I see that Arkansas has hired the Memphis coach, Ryan Silverfield. Definitely a wait and see what moving up does to him.
Kiffin reportedly taking his entire offensive staff, nobody left to coach the offense. What an asshole. If FSU was eliminated from the playoff because they lost their QB, what should happen if a team loses it's HC and entire offensive staff?
Kiffin is a tool. Always has been, always will be. Bill, you and your friends dodged a bullet. Some are saying he told Ole Miss to let him coach the playoff before leaving or the whole staff would leave with him now. Respect to their AD for telling him to pound sand. I dont like Ole Miss, but ya gotta feel bad for those kids who Kiffycakes sure didn't give a rat's @ss about...
Well it's official, Kiffin to LSU and Kiffin. Kiffin says he wanted to stay at Ole Miss and coach through the playoffs, but the AD said no. Ole Miss then hired Golding to replace Kiffin. I'll defer to kp on what he thinks of Golding as the choice. I haven't seen any word on the offensive staff.
Golding was ok as a DC. He was the Alabama DC in our 2020 National Championship season so he has credentials. He had a drinking problem apparently but I don’t know about his Head Coaching abilities.
Joe Judge the Ole Miss QB Coach is definitely staying, no word on the others. Part of the drama unfolding Saturday revolved around Ole Miss staff members and who would end up going with Kiffin. The Rebels' brass wanted to protect their staff to keep things as normal as possible for the postseason. Kiffin would obviously take some of his staff with him, and the timing of those departures came into focus as discussions went on during the day. Ole Miss officials are being aggressive with staff salaries, as there's a high focus on retention, sources told ESPN. On the offensive side for Ole Miss, quarterback coach Joe Judge, a longtime NFL coordinator and head coach, has agreed to stay on staff, sources told ESPN. Judge's role hasn't been formalized yet, but Ole Miss officials and Golding made clear early on he was a priority staff member to stay in Oxford. He coached Trinidad Chambliss and Jaxson Dart while in Oxford. A former Ole Miss player himself, Golding is in his third season on the Rebels' staff after serving five years as a top defensive assistant at Alabama under Saban.
I think that is a great hire for Michigan State. I though Northwestern reacted way too quickly on that situation and that Fitzgerald suffered the consequences.
I agree with both of your statements. M tried to hire him in 2011 but he chose to remain loyal to his alma mater. We ended up hiring Hoke instead.
I've always liked Fitzgerald. Around 8-10 years ago, my son and I saw him at a big summer baseball tournament in Indy. We knew he was a D1 LB, but we were surprised at how big he was in real life. Regarding the NW firing, I'm not sure NW had a choice. It was an ugly situation and the buck stopped with him. I'm sure it was a hard lesson learned for him. It didn't change how I felt about him as a coach and a good guy.