Daily CFB Articles (links): Neb denies Mack Brown interest, Dantonio/Narduzzi, and coaching searches
Usually I try to post the most interesting or relevant article that I receive in my daily news blast regarding college athletics.
Today there were 3 that caught my attention, however, we don't need 3 threads...so here they are:
Nebraska denies sending out a feeler to Mack Brown - http://www.omaha.com/article/20131215/HUSKERS/131219118/1001#eichorst-denies-report-nebraska-sent-feeler-to-mack-brown
MSU AD Hollis confident Dantonio and Narduzzi will return - http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2013/12/michigan_state_ad_mark_hollis_11.html
Bleacher Report article on how programs conduct coaching searches - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1888821-how-a-college-football-program-conducts-a-coaching-search
December 17th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
Man, don't be that media type who turns "Nebraska denies contacting Mack Brown" into "Mack Brown to Nebraska" plus an ass-covering question mark.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:34 AM ^
#1 Where there's smoke...the point was to discuss if it's a good move or not. To share thoughts on the topic.
#2 It's change. I hope you can breathe again. Crisis averted!
December 17th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
#1 Where there's smoke...
Yeah, I know, that's what I hate about the media attitude toward rumors. Denials are treated as non-denials and denials that aren't strong enough are as good as confirmation. All kinds of fake smoke around Saban and Texas and there wasn't any fire after all.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
Re-fucking-lax.
You conveniently left out where I said, the point was to discuss the possibility. I don't get paid based off of viewers, one can safely assume that I'm trolling for clicks to make money off of advertising. I hadn't even heard or thought of Brown to Neb...the point was to discuss the possibility.
It's changed.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ^
I do not mind the discussion around denials. We see it every year. Chip Kelly was staying in Oregon until he wasn't. Saban to Alabama was the same thing. Just cause you hate this type of media coverage and analysis, does not mean that it is not completely plausible to talk about.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:33 PM ^
And there very frequently is something to the rumors. I don't think it's a coincidence that the same handful of coaches always get their names brought up. The guys who are 100% sure they're staying put never seem to have to deal with these rumors.
What probably happens is this: a coach's agent might contact a representative of another school to hear them out. At that point the coach might decide to nix the idea, but news of that little conversation will leak out somehow (probably by the agent). And then the coach says, "I have never had contact with that school," which is sort of true - his agent did, not him - and as he signs a newer, richer contract with his current school.
(Or, if the school decides not to give in, the coach may decide to then seriously pursue the new job offer, or at least until he does get that raise.)
December 17th, 2013 at 8:48 PM ^
He has shown repeatedly he will deny something that days/weeks later he does. So, I think denials can often mean something's up. Because if someone wants to CYA they must deny even if they know they are interested in exactly what they are denying.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:34 PM ^
...there's never no receipt.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
ass-covering question mark
December 17th, 2013 at 11:44 AM ^
To provide a few more options to people, Jeremy Fowler at CBS Sports also does a quick-hit type column on changes and what he's heard - (LINK). Among some of the things that get a mention here, ND may have some of its coordinator situation resolved soon and the Florida OC situation supposedly could involve ASU's Mike Norvell. He also talks about why Texas should give Mike Gundy a look and some potential replacements for Rich Ellerson.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
Gundy may be a skilled football coach. But something tells me Texas, being a quality academic school that zealously protects its reputation, won't even consider hiring a pommaded loose-cannon at the center of a program as decidedly lax/sleazy as Okie State. The SI investigation of the latter, while flawed, nevertheless confirmed that OSU is a bottom-feeder in terms of ethics, academic standards, etc. Why on earth would Texas say, "Hey, give us some of that!" No way in hell.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:44 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 3:45 PM ^
You shot Merl Haggard??
December 17th, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
Regardless of the validity of these speculations, this off season should be interesting with all the open HC jobs between the NFL and College.
Maybe that's no different than any other year but it seems more interesting this time.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:59 AM ^
It's more interesting this year, mostly because it doesn't involve us. When it's a Michigan coaching search there are so many bad rumors and terrible speculation. Now we can just sit back and watch the dominoes fall.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
Wouldn't Nebraska already have fired Bo Pelini if they wanted to get rid of him? They've been considering it all year.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:51 AM ^
...it depends on if they could get someone better.
I think we'd be in similar sitation next year if we win 8 games and lose to ND and OSU. Not sure if that is worthy of a firing, but if Harbaugh is secretly saying he'd come. You'd make the change, right?
December 17th, 2013 at 12:04 PM ^
Why would a very successful NFL coach decide to go back to college in the middle of his success? That ship has salied. 8-4 with those two being road losses isn't getting Hoke fired.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:37 PM ^
The reasons he is linked to Texas are that supposedly he is not happy with the ownership in San Fran; they are supposedly too hands-on for his liking. And his honeymoon is winding down if Seattle runs away with the division and he doesn't get back to the Super Bowl.
