The Pre-Turkey Day, this thing is about to get real Carousel Update:
dwyermj kicks off the spin of the carousel by spotting the first corpse banging against the hull of Rutgers, the first carousel casualty, Chris Ash.
New stuff noted with an UPDATE tag.
Open Jobs:
Rutgers- Chris Ash is out (h/t dwyermj), Nunzio Campanile is interim. After weeks of Greg Schiano all but being named, the deal falls through. (h/t DeNiro) Big Greg wanted $25MM in facility upgrades, and reportedly, unlimited use of a private jet. Schiano is not the guy. Rutgers heads back to the drawing board with Ventura Partners as the search firm.
UPDATE: NJ HS coaches ass'n. Prez rip Rutgers a new one saying they are a disorganized clown show, or words of similar import. Joe Moorhead may be the man, possibly Jeff Hafley, tOSU AC (althoug I doubt they go that well again), Steve Addizio from BC or Anthony Canponile from Michigan. The hire, according to their AD will be "in days". We'll see.
Florida State- Willie Taggert out after less than two years. (h/t vinniew_11). That was a big one. Kirk Herbstreit drops a nuke on FSU, then pees on it to put out the fire. See ahoelsken's post above. So, who's it gonna be? FSU has spent roughly $30M (h/t sinkratz) on coaches over the last two years...that is a lot of oranges to sell. Odell Haggins, longtime FSU AC takes over as interim. Norvell a possibility (h/t Duff), Deion Sanders (h/t Sewall Beach), probably the silliest rumor out there right now. AD hires DHR Intl. for the search, expect to have hire made within a month. Leader in the clubhouse? Mike Norvell. FSU insiders rumoring Bob Stoops has made a deal as of this afternoon (11/14/19) After a lot of chatter about Bob Stoops, nothing, he's allegedly out. Names being thrown around are Mark Stoops, you know, the other one, PJ Fleck, Norvell, current interim Haggins, and Matt Campbell, in no particular order. Apparently, PJ Fleck's massive buyout kicks in in December...hmmmm. Here is where it gets weird. Taggart did not sign his contract. He was coaching under a letter of agreement. FSU may be able to avoid a big chunk of his buyout. Somebody is getting sued.
UPDATE: Noles 247 reporting James Franklin is target numero uno, and Matt Campbell #2.
Arkansas- Chad Morris is out. Could not win even one SEC game. (h/t Duff). Names: Mike Norvell, Drinkwitz from App. St., Gus M., one column made the case for 59 year old Willie Fritz, not gonna happen IMO. CarolinaBuff says Leach, could happen.
Checked a couple of Hog related posters who sometimes seem to be in the know. Arky AD not interested in "retreads", and Leach is a no go. Sexton has pitched Drinkwitz and Kiffen and Kiffen is getting some traction. This one will be interesting as Norvell seems to be the #1 target of both FSU and Arky. The animosity between Malzahn and Arky is probably too high for Gus to return. (h/t hawg1). Norvell was the preferred candidate, but rumors are his agent has his sights set on a bigger landing strip than Arky. Lane Kiffen and Arky have talked, Bill Clark, Dave Clark and Butch Jones are other names.
UPDATE: Norvell still their top target. Justin Fuente, Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach, in no particular order.
UNLV- Sanchez does not survive. (h/t Jens). No winning seasons in five. Of note, Ced Cormier is WR coach on UNLV's staff, I hope he lands on his feet. UNLV could be a decent gig, now that they share the Raiders under construction stadium in Sin City. I was in LV last month, that stadium is pretty sweet.
UPDATE: Food Cart and RichRod (h/t ahoelsken), (h/t BuffBronco) who adds a list of Rob Likens, Danny Gonzales, DII Danny Hawkins, Graham Harrell, MikMac, Jeff Choate, Rob Stitt and Troy Taylor. In other words, could be anybody.
University of Almost Mexico- Bob Davie out. (h/t Black Dynamite)
Possibles:
Harbaugh- Hard to say. Jimbo had a rough start, but it may come down to tOSU.
Charlie Strong- Downward trajectory. A bad start, and the ice gets thinner for an embattled HC at 4-6 with a gut wrenching loss to Cincy.
Derek Mason- below .400 at Vandy in year six. Rumors swirl, the Vandy AD is unhappy, despite a nice upset of Mizzou. I think Mason is a goner. Jeff Fisher, Dave Aranda, Willie Fritz, Ken Numaatoilolonamaalolliteamnaaomommlo, and last but not least, MikMac himself, getting some early mention. 2-8.
UPDATE: Derek Mason is safe per the AD. (h/t jeric).
