[Hold My Own]

I have seen with my eyes Rocco jogging on campus on friday and today on Monday, so it could have happened over the weekend but hes been in town.

He jogged straight up to WV.

That was pretty funny

[jcmanson]

Come on, who is DHW24 talking up our coach on HerdFans? Enough already.



Herd Fans thread on Rocco

And of some note from this evening ...

Rocco has not interviewed, yet.

Time for Chris to check those FAA Flight Plans again.

Regardless of how all this turns out, it's nice reading that thread. If they get to know him, they will love him as much as we do. Of course, I don't want them too though.

[Sly Fox]

I will be surprised if both Marshall & Buffalo don't contact Coach Rocco's agent. Looking at the names being floated out there, Coach Rocco's resume and record and better.

And having covered a bunch of these scenarios in my past life, just keep in mind that just because someone interviews it doesn't mean he is seriously interested in the position. It is always good to determine what your fair market value might be.

And then there is this ...

Marshall:
Interim Head Coach Rick Minter has become a very good prospect as the future Head coach of the Thundering Herd.

[Sly Fox]

And check out the following post from a respected poster on Herd Fans (he has to be respected because look at his handle):

**Butch Jones IS NOT coming to Marshall. It was never his intention to do so. This has been his attempt to get CMU to ante up and offer him an extension and more money. That was his plan all along. He will never step foot on the Marshall University campus. As much as most of you would disagree, Marshall is indeed a lateral move for him.

Later in same post ...

But I will stand by my own prediction that Bobby Pruett will be announced as our new head football coach by this coming weekend.

Click Here for Thread

[olldflame]

I don't know the circumstances surrounding Pruett leaving Marshall, but I was always puzzled about it considering the success he had. I understand there are some wealthy doners who really want him back and are ready to put their money where their mouth is.

[Sly Fox]

Recognizing that Buffalo isn't as attractive as Marshall for many reasons, expect him to be on their list of candidates to replace Gill.

Right now there is no mention of Coach Rocco on the Buffalo board.

[4everfsu]

I pulled this off the marshall.rivals.com website

Rumors have circulated that Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick has told Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones that he has until the end of the day to make a decision on the Thundering Herd's head football coach opening. On the day that Jones is scheduled to interview with Cincinnati, is Hamrick really asking Marshall's top target to fill the vacancy left by Mark Snyder's "resignation" to make a move or else?

[ToTheLeft]

I saw tonight that Jones is going to Cincy...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4746710

So Rocco to Marshall is still alive and well. Let's see where this takes us...

[Cider Jim]

The latest news from the Huntington's Herald-Dispatch, about who Marshall "is believed to have interviewed."

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/m ... g-to-Cincy

[Zeus69]

Well that does not look too promising. At least there are a couple of other candidates that MU can choose from.

[Jesus First]

Hamrick has also made preliminary contact with the agent of Liberty Coach Danny Rocco, but no interview has occurred, according to sources. Rocco may receive more interest from Marshall now that Jones is out of the picture.

Read this http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/200912160049
This is not a good sign for Liberty.

[Hold My Own]

I knew LU fans were on the Marshall message boards trying to create drama but I figured this thing had some legs.....now wouldnt that be ironic if interest came from people in the AD seeing his name keep popping up on the Marshall message boards from LU fans just trying to have some fun? That's why I dont play with fire, dont want that on my conscience!

[Chris Lang]

Everybody, take a deep breath. Preliminary contact with Rocco's agent. This does not make him a frontrunner for that job. Let the process happen before starting to panic. The man has had a lot of success, and he's going to draw interest for bigger jobs. He'll probably interview. Doesn't mean he's going to jump at the first opportunity to leave.

Just from reading everything that's coming out of Huntington/Charleston, it seems like Marshall may wait until after the bowl game now to make a decision anyway, just to give Rick Minter a sort of working audition for the gig.

[LUconn]

Now that Holtz is likely stuck at ECU, I'm not worried

[Maximus]

Nothing to see here.

[JK37]

it seems like Marshall may wait until after the bowl game now to make a decision anyway, just to give Rick Minter a sort of working audition for the gig.

Kind of like that other big school in the state did...copycats.

[SuperJon]

You guys can stop worrying:

http://www.wvgazette.com/latest/200912160348

[JK37]

You guys can stop worrying:

http://www.wvgazette.com/latest/200912160348

And yet, I'm now worried in totally different ways.

Anyone want some laughs, go read the WVU boards today...they're imploding like it's December 2007 all over again.

[Cider Jim]

And I'm upset in a way I never dreamed. Marshall is hiring a head coach from the ENEMY??? That had to be the president's call and not the AD. I would think an AD would know better than that.

[Hold My Own]

If it makes you feel better CJ I dont think Marshall has been on WVU's radar for quite sometime...he prob forgot they were a "rival"

[JK37]

If it makes you feel better CJ I dont think Marshall has been on WVU's radar for quite sometime...he prob forgot they were a "rival"

But this renew's it in whole new ways. Especially if he goes into Morgantown next year and beats them!

[Cider Jim]

I dont think Marshall has been on WVU's radar for quite sometime...he prob forgot they were a "rival"

You're killing me, HMO.
Thanks, now I feel much better.

I can't wait to read what the Marshall boards have to say about that hire.

[Sly Fox]

December 16, 2009
Sources: WVU's Doc Holliday heading to Marshall
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia associate head coach Doc Holliday has left Florida, where he was on the road recruiting for the Mountaineers, and is en route to Huntington.

It also looks like he's en route to the head coaching football job at Marshall.

Sources, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Gazette that no deal has been finalized, but that Holliday is the apparent choice to succeed Mark Snyder, who recently chose to resign rather than be fired as the MU coach.

Click Here for Full Story

[Sly Fox]

Holliday is getting paid ...

Marshall:
Our sources have confirmed that Doc Holliday (West Virginia Associate Head Coach) will be introduced tomorrow as the new Head Coach. Holliday will sign a five-year contract for $650,000 per season.

[Chris Lang]

Lost all faith in FootballCoachScoop after the Bret Bielema fiasco.