UC Coaching Search Official Thread

[qsilvr2531]

I just don't understand why anybody has to come out and publicly say they are withdrawing their names??? Makes no sense.

Recruiting, so recruits see that they are sticking around. Plus it makes the local fans happy when a coach who they like and thought might be going somewhere else "turns down" a potential job somewhere else.

[Cpaw]

According to Scoop it is down to Jones and Holtz:

Cincinnati:
Our sources have told us that the vacant Head job is down to Butch Jones (Central Michigan Head Coach) and Skip Holtz (East Carolina Head Coach) to
replace Brian Kelly.

Ralph, this would not happen to be your personal site would it????

[qsilvr2531]

Holtz runs a compeltely different style of offense than Kelly did. I don't know why you'd bring him in, given the roster of players UC has to work with.

You're bringing back an offense built to run the spread with a QB (Collaros) who has shown himself to be not only adept at running the spread but with star-potential as a spread QB. Why would you upset the apple cart to bring a guy like Skip Holtz on board?

I can see if you're bringing in a great, big-name hire -- but is a guy like Holtz worth wholesale changes to the team's gameplan?

Holtz ran a significant amount of spread at ECU this year and in recent years. And they use the same basic running plays (inside zone and outside zone) from their shotgun sets from what I can tell. I don't think the change on offense would be nearly as significant as you are suggesting.

[Walston09]

"Because no man, no coach has done more for this football program and the University of Cincinnati and this community than Brian Kelly"

-Quote from Jeff Quinn in Bennett's blog.

[#41]

Holtz ran a significant amount of spread at ECU this year and in recent years. And they use the same basic running plays (inside zone and outside zone) from their shotgun sets from what I can tell. I don't think the change on offense would be nearly as significant as you are suggesting.

I'll openly admit, I didn't watch much of ECU this year -- everything I know about Holtz is from catching odd games the past 2 years. Hopefully he has opened the offense up a bit, because the ECU teams I watched were fairly conservative.

[Levittation]

Lol me too

Hahahaha - Agreed. Unfortunately this has been the case for 3 weeks now.

[DMoney1080]

I sure hope we name a coach soon. Checking the message boards every 10 minutes is really keeping me from getting any work done!!!!

So do I...and don't believe Footballcoachscoop.com - that site is totally bogus. If I had to guess is that Jones and holtz are the front runners for the job and quinn being the fall back. However, MT might wait until after the bowl game - (I doubt it) - but for a couple of reasons

1.) to see how the players react under quinn during this time
2.) sumlin might interview after uh's bowl game
3.) gives all coaches a chance to finish seasons and not be distractions

MT should interview about 20 candidates and remember even though BK wasn't a number one choice it was the right fit, because BK "wanted" the job. Don't get me wrong, I hope to god we have a new coach before the SB, but I'm getting anxious like everyone else. We need a coach who has contacted either explicitly or indirectly with interest. I trust in MT.

[Lobot]

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.

You shouldn't assume nobody had heard becuase I, for one had heard of him. BTW it's Youngstown STATE.

[ralph1950]

Tressel was about to tell his team at Youngstown State that he was leaving to take the UC job when at the last second Steger overruled the choice of Tressel in favor of Rick Minter because of Minter's Notre Dame coaching experience, changing history forever.

[Carin's Dad]

It seems to me there are a lot of schools with successful programs who don't run Brian Kelly's offense. Are we trying to clone Kelly or win football games?

I doubt that there's a coach out there who could match our 2009 success in 2010 - including Brian Kelly. A LOT of luck went into an undefeated season and Kelly was smart to grab the brass ring while he could.

I'd like a coach who can win 9 or more games a year consistently. The wins are more important than the style.

That being said, the growth of the program might be better served by having an up-tempo, wide open (exciting) offense again. We'd probably fill more seats that way.

[ralph1950]

Another hat in the ring:

"Cincinnati Bengals TE coach Jonathan Hayes interviewed for the Cincinnati Bearcat job."

Hayes is UC President Williams cousin, might as well keep it in the family.

[Forsure21]

Let's just hire Quinn and continue to recruit. The guy is well spoken and we won't need to start over all again. A new coach will have to come in and completely start from scratch.

[bearcatbret]

Don't care who we hire. I like Quinn but I hope whoever is here keeps KC for his motivation and recruiting.

[DMoney_70]

It seems to me there are a lot of schools with successful programs who don't run Brian Kelly's offense. Are we trying to clone Kelly or win football games?

This is a great point. We all act so desperate right now.

[DimitriusChristedes]

vhAzetHeBoSS @Cam_BearcatDB21 so cam its lookin like we gettin the central michagan coach? have u heard anything about him?


That's Vidal Hazleton's twitter. He could be reading things off the web or he may have inside info.

In any case, discuss.