UC Coaching Search Official Thread

[norwoodbearcat]

I don't really have sources per se, but I do know that Mike Thomas has told one of the coaches who will be interviewing with BK on Wednesday, that he will be able to interview with the new UC coach by the end of the week.

From whay I understand practice starts on Thursday. So I would expect a coach in by wednesday? man am I just that retarted or does WEDnesDAY not sound out to wendsday

[#41]

From Mo Egger, re: Mike Shanahan

MoEgger1530

RT @Adam_Schefter: RT @plumbcrzy Channel 5 in Cincy reports Mike Shanahan interested and possibly interviewin gfor UC job. <---100% false. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck

I think if there were legs to the Shanahan story, you'd see something mentioned on TWWL or some other national outlet.

[broeli]

Can you imagine the publicity on ESPN this would be getting if it were another school besides UC? They'd be talking nonstop about how huge it is that someone like Shanahan is possibly interviewing. I'd love to get someone with a big name that would make the ESPN goofs gasp in disbelief.

[Lobot]

Brian Bennett reporting in his blog that Jeff Quinn DOES want the job.

[broeli]

The latest per footballcoachscoop:
Cincinnati:
Our sources close to the situation tell us that Athletic Director Mike Thomas interviews Skip Holtz (East Carolina Head Coach) this afternoon and met with
Mike Zimmer (Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator) this morning. According to our source, Butch Jones (Central Michigan Head Coach) will
interview Tuesday and is the top candidate with Skip Holtz. Also, Tuesday afternoon is an emerging candidate in former Denver Broncos Head Coach Mike
Shanahan for the vacant Head job

[ou_bearcat]

The latest per footballcoachscoop:
Cincinnati:
Our sources close to the situation tell us that Athletic Director Mike Thomas interviews Skip Holtz (East Carolina Head Coach) this afternoon and met with
Mike Zimmer (Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator) this morning. According to our source, Butch Jones (Central Michigan Head Coach) will
interview Tuesday and is the top candidate with Skip Holtz. Also, Tuesday afternoon is an emerging candidate in former Denver Broncos Head Coach Mike
Shanahan for the vacant Head job

I thnk they just look at BCN and Bearcat Lair and post whatever... No sources "close to the situation"

[mjb1979]

I thnk they just look at BCN and Bearcat Lair and post whatever... No sources "close to the situation"

You mean we aren't close to the situation?

[norwoodbearcat]

The latest per footballcoachscoop:
Cincinnati:
Our sources close to the situation tell us that Athletic Director Mike Thomas interviews Skip Holtz (East Carolina Head Coach) this afternoon and met with
Mike Zimmer (Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator) this morning. According to our source, Butch Jones (Central Michigan Head Coach) will
interview Tuesday and is the top candidate with Skip Holtz. Also, Tuesday afternoon is an emerging candidate in former Denver Broncos Head Coach Mike
Shanahan for the vacant Head job

Those are some wild rumors, I could possibly believe having a meeting with Zimmer just because hes right here and why not but the Shanahan thing sounds just wrong.

[Forsure21]

Anyone know why Zimmer would even look for the job? I know he doesn't have a contract next year with the Bengals but he seems too much like a dream hire. Talk about a motivator. That guy would have every top defensive player in the states attention.

[Pruke]

I thnk they just look at BCN and Bearcat Lair and post whatever... No sources "close to the situation"

Great rumor - let's continue to spread it and see who picks it up and flops on it!

[norwoodbearcat]

Anyone know why Zimmer would even look for the job? I know he doesn't have a contract next year with the Bengals but he seems too much like a dream hire. Talk about a motivator. That guy would have every top defensive player in the states attention.

Money, maybe he likes cincy, maybe likes college football. Most likley a bogus rumor. I heard marvin only makes around 4 so you have to think he's not insanley expensive. But probally bogus rumor anyway.

[daap_bearcat97]

well...I am guessing Bud Foster is a no go. Sounds like he would have been or could still be persuaded, but it may take a lot more! Va Tech must know what they have. Nice to actually be mentioned, Bud must have been thinking about our opening...MT should still throw a number at him and see if he gets a little giddy?

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/12/foster-pursued-hokies-pony

[norwoodbearcat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xpg7_yR448 - Some CMU highlights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te-kA...eature=related - ECU Highlights, video is like 9 mins long so I just skipped around.

I really like what I see from CMU. I see alot of possibilites with that offense and Zach running it. One of my biggest worries would be our ability to run between the tackles again. Its hard to hit the 2 and 3 holes in a shotgun formation. I think our ability to sustain a running game is one of our weaknesses right now. But than again this may all go out the window with zach in there. This ffense will be a lot of fun though and seems to work very well in the Big East.

I also like ECU alot. They seem to have a wide open playbook. I like the pistol formation and I see that they use that. From those highlights the Pirates look very aggressive. Something I also really like, it sometimes seems like our defense is very passive. I think Holtz will feature Pead a lot more, I think Holtz will also have the ability to recruit well in every position, with Jones or Quinn I dont think a strong RB recruit will be very interested.

Im trying to not look at this including the future in mind and not just next year. I think we will be in very good shape regardless. It seems like it will be a tough choice between Quinn, Jones, and Holtz. Thomas gets to see alot more of the guy behind the plays though and we will have to rely on his judgment.

[Endzone]

I'd rather see a coach come from a Div II school or 1aa school than the aforementioned. How well did it work out for MiamiO when Shane Montgomery became the head coach? If this Quinn fellow has been an OC for 21 years, he either doesn't want to be a head coach or is very content being a good OC IMHO. Wasn't Butch Jones a defense coach that was promoted to head coach? Who was running the offense at CMU? Would his entire staff come with him?

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the next coach came from some unhead of school in a way similar to when Ohio State got Tressel.

[Class of '85]

I'd rather see a coach come from a Div II school or 1aa school than the aforementioned. How well did it work out for MiamiO when Shane Montgomery became the head coach? If this Quinn fellow has been an OC for 21 years, he either doesn't want to be a head coach or is very content being a good OC IMHO. Wasn't Butch Jones a defense coach that was promoted to head coach? Who was running the offense at CMU? Would his entire staff come with him?

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the next coach came from some unhead of school in a way similar to when Ohio State got Tressel.

"This Quinn fellow" is the guy who assembled the game plans we have been using the last three years. According to several players I have seen quoted, he is one the guys on the staff who gets them fired up. He would provdie offensive continuity and we would likely keep all of what most everyone recognizes as the best recruiting class in UC history.

Butch Jones was the OC at CMU in Kelly's first year before going to WVU for two years to coach WRs. He was hired from WVU when Kelly came to UC.

Youngstown was a D-1aa power under Tressel. He won four D-1aa titles in 14 years. Neither the school nor Tressel was unknown when tOSU hired him.