[JK37]

I didn't realize til just now that Jagodzinski was a candidate. He did a good job at BC before he let his ego get out of control and decided to play chicken with his AD. Hopefully he's learned a lesson from that. ECU would benefit from the continuity for sure, and he has head coaching success at a higher level.

Holland doesn't strike me as wanting that kind of history between a coach and AD hired as his new football HC.

What exactly is Jagodzinski doing currently at ECU?

[LUnpretty11]

I didn't realize til just now that Jagodzinski was a candidate. He did a good job at BC before he let his ego get out of control and decided to play chicken with his AD. Hopefully he's learned a lesson from that. ECU would benefit from the continuity for sure, and he has head coaching success at a higher level.

Holland doesn't strike me as wanting that kind of history between a coach and AD hired as his new football HC.

What exactly is Jagodzinski doing currently at ECU?

[Sly Fox]

Liberty coach Danny Rocco, Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson and veteran assistant Woody McCorvey, who is now an administrative assistant at Clemson, are believed to have an interest in replacing Skip Holtz, who left ECU last week after five seasons for South Florida.

The Fayetteville Observer has also learned that Lumberton native and former East Carolina defensive back Ruffin McNeill was contacted by Holland about the job. McNeill has been the defensive coordinator at Texas Tech and coached the Red Raiders in their Alamo Bowl victory after Mike Leach was dismissed over allegations he abused a player. McNeill was not retained by new Red Raiders coach Tommy Tuberville, but interviewed for a position at Stanford last week and has been offered a job in administration at Tech.

A source said McNeill declined to fly in for an interview unless he was a frontrunner for the ECU job. At the time of the conversation, he wasn't, but now that Stockstill has removed himself from consideration, McNeill could be back in the mix.

"He (McNeill) was a backup 48 hours ago," one source said Tuesday. "He might be in the starting position by tomorrow."

Rocco, a Wake Forest graduate, took over a Liberty program that went 1-10 the year before he arrived and hadn't had a winning season in eight years, and produced a 6-5 mark in 2006. He has since guided the Flames to records of 8-3, 10-2 and 8-3 in the Football Championship Subdivision.

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[Sly Fox]

I love how FootballCoachScoop.com just keeps throwing things against a wall to see if anything sticks. Its great entertainment when real information is non-existent ...

East Carolina:
Sources tell FootballCoachScoop that Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator, Kevin Wilson, will be interviewing for the vacant Head Coach position.

Louisiana Tech:
Sources tell us that Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator, Kevin Wilson, has turned down the head coaching position.

Louisiana Tech:
FootballCoachScoop has BREAKING NEWS and FIRST TO REPORT that Arizona Offensive Coordinator, Sonny Dykes, has been hired as the new Head Football Coach.

[Sly Fox]

La. Tech set to hire new football coach

By Jimmy Watson • jimwatson@gannett.com • January 20, 2010

Louisiana Tech has called a 5 p.m. news conference today to announce its new head football coach with Arizona offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes appearing to be the school''s choice.

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[Sly Fox]

looks like East Carolina will consider Pirate OC/o-line coach Steve Shankweiler to replace Holtz. Ruffin McNeill is another possibility.

[LUnpretty11]

Looks like we should be in the clear then... I don't remember who said it, but it does seem like ECU is trying to get anyone BUT DR. I however, am not complaining

[Hold My Own]

http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0110/6 ... tml?ref=tw

Rocco Commnents on ECU Coach Job



Lynchburg, VA - As we told you Tuesday, LU football coach Danny Rocco's name has come up in talks about the East Carolina coaching vacancy.

Rocco told ABC 13 Sports Director Dennis Carter that he has been contacted by and communicated with East Carolina Athletics Director Terry Hoilland.


Rocco added that he would talk with Liberty A.D. Jeff Barber Wednesday afternoon and that some type of announcement should come later Wednesday or early Thursday. Rocco said that was all he could say for now.

So does that mean he's leaving for Greenville or has he worked out an extension with LU? Sounds like we'll know, according to Rocco, soon.

[LUconn]

Since we know there has been no interview, it HAS to be an extension, right? I know a new contract doesn't rule out a coach leaving, but at the same time I wouldn't think he'd sign one if he thought there was a chance he would be leaving a week later.

[jcmanson]

interesting

[jcmanson]

Since we know there has been no interview, it HAS to be an extension, right? I know a new contract doesn't rule out a coach leaving, but at the same time I wouldn't think he'd sign one if he thought there was a chance he would be leaving a week later.

There could have been one today

[Sly Fox]

At least this will all be over one way or the other ... my nerves are shot.

Frankly this sounds positive to me.

[jcmanson]

Frankly this sounds positive to me.

That was my initial reaction as well

[flamesfilmguy]

Why do you guys worry so much? I'm nowhere near Lynchburg and i'm not worried.

[LUconn]

At least this will all be over one way or the other

I will be doing cartwheels as soon as I never have to sift through Boneyardbanter again

[jcmanson]

At least this will all be over one way or the other

I will be doing cartwheels as soon as I never have to sift through Boneyardbanter again

[Cider Jim]

From HMO's link:

Rocco told ABC 13 Sports Director Dennis Carter that he has been contacted by and communicated with East Carolina Athletics Director Terry Holland.

I wonder if that counts as an interview?

[flamesfilmguy]

Langs Tweet just now..."Liberty's Rocco inks extension through 2014; East Carolina out of picture; details to come on the blog later."

[flamesfilmguy]

Told you guys you shouldn't worry.

[Th3rd]

good call FFG... no longer need to worry about any of this haha

[ALUmnus]

Twitter wins again.

[PAmedic]

Thank God.

and I mean that.

not that Coach will never leave- but the timing right now would NOT have been good.

[PAmedic]

Langs Tweet just now..."Liberty's Rocco inks extension through 2014; East Carolina out of picture; details to come on the blog later."

can you link to this, BTW?

[jcmanson]

Lang's the man!!!

[flamesfilmguy]

http://twitter.com/chris_lang_blog