Coaching Searches 2011

[Class of 1990]

Originally Posted by TucsonDon

If I'm UCLA, I am all over Dan Mullen. If that doesn't work, I make a run at Sarkisian or Mark Dantonio. Beyond that, assuming Al Golden is not available, there are two ways to go. You can bring in a guy that'll stabilize the program (Mike Bellotti, June Jones..etc) for five to seven years and get the ship turned around, or you can take a shot at a young guy like James Franklin or Pat Fitzgerald.

[DeuceSooth]

Originally Posted by TucsonDon

If I'm UCLA, I am all over Dan Mullen. If that doesn't work, I make a run at Sarkisian or Mark Dantonio. Beyond that, assuming Al Golden is not available, there are two ways to go. You can bring in a guy that'll stabilize the program (Mike Bellotti, June Jones..etc) for five to seven years and get the ship turned around, or you can take a shot at a young guy like James Franklin or Pat Fitzgerald.

Franklin just got extended, but I'm picking up what you're putting down.

[Stoopstrooper]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Hitler videos are overplayed but here is the one on UCLA's coaching search



If you want to skip to the best part, go to the 3:20 mark and watch the rest. It takes some epic shots at the basketball program

Very funny. 'If the mountains are blue, Herm Edwards sucks!'

[Winger]

If I am UCLA I am all over The Vest.

[F Duke]

I really don't get why we're not hearing his name more (or at all) this off season. The guy is a top five coach who will win immediately

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Heather858

Wow, out of coaching football 10 years. Do not hire ESPN analysts who were fired head coaches!!!

Not smart first post, cowboy.

[azcat34]

Originally Posted by TucsonDon

If I'm UCLA, I am all over Dan Mullen. If that doesn't work, I make a run at Sarkisian or Mark Dantonio. Beyond that, assuming Al Golden is not available, there are two ways to go. You can bring in a guy that'll stabilize the program (Mike Bellotti, June Jones..etc) for five to seven years and get the ship turned around, or you can take a shot at a young guy like James Franklin or Pat Fitzgerald.

UCLA has no prayer getting any of the bolded names.

[DeuceSooth]

TAMU is "kicking themselves" for not "properly gauging" the interest of Fedora for their job.

Fedora wanted it. Badly. More than any job in the state of Mississippi. His brother is the head coach at Navasota High, just a few minutes south of College Station, while two other brothers live in CS and Austin, respectively. He wanted to go home.

They plan on making an overture toward Fedora on Monday. It might or might not fall on deaf ears. Everyone, including ASU, had Sumlin as a lock to A&M and now, A&M woke up and saw that there was a better candidate.

Believe me, for the A&M job, there's no better candidate than Fedora. But have they gone "too far" with Sumlin to turn back? We will know more Monday.

If Aggy does pull a rabbit out and actually land Fedora, Sumlin to UCLA looks like a sure bet. ASU, had they really wanted Sumlin, shouldn't have stopped their pursuit.

Maybe Lisa Love knows that aggy is cooling on Sumlin and wants to try that approach again. Is this why the Scum Devils halted the June Jones thing?

[DeuceSooth]

Hugh Freeze to Ole Miss takes that option off of the table for Fedora as well.

Mullen interviews at Penn State tomorrow.

And I don't know about you guys, but I want no part of Fedora going to ASU. That's the one hire possibility that frightens me.

[AZ2ATX]

Originally Posted by DeuceSooth

Hugh Freeze to Ole Miss takes that option off of the table for Fedora as well.

Mullen interviews at Penn State tomorrow.

And I don't know about you guys, but I want no part of Fedora going to ASU. That's the one hire possibility that frightens me.

Didn't Fedora turn down the Ole Miss job??

[DeuceSooth]

Originally Posted by AZ2ATX

Didn't Fedora turn down the Ole Miss job??

Publicly, before the game, yep. SOP for coaches though.

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by DeuceSooth

TAMU is "kicking themselves" for not "properly gauging" the interest of Fedora for their job.

Fedora wanted it. Badly. More than any job in the state of Mississippi. His brother is the head coach at Navasota High, just a few minutes south of College Station, while two other brothers live in CS and Austin, respectively. He wanted to go home.

They plan on making an overture toward Fedora on Monday. It might or might not fall on deaf ears. Everyone, including ASU, had Sumlin as a lock to A&M and now, A&M woke up and saw that there was a better candidate.

Believe me, for the A&M job, there's no better candidate than Fedora. But have they gone "too far" with Sumlin to turn back? We will know more Monday.

If Aggy does pull a rabbit out and actually land Fedora, Sumlin to UCLA looks like a sure bet. ASU, had they really wanted Sumlin, shouldn't have stopped their pursuit.

Maybe Lisa Love knows that aggy is cooling on Sumlin and wants to try that approach again. Is this why the Scum Devils halted the June Jones thing?

UCLA is looking away from Sumlin now. Apparently the boosters told him he couldnt. Guerrero really wants to still so we'll see what happens

[ZONACAT]

Can't believe UCLA boosters think they could do better at this point.

[MrBug708]

Tressel was rumored to be in town

[F Duke]

http://www.bruinsball.com/content/jim-tressel-ucla-203/

Sources say former Ohio State Coach, Jim Tressel, was seen at the Polo Lounge with UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero tonight. Furthermore, Arimide Olaniyan tweeted that he spotted Tressel on campus earlier today.

Grand Slam hire if UCLA can make it happen. Although I can't stop laughing at the thought of the Pac 10's most conservative offensive coaches in basketball and football walking hand in hand on campus discussing how to make the game slower.