Coaches are fired/quit immediately now?

Submitted by MonkeyMan on

Coaches gone immediately from Illinois, USC, maybe South Carolina, probably other schools I have missed- what is up with this? I thought there was a gentlemen's agreement to wait out the season- on both sides. Can anybody explain this change? 

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Its me Dave

October 13th, 2015 at 10:36 AM ^

I'd guess that more than one forward-thinking, ambitious coach took advantage of Harbaugh's blanket invites to the summer camps.  Harbaugh had to know the camps would be a networking/feeder program for staff too.  Losing Durkin would/will hurt, but I don't think it's something that will blindside this regime.

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VauntedD

October 13th, 2015 at 4:50 AM ^

I think the assistants on this team may be inclined to stick around at least another year with national championship implications next year. Plenty of returning talent and we will have a better quarterback next year.



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jblaze

October 13th, 2015 at 7:26 AM ^

At USC and Illinois, but I don't know why Spurrier would be canned. I think MD wanted to give Locksley a legit shot at coaching and figured, why not?

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Perkis-Size Me

October 13th, 2015 at 7:59 AM ^

Locksley is not a long term solution for Maryland. Look at his head coaching track record. He was an absolute disaster at New Mexico, both on and off the field. Think he won maybe 3-4 games in 3 years. He's a placeholder until Maryland finds the next guy.



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socalwolverine1

October 13th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^

Obviously the circumstances that led to us getting Harbaugh had to be a perfect storm: the dumpster fire that our program had become in combination with the mismanagement of the 49ers owners; and the willingness of Harbaugh to uproot his family and move them from the Bay Area to Ann Arbor.  Very fortunate, because once one puts down roots in CA for awhile its tough to lure them back to suffering through Michigan winters...its a choice.  So getting a former player or Bo/Lloyd era legacy guy who bleeds maize and blue (like Tom Brady) is a requirement, because we need a long-term commitment to rebuild the program, and that's exactly what we got: the best.  The question is, do guys like Durkin, Drevno, Baxter, Jackson, Zordich, Wheatley, etc. want to stick around for several years to be part of something very rare that we're witnessing, or do one or two of them jump for the bigger money after this season?  I think when one is making 500K - 1M living in the AA area, one can live very comfortably while continuing to build their resume for future opportunities.  

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