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Week 22 - The Coaching Carousel

1/28/2012

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Craig James reacts to the Washington State hire
Football takes a hiatus and goes to the Pro Bowl - but who really cares?

What is interesting is the Coaching Carousel is taking its final turns

Below are all the changes (click on read more) - who got fired, who got hired and a little Doofus commentary

GO JUMBO Oct 20 2012!!

Team


Akron
 




















Arizona
 


















Arizona State
 











Arkansas State
 













Colorado 
State
 









FAU
 










Fresno State
 











Hawaii
 
















Houston
 
















Illinois
 
















Kansas
 













Memphis
 














Massachusetts
 
















Mississippi
 












New Mexico
 













North Carolina
 
  
 











Ohio State
 


























Penn State
 
  
 

















Pittsburgh
 














Southern 
Miss
 










Texas A&M
 











Toledo
 








Tulane
 






















UAB
 















UCLA
 
























Washington 
State
Out


Rob Ianello
 




















Mike Stoops
 


















Dennis Erickson
 










Hugh Freeze
 














Steve  Fairchild
 










Howard 
Schnellenberger
 









Pat Hill
 











Greg McMackin
 















Kevin Sumlin
 
















Ron Zook
 
















Turner Gill
 













Larry Porter
 














Kevin Morris
 
















Houston Nutt
 












Mike Locksley
 













Butch Davis
(i) Everett
Withers
 











(i) Luke Fickell
 


























Joe Paterno
(i) Tom Bradley
 


















Todd Graham
 














Larry  Fedora
 











Mike Sherman
 











Tim Beckman
 








Bob Toledo
 






















Neil  Callaway
 















Rick Neuheisel
 
























Paul Wulff
  
In


Terry  Bowden
 




















Rich  Rodriguez
 


















Todd Graham
 











Gus  Malzahn
 














Jim McElwain
 










Carl Pellini
 










Tim DeRuyter
 











Norm Chow
 
















Tony Levine
 
















Tim Beckman
 
















Charlie Weis
 













Justin Fuente
 














Charlie Molnar
 
















Hugh Freeze
 












Bob Davie
 













Larry Fedora
 
 
 











Urban Meyer
 


























Bill O'Brien
 
  
 

















Paul Chryst
 














Ellis Johnson
 











Kevin Sumlin
 











Matt Campbell
 








Curtis Johnson
 






















Garrick McGee
 














Jim Mora (Jr)
 
























Mike  Leach
 
Previous  Position

Head Coach               
North Alabama
 


















Head Coach       
Michigan (2010)
 
















Head Coach  
Pittsburgh
 










Offensive  Coordinator
Auburn
 












Offensive  Coordinator
Alabama
 








Defensive  Coordinator
Nebraska
 








Defensive  Coordinator Texas  A&M
 









Offensive  Coordinator
Utah
 














Interim  Head Coach  Houston
 














Head Coach       
Toledo
 















Offensive  Coordinator
Florida
 











Offensive  Coordinator
TCU
 












Offensive  Coordinator Notre
Dame
 













Head Coach       
Arkansas State
 









Head Coach               
Notre Dame (2001)
 











Head Coach       
Southern Miss
 
  
 









Head Coach               
Florida (2010)
 

























Offensive  Coordinator New England Patriots
 
  
 














Offensive  Coordinator
Wisconsin
 












Defensive  Coordinator South
Carolina
 








Head Coach               
Houston
 









Offensive  Coordinator
Toledo
 






Wide  Receivers Coach New
Orleans Saints
 


















Offensive  Coordinator
Arkansas
 













Head  Coach               
Seattle Seahawks  (2009)





















Head Coach
Texas Tech
(2010)
 
  
 
Doofus  Commentary


Nice  hire but can he replicate his success down in Dixie up north - Bowden returns  to Akron where he was an assistant under Gerry Faust (who was probably the  worst HC in Notre Dame history) in 1986. Bowden went 47-17-1 at Auburn from  1993 to 1998. After a stint with ABC he returned to the sidelines to coach  Div II North Alabama to a 29-10 record. He brings credibility to Akron which  had been a joke under Ianello (2-22) Ianello was recruiting coordinator and  asst coach under Charlie Weiss (those hires always work out so well) and was  fired via cell phone on his
way to his mothers funeral - talk about your  crappy days

What  can I say - I loved him at Michigan because he was so bad. His defenses were  absolutely atrocious, the offenses faded as the year wore on and the injuries  mounted and his recruiting consisted of landing 10-12   5 foot nothing scat backs. Now he heads to  the PAC 12 where the entire conference seems to want to play only offense  (See Arizona St and Washington St). How long will it be before we hear
"You raise me
up"?
And who  can forget this classic at the end of the 2010 season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvoZCYUehY


