UC Coaching Search Official Thread

[DBrentonBuck]

Kelly and **** Rod? This is something to brag about?

Winning? Yeah, its all the rage. You should check it out.

[BearcaTim]

Let Urban Meyer coach both teams at Sugar and see how he likes us!

[BearcaTim]

Winning? Yeah, its all the rage. You should check it out.

Well Michigan isn't winning but my slant was more torward character than winning games.

[#41]

Interesting with Dave Clawson... I think I like that. I don't anything about him but I do know that his teams wing the ball around which I like. Can someone post more?

Dave Clawson has been a head coach 2 times previously in his career -- first with Fordham from 1999-2004 and then at Richmond from 2004-2007. He's a two time Div 1-FCS Coach of the Year.

He's in his first year at BG and has a 7-5 record. He runs a wide-open attack there, and I think would be a very good fit with the Bearcats.

My only reservation is that he has only been a D-1 head coach for 1 year, but his massive amount of previous head coaching experience alleviates a lot of that concerns.

Like I said -- I'm interested. Not sure he's "my guy" but I like him a lot more than names like Sumlin, Golden and Gill.

[austinbearcat]

what about Skip Holtz? He's done a good job at East Carolina, clearly has a coaching pedigree.

[subflea]

Kevin Wilson, OC at Oklahoma.

[DimitriusChristedes]

what about Skip Holtz? He's done a good job at East Carolina, clearly has a coaching pedigree.

I don't want to be within a mile of a Holtz.

[Antonio]

John Gruden was a target at the 'Ville. I think he should be a target here. I know he just re-inked with ESPN but contracts aren't worth the paper they're printed on. I'd like Gruden simply because I think it would make Cincy even more nationally relevant than now, he's a Midwest guy, and has had head coaching success. Players would know who he was, especially top talent wanting to working through him to the NFL.

Why can't he be a candidate here?

[Dannyboy]

Gruden has a clause in his contract that prevents him from coaching anywhere in 2010. If he took a coaching job, he would have to pay back the entire contract and pay a buy out. UC would never be able to cough up the millions to cover that.

Skip Holtz is the man. Hire him tomorrow.

[Brantley12]

Hey guys, Gator fan here, hope you guys don't mind if i chime in. First off i know what you guys are going through. When Florida lost Steve Spurrier to the NFL it was pretty deflating and we had to suffer through 3 bad years under Ron Zook before we finally bounced back.

Cincinnati has come along way from back when you guys were in Conference USA. You have won the Big East two years in a row, and were 1 second away from playing in the national championship. Like Auburn in 2004 you guys were screwed because of the lame BCS system.

Anyway if i were Cincinnati i would go after the following coaches

#1. Tommy Tuberville, the former Auburn coach.

#2. Chris Peterson-Boise State. He has had more success than Dan Hawkins did there. Boise State is about to make their 2nd BCS bowl game under him. They have a wide open offense similiar to Cincy's and nobody has given him a shot yet.

#3. Kyle Wittingham-Utah. He is a former coach under Urban Meyer. He runs a similar spread offense that Urban Meyer does and he has had success doing it.

#4. Bronco Mendenhall-BYU. They have been a consistent program there, his offense are pretty explosive and he wins ball games.

#5. Jeff Jagodzinski- OC for the Tampa Bay Bucs. He went 20-8 as Boston College's head coach. 11-3 his first year and 9-3 his second year when he had to replace Matt Ryan. He has shown somewhat he can win at the collegiate level.

#6. Skip Holtz-East Carolina: He has had success there and a big school will grab him soon

#7. Kevin Sumlin-Houston. I saw you guys listed you don't want him, don't understand why.

#8. Butch Jones-Central Michigan: He has had a lot of success there and it would be another great CMU higher for Cincinnati.

#9. Larry Fedora-Southern Miss: Served as OC for Florida in 2004, served as OC at Oklahoma State from 2005-2007. His record at Southern Miss is 14-11 which isn't bad considering its southern miss. He has ties to the south for recruiting, he runs a wide open and attacking offense.

#10. Mark Whipple-OC of the Miami Hurricanes. He won a championship with UMASS in Division 1-AA.

#11. Todd Graham-Tulsa. His first two years at Tulsa he won over 10 games each year.

[austinbearcat]

I don't want to be within a mile of a Holtz.

I don't want to be within a mile of another central michigan coach...

[dgill2424]

Why not Sumlin out of Houston?? He literally turned that program into a top 25 team. They have an outstanding offense but he played defense in college. He has ties to the midwest and he was an offensive coordinator under Stoops. I like him a lot.

[BearcaTim]

Gruden doesn't like recruiting. He just wants to lay on his couch and do Xs and Os. Per Andy.

[BeastUC]

"CIncy Committed to Butch Jones"

I would like to buy 2 of those towels,please.

[colocat]

He's my top choice, with Jones a close second.

Why not Sumlin out of Houston?? He literally turned that program into a top 25 team. They have an outstanding offense but he played defense in college. He has ties to the midwest and he was an offensive coordinator under Stoops. I like him a lot.