Who knows....Butch Davis mabye?? You would of thought he'de be coaching by now. Mabye hes been waiting for that Miami job back ever since. Larry's a good guy, but he just isnt the guy that you need coaching that type of team. Go Gators!! Still Unbeaten..... :cry: Why is their schedule so brutal???
Norm Chow??? If their was anyone to get that pitiful offence going... it would be him. I doubt they fire Coker now, its most likely going to come at the end of the year. Their recruiting will take a big hit though
Of course nobody is getting fired after the 3rd week of the season. You do have to wonder though if the Miami people are ready for Butch Davis part deux. I mean he certainly left them in a lurch and their had to be hard feelings. I wonder how big the poision pill is in Bobby Petrinos contract at Louisville, he seems like he's made for Miami. How about the guy at Rutgers, that was as bad a job as Temple and he's slowly turned that program around, not made them world beaters that will never happen but just getting them to respectable indicates he has the drive, the dedication and some coaching abilty. He might be the best choice as he's a forme 'Cane DCoord under Davis.
Terry, After watching Petrino yelling at the Miami players at midfield before the game, I don't think he would want to coach those guys at any price. He has a good thing at L'ville. Why leave for the Miami frying pan and lack of fan support? IMO, it's a program on the decline which will attract only coaches at "lesser" programs looking for a vertical move. Re: Rutgers. Do they play W. Va? If so, it should be an interesting game.
Petrino is now paid among the highest salaries in College football, I don't think he is going anywhere. And Tailback is right Miami couldn't afford Richt and I will add Tubberville. If you've ever noticed when Miami has a vacancy they have never hired a big name coach that was already drawing a good salary. They always hire an up and comer that they can afford, or in the last case promote one of their assistants. I think schools that pay the better salaries can relax.
Bill I think you are right, Miami doesn't have a big earning capacity with their poor attendance and that sort of thing. I'd bet thier ath dept budget pales in comparisson to UF or FSU. Some Texas fans are afraid that Gene Chizik will be the guy they come after..but I still think that Rutgers guy should be in the mix. As far as Petrino goes, I do know that they gave him a big raise and extended his contract. But remember he went down and interviewed for the LSU job, was meeting with Auburn Regents on the Tarmac and would have been the Auburn coach if they'd fired Tubberville. Some how I don't think he'll be at Louisville for as long as his contract is written. Terry
Maybe they will make a run at Fran?! Right now, I think there are about 200K Aggies willing to pay Fran's contract if he'll go ANYWHERE else. :x
Scott, I stayed up late and watched the near upset of A&M by Army. The A&M coach should buy his defense a steak dinner. Army had the ball 1st and goal on the 2. If Army had scored and won the game, it would have been a disaster for the A&M faithful.
Actually Sid, some of us think it would have been a blessing. Had that game been lost, the pendulum would swing with the few big cigars that have been keeping Fran out of the fire. It has become readily apparent that Fran is in WAY over his head. Our schedule is so freakin' weak a french maid could coach this team to 7-5. Add in the evident weakness of the Big XII, and you should be able to add another W for 8-4 if wearing a blindfold. 8-4 will NOT be what we want after 4 years. Next year our sched becomes as unfriendly as it is nice this year. After watching this team for 3 games, I can tell you this: Our special teams still reek. Our defense can't stop the run. Our defense is much better against the pass... maybe being about the 70th best pass defense in the country. :roll: Most painful is the total waste of talent with our offense. We have an awesome stable of WRs, and TE's to go with a very good QB, yet we attempt only 11 passes against Army, with only ONE being longer than 6 yards?? WTF?? No Sid... a lot of us were secretly wishing for that late TD. To end our pain!
