A Sea Of Red

According to Lang WR coach Juan Taylor has been fired.https://twitter.com/ChrisLangLNA/status ... 8046619648

Strange timing. We won't have trouble managing things through spring drills while we find a new coach considering all of the former WRs we have in administrative roles.

Here is the official announcement from the AC site:

http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm ... 80&TeamID=

Sly Fox wrote:Strange timing. We won't have trouble managing things through spring drills while we find a new coach considering all of the former WRs we have in administrative roles.

Charlie Skalaski was actually our WR coach when he was here before.

Pure speculation, but the timing makes me think maybe it is not performance related.

WOW...SMH

olldflame wrote:

Sly Fox wrote:Strange timing. We won't have trouble managing things through spring drills while we find a new coach considering all of the former WRs we have in administrative roles.

Charlie Skalaski was actually our WR coach when he was here before.

Guess you can't say he doesn't have some valid credentials.

olldflame wrote:Pure speculation, but the timing makes me think maybe it is not performance related.

It certainly appears that there is more 'there' there

I know it would be tough to steal him now because of timing but, he would fit in very well.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... -ron-brown

It was not "performance" related.

Just waiting for the details

hmmm

he came over after working w/ HCTG at Buffalo so the 2 have quite a hx together.

something obviously went bad in a hurry

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=us

Juan Taylor

Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers

College: Kentucky State (’93)
Start Date: 2/1/2012
Email: lufootball@liberty.edu

Juan Taylor brings over 20 years of collegiate playing and coaching experience to Turner Gill's staff at Liberty, having developed numerous standout wide receivers.

Taylor came to Liberty after serving five seasons on staff at Buffalo, including the 2006-09 campaigns under Turner Gill.During his five years at Buffalo, Taylor served as the Bulls' wide receivers coach before taking over the additional responsibilities of passing game coordinator in 2010.

Taylor at a Glance
Year at Liberty: Third
Coaching Experience:
2012-13 (2 years) – Liberty (WR)
2006-10 (5 years) – Buffalo (WR, Pass Game Coord.)
2003-04 (2 years) – Kentucky State (TE, OT, RB)
1995-99 (5 years) – Kentucky State (WR)
Recruiting Area: Richmond/Petersburg, Va. area, Tampa, Fla., Central North Carolina, Eastern South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois
Education: B.A., Criminal Justice (Kentucky State, '93)
Hometown: Canton, Ohio

Hate to hear this, obviously it isn't good when something like this happens so quickly. I won't speculate any more than to hope it is not something that would embarrass the school/team publicly. TG doesn't seem to be a guy who would put up with a lot of stuff. I like that.

Has there been any updates on who will coach the WRs?

Will they use someone among their own staff or are they looking to hire someone from the outside?

Kiwon wrote:Has there been any updates on who will coach the WRs?

Will they use someone among their own staff or are they looking to hire someone from the outside?

Outside

As with the basketball coach hire, this is being kept on the down low (although football assistant coach searches aren't exactly highly publicized positions to start with

I forget where I read it(possibly Lang?) but it is not a secret that they are looking to bring someone in to coach the WRs, not an internal hire.

I read that as well olldflame. Im just saying you arent going to see a ton of info on it until they have made the hire

Football Scoop is reporting that Ron Brown will be hired as Liberty's new wide receivers coach. More here: http://www.libertyflamesnation.com/repo ... -wr-coach/

Lincoln (NE) Journal Star wrote:Report: Ron Brown to coach with Gill at Liberty
BY BRIAN CHRISTOPHERSON / LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR


Report: Ron Brown to coach with Gill at Liberty

Football Scoop is reporting that, per an anoynmous source, former Husker assistant Ron Brown is leaving Youngstown State to coach wide receivers at Liberty University. The report says the move is happening "pending final clearance."

Liberty, a Christian school in Lynchburg, Virgina, has Turner Gill as its head coach. The Flames went 9-5 last year and made it to the second round of the FCS playoffs.

No confirmation on our end about this yet, but this would be an interesting move considering Brown only started in January at Youngstown State as a running backs coach after not being retained on the staff at Nebraska.

Of course, Gill and Brown go way back, having coached together on Nebraska's staff for 12 years.

Discussing their relationship in a 2010 story, Brown said: "All kinds of things that have gone in life that you share. That's the beauty of coaching and friendships. Even when you leave in the coaching profession, and you don't stay together forever, you can have a friend that you still connect with in a powerful way. That's very special. And Turner and I have that."

Click Here for Full Story

That would be a huge hire for this staff if this move happens

I remember discussing Ron Brown as a serious candidate for our Head Coaching job. To have him coaching our WRs would be amazing.

Would be huge

SuperJon wrote:He [Gill] can lead people, but he may need help leading the organization/program. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that type of leader. Many, many successful coaches use that model. If he can get that help, he can be the guy to lead us to the next level.

Time to take the next step. Great hire.

Nebraska fans approve the hire and say it is a good fit.

Funny post reacting to LU's facilities.... check out #41.

http://forum.huskermax.com/vbbs/showthr ... town/page3

The "manure" comment by the other poster was reacting to LU as "the largest Christian university in the world." With no research done, he is certain that this title belongs to BYU.