.

Colorado has hired Jon Embree as their new head coach. He was a 4-year letterman as well as the TE Coach (1993-94, 1999-2000), Defensive Ends Coach (1995-98), and WR/Kickers Coach (2001-2002) at Colorado.

http://www.redskins.com/gen/coaches/Jon_Embree.jsp

Boise's Petersen mentioned in connection with the Minnesota job. Doubt he takes it, but who knows.


http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_...nclick_check=1

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Boise's Petersen mentioned in connection with the Minnesota job. Doubt he takes it, but who knows.


http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_...nclick_check=1

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Unless he's from there or an alum, he would be crazy to take that job.

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Unless he's from there or an alum, he would be crazy to take that job.

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Not really. Minnesota has the money, they have the facilities, all he would need to do is get some really good recruiting classes under him. He's already experienced how it is at a non-bcs school. You have to be perfect or you get nothing. Sometimes when you are perfect you still get nothing. Obviously it is not like that at BCS schools.

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Originally Posted by tekfanatic

Not really. Minnesota has the money, they have the facilities, all he would need to do is get some really good recruiting classes under him. He's already experienced how it is at a non-bcs school. You have to be perfect or you get nothing. Sometimes when you are perfect you still get nothing. Obviously it is not like that at BCS schools.

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Remember Dan Hawkins?

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Remember Dan Hawkins?

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I do. Taking the Minnesota job would be risky for sure.
However, losing one game at Boise will get you the same type of bowl that Minnesota would get if they lost 5. Go figure.

And at Boise, you can always be the big dog. At Minnesota, you will always be the 8-9-10th team in the conference.

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Originally Posted by hookdown

And at Boise, you can always be the big dog. At Minnesota, you will always be the 8-9-10th team in the conference.

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IF you are not successful at recruiting and coaching. If Peterson is so good of a coach, I'm sure he can move Minnesota past Indiana, Purdue, and the likes.

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Originally Posted by tekfanatic

IF you are not successful at recruiting and coaching. If Peterson is so good of a coach, I'm sure he can move Minnesota past Indiana, Purdue, and the likes.

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He knows the west coast and recruiting much better. That's where (PAC 10) I would see him going if he left at all.

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Originally Posted by tekfanatic

IF you are not successful at recruiting and coaching. If Peterson is so good of a coach, I'm sure he can move Minnesota past Indiana, Purdue, and the likes.

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

He knows the west coast and recruiting much better. That's where (PAC 10) I would see him going if he left at all.

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Besides:

REPORT: MINNESOTA HIRES NORTHERN ILLINOIS’ JERRY KILL
Last Updated 8:01 PM, December 5, 2010 EST

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...is-jerry-kill/

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Besides:

REPORT: MINNESOTA HIRES NORTHERN ILLINOIS’ JERRY KILL
Last Updated 8:01 PM, December 5, 2010 EST

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...is-jerry-kill/

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Not a bad hire. I think Kill is very underrated. He's got a tough job on his hands though since he has very little name recognition.

This is who UNT should have hired. Too bad they moved so quick.

Report: Greg Davis expected to step down as UT’s offensive coordinator

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...e-coordinator/

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

This is who UNT should have hired. Too bad they moved so quick.

Report: Greg Davis expected to step down as UT’s offensive coordinator

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...e-coordinator/

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No way Tyler. Greg Davis sucks. Every UT alumn I know wants him gone ASAP. They have wanted him gone since before Vince Young took over but Vince saved him. He is brain dead. The only reason he has had a job this long is he is Mack Browns old friend and he lucked into Vince. I wouldn't want him as an OC at Tech much less a HC.

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

He knows the west coast and recruiting much better. That's where (PAC 10) I would see him going if he left at all.

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Rumors have it that he will be strongly considered at Stanford if Harbaugh leaves.

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Originally Posted by TYLERTECHSAS

This is who UNT should have hired. Too bad they moved so quick.

Report: Greg Davis expected to step down as UT’s offensive coordinator

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports...e-coordinator/

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Greg Davis was making $900,000 as OC at Texas. UNT drastically increased the head coaches salary but not that much. Besides, I wouldn't want Davis on a bet.

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No way Tyler. Greg Davis sucks. Every UT alumn I know wants him gone ASAP.

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Yes they do. But their fans and alumni are one of the largest group of spoiled babies I know in D1. They think they should win the NC every year and everyone else in the Big 12 are below them. And I don't just mean in football. They don't call those snobs "teasips" for nothing.

Indiana hires Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator

He won the Broyles Award for Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008. He's a former OC at Miami (OH), Northwestern, & Oklahoma.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/...ilson-as-coach

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Indiana hires Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator

He won the Broyles Award for Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008. He's a former OC at Miami (OH), Northwestern, & Oklahoma.

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/...ilson-as-coach

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I remember reports coming out that we hired him last year.... the same day it was later announced that it was Sonny Dykes that we hired. I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't Wilson.

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I was kind of disappointed that it wasn't Wilson.

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Whatever.

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Whatever.

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I'm the rare Tech fan that believes defense wins championships. :laugh:

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I'm the rare Tech fan that believes defense wins championships. :laugh:

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I'm right there with you. I was surprised it was Dykes after hearing all the news about Wilson.

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I'm right there with you. I was surprised it was Dykes after hearing all the news about Wilson.

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However, I am just now realizing that Wilson was the OFFENSIVE coordinator at OU. I have always thought he was the DEFENSIVE coordinator. Dykes was probably the better hire. I just thought we needed a defensive guy to build on what Dooley had established. I think we wasted this year trying to change shemes too dramatically. Oh well, we should be better next year at least.

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However, I am just now realizing that Wilson was the OFFENSIVE coordinator at OU. I have always thought he was the DEFENSIVE coordinator. Dykes was probably the better hire. I just thought we needed a defensive guy to build on what Dooley had established. I think we wasted this year trying to change shemes too dramatically. Oh well, we should be better next year at least.

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How many times have I heard that in the past?

Dave Wannstedt Resigns as Head Coach at Pittsburgh

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/s...=ESPNHeadlines

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Dave Wannstedt Resigns as Head Coach at Pittsburgh

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/s...=ESPNHeadlines

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http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/showt...58#post1023858

Urban Meyer Steps Down as Florida Head Coach

http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84010

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Urban Meyer Steps Down as Florida Head Coach

http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84010

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Even though he quit this spring, I figured he would be around for a while. I guess Mullen is already on his way to Gainesville. Does that mean Dak Prescott reconsiders?