[Sly Fox]

I thought the general consensus of G-Dub folks was that Patton would never be fired? Now it appears our old AD Chuck Burch will have another position to fill. Based on his history of hiring for LU coaches ...

Gardner-Webb University decides to make a football coaching change

Thursday, Dec 2 2010, 9:51 pm
Alan Ford

• The Patton File :
  
  
  
  14 years as head coach at Gardner-Webb
  
  87-66 record with Runnin’ Bulldogs
  
  Two-time Big South Coach of the Year
  
  2002 & 2003 Big South Conference championships
  
  Finished 2002 season (9-1) ranked in the top 25 of three I-AA polls
  
  Led GWU in transition from NCAA Div. II to FCS status
  
  31 GWU players earned All-America recognition during Patton’s tenure
  
  Previously was head coach at Mars Hill and at North Greenville (S.C.); former Arena Football League coach of the Charlotte Rage and Charlotte Storm with the American Football Association

BOILING SPRINGS — Gardner-Webb University is making a major change in football.

Steve Patton, who recently completed his 14th season at the helm of the Runnin’ Bulldogs, and his staff will not be retained. Patton’s 2010 squad posted a 4-7 record, the fewest victories for a single season in his tenure. His teams went 87-66 during his career at Gardner-Webb, forging a 51-25 mark from 1997-2003.

Players were told in a meeting late Thursday, but the news had already leaked out over the internet.

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[olldflame]

After passing on RD for the MBB opening, I predict Chuck Burch will revert to form and hire....................................... Morgan Hout!

[Cider Jim]

+1
(Did Burch really pass on RD for mbb???).

[Sly Fox]

Most of the G-W fan seem to be congregating at this thread on CS.com:

http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... =4&t=20523

[ToTheLeft]

So, when do they announce they've hired Rocco?

[olldflame]

+1
(Did Burch really pass on RD for mbb???).

I have no idea if RD was under consideration for the G-W job. He wasn't hired, and I'm sure Chuck knew he was available, so in the broadest sense.............. he passed. So far it looks like they got a good one.

[flameshaw]

+1
(Did Burch really pass on RD for mbb???).

LOL!!!! Not in a hundred years would CB have hired him.

[flameshaw]

Karcher would be a great fit for G-W.

[BJWilliams]

I think Id be a better fit at G-W than Coach Karcher...(Oh great...as soon as HMO sees this Im sure my resume will be headed to Boiling Springs...)

[Schfourteenteen]

I think Id be a better fit at G-W than Coach Karcher...(Oh great...as soon as HMO sees this Im sure my resume will be headed to Boiling Springs...)

GW if obviously a backup option if the Florida job doesn't go through.

[TDDance234]

I think Id be a better fit at G-W than Coach Karcher...(Oh great...as soon as HMO sees this Im sure my resume will be headed to Boiling Springs...)

GW if obviously a backup option if the Florida job doesn't go through.

Absolutely. Florida and Boiling Springs are pretty similar, right?

[Sly Fox]

The name I am hearing from a source in Boiling Springs would be a home run for G-W if they can pull him away from the iconic school where he is now running the show. But it doesn't appear that Chuck is in any hurry to get this position closed.

[elcid83]

Sly,

This has to be the understatement of the decade. Here we are - 32 days after your post telling us that GW is in no hurry to replace Coach P and we still don't know who the replacement is. My guess is it will be Coach Bob Sanders [Buffalo Bills Asst.] or Scott Wachenheim [UVA Asst.] but I have no inside scoop here. Hopefully we have an announcement today or tomorrow.

Go Runnin' Bulldogs!

[SuperJon]

Wach's been wanting a head coaching gig for a while now. I hope he gets it.

[Sly Fox]

Coach Wach being the last interviewed has him freshest in Chuck's mind. I wonder if Chuck has gotten to the point where he has gotten enough grief about hiring former LU coaches that it may play against Coach Wach.

[aredd33]

How many former Liberty coaches have they had?

[Sly Fox]

A bunch. When Chuck Burch first became G-W AD he began hiring former LU coaches with regularity.

[BJWilliams]

Let's see I can think of Volleyball and women's basketball off the top of my head...

[Schfourteenteen]

It's like they're our feeder program.

[SumItUp]

No official word yet, but the chatter is signifying that Ron Dickerson, Asst. Coach at Ole Miss will be the new head coach.

[flamesfilmguy]

Word from the street is indeed Ron Dickerson I got to meet him last year when they came to the Dome and proceeded to beat us. Good Hire.

[4everfsu]

New HC for GW

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6061692

[Cider Jim]

FSU with breaking news! Glad to hear that it's an Ole Miss man.

Dickerson, who starred as a receiver at Arkansas and played briefly with the Kansas City Chiefs, becomes the first black head football coach in Big South history.