UC Coaching Search Official Thread

[ucgrd]

bearcat lair is reporting Skip Holtz is leading the push to become the next HC at UC per this mornings news....

[FL_Bearcat]

BCL saying new ND coach is not taking KC with him.

@joshkatzowitz Kelly will not be taking coombs with him.

http://twitter.com/BearcatLair

[norwoodbearcat]

It seems awful quite on the ECU front. I bet Butch would be happy to come but they areprobally talking to others still. I also think if Skip is a canidate he probally needs to think about it some because leaving ECU is probally a tough decision because they just won the CuSA champ and i believe they are working on a stadium.

[cincyjman]

our good friends at footballcoachscoop are reporting butch jones to marshall.

[mjb1979]

our good friends at footballcoachscoop are reporting butch jones to marshall.

In that case, I really like our chances of getting him.

[Bearcat_DF]

BCL saying new ND coach is not taking KC with him.

@joshkatzowitz Kelly will not be taking coombs with him.

http://twitter.com/BearcatLair

I don't think BK takes KC with him. I think he fills that slot on his staff with a HS coach with Catholic schools connections - most likely out of Cincinnati, but could be from another recruiting base.

[cincyjman]

In that case, I really like our chances of getting him.

LOL We have BREAKING NEWS AND ARE FIRST TO REPORT that Brian Kelly will NOT be the next head coach at Notre Dame.

[#41]

I haven't heard much about Tommy T. lately. Is there a reason no school in the country doesn't seem interested in him. There's a lot worse coaches out there.

It's because he's an OK, not great, head coach and because he runs a style of offense that is ill-suited to the players currently on the Bearcats roster and ill-suited to a team with the recruiting abilities of the Bearcats.

Remember -- Auburn went undefeated once, but the rest of the time he coached them they managed fewer than 4 losses only twice. And, outside of the undefeated season, he never won the SEC Title.

[Jmac84]

It's because he's an OK, not great, head coach and because he runs a style of offense that is ill-suited to the players currently on the Bearcats roster and ill-suited to a team with the recruiting abilities of the Bearcats.

Remember -- Auburn went undefeated once, but the rest of the time he coached them they managed fewer than 4 losses only twice. And, outside of the undefeated season, he never won the SEC Title.

Who are you liking in this process 41? It seems like you can tell us why each potential candidate shouldn't be hired, but who do you like? Just curious. I'm not saying you're not going to do this, but I think it is very important that we support whoever is hired initially and give them a fair shot to do the job. I think it's obvious that we won't be hiring another coach that went undefeated this year, and probably not one that has ever gone undefeated.

[bcats1]

Does anyone have info on Tommy Tuberville? I can't find anything other than he wants a BCS job. The only one open is Cincy. I don't want him but some Auburn sites have him expressing interest and possibly contacting UC. He has been gone for a year and probably ready to come back. We need a similar offense and he has always been run first. I trust MT but Al Golden and Skip I think would change the offense too much like TT would.

[Kindog202]

I have thrown my support behind Quinn and then Butch Jones. Skip Holtz has the better resume but this team is built for the spread offense. This team has a chance to be right back in a BCS game next year if it is allowed to continue to run the spread. If Holtz were hired, he would more than likely re-tool the offense which would set the program back at least a year or two until he got his type of players in here. Hire Quinn and make smart, quality hires with the coaching staff and this team will not miss a beat headed into the upcoming years.

[BearcaTim]

Skip Holtz. Hmmmmm. My guess is if he has 3-4 good years at UC he will fill the vacant job at ND. I guess I won't care if he gets us a couple Big East championships and BCS bowls but it would be great to hire someone who doesn't consider ND his dream job.

[jon b]

I don't think BK takes KC with him. I think he fills that slot on his staff with a HS coach with Catholic schools connections - most likely out of Cincinnati, but could be from another recruiting base.

I think Kerry has an in with the Catholic schools in Cincy (basically most/all schools in the area), but I would be happy if he stays on staff here. I am glad if BK does not take him, but I do think he would go if asked.

[Pete]

Depends on how Kelly actually feels about Coombs as a coach. Hiring him onto staff was a shrewd move by Kelly, to tighten down local recruiting. That may be the only value Kelly saw in Coombs. Who knows. I am just saying that KC's particular abilities might have been crucial for a program like Cincinnati but not for a program like Notre Dame.

LB will want to continue recruiting Cincinnati, so I would think he would want to bring KC with him. That could hurt UC in local recruiting. It may be valuable for UC to keep KC around.

Hopefully the next coach can keep KC around and maybe bring in another local coach to start out like KC did 3 years ago.

[mjb1979]

I think Kerry has an in with the Catholic schools in Cincy (basically most/all schools in the area), but I would be happy if he stays on staff here. I am glad if BK does not take him, but I do think he would go if asked.

ND already has an in with all the Catholic schools in Cincinnati. Even when they are terrible, the best players go to ND if offered. They don't need Coombs for that.