It's being reported on the ESPN boards that Leach is going to be hired at USF. I would assume this means Magee is staying here.
EDIT: it's not a done deal yet but supposedly it "should be" sometime today.
will be michigan's highest pick in a while
Rumored: Leach to USF, Magee staying?
January 13th, 2010 at 12:19 PM
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Rumored: Leach to USF, Magee staying?
January 13th, 2010 at 12:24 PM | 
Well, it's a step up for USF.
Well, it's a step up for USF.
January 13th, 2010 at 4:46 PM |
Edit...
Edit...
A local talk show host talked to a source in the USF athletic department awhile ago on the condition of anonymity, asked him directly if Leach was a possibility, and his answer was "Fuck, no," and the reason was that, from their perspective, they would be hiring exactly what they just fired.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:58 PM |
USF looks like USC
USF looks like USC
almost, so maybe they would do it :P
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January 13th, 2010 at 12:26 PM |
Maybe he can get there in time for Gasparilla?
Maybe he can get there in time for Gasparilla?
And he would play in a stadium that has a pirate ship in it!
January 13th, 2010 at 12:42 PM |
Not only that...
Not only that...
USF started a football program in '97. They have so little history they could even change their name to the USF Buccaneers. Cover up the NFL logos on the field, change your colors and hire the Pirate. I love it!
January 13th, 2010 at 1:54 PM |
Gasparilla and a stadium with
Gasparilla and a stadium with
Gasparilla and a stadium with a pirate ship? What could possibly go wrong!
January 13th, 2010 at 12:36 PM |
Who woulda' thought?
Who woulda' thought?
This offseason for college football looked like it was going to be so boring. ND was "the only major program doing a coaching search" and everyone pretty much knew who the next guy was going to be before they even fired the old one. Now things are as crazy as we've ever seen.
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:38 PM |
Joke
Joke
This is more of a fucking joke than Kiffin. Fire the creator of your program because some baby cried about getting hit then you hire the guy fired for locking his players up.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:42 PM |
It would be hard to be more
It would be hard to be more
It would be hard to be more ridiculous.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
January 13th, 2010 at 12:43 PM |
How ironic.
How ironic.
Seriously. Not to mention Texas Tech willingly hired fucking BOB KNIGHT. That administration is run by a bunch of rednecks.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:48 PM |
Yes, I would definitely stay
Yes, I would definitely stay
Yes, I would definitely stay away from the winningest coach in the history of the game if he was available...
January 13th, 2010 at 12:52 PM |
I was going for the irony...
I was going for the irony...
Administration hires someone who was fired for mistreatment of players. Then fires someone for mistreatment of players (supposedly). I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with the Bob Knight hire, I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:46 PM |
Well, being a resident of
Well, being a resident of
Well, being a resident of Tampa, I don't hear any bellyaching because Leavitt was fired. However, it is odd they'd hire a guy who just got fired for abusing a player, when USF canned a coach for the same thing. Seems hypocritical.
January 13th, 2010 at 12:45 PM |
You forgot his idiot son Pat
You forgot his idiot son Pat
Think Tubbs is kicking himself right now?
January 13th, 2010 at 12:55 PM |
Give up a walkon lb in and
Give up a walkon lb in and
Give up a walkon lb in and keep our OC? It won't have a major impact on us but I'm not sure what USF has to gain.
"If they ever catch me, they can have 'em."
January 13th, 2010 at 1:03 PM |
Lol, that was stupid, but
Lol, that was stupid, but
Lol, that was stupid, but funny.
Seriously, I was never able to get outraged over what Leached did, the way other people did. He didnt put the player in any danger and we only really heard one side of the story in the media. Leach says that James acted like a spoiled baby since joining the team, and his refusal to participate in ANY activities (not practice) was just another example. He put him in a closet, he didnt smack him around or anything like that. I think Leach got a bad wrap.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:22 PM |
Leach to USF?
Leach to USF?
Does Craig James have a son on that team?
Seriously....you fire a guy for player abuse, and you hire a guy who is the new poster child for player abuse! Well done. Somebody's gonna write a book about this and make millions!
"My doctor recently told me that jogging could add years to my life. I think he was right. I feel ten years older already."
January 13th, 2010 at 1:30 PM |
Where did you see this rumor?
Where did you see this rumor?
Where did you see this rumor?
Try and separate a man from his soul, you only strengthen his and lose your own
January 13th, 2010 at 1:46 PM |
The talk this morning
The talk this morning
was USF was in serious negotiations with Skip Holtz. No mention of Mike Leach anywhere.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:49 PM |
I hear that they contacted
I hear that they contacted
I hear that they contacted Leach, but not that they are going to hire him. I also heard that they have contacted a dozen other coaches. I still think Holtz is the frontrunner, but who knows.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:56 PM |
Holtz tweeted this morning
Holtz tweeted this morning
Holtz tweeted this morning that he's "back at work today", implying he was going to be working at ECU for the foreseeable future. http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/
I also heard that they've contacted Leach, but I haven't found anything indicating they are anywhere close to hiring them.
Try and separate a man from his soul, you only strengthen his and lose your own
January 13th, 2010 at 2:05 PM |
They sure aren't keeping
They sure aren't keeping
They sure aren't keeping anyone in the dark with this hire.
January 13th, 2010 at 2:05 PM |
geezz
geezz
Mike leach with florida talent is just scary "Guns up"
We will have our vengeance- Michigan football 2010
January 13th, 2010 at 2:23 PM |
To punish his players he can
To punish his players he can
To punish his players he can just throw them in the barracks of the pirate ship. Leach is the perfect fit.
Hail to the Victors!
January 13th, 2010 at 2:48 PM |
Comedy
Comedy
USF fires Leavitt...and will reportedly hire Leach (cue laugh track).
Hoke bitches...Hoke.
January 13th, 2010 at 9:03 PM |
This seems to be the most
This seems to be the most
This seems to be the most credible story that I've heard. And I have been following the USF coaching situation.
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ecu/story/6803806/
and another note: Joe Shad apparrently tweeted that Holtz is USF's #1 choice followed by Magee. So if the Holtz agreement doesnt get struck by friday, that would suck.
Well, it's a step up for USF. If I'm a football player, I'd much rather chill out in a closet than get bitch slapped in front of my teammates. Sweet.