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bluedevilflame wrote:There will be some big time jobs opening up, should make for an interesting off season to say the least.When can we start the Gill to Nebraska rumors?
Purple Haize wrote:You kid now, his name will start floating if it opens up, especially if we make the playoffs.bluedevilflame wrote:There will be some big time jobs opening up, should make for an interesting off season to say the least.When can we start the Gill to Nebraska rumors?
bluedevilflame wrote:I'm just trying to get ahead of the story!Purple Haize wrote:You kid now, his name will start floating if it opens up, especially if we make the playoffs.bluedevilflame wrote:There will be some big time jobs opening up, should make for an interesting off season to say the least.When can we start the Gill to Nebraska rumors?
Purple Haize wrote:I'm just trying to get ahead of the story!I applaud your journalism skills!
bluedevilflame wrote:I'm not just round. I am well roundedPurple Haize wrote:I'm just trying to get ahead of the story!I applaud your journalism skills!
flameshaw wrote:Glad Kiffin is gone. Don't know what he did to get that job in the first place. You gotta start wondering about how secure the App State coach is. Sure looks like they made a bad hire.Kiffin to App St? Talk about a splash hire! Sounds like something we'd do!
Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana-Lafayette — If Manuel opts for a young, up-and-coming small school coach, this could be the guy. Hudspeth, 44, was highly successful at North Alabama before taking the Louisiana-Lafayette job, where he went 9-4 in each of his first two seasons.
Cam Cameron, LSU—Might be a stretch, but perhaps Cameron, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins and current offensive coordinator at LSU, wants to become the head guy again. Also important to know: Cameron was on the Michigan staff as a quarterbacks/wide receivers coach during Manuel’s playing days. The UConn job could serve as a springboard for Cameron, 52, to land a high-major gig within a few years.
Calvin Magee, Arizona — A former offensive coordinator at Michigan, the 50-year-old Magee currently serves the associate head coach for Rich Rodriguez. He’s a former NFL player and a 1996 graduate of South Florida, so he presumably has strong ties in an important state. But he’s a student of the spread option attack, which may not be ideal in Storrs.
Rob Ambrose, Towson — Ex-UConn players would love this. Ambrose, the Huskies offensive coordinator from 2005-08, has assembled a legitimate FCS contender in Towson. Of course, the Tigers’ 33-18 win over UConn in the opener was the beginning of the end for Pasqualoni.
Turner Gill, Liberty — Manuel’s big hire at Buffalo paid major dividends. It seems unlikely, but maybe he’ll go to Gill once again.
Pat Narduzzi, Michigan State — I didn’t come up with this one myself. CBSSports.com writer Bruce Feldman tweeted that Narduzzi, the Spartans’ 47-year-old defensive coordinator, should be atop Manuel’s list.
Greg Schiano, Tampa Bay Buccaneers — It’s looking like Schiano will be out of a job by January. Problem is, the Huskies probably can’t wait that long to tab their next coach (also, Schiano underachieved at Rutgers. Great recruits, never won anything).
5. Turner Gill, Liberty: Gill did fizzle out in grand style at Kansas, winning only five games during two seasons with the Jayhawks from 2010-11, but could be a realistic contender for the UConn job due to his connections to Manuel, who was the athletic director at Buffalo when Gill was hired to lead the Bulls in 2006. That bolsters Gill's candidacy, as does his successful four-year turn with the Bulls from 2006-9. Now the coach at Liberty, Gill went 6-5 last season and is 3-2 in 2013, with losses to Kent State and Richmond.
Purple Haize wrote:I'm not sure UCONN is a very big move up.From a smaller FCS conference to the the AAC with a good ESPN deal and better exposure, it'd be a move up for sure.
bluedevilflame wrote:Well all 8 of their fans would be happy.Purple Haize wrote:I'm not sure UCONN is a very big move up.From a smaller FCS conference to the the AAC with a good ESPN deal and better exposure, it'd be a move up for sure.
Purple Haize wrote:They have to have at least 20 by now! But seriously the exposure is there and the potential is there, this team made the Fiesta Bowl a while back, that won't be happening here for a while if ever. We aren't big time football and neither is UConn, but they are a heck of a lot closer than we are.bluedevilflame wrote:Well all 8 of their fans would be happy.Purple Haize wrote:I'm not sure UCONN is a very big move up.From a smaller FCS conference to the the AAC with a good ESPN deal and better exposure, it'd be a move up for sure.
Purple Haize wrote:They averaged over 34,000 in attendance last year at home. They had almost 43,000 when they hosted Michigan a couple weeks ago. They're a huge step up.bluedevilflame wrote:Well all 8 of their fans would be happy.Purple Haize wrote:I'm not sure UCONN is a very big move up.From a smaller FCS conference to the the AAC with a good ESPN deal and better exposure, it'd be a move up for sure.
thepostman wrote:I think its comical and very delusional to even hint that UCONN is not a step up. They have had more FBS success then we have with FCS success because, well, we have had zero FCS success.Well I am a funny guy! I will say its a step up, more so then, oh I don't know, say Richmond
I believe our future is bright and 20 years from now we have a shot at be a better program then UCONN but right now its just not even close.
, but not a tremendous one. Sure its FBS v FCS and I did forget they are going ACC so that could be a plus. But still.....UCONN football doesn't make people tremble in TuscaloosaPurple Haize wrote:Well I am a funny guy! I will say its a step up, more so then, oh I don't know, say RichmondUConn didn't get an ACC invite.
adam42381 wrote:So basically you are telling me I need to lay off the cough syrup?Purple Haize wrote:Well I am a funny guy! I will say its a step up, more so then, oh I don't know, say RichmondUConn didn't get an ACC invite.
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