My son lives down in miami and is golf-buddies with a member of the board of trustees at miami. Although he didnt want to say much, my son got the impression that it is only a matter of time before Coker is Canned. Hes hearing that Randy Shannon, their defensive coordinator, would be named interim coach for the rest of the season. It would give Miami a couple of months to search for their next head coach. Dont blast me if im wrong. This is just what im hearing. Go Gators!!!
http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/ Thursday, September 21, 2006 About the Pending Richt to Miami Idiocy In order to address any rumors that might pop up. Here's a reminder and some info. Richt has an $8-10 million buyout clause in his contract. Scout.com's Dean Legge has confirmed that there is no exemption for FSU or Miami in Richt's buyout clause. By comparison, Bobby Petrino has a $1 million buyout clause. UPDATE: The AJC has reviewed the 26 page contract, and they have confirmed that there is no out for Miami or any other school. Additionally, Coker's buyout if Miami fires him will be $2-4 million. If Miami hires a top tier coach like Petrino, Rodriguez or Tuberville, they will have to pay around $3 million/year. With all that in mind, Miami's athletic department loses around $1 million per year. By comparison, UGA's athletic department posts a $24 million profit. Miami isn't a school that can pay $13-17 million to fire Coker and hire a guy like Richt. That is fiscally far, far, far beyond their financial reach. But more important than all of that. Richt has moved more than 30 family members to Athens. With that in mind, we repost this article about Richt's family moving to Athens. (Original Publish Date: July 20, 2006) - - - - - - - - - Mark Richt to Move Entire City of Tallahassee to Athens "Dadgumit, will the last person leaving Tally please turn off the lights" Today, Brad Johnson, Mark Richt's brother-in-law, and Richt's sister announced that they are moving to Athens. This is roughly the 30th person that Richt has moved to Athens from Tally. Leaving the question remaining of...who is stuck down there still? All non-sense aside, this should be (but it won't be because some people are stupid) the last nail in the "Richt to FSU" worry wart festival of doom. Richt has been working since he arrived in 2001 to convince the media, rival fans and the Bulldawg Nation that he's not leaving for FSU or Miami when/if Coker or Bowden step down. Many of the hints were apparently too subtle for the masses. * In 2001, when he asked Coach Van Halengar to relocate his family to Athens from Tallahassee, it was the first sign. Why would Coach Van move only to move right back? The money was basically the same. * In 2001, when he moved his brother-in-law to Athens and hired him as the new full-time team chaplain. It was another statement of "Athens is my home." * When he worked out a deal after the 2002 season to create the largest two-way buyout in college football history at $9.9 million at its peak. Some folks still said he'd leave. Although, virtually no program would touch a buyout that large. * When he moved his father and his new mother-in-law to Athens. Still many remained convinced that he would leave. * In 2005 UGA reported a $23.9 million profit in athletics. By comparison in 2005 FSU posted a profit of $164,185, and Miami LOST $1.5 million the year that they won the National Title in 2001. Yet some folks think they could STILL outspend us and take on Richt's $10 million buyout. * Today, the Tallahassee newspaper reports that Richt's sister and brother-in-law, NFL QB Brad Johnson, are selling their $3.8 million home in Tallahassee to move to Athens. * The article also announces that Mark Richt's mother AND Brad Johnson's mother are moving to Athens in the near future. And Richt has a new contract extension which pays him $2 million per year through 2013. (If the buyout clause is structured like the last one, it now stands at closer to $12-14 million). So please for the love of all that is decent and holy. Can UGA fans please stop worrying about this? All coaches talk about staying put. But nobody moves 30-40 friends and family members including almost two dozen school age kids to Athens just to uproot them again when Bowden retires or Coker gets canned. That's not the way decent people deal with other decent people. Especially not family.
I do think it's unlikely that Miami would hire a big name coach, probably for the financial reasons stated in that article. They have historically gone after guys who are doing well in smaller ponds. Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, Butch Davis (well Dallas Cowboys aren't a small pond but he was not even a coordinator at Dallas), and then from inside the staff with Coker. I wonder what the Gonz has to say about all of this? Terry
You guys are forgetting an obvious option, Greg Schiano from Rutgers. He was an assistant at Miami under Butch Davis, he recruits Florida well for Rutgers which is not an easy sell. And he would already have been the coach if he had not jumped for the Rutgers job when he did. Davis left shortly after he did... that job would have been Schiano's. This is a big fear in NJ....
Espn reported that the only way coker retains his job is if Miami wins the Acc Championship game. That looks a little unlikely as of now. But with the ACC, you never know.