From coachingsearch.com
LA Tech: Sources tell me that Oklahoma offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel talked with LA Tech officials about their head coaching job.
From coachingsearch.com
LA Tech: Sources tell me that Oklahoma offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel talked with LA Tech officials about their head coaching job.
Funny, I never saw Oklahoma's offense as a spread offense...
I believe and more than one person in Oklahoma believes that both Norvell and Huepel are being asked to interview, seeking interviews or have already interviewed with not only Tech but Arkansas State and possibly other schools. They may even be on the phone with each other comparing notes (seriously)! Despite our recent travails, don't think it has gone unnoticed that Sonny Dykes came to Tech making 350K, almost doubled his salary in three years, created or took credit for the #1 Scoring Offense in the nation and left for Cal makng 3.5 Million - 10 times what he was making at Tech just 3 years ago and did it despite the worst defense in the nation. Jay and ole Josh can probably do the same. Beats hanging around Oklahoma where if they don't make it to a BCS bowl next year, Uncle Bob is going to take it out on someone and it won't be brother Mike the DC.
Whole thread over on the OU board on it:
http://www.landthieves.com/board/sho...or-La-Tech-Job
I posted this on the other thread too:
My quick chat with my work's resident Oklahoma fan produced this information: He would not be upset to see Heupel go. He questioned his play calling throughout the year. Of course - this is fan speak, but I thought I would share it nonetheless. Oklahoma threw the ball a lot this year. Their offense wasn't nearly as balanced as our offense this season.
Now Brian Harsin from Texas is being reported interested in the Arkansas State job. As I stated at the beginning of this thread, the situations at Texas and Oklahoma are very similar. You have Offensive Co-coordinators at both schools with legacy coaches. None of them are on the hot seat but they are all a little nervous about what could happen at the end of next year. Norvell may be angling to just move into the play calling job at OU and they could bring back another guy to coach the QB's.
Harsin and Wilcox being mentioned in connection with SJSU. AD there used to be at Boise.
It appears Harsin is headed to Arkansas State and Applewhite will be promoted to OC but continue to share some OC duties with someone else that Mack Brown will hire. Norvell and Huepel either interviewed and turned us down or one of them interviewed and turned us down or both were just trying to improve their position at OU - either way they or we no longer seem to be talking to them. We either have our guy and we are in the process of doing the paperwork or on the verge of flailing around which would start to attract the Ron Turner's of the world. Hope we have our guy very soon or we are going to end up ZOOKED.
I still think there are some quality guys out there. Greg Peterson and Shannon Dawson would both be great hires. I think it "feels" like time is running down because other non-AQs have made a lot of decisions. As far as I can tell, the only ones we had genuine interest in were Monken and Brown. I don't know what's going on with the OU Co-OCs, but I think we'll be alright. Better to get it done right than get it done fast.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle