UVa's NEW Football Coach

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UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Cider Jim
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-  December 2nd, 2015, 5:28 pm #499892
No breaking news yet, but I'm getting the thread ready for when there is. :wink:

Or, if you want to chime in on who you think it should be, feel free to discuss.

I'm hoping for Richt.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By VAGolf
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 10:01 am #499933
UVA fans don't actually believe they had a chance to land Richt do they?
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By Purple Haize
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 11:20 am #499945
VAGolf wrote:UVA fans don't actually believe they had a chance to land Richt do they?
Yep. IMO if the Miami job was t open he would have taken it

Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By olldflame
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 11:32 am #499952
Purple Haize wrote:
VAGolf wrote:UVA fans don't actually believe they had a chance to land Richt do they?
Yep. IMO if the Miami job was t open he would have taken it
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts..............................

Actually, I think you may be right on that.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By alabama24
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 11:51 am #499954
ATrain wrote:It looks like Richt is heading to Miami :vomit
Perhaps the "moral" coach will turn the program around in more than one way.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By VAGolf
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 12:15 pm #499958
Purple Haize wrote:
VAGolf wrote:UVA fans don't actually believe they had a chance to land Richt do they?
Yep. IMO if the Miami job was t open he would have taken it

He would have taken a year off. His family actually was asking him to take a year off...he took the Miami job because it's a dream job of his. UVA never had a real chance to land a coach of that caliber. Hard to land a coach like Richt when you're one of the most lackadaisical programs in the country.

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By flamehunter
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 12:49 pm #499964
ballcoach15 wrote:Why would any coach want to go to Charlottesville , unless they are a baseball or tennis coach.
You might ask Tony Bennett that question.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Purple Haize
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 3:02 pm #499975
flamehunter wrote:
ballcoach15 wrote:Why would any coach want to go to Charlottesville , unless they are a baseball or tennis coach.
You might ask Tony Bennett that question.
Or Bruce Arena

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By ballcoach15
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 5:08 pm #499984
I was just taking a shot at football. I was somewhat surprised Bennett went there. But I guess he wanted to coach in ACC.

Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Chris Lang
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-  December 3rd, 2015, 5:19 pm #499985
Washington State is not exactly a basketball hotbed. He had them in the Sweet 16, which is nothing short of amazing considering their pedigree. And that was before Klay Thompson got there. Virginia has outstanding basketball facilities and aspirations. That was a no-brainer move for him.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Schfourteenteen
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-  December 4th, 2015, 8:26 am #500032
Purple Haize wrote:
flamehunter wrote:
ballcoach15 wrote:Why would any coach want to go to Charlottesville , unless they are a baseball or tennis coach.
You might ask Tony Bennett that question.
Or Bruce Arena
And Arena did it for TWO sports - soccer and lacrosse.

Completely irrelevant to the original point
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By flamesfilmguy
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-  December 4th, 2015, 3:54 pm #500076
olldflame wrote: If ifs and buts were candy and nuts..............................
We'd all have a merry Christmas!

Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By ATrain
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-  December 4th, 2015, 4:04 pm #500077
ballcoach15 wrote:Could it be a former LU coach who is now at Richmond ?
You mean Danny Rocco? I guess anything is possible...

Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By ALUmnus
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-  December 4th, 2015, 4:43 pm #500080
Names being talked about:
Greg Schiano
Troy Calhoun (Air Force)
Jeff Brohm (WKU)
Jeff Tedford
Sonny Dykes (Cal)
Mack Brown is said to be trying to get an interview
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Sly Fox
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-  December 4th, 2015, 4:54 pm #500081
Schiano & Dykes look like bad matches for UVa. Both have big personalities that may not fit in well with the wine & cheese set in Charlottesville. I have been a huge fan of the Dykes family for years. But i don't see Sonny fitting in well.

I wonder how much of this Mack Brown speculation is coming from an agent looking to gain some commission. He's earned the right to enjoy the good life in Austin in semi-retirement. But i can tell you that as an Eastern Tennessee native married to a Research Triangle native/real estate mogul, Virginia might have some appeal to him. I know he has mentioned that he & Sally regularly fly back to their cabins in the mountains in NC.

Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By Wvflame2013
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-  December 4th, 2015, 6:03 pm #500083
I don't think UVA is a very good gig. Gonna be tough to get a really good coach. I may be totally wrong. Best bet is catching lightning in a bottle and seeing that coach bolt at the next gig. UVA is a stepping stone school or a school that a coach goes to slip off into obscurity.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By PAmedic
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-  December 4th, 2015, 6:52 pm #500091
that seems way odd to me but what do I know.
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By BJWilliams
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-  December 4th, 2015, 7:06 pm #500092
Wvflame2013 wrote:I don't think UVA is a very good gig. Gonna be tough to get a really good coach. I may be totally wrong. Best bet is catching lightning in a bottle and seeing that coach bolt at the next gig. UVA is a stepping stone school or a school that a coach goes to slip off into obscurity.
You were saying...
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Re: UVa's NEW Football Coach

By alabama24
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-  December 4th, 2015, 8:28 pm #500096
BJWilliams wrote:
Wvflame2013 wrote:I don't think UVA is a very good gig. Gonna be tough to get a really good coach. I may be totally wrong. Best bet is catching lightning in a bottle and seeing that coach bolt at the next gig. UVA is a stepping stone school or a school that a coach goes to slip off into obscurity.
You were saying...
How is UVA still not a "stepping stone school" Beej? If the BYU coach wants to "move up" in coaching, he will need to either 1) go to a better program or 2) go to a better conference. In this case, he is taking a step up in conference (from a lack of one). If UVA sees a big turn around, Mendenhall will have offers elsewhere... and he'll probably take it. lol
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