Pat Forde: Maryland Interested in Durkin
Pat Forde is reporting that Maryland officials have met with DJ Durkin and came away extremely impressed. While it isn't all that surprising that he's getting some interviews, I certainly wasn't expecting him to land a power five job this offseason. Going to be interesting to see if anything develops.
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Best Twitter comment so far...
@YahooForde @Misopogon He's much too short to coach at Maryland
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I'd suggest you arrived there before today.
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Let's just write it off to performance art and move on. Quickly.
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A: Yes, Who's on first. Not the pronoun, but rather a player with the unlikely name "Who" is playing first.
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November 25th, 2015 at 12:42 PM ^
Dammit Skinner!
November 25th, 2015 at 9:38 AM ^
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Maryland a P5 job only in name. That is all.
November 25th, 2015 at 9:42 AM ^
Psh, they've got that Under Armour money. They're going to become the Oregon of the east coast, don't you know?
But seriously, Maryland produces some really nice talent and although I was being sarcastic, the Under Armour money is not trivial. They're not going to win the division or anything, but there's no reason they can't be an 8 win team on a consistent basis.
November 25th, 2015 at 9:46 AM ^
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November 25th, 2015 at 9:52 AM ^
I'm not all that impressed with Franklin and Penn State, so I can certainly see them beating them. And upsets happen as well. If a coach makes Maryland into a decent team, there's no way they're going 0-12 against the other three over a four year stretch.
November 25th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Franklin probably gets fired next year..
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I could see the top 4 Big Ten East schools (M, OSU, MSU, PSU) being the best 4 teams in the entire Big Ten most years.
Currently, OSU, PSU, M, and MSU recruiting classes are all in the top 20 and are all ranked above the highest ranked Big Ten West recruiting class (Wisconsin).
November 25th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^
MSU was mediocre for most of the time from c. 1970-2009. They've had a nice run over the last five years, and I think they'll be pretty good as long as Dantonio is there, but we don't know how much longer he'll coach.
PSU is on a stronger historical footing, but they seem to have made an uninspired hire in James Franklin. They actually lost to Maryland last year and nearly did this year as well. PSU won't stay mediocre forever, but it might be a few more years before they get it together.
Michigan and OSU should be strong for the forseeable future, but nothing's etched in stone. Even if you do lose to those two, you can still have a pretty good season. I don't think anyone's arguing that Maryland is a destination job, but a good coach might do decently there for a few years and then move on to a bigger program.
November 25th, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^
I don't know about that. They seem to get pretty good recruiting classes, despite sucking, and they're like the flagship UU school.
November 25th, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
off our Durkin.
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Maryland is not a chump offer for him.
November 25th, 2015 at 11:52 AM ^
Even if it was for a short time, he does have some head coach experience. He was the interim HC for Florida last year.
November 25th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
I forgot about those 60 minutes
November 25th, 2015 at 9:38 AM ^
Come back 5 years!
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Maryland... this is not the HC you are looking for... ;)
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i disagree - narduzzi would have jumped at maryland. i was thinking dj would get a gig at a mid major or an AAC school, not a B1G offer as his first HC job. He can win there. He may not win a B1G or NC, but he can win enough to get an offer at a place with a higher ceiling.
November 25th, 2015 at 9:42 AM ^
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UGH
Please don't let this happen. I mean, I get that coordinators would like to be head coaches, but Maryland is a horrific place to start. Durkin can get a better head coaching job than that. I hope he stays at Michigan, though.
November 25th, 2015 at 9:43 AM ^
DC @ Michigan > HC @ Maryland.
November 25th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
Sometimes I really wonder why guys leave good coordinator jobs.
I know it's human nature to always want to get better and be the best, but honestly. DC @ Michigan under Harbaugh is better than soo many other HC gigs. Why go to Maryland and subject yourself to a huge rebuilding project? Unless your aim is to win a Super Bowl down the road or something
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November 25th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
however, if you're a top DC like Durkin and you're getting calls about HC gigs, couldn't you get Michigan to restructure your contract so some or all is guaranteed? Seems like a viable alternative to being a HC if you're a top flight OC/DC