Carolina4Life
12-02-2007, 02:01 PM
Tommy Tuberville will be offered the job Arkansas (http://www.fanblogs.com/arkansas/007359.php)... or he may stay at Auburn (http://www.fanblogs.com/auburn/007346.php).
Auburn hasn't been contacted officially by the Razorbacks, but there may be back-channel negotiations going on. The Tigers have until Saturday by contract to reach an agreement with Tuberville, a situation complicated by Tuberville's current hunting trip in Arkansas with a prominent Razorbacks booster. Tuberville may meet with Auburn again on Sunday in New York. (??) Tubs is wanting a multi-year extension, increased salary, raises for his assistants and considerably improvements to the Auburn facilities.
Duke has enlisted the help of Steve Spurrier as a consultant to find a new head football coach. The Blue Devils are getting a lot of criticism from Coach K about the university's apparent lack of commitment (http://www.fanblogs.com/duke/007332.php) to fielding a winner. Spurrier is not considered a candidate for the job, but Steve Spurrier, Jr. may be. Former Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey, as has Gary Crowton and Turner Gill.
Georgia Tech may be willing to take a chance on former black-sheep outcast Rick Neuheisel. Neuheisel is being pushed by Brian Billick. Other names in the mix are Auburn DC Will Muschamp, ECU coach Skip Holtz, and UConn coach Randy Edsall (http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2007/11/30/look-at-all-these-rumors/). One of the issues facing the Yellow Jackets is that the athletic department wants someone who will fire up the fans. It's unclear if the risk/reward with Rick Neuheisel will be worth it, seeing that he wrecked two high profile schools in his last two stops.
Les Miles will interview with Michigan (http://www.fanblogs.com/michigan/007352.php) following the SEC championship game. I've seen the number $2.5 million tossed about as UM's offer without any substantial confirmation. There is substantial talk that LSU is prepared to counter-offer well above that mark, so the decision may come down to heart or money. If it's not Miles -- and everyone seems pretty confident that it will be -- then Cincinnati HC Brian Kelly may be the #2 candidate.
Despite the snickers when I suggested Tom Osborne might hire himself as coach at Nebraska (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007348.php), he has indeed named himself interim head coach. The move is purely for recruiting purposes... or is it??? (Heh.) Former Husker coach Frank Solich is not a candidate, but has spoken with Osborne. The Huskers are set to interview additional candidates -- Cincy's Brian Kelly's name has come up (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007350.php) -- but LSU DC Bo Pelini and Buffalo HC Turner Gill are said to be the front runners (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007342.php), with Gill as the current lead horse.You still have to believe that Osborne may have something up his sleeve that none of us will see coming.
The search to find Bill Doba's replacement at Washington State is a one-name list. UTEP's Mike Price is the only person WSU wants to talk to and Price is said to be interested. At this point, you can probably wrap that one in a mice little bow.
There hasn't been much focus on the search at Southern Miss, but SMQ -- a SMU fan, himself -- links to reports that Terry Bowden is putting his hat in the ring (http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071130/SPORTS030104/711300345/1097).
The hands-down, knock me over with a feather, deal-of-the-century continues to be the Paul Johnson to SMU talk (http://www.fanblogs.com/smu/007356.php). We'll know more after the Army-Navy game, but the folks at SMU seem pretty confident. I'll say it again, if this goes through -- and everything in my entire makeup says that this has to be a long shot, but -- it may turn out to be the single greatest hiring in the history of college football.
Rumor it up, y'all....
Posted by Kevin Donahue (http://www.fanblogs.com/)
Auburn hasn't been contacted officially by the Razorbacks, but there may be back-channel negotiations going on. The Tigers have until Saturday by contract to reach an agreement with Tuberville, a situation complicated by Tuberville's current hunting trip in Arkansas with a prominent Razorbacks booster. Tuberville may meet with Auburn again on Sunday in New York. (??) Tubs is wanting a multi-year extension, increased salary, raises for his assistants and considerably improvements to the Auburn facilities.
Duke has enlisted the help of Steve Spurrier as a consultant to find a new head football coach. The Blue Devils are getting a lot of criticism from Coach K about the university's apparent lack of commitment (http://www.fanblogs.com/duke/007332.php) to fielding a winner. Spurrier is not considered a candidate for the job, but Steve Spurrier, Jr. may be. Former Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey, as has Gary Crowton and Turner Gill.
Georgia Tech may be willing to take a chance on former black-sheep outcast Rick Neuheisel. Neuheisel is being pushed by Brian Billick. Other names in the mix are Auburn DC Will Muschamp, ECU coach Skip Holtz, and UConn coach Randy Edsall (http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2007/11/30/look-at-all-these-rumors/). One of the issues facing the Yellow Jackets is that the athletic department wants someone who will fire up the fans. It's unclear if the risk/reward with Rick Neuheisel will be worth it, seeing that he wrecked two high profile schools in his last two stops.
Les Miles will interview with Michigan (http://www.fanblogs.com/michigan/007352.php) following the SEC championship game. I've seen the number $2.5 million tossed about as UM's offer without any substantial confirmation. There is substantial talk that LSU is prepared to counter-offer well above that mark, so the decision may come down to heart or money. If it's not Miles -- and everyone seems pretty confident that it will be -- then Cincinnati HC Brian Kelly may be the #2 candidate.
Despite the snickers when I suggested Tom Osborne might hire himself as coach at Nebraska (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007348.php), he has indeed named himself interim head coach. The move is purely for recruiting purposes... or is it??? (Heh.) Former Husker coach Frank Solich is not a candidate, but has spoken with Osborne. The Huskers are set to interview additional candidates -- Cincy's Brian Kelly's name has come up (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007350.php) -- but LSU DC Bo Pelini and Buffalo HC Turner Gill are said to be the front runners (http://www.fanblogs.com/nebraska/007342.php), with Gill as the current lead horse.You still have to believe that Osborne may have something up his sleeve that none of us will see coming.
The search to find Bill Doba's replacement at Washington State is a one-name list. UTEP's Mike Price is the only person WSU wants to talk to and Price is said to be interested. At this point, you can probably wrap that one in a mice little bow.
There hasn't been much focus on the search at Southern Miss, but SMQ -- a SMU fan, himself -- links to reports that Terry Bowden is putting his hat in the ring (http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071130/SPORTS030104/711300345/1097).
The hands-down, knock me over with a feather, deal-of-the-century continues to be the Paul Johnson to SMU talk (http://www.fanblogs.com/smu/007356.php). We'll know more after the Army-Navy game, but the folks at SMU seem pretty confident. I'll say it again, if this goes through -- and everything in my entire makeup says that this has to be a long shot, but -- it may turn out to be the single greatest hiring in the history of college football.
Rumor it up, y'all....
Posted by Kevin Donahue (http://www.fanblogs.com/)