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Coaching Search – University of Colorado
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Note … Colorado athletic director Rick George noted at his press conference announcing the firing of Mike MacIntyre that he was going to play the coaching search close to the vest, and would not announce anything until he had something to announce. This, of course, will not stop columnists and fans from speculating. Under this banner I will post links to stories related to the coaching search, and will post some profiles of the most commonly noted names …
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November 19th
Pluses and minuses of CU coaching position
From The Athletic … Two years ago, Colorado won the Pac-12 South and Mike MacIntyre won national coach of the year honors. But that season proved to be a blip during an otherwise unsuccessful tenure, and now Colorado is looking for a new coach.
MacIntyre arrived in Boulder in 2013 fresh off a remarkable turnaround and 10-2 season at San Jose State. But he had five losing records in six years at Colorado, outside of that 2016 season. The Buffaloes won eight Pac-12 games that year and just six total in the other five seasons.
For people of a certain generation, the 1990 national championship doesn’t feel that long ago. But Colorado has just one winning season in the past 13 years. This year’s team started 5-0 and jumped into the national rankings, but it has lost six consecutive games. Dan Hawkins didn’t work, Jon Embree didn’t work, and MacIntyre worked for only one season.
So, how good is the Colorado job? What kind of name can the Buffaloes land? Here are some factors to keep in mind.
… Continue reading story here …
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— “Feldman: Identifying the candidates to be the next Colorado football coach” … from The Athletic … names mentioned: West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant Jedd Fisch; Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich; Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake.
— “Potential candidates for the CU Buffs head coaching job” … from the Daily Camera … names mentioned; Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson; Troy head coach Neal Brown; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Memphis head coach Mike Norvell; NFL consultant Chuck Pagano; Colorado interim head coach Kurt Roper; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Utah State head coach Matt Wells.
— “Colorado coaching candidates: Matt Wells, Brian Harsin lead list of candidates for the Buffaloes” … from CBS Sports … Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford.
— “Five realistic candidates for the Colorado opening” … from CUSportsNation.com … Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; North Texas head coach Seth Littrell; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Utah State head coach Matt Wells.
— “10 candidates for Colorado coaching job: Is Urban Meyer’s interim replacement the Buffaloes’ permanent solution?” … from Yahoo Sports … Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen; Memphis head coach Mike Norvell; Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Troy head coach Neal Brown; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Toledo head coach Jason Candle.
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Coaching Search – University of Colorado
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Note … Colorado athletic director Rick George noted at his press conference announcing the firing of Mike MacIntyre that he was going to play the coaching search close to the vest, and would not announce anything until he had something to announce. This, of course, will not stop columnists and fans from speculating. Under this banner I will post links to stories related to the coaching search, and will post some profiles of the most commonly noted names …
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November 19th
Pluses and minuses of CU coaching position
From The Athletic … Two years ago, Colorado won the Pac-12 South and Mike MacIntyre won national coach of the year honors. But that season proved to be a blip during an otherwise unsuccessful tenure, and now Colorado is looking for a new coach.
MacIntyre arrived in Boulder in 2013 fresh off a remarkable turnaround and 10-2 season at San Jose State. But he had five losing records in six years at Colorado, outside of that 2016 season. The Buffaloes won eight Pac-12 games that year and just six total in the other five seasons.
For people of a certain generation, the 1990 national championship doesn’t feel that long ago. But Colorado has just one winning season in the past 13 years. This year’s team started 5-0 and jumped into the national rankings, but it has lost six consecutive games. Dan Hawkins didn’t work, Jon Embree didn’t work, and MacIntyre worked for only one season.
So, how good is the Colorado job? What kind of name can the Buffaloes land? Here are some factors to keep in mind.
… Continue reading story here …
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Articles …
— “Feldman: Identifying the candidates to be the next Colorado football coach” … from The Athletic … names mentioned: West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant Jedd Fisch; Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich; Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake.
— “Potential candidates for the CU Buffs head coaching job” … from the Daily Camera … names mentioned; Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson; Troy head coach Neal Brown; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Memphis head coach Mike Norvell; NFL consultant Chuck Pagano; Colorado interim head coach Kurt Roper; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Utah State head coach Matt Wells.
— “Colorado coaching candidates: Matt Wells, Brian Harsin lead list of candidates for the Buffaloes” … from CBS Sports … Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford.
— “Five realistic candidates for the Colorado opening” … from CUSportsNation.com … Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt; North Texas head coach Seth Littrell; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Utah State head coach Matt Wells.
— “10 candidates for Colorado coaching job: Is Urban Meyer’s interim replacement the Buffaloes’ permanent solution?” … from Yahoo Sports … Utah State head coach Matt Wells; Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin; West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen; Memphis head coach Mike Norvell; Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy; Troy head coach Neal Brown; Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day; Washington defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake; Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford; Toledo head coach Jason Candle.
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