Clay Helton- Swann out, Mike Bohn in as AD. Bret McMurphy reproting Urban Meyer is target numero uno. Pete Thamel says look at James Franklin, and if not him, then: Bob Stoops, Kyle Whittingham, Matt Rhule, PJ Fleck and a cast of thousands. This one will be big. I wonder how Bohn will screw it up. And of course, Lane Kiffin has expressed interest...in the HC job, not some random coed, although you never know. Some reports Bohn to USC as unwinding. Bohn wants Urban, Pres. Folt does not. Reports that other AD's said no when they were told they could not hire Urban. My guess as to the SC hire is not novel, it is Jack Del Rio. Let me be the first, I think, to nickname him, Jack The River. Bohn officially in. With the season concluded at 8-4, the Clay Helton death march continues...Bohn and his plaid SC colored sport jacket gave Clay a big hug before the fUCLA game...maybe he survives.
UPDATE: Articles in the mainstream reporting Bohn leaning towards keeping Helton. The path of least resistance is an irresistable shiny object for Mikey.
Matt Luke- Ole Miss always presumes their team should be more than it is, but even by reasonable standards, Luke is underachieving. The University has told the AD buying out Matt Luke, in his 6-16 SEC glory, is too much and that he needs to stay through 2020. Apparently the 6.5MM to buy out Luke and the 6MM more to buyout RichRod and dear old MikMac is more than the Rebels can handle, budget wise.
Mike Bobo- CSU may not be able to afford to let him go yet. When you look at his overall record, it isn't that bad by CSU standards. But the losses to the flagship, AFA, Boise and Wyoming weigh heavily. Wins at UNM, UNLV and Fresno could save Bobo, but losing spectacularly at home AFA and loss number 12 under Bobo to CSU's rivals, this time in the form of Wyoming, puts CSU out of a bowl and winless against its four rivals. 4-7.
Will Muschamp- Received the dreaded vote of confidence from his AD.
UPDATE: Columbia is in shambles. Football staffers now resort to alcohol and fistfights with Muschamp impersonators. DBT wants to do an intervention.
Michigan State- Mark D'Antonio looks worn out, so does his team. Pounding by rival Michigan and recent lackluster results could bring a retirement for 63 year old D'Antonio.
UPDATE: D'Antonio says he is coming back. (h/t Duffman).
fUCLA- Could Kelly be on thin ice? Maybe. (h/t Duff)
Tejas- Many reports of UT AC's getting their walking papaers. Could Herman be on the carousel? (h/t Duff)
Mississippi St.- Joe Moorhead may need the Egg Bowl to keep his job, or he may just head out to Rutgers. (h/t Duff)
Mizzou- Odom could be packing his bags. (h/t Duff)
UTEP- I mean who cares, but (h/t DeNiro) points out Dimel has not had success, so UT-Juarez may be coach shopping.
Tulsa- Philip Montgomery may be cut. (h/t DeNiro)
Boston College- Steve Addizzio could get fired, or he may go to Rutgers, the apparent landing place for coaches who are losing, but are willing to live in NJ. (h/t DeNiro)
Okie Lite- The yearly, will he or won't he leave drama of Gundy's Mullet begins anew (h/t DeNiro).
Other News:
Show me the Money- Cali leads the way to player pay, starting 2023. Hapless NCAA and Conferences clutch pearls.
Sheriron Jones- The well-traveled QB gets caught in a solo routine. CU dodged a bullet. (h/t sewallbeach)
Arizona- Gets defensive about its DC and fires him, and one defensive AC. (h/t Jens). Chuck Cecil now DC (h/t ahoelsken). Fired their DL coach, Sumlin dropping defensive AC's on a near weekly basis. (h/t DeNiro).
Wazzu- Tracy Claeys "resigns". (h/t Tractor)
USC- hires Mike Bohn as AD (h/t ZKobalt), 11 other P12 programs chuckling uncontrollably.
Minnesota- PJ Fleck extended for 7 years, kNU in mourning.
Indiana- Tom Allen negotiating a raise, and presumably, an extension. kNU mourns more.
kNU- Wagons are circling in advance of the yearly loss to the Badgers. 8-13 Scottie Frost got a virtual "vote of confidence" from Bill Moos who said Scottie needs "3 or 4 recruiting classes" to turn it around in niblet land. The beginning of the end? When the AD has to defend his HC, it usually is the beginning of the end. Just a little perspective, Scottie makes as much as Gus Malzahn at Auburn and can't beat anybody but directional schools.
UPDATE: Frost extended by two years, then promptly loses, again, to Wiscy. (h/t blackdynamite), I think he had it first.
BYU- Kilani 'the Mushroom" Sitaki extended.
Willie Taggart- As noted in the FSU update, not so slick Willie never signed a formal agreement with FSU and the buyout provisions are up in the air. Willie needs to lawyer up and go after his agent and former attorney. This one cost him a bundle.
No. Colorado- Earnest Hollings gets the axe. (h/t ahoelsken)
I think that covers it. This weekend should be interesting.
Happy Thanksgiving.