Graham  is a douche. He texts his players telling him he is leaving Pitt after one  year (6-6) and bolts for ASU. He did this before at Rice when he left after  one season. What do you expect from the former DC under Rich Rodriquez? And  who do you root for when Arizona and ASU meet in Territorial Cup? Graham will  either fail and be fired or succeed and bolt. Nice hire ASU

Gus -  what happened? A year ago he was playing Maryland and Vanderbilt for millions  - now he takes a Sun Belt job for 800K. Guess he is not such a genius without  Cam Newton. He did help himself to a little going away gift - taking Auburn RB Mike Dyer  with him. He was a high school coaching legend in Arkansas and should bring  in some talent. In the end he will have some success and restart his move up  the coaching ladder

The  main qualification for being an assistant with Nick Saban is putting up with  his crap. McElwain main job with the offense was to not lose games. He did  that very well. This is a yawner of a hire. Side note - I will be cheering  for him. McElwain followed John L Smith up from Louisville and coached wide  receivers at MSU. 

Schnellenberger  was a legend and built FAU from scratch. Too bad his teams were terrible. Now  they go with a brother hire - taking the brother coordinator from the brother  HC. Those never work - see Mark Stoops at Arizona. Still - after years of  using 1980's schemes the Owls will at least get into the 21st century.

Must  have missed it - did A&M even play defense? When it came to crunch time  A&M's defense opened up like at WalMart on Black Friday. Cost me a few  Mega Bets (not that I am bitter) He replaces the other 'Stache - legendary  Pat Hill. Hill had been surviving on reputation the last 5-10 years so a  breath of fresh air may help.


Nooooorm!  It’s a dog eat dog world and I am wearing milk bone underwear. Still my  favorite Cheers line of all time. Has nothing to do with the hire - I just  wanted to put it out there. After years of being lots of short lists to be  HC, Chow returns to his native Hawaii to finish out his career (he's 65) .  It's a good fit as Hawaii is all about the offense since the June Jones days.  He may be fading as an offensive guru (he's moved from Tennessee Titans to  UCLA to Utah since 2004) but he will bring back some good times on the  islands

A very  risky hire. Levine was interim coach when Sumlin bolted to A&M. You gotta  root for the guy. He was a walk on WR at Minnesota ultimately becoming a 2  time Academic All Big Ten. He rose through the ranks as a Special Teams and  Strength and Conditioning coach. Never a coordinator let alone Head Coach -  Houston really went out on a limb with this time. Expectations are high down  in Oil City but Houston is headed back to the middle of the CUSA pack


Beckman  took a floundering Toledo squad to the MAC west co-champions. He rose up  through the ranks on the defensive side of the ball ending up as DC for  Oklahoma State before becoming HC at Toledo. He was one of those defensive  coaches that ended up with great offenses - the Rockets averaged 42 points  per game last year - including back to back classic Tuesday night games  against Northern Illinois (63-60 loss) and Western Michigan (66-63 win). My  guess? He keeps Illinois in the middle of the pack

How does  this guy keep getting gigs? He embarrassed Notre Dame, went to the Chiefs as  OC where he did nothing, dropped to OC at Florida where he made a shambles of  the Gator offense. He just keeps eating his was down the football coaching  food chain. Kansas will remain a basketball school and old Front Butt will  drop down to being the most laughable strength and conditioning coach in NAIA  history.

Larry  Porter battled Mike Locksley (see New Mexico below) for the worst coach in  Div 1A. The former recruiting coordinator at LSU - his 2011 squad was ranked  120th (out of 120) a drop from last years ranking of 118. Nice! Fuente is a  risk. He's young (35)  but his resume includes coaching up Andy Dalton (QB  Cincinnati Bengals) and guiding the Horney Toads to the 26th ranked offense  overall. Good hire. In reality the Tigers can only move up

Welcome  to the big leagues Massachusetts! And unlike Western Kentucky back in 2007  they decided to go with a new head coach to make the transition. Molnar has  been following Chip Kelly around for the last 5 years. Time to find out if  the offensive production is Kelly or Molnar. My guess - Molnar has learned  enough to guide a team in the MAC. And you need offense in the MAC. Defense  is optional. Like WKU it will be years before they are competitive but Molnar  will be OK

Freeze  is on a moon shot up the coaching ranks. Two years ago he was the HC at NAIA  Lambuth. Now he skips several rungs and lands a position in the SEC West?  Wow! Freeze returns to Ole Miss where he was TE coach and recruiting  coordinator (Uh Oh). This one looks like a bridge too far. Freeze will  flounder for a couple of years and get knocked down a few weight classes


Former  Illinois OC and recruiting coordinator (anyone see a trend?) Mike Locksley  was one of the worst head coaches of all time. On top of an horrendous losing  record (2-26) he was sued for sexual harassment and suspended one game for  punching an asst coach. Davie was a mediocre coach - 10 years ago! If the  Lobos get to mediocre it will be a big step up. Too bad - betting against UNM  used to be easy money.

