Rutgers has fired Chris Ash
September 29th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead is "expected to draw interest from Rutgers officials"
September 29th, 2019 at 2:29 PM ^
That’s right up there with the Michigan fans who think we have a shot at Lincoln Riley
September 29th, 2019 at 2:33 PM ^
Would Riley come for a 25% increase in salary? That's what Harbaugh is paid.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
Riley's next stop is the NFL. Both him and OSU's Day are in high demand by the NFL - especially on the offensive side of the ball.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:20 PM ^
Why would a multimillionaire leave his cushy gig where he’s revered as a God, has an easy ticket to the CFP every year, and already established his team/system decide to come to another school to rebuild that program in his image for a bit more cash in a much tougher situation?
On top of that, why wouldn’t the school hes currently at match any offer thrown his way?
Short answer, not on your life.
September 29th, 2019 at 5:03 PM ^
OU would find a way to match what we would offer, or get close enough to our offer to keep him. Its not like that athletic department lacks money.
Also, Riley has zero ties to the midwest and is close to his Texas family/roots. Also, he has a great thing going at OU. Great facilities, geographical access to recruits, great team, doesn't have to play OSU, Penn State, MSU, Wisconsin, ect.
Why in the world would he leave all of that to come here? Its delusional to think we have a chance at him.
September 29th, 2019 at 10:55 PM ^
Lol at having to play PSU and MSU. I would rather play them than some of the Big 12 schools. Franklin had 1 good year and is 3-12 against MSU, UofM, and OSU. MSU isn’t worrisome for a good coach because they are only interested in defense. They haven’t played offense in years.
September 29th, 2019 at 5:23 PM ^
Can we please get through this season with our current staff?! Give these guys some more games before you start calling for heads.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:53 PM ^
Your probably one of those people who thought harbaugh would never come here either. I’m a firm believer if you pay enough you can get anyone. Except maybe Dabo and Saban
September 29th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
Maybe, but you are completely unrealistic if you think Michigan would out bid Oklahoma.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
Harbaugh at least had the ties to the program that made him a realistic shot. Riley has literally no connections to Michigan, is in a MUCH better situation than Michigan, and ZERO incentive to leave his current situation for anything outside of the NFL.
Not to mention, you’re out of your goddamn mind if you think Oklahoma doesn’t have the ability to match whatever offer Michigan sends his way.
September 29th, 2019 at 4:09 PM ^
This logic only works if Riley believes he isn't good enough to win at Michigan. Ten years ago, we were paying Rodriguez something like $2.5M/yr. Now they pay a lot more than that for the current coach. This program seems to print money. I don't see money being the issue.
September 29th, 2019 at 5:45 PM ^
No, this logic works in every real way.
Why would a coach leave a perennial CFP team, in a fantastic situation, with easy access to recruits, a clear path to a conference title game at worst... to coach a team that hasn’t won a conference title in 15 years, and plays in one of if not THE toughest division in college football?
Take of your Maize and Blue shades here for a minute. There is absolutely ZERO benefit for Riley to leave his current situation for ANYWHERE not called the NFL.
Now again, I didn’t say money was an issue for Michigan. The issue is, Oklahoma can pay him just as much as Michigan can. Unless you’re talking about wanting to pay a coach upwards of $15 million per year, there’s not a number that Oklahoma can’t/won’t match. It’s not that money is a factor on Michigan’s side, it’s that you’re not going to outbid Oklahoma enough to entice Riley to leave his situation there.
Only Michigan homers would believe they have the pull to go out there and grab the hottest coach from one of the top programs in the nation. These types of expectations are simply unrealistic.
You want to get a coach? You have to be providing him a situation that is better than his current situation. Michigan is not a better situation than Oklahoma. Giving him a $2 million pay raise (which Oklahoma would match in a heartbeat) doesn’t change the fact that his current situation is infinitely more appealing than what Michigan would present.
September 29th, 2019 at 10:15 PM ^
Also, Harbaugh was unemployed. Which is a bit of a different situation from Riley's.
September 29th, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
Sure, let's say Lincoln Riley wants to maximize his expected lifetime earnings.
That expectation needs to consider getting fired. If he sees Harbaugh getting fired, his calculation probably reaches a conclusion that he needs to double his salary (currently $6M) to compensate for the risk.
Sure, Michigan **could** offer $12M, but that would cause a good deal of outrage.
September 29th, 2019 at 6:28 PM ^
Oklahoma is more a blue blood than Clemson. By a wide margin. Only MSU fans think college football started in 2008.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:39 PM ^
Don’t put shot and Lincoln together
September 29th, 2019 at 5:00 PM ^
Moorehead isn't doing that well at Miss St. and this is his 1st job in the South (and Mississippi too). He was a coach at UConn and Georgetown and HC at Fordham, so knows the area well.
If Rutgers doesn't cheap out, he's their man.