I'm not saying that he's likely to jump back to college, but it wouldn't surprise me if he chose recruiting and teaching over meddling owners and babysitting.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh will never have any affiliation with the University of Michigan athletic department. The closest would be if somehow Sunday night/Monday night game intros started doing an intro for the coaches and even then he'd probably shout out Palo Alto where he graduated from.
There's literally zero reason to go back to college for Harbaugh. He's coaching one of the premier franchises in the NFL with a history that rivals that of Michigan in a gorgeous part of the country.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
It's one thing to be a good coordinator and another to be a good head coach. Six years ago, they hired Pelini, who was then a hot coordinator, too.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:53 PM ^
Kirby Smart is a great DC, but he could be a god awful HC. There's a difference between the two jobs.
December 17th, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
Nobody can hire Brady Hoke away from the University of Michigan, and everybody knows it.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:27 PM ^
Why on earth would anyone want to?
December 17th, 2013 at 12:36 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:44 PM ^
What, exactly, makes you think that? He's churned out arguably the top OL classes in the country the past couple years... With nothing to show for it.
The youth excuse can only go so far; Auburn has shown coaching is much more important.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:56 PM ^
"The youth excuse can only go so far"...hilarious. I guess you can't use the "youth excuse" when you're starting freshmen. You only get to use it if they're still in high school and starting for your college team.
We're all disappointed with the season, but the negativity of this blog, that was soooo optimistic about the previous coaching staff, is a trip.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:57 PM ^
Srsly.
December 17th, 2013 at 2:31 PM ^
The system that they run is conducive to being able to run with inexperienced/less talented OL. His system is based off of the Wing-T. The Wing-T and the Flexbone are huge in high school because you don't need to have a juggernaut of an OL in order to move the ball consistently. This is the same reason that all of the military academies run the Flexbone: they can get under-sized, quick linemen to get initial blocks that don't need to be held for longer than a half of a second.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:01 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^
I'm just going to go ahead and say this despite the inevitable negbang, but if we're going to be on any coaching search anywhere in the future, maybe we should cast a wider net and tone the "not a michigan man" criteria down a bit and just look for an awesome coach.
December 17th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^
I think the jury is still out on Hoke. All those are great accomplshments but his teams haven't exactly shocked the world.
You either hire a game manager (Hoke) with a proven trackrecord (not Hoke [yet]) or you get a genius on one side of the ball and hope he makes the right hires.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:59 PM ^
The nice thing about the Hoke issue is that it will be resolved at the end of next year. If we struggle again, Hoke is in deep trouble. If we -- as I expect -- have a strong season Hoke will never be in jeopardy here.
December 17th, 2013 at 2:38 PM ^
I think Hoke is here at least 2, probably 3, more years. Next year is a contract year for Borges. If he doesn't live up to expectations, he'll be gone. Brandon will allow Hoke to hire a new OC, because he wants to show everyone that he made the right decision to hire Hoke. By the time that the 2015 season rolls around, his first two classes will be 4th and 5th year players and I think there will be too much talent, especially defensively to have fewer than 8-9 wins, which keeps him around. If they don't improve upon that, though, he's gone after 2016.
December 17th, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
I would put serious money on Hoke either a) signing an extension or b) being shown the door after next year. In practical terms I think that means he signs an extension.
Generally you won't see coaches with less than two years on any given contract for recruiting purposes.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:28 PM ^
I don't remember Miles, since his arrival at LSU, ever being mentioned for a job that wasn't Michigan.
It's hard to pry guys away from elite jobs. Jim Tressel was never a candidate for anywhere else when he was at Ohio. Stoops and Brown were never rumored to be leaving OU and UT when they were at the top of their game. The reason why Saban and Meyer get named is because they're pretty much hired guns - they have a history of leaving their schools after brief stays.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:05 PM ^
December 17th, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
We give Meyer and Saban crap all the time about their apparent wandering eye, but now you want rumors of Hoke being considered for other jobs? I'd rather be able to not worry about whether or not our coach is going to be here for the forseeable future.
Factor in age and MSU not being considered a coaching "destination", and it is easy to see why Hoke isn't being brought up all the time.
December 17th, 2013 at 12:14 PM ^
which referenced Dantonio's candidacy. Look at this young man. 16 years is a long time, and anyone would age in that period, but it seems like Mack had that presidential accelerator thing going in his time at Texas
December 17th, 2013 at 12:34 PM ^
I don't know . . . aside from the hair color, I think he looks pretty much the same now. He just seems to have given up the dye job at some point.
December 17th, 2013 at 1:56 PM ^
Is it just me or does Mac Brown now look very much like G.W. Bush? Maybe its a Texas thing that as men grow older they all start to look alike down there?
December 17th, 2013 at 1:56 PM ^
Is it just me or does Mac Brown now look very much like G.W. Bush? Maybe its a Texas thing that as men grow older they all start to look alike down there?