OT: UF and NU coaching searches
Gator fans believe that Chip Kelly is signed, sealed, and picking out drapes for his office at UF. Of course there's been no hint of this anyplace else. As we know so well however, coaching dreams can come true.
https://florida.forums.rivals.com/threads/its-happening.62561/
Some Bleacher Report guy says Frost and NU are close to a 7year $35mil deal. (The link is not to Bleacher Report. I wouldn't do that to you, dear reader.)
https://www.landof10.com/nebraska/nebraska-scott-frost-deal-7-year
November 18th, 2017 at 4:34 AM ^
With the number of high profile head coaching positions that will be open by season's end, it will be interesting to see who ends up where. The only certainty seems to be that there will be some huge salaries paid out.
November 18th, 2017 at 4:35 AM ^
Fellow insomniacs! I just hope that the next coach at NU can turn them around. Wisconsin needs some legit competition for the West.
November 18th, 2017 at 6:30 AM ^
Lets Beliema go, he can go to Nebraska and coach against Wisconsin, the team he shafted.
November 18th, 2017 at 10:14 AM ^
Nebraska's historic identity has been as a power running team and you'd think Bielema could get that done, but his conference record at Arkansas is a craptastic RR-like 11-27. Unless he takes a job at a non-Power 5 school, I think Bert's looking at a few seasons as a DC before he gets another major HC job.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:28 AM ^
Speaking of coaching searches, I was listening to playbook on ESPNU radio today on the way to work.. and they said Arkansas fans really want to go after Gus Malzahn. Which could get interesting.. He did play for Arkansas back in 1984 before transferring to Henderson State.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:55 AM ^
Someone in another thread said this and I’ll leave it here:
Jesus coming down from Heaven and putting on a headset for Arkansas seems like a more plausible option. Auburn is an all around better job with far better access to talent.
November 18th, 2017 at 7:34 AM ^
What would you call that? Obviously not a horizontal move. I guess you could say a vertical move but going the wrong way.
November 18th, 2017 at 11:20 AM ^
would not be lateral or ascending upwards
November 18th, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^
Ascending upwards
A book on repetition and tautology
November 18th, 2017 at 5:33 AM ^
Gonna leave Tennessee scrambling for a "name" hire.
November 18th, 2017 at 5:38 AM ^
there will be no XM prowling the sidelines for either school. you heard it here first.
November 18th, 2017 at 6:45 AM ^
"The deer hunting is much better on my farm than on either of those sidelines" -XM
November 18th, 2017 at 7:16 AM ^
so my guess is that not too far from wherever it is that the huskers play there is some pretty serious deer hunting.
no, my calling is to stay up north and torment my family. i am dedicated to this proposition.
November 18th, 2017 at 9:01 AM ^
After my own heart
November 18th, 2017 at 9:41 AM ^
Nebraska can grow some monster bucks, both muley and white-tail.
The UP has some of the largest deer in the world (moose, but you can’t hunt them). But as for hunting white-tails in the UP, I gave up in 2009. It’s awful.
November 18th, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^
are anything like Michigan's, you don't need to be a serious hunter at all to get one
November 18th, 2017 at 6:58 AM ^
Surely, you can't be SIRIUS.
November 18th, 2017 at 7:07 AM ^
touche'.
November 18th, 2017 at 6:31 AM ^
They have Hoke!
November 18th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^
Don't be surprised if Matt Campbell lands a big step up—I could see the Vols going that route. Campbell might not be a "name" hire, but he's one of the hot names right now, similar to what Fleck was in his last season at WMU.
November 18th, 2017 at 6:41 AM ^
I want to be sleeping still. Why have I trained my mind and body to wake up at 6 am every day?!
November 18th, 2017 at 6:45 AM ^
It's good for you...and gameday is like xmas morning!
November 18th, 2017 at 8:07 AM ^
UT going all in on Gruden. If they fall short, they’ll be left with pulling the interim tag off of Brady Hoke.
November 18th, 2017 at 8:20 AM ^
Seems like lots of space between dream of Gruden and Hoke. Surely some candidates are available in that gap.
November 18th, 2017 at 9:54 AM ^
He’ll be available and under high demand given he’s such a nice guy.
November 18th, 2017 at 10:32 AM ^
Pete Finebaum said that Lane Kiffin would be a great fit there, and he is an up-and-coming coach.
No, this is not a joke.
November 18th, 2017 at 8:18 AM ^
I hope Nebraska gets a good coach and becomes relevant again. A good friend of mine is from Nebraska and his family and friends have made two trips to Michigan for the Nebraska Michigan game and I went there in 2012. Great group of fans.
November 18th, 2017 at 9:25 AM ^
Still think Mullen gets the UF job.
November 18th, 2017 at 9:49 AM ^
I am not a Hoke apologist, but pulling the interim tag off Hoke might not be a bad idea and heres why: hes going to be relatively cheap I bet he would accept 3 mil, instead of the 5 everyone else would want. Hoke is a proven recruiter, and lastly I think he may have learned his lesson about offenses. His last two positions have been under spread coaches, he might have been converted. All he needs is an innovative O coordinator, and he might be succesful.
November 18th, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
"He'll come cheap" isn't an argument a big-time football program should be advancing.
It's possible that there will be no good outside options and keeping Hoke as a quasi-interim coach through 2018 (like Minnesota did with Tracy Claeys after Kill resigned) might not be a bad idea, but making him the permanent hire right now would be a tough sell to the fanbase.
November 18th, 2017 at 9:57 AM ^
I just hope someone hires Kevin Wilson away from OSU. He's actually turned OSU into a pretty good passing outfit, despite having to work with Barrett, to go along with their already great running game. I'd really like to see OSU go back to being a mostly one dimensional offense.
He might not get another Power 5 gig right away but maybe UCF will go after him when Frost leaves for greener ($$$) pastures.
November 18th, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^
November 18th, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
Yes, Frost would be good in that regard. I find myself feeling sorry for Nebraska fans. They don't want my sympathy.
November 18th, 2017 at 11:29 AM ^
I can
November 18th, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
outside of MGoBlog thought Harbaugh was going to end up at Michigan at the end of November/beginning of December of 2014. I wouldn't be shocked if those two ended up at those places.
November 18th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
but the quality has consistently gone up the past 5 years! the mobile updates are money!
Im not going to believe it until ace williams reports it over at chatsports!-)
November 18th, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^
Um Riley hasn’t even been fired yet. This is stupid beyond belief