UC Coaching Search Official Thread

[jon b]

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.

Good point. Coombs goes if he has the chance, but it is not his choice - he needs to be asked.

[superjames1992]

That stupid Football Coach Scoop said this:

Marshall:
FootballCoachScoop has BREAKING NEWS and the FIRST TO REPORT that Butch Jones (Central Michigan Head Coach) will be named Head Coach by Athletic Director Mike Hamrick this week. Our sources believe it could happen as early as Wednesday, when the contract gets finalized. According to our sources, MU flew a private charter to Michigan to pick up the coach and his wife, Barb, for a visit with Thundering Herd Athletic Director Mike Hamrick.

I'm hardly ready to believe it, though, considering how Brian Kelly wasn't even a candidate for the Notre Dame job according to that site.

http://www.footballcoachscoop.com/Scoop.html

[DMoney1080]

That stupid Football Coach Scoop said this:

I'm hardly ready to believe it, though, considering how Brian Kelly wasn't even a candidate for the Notre Dame job according to that site.

http://www.footballcoachscoop.com/Scoop.html

I really think this site is crap. If you look back a couple of days ago for Marshall, he told them he didn't want the job. That site is worthless, especially since none of the ND stuff ever panned out. According to that site, Harbaugh was suppose to be Kansas' coach, not Gill.

Also, someone mentioned Diaco. I think he is a key guy to keep. Our defense was on the field more than any other defense in the country and we held our own. Sure did they were worn down, but they didn't give up too many big plays. If Martin leaves for ND, I cannot see Diaco leaving for ND as well. Just doesn't make any sense on why. From what everyone has said, he's an up and comer in terms of defense coord. I would like to see him stay. We didn't blitz almost at all this year. Pitt we blitzed in the second half to stop the run and were pretty successful. The guy adjusts, and that's what DC's do.

[RedRocker]

One name to keep in mind down the road in future searches would be Danny Barrett who may get the gig at Buffalo. He has been their OC/QB Coach the past few seasons.

[Rational Cat]

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.

There's this little tidbit today from our favorite guessing site, the "scoop":

Cincinnati:
Sources tell us that Jeff Quinn is expected to join Brian Kelly at Notre Dame on Tuesday, along with Defensive Coordinator Bob Diaco. According to our
source, Kerry Combs will be retained and promoted to Recruiting Coordinator and Defensive Coordinator.

[bearcat25]

Cincinnati:
Sources tell us that Jeff Quinn is expected to join Brian Kelly at Notre Dame on Tuesday, along with Defensive Coordinator Bob Diaco. According to our
source, Kerry Combs will be retained and promoted to Recruiting Coordinator and Defensive Coordinator.

Not that the site reports anything believable,but could this be the reason Sumlin withdrew his name? Maybe MT stated he requires the new head coach to retain Coombs as DC and Sumlin didn't agree???

[Bruce Monnin]

Or maybe we have a coach lined up who is not on the Internet lists.

[Ran513]

then don't click this thread...we all know we don't have a say, it's just a discussion.

Well arent you cute.

[colocat]

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

If Ralph agrees with football coach scoop, then it's a lock for the opposite.

[bobestes]

Boy, it's amazing how boring a coaching search can be when both sides aren't leaking to the media every 3 hours.

[mjb1979]

Boy, it's amazing how boring a coaching search can be when both sides aren't leaking to the media every 3 hours.

Or saying how much he loves his current job out of one side of his mouth, and not-so-secretly campaigning for another job out of the other side of his mouth.

[bobestes]

Yeah, BK played ESPN like a fiddle. Good for him, he got the job he wanted.

I think we got played by Sumlin a little bit, too. Leak news that he's interviewing for the position, then make a big show out of turning us down. Probably got him an extra mil or two in the contract negotiation.

[bobestes]

Or saying how much he loves his current job out of one side of his mouth, and not-so-secretly campaigning for another job out of the other side of his mouth.

You could see it clear as day. He'd go on ESPN before the UConn game and say "You know, if they can just do the things they need to do to play with the big boys I'll stay", then two days later with the local media say "why would I ever leave? I can't get skyline anywhere else!"

[bobestes]

oops my bad. this is a coaching search thread.

[bcatwilly]

Please contact the AD against Skip Holz. I really have a bad feeling about this potential hire, and we as the fans who have helped take the program to the next step need to make our voices known loud and clear to the athletic department.

I really just can't see the mindset behind him as the choice with Quinn as an option who is already here and Butch Jones as someone to make a run at also.

My primary concern is that he is clearly the biggest change in offensive philosophy given our talent on that side of the ball next season, and yet he would also seem the most likely to bolt for "greener pastures" if he is successful enough after what would likely be a rougher transition due to the change in philosophy.

Jeff Quinn would bring the most stability to the situation, and he would seem to be the most likely to be here longer if successful also as he would have already been here around 6 years if he became attractive after 3 years at the helm. And he may feel more loyalty to the program that he helped build and which gave him his first head coaching job.

And Butch Jones would at least bring the same spread style of offense.

So hurry and make your opinions known.