coldnjl

June 10th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^

It makes sense for them to do that...but I can't root for him not bc I don't like him, but I hate the product that was on the field that last few years that I will always associate with him

jblaze

June 10th, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^

but at least he seems like a good human being. I can't believe WVU fans would rather have a drunk, gambling, douchebag as their head coach...oh wait, I can easily believe that!

Michigan4Life

June 10th, 2011 at 7:53 PM ^

him to be the next coach and Stewart is a lame duck coach.  WVU instructed Stewart to help Holgorsen out in order to get a feel for the team, town, campus, etc.  It's pretty much Holgorsen's team even as a OC because he's the next coach in waiting.

justingoblue

June 10th, 2011 at 6:28 PM ^

It's not good, but assuming that the AD knows about H's transgressions and isn't doing anything and Stewart feels it's a serious threat to the university, what else is he supposed to do?

The obvious answer is that Stewart needed to go last year, WVU put themselves in this situation.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

June 10th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^

I blame WVU for creating that situation in the first place.  Obviously, not handled well by Stewart, but who the fuck tells a coach "you're fired, but here, try and boss around your successor a little bit first."  Really brainless decision.

gobluesasquatch

June 10th, 2011 at 6:03 PM ^

from the moment I heard about it. Bill Stewart was promoted to keep stabiliy and based on a big bowl game win. Everyone should have learned from Sparty's example to never do this EVER again (see Williams, Bobby). 

However, the rumors were out their about Holgorsen's behavior, and that is why many schools were backing away from him. Though I thought the rumors were more than gambling and drinking oriented. You don't produce the offense he did in Stillwater and then end up with no solid leads in a year when high profile programs needed an OC to put a jolt into their program (like Texas). 

At the end of the day, the  AD and both Holgorsen and Stewart need to go. RichRod would be a logical solution, and he can win in the Big East, and I think, at the right school, even a powerhouse given the right support, conditions, defensive coordinator hire (i.e. KEEP CASTEEL). 

 

SWFLWolverine

June 10th, 2011 at 7:46 PM ^

The situation is still a cluster. The offensive and defensive staffs do not talk...in fact, they literally are not even welcome on the other's end of the hallway in the athletic offices. Casteel is going to be close behind Stewart with the resignation (perhaps dependent upon feelers for a DC position at another school...Ohio State may be the only school with an opening this year).  As for Casteel working for RR again...I think it is safe to say that not all of his assistants thought as highly of him as many on this board do. Casteel turned down the Michigan DC position 2 or 3 times. He felt RR was a control freak.  Perhaps Holgorsen will get canned and Casteel will get promoted to HC and throw us all for a loop.

SWFLWolverine

June 10th, 2011 at 8:44 PM ^

I don't know if he dislikes him, but I do know he turned down the DC position at least twice and quite possibly 3 times. That information comes from a colleague who has contacts within the program there... and I have seen some texts from assistant coaches (about the Cluster currently there...not about Casteel not wanting to coach with RR). In short, all I have is hearsay...if you don't want to believe, don't.

JamieH

June 10th, 2011 at 6:26 PM ^

RichRod + Casteel is a potent combo in the Big East.  I think the biggest thing people underestimated when RichRod came here was just how important Casteel was to his success.