September 29th, 2019 at 5:53 PM ^
Moorhead went 8-5 in his first year and is currently 3-2. Not sure how that’s “not doing well,” as Miss State offered him an extension after that first year.
but he’s certainly doing well enough that taking a HUGE demotion to coach Rutgers isn’t on his plate. At least not as a positive career trajectory move.
“If Rutgers doesn’t cheap out.” I’ll let you go ahead and look at the financial records of the Rutgers athletics department for yourself, and then add in the fact that they’re paying Ash/McNulty about $9 million in their buyouts. Then let you decide if they want to get into a bidding war with SEC money.
September 29th, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
Why would the HC of Miss St willingly leave and go to Rutgers? I saw the comments about him knowing the Jersey area but Rutgers is going nowhere fast. If he does reasonably well at Miss St this season he could probably nab a much better job. Rutgers is a 4-year rebuild, minimum. And even then the hard ceiling is probably 8 wins with a 9 or 10 win season every 20 years.
September 29th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
Matter of time I suppose. Kind of surprised he made it this long. Crazy to think how they were actually competent and decent under Flood
September 29th, 2019 at 1:53 PM ^
They were actually GOOD under Schiano!
September 29th, 2019 at 2:15 PM ^
they weren't good ever, playing in the big ten.. they never belonged in this conference.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:36 PM ^
In 2006 they had a great year, the "keep choppin wood" year. Had big upset over Louisville:
September 29th, 2019 at 2:58 PM ^
best year ever. They even had James Gandolfini doing promos for them.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:03 PM ^
Look at that schedule . . . it's not exactly Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State/MSU every year, with at least one of Wisconsin/Iowa/Nebraska also thrown in.
Even in their illustrious best-ever 2006 year, they would have been a 4 or 5 loss team in the Big Ten.
If Sciano goes back there, he can't rescue them and "return them to glory" as long as they are still in the Big Ten.
That job is poison.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:23 PM ^
The Rutgers program is officially in the transfer portal.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
Per McMurphy - Individuals representing Rutgers contacted Greg Schiano, Butch Jones & Jim Leavitt among others in past 2 weeks to gauge interest in RU job, sources told @Stadium
September 29th, 2019 at 5:17 PM ^
All three would be better than Ash. And probably two of those are realistic options that would listen to an offer.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:35 PM ^
Nah, that turned out to be a total mirage.
All the teams that had won the Big East for most of its history as a football league left in 04 or so to join the ACC. So someone had to win games, right? And the league still had that BCS bowl. So it basically became a super mid major since there was no historical top teams left in the league, and schools there could outrecruit any regular mid major due to the auto bowl bid.
A lot of guys put up records that turned out to be fraudulent. We all know about Rich Rod, but the Big East also gave us Charlie Strong, Butch Jones, Schiano (failed at Tampa, failed miserably as Ohio’s DC), Randy Edsall and I’m probably forgetting one or two more. Best I can figure, the only guy who came off a Big East run who didn’t flop was Brian Kelly at Notre Dame.
Basically, if every team worth a dang in your league leaves, but you don’t lose your auto bid, someone’s gotta win the games. They don’t just cancel em. But he was a fraud there and he’s a fraud now and I expect him to go 2-10 every year.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:25 PM ^
What does this mean for the Rutgers-UM rivalry, I wonder?
September 29th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
Harbaugh should hire him.
September 29th, 2019 at 1:49 PM ^
To do what?
September 29th, 2019 at 1:51 PM ^
Defensive analyst
September 29th, 2019 at 3:13 PM ^
Chris Ash is actually a great DB coach. He coached safeties at Ohio St the year they dominated Oregon in the National Championship. Analyst might be a great place for him.
Then next season coach safeties and move Chris Partridge back to LBs.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
I really hope partridge is in line for DC after don brown retires
September 29th, 2019 at 3:38 PM ^
Yeah that has worked out well for us. Hire someone that has OSU ties. I’m sure they won’t fuck us over and jump ship to OSU at the first possible opportunity....and then beat us.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:47 PM ^
If Urban is coaching next year Ash is his DC.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:41 PM ^
Wow! That comment just blew me away!!
September 29th, 2019 at 8:27 PM ^
Um, I don't doubt that Ash is a good coach but I wouldn't reference the Oregon game. Between the last game of the season, the PAC-12 championship game, and the two rounds of the CFP, Oregon lost 9 receivers to injury or suspension. They finished playing OSU by putting running backs at wide receiver.
September 30th, 2019 at 1:04 AM ^
He is a DB coach for sure. The camp he put on with Meyer is a great example.
September 29th, 2019 at 1:53 PM ^
Fence his garden?
September 29th, 2019 at 2:07 PM ^
I nominate this for comment of the year
September 29th, 2019 at 1:59 PM ^
Clean the toilets.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:01 PM ^
Prune...the hedges?
September 29th, 2019 at 2:49 PM ^
Of many small villages?
September 29th, 2019 at 8:37 PM ^
Many? Would you say it was a plethora?
September 29th, 2019 at 2:19 PM ^
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