The North Carolina fan base wanted offense - they got offense!  Fedora had great success as OC at Florida and Oklahoma State before taking  the helm at Southern Miss back in 2008. Last season he stunned 6th ranked  Houston in the CUSA Championship game. Anyone named after a hat I'm going  for. The Tar Heels will take awhile to transition but they got themselves a  good one


Boy  that didn't take long. After stepping down in 2010 at Florida (for the second  time!) for health seasons and to spend more time with his family - now he  returns to the coaching ranks. I guess his family got tired of him too. OSU  was known as an SEC school up north. Now it's official. They have already  started with stealing committed recruits like the $EC. The expectations are  through the roof in Columbus. Meyer will wilt under the pressure and start  going haywire. This is going to be fun to watch. Side note - I was hoping  former interim UNC coach Everett Withers would land on his feet after getting  passed over in Chapel Hill. Guess where he ends up - as DC for Urban. Maybe  the OSU brain Trust figured they needed
someone to step in for Urban when his  train starts veering off the rails.


The Penn State fan base has been in complete denial. Wake up  Nittnies! No one was coming near that toxic waste dump of a situation. Just  be glad you were able to land anyone with credibility. And the last person  you needed was someone from the PSU family. You need a complete overhaul,  fumigation and tear down before you can become relevant again. This fix is  going to take years.  O'Brien is a Bill  Belichick disciple (a coaching tree that doesn't stand too tall) and will  likely be nothing more than a caretaker until things blow over. 


The  curse of Wannstadt continues! First they fire the 'Stache only to have his  replacement get fired before the season starts for beating up his girl  friend. Then they figure they lucked out by upgrading to Todd Graham only to  have him bolt after one year. Next up Paul Chryst former Wisconsin OC. Chryst  is a blue collar kind of guy - perfect for Pitt. His offenses were terrific.  Great hire. Pitt is going to roll through whatever is left of the Big  East. 

A good  ol boy from the South with several stints in the ACC and SEC - unlike DeRuyter  his defenses were actually quite good. But he takes over a team known for  offense (a total reversal of the North Carolina situation. Johnson has been  around the block a few times (he's 60) and knows the recruiting landscape.  Southern Miss will be decent but not spectacular.

The  hottest prospect out there. Sumlin was on everyone's wish list after 3 years  of high octane offenses at Houston. Now he gets to try his offensive  juggernauts against the SEC West. Should be fun to watch. His defenses sucked  so Arkansas type results wouldn't be too bad. I'm looking forward to seeing  how this plays out.


Toledo  stayed in house after Beckman uprooted the family over to Champaign. The  Rockets went to their strength by promoting their Offensive Coordinator.  Campbell becomes the youngest HC in Div 1A (32). We will see if he is a  prodigy or stop gap. I'll go with stop gap.

Never  understood why it is so hard to recruit kids to the Big Easy. Who wouldn't  want to go to college in New Orleans? But Tulane has always struggled. Now  they get a guy from New Orleans. Johnson was born in New Orleans and comes  over from the Saints where he coached Wide Receivers. Johnson has a  reputation as a good recruiter having brought Marshall Faulk and Darnay Scott  from New Orleans to play for San Diego
State while he was there. He is a risk  as he has only coached WR and has never been a coordinator let alone head  coach. Things should get better as Tulane has been miserable for years. They  haven't had a winning record since 2002.

Another  of the young hot shot offensive coordinators. Mc Gee is only 38 and has shot  up the ranks after successful stints as OC at Arkansas and Northwestern. One  of these young guns will pan out - why not McGee? UAB has underperformed for  years and has not had a winning since 2004 and has never won more than 7  games since joining the Div 1A ranks in 1996. McGee will fine tune his craft  having some solid seasons before moving up the chain

A  strange hire indeed. Maybe UCLA was thinking they were getting his Dad - Jim Mora (Sr) who coached there under Dick Vermeil in 1974. Junior has tremendous  coaching experience but all in the pros. He took the Falcons to the NFC  Championship game in 2004 but was fired after going 7-9 in 2006. He was also  fired after going 5-11 in 2009 after his first season with the Seahawks. Now  he tries his hand in the college ranks. He will have to learn how to recruit  and all those darn NCAA rules. Sometimes these pro to college hires work out  (Pete Carroll) sometimes they don't (Al Groh). Things will probably get  better. They certainly won't be losing to USC 50-0 any more and getting  exemptions to play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Holy  Crap Bat Man. Washington State is desperate enough to bring in Leach and his  container ship full of baggage. Last we saw of Big Mike he was being fired  for treating players like dog crap including the son of ESPN motor mouth  Craig James. Leach is a lunatic but should make things interesting in  Pullman. They will have lots of exciting games and pull off a few upsets.  Another fun one to watch.
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