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(12-01-2023 09:34 AM)Cat-Man Wrote:  IU hires Curt Gignetti from James Madison.

I'm a little surprised. Seems like he could have landed a higher profile job but maybe there aren't that many available this cycle.

(12-01-2023 10:21 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 09:34 AM)Cat-Man Wrote:  IU hires Curt Gignetti from James Madison.

I'm a little surprised. Seems like he could have landed a higher profile job but maybe there aren't that many available this cycle.

I think an Indiana type job is kind of his ceiling given he has very little FBS experience and he is in his mid-60s. I was more surprised that Duke didn't snap him up given his familiarity with the mid-Atlantic.

Something to keep an eye on when it comes to the coaching ranks. Obviously Mike Mickens is at ND. Ryan Manalac coaching LBs at Pitt, and now Blue Adams coaching DBs at sparty:

Tulane replaces Fritz with Troy's Jon Sumrall. He went 23-4 in two years with a bowl win and SBC Coach of the Year. Not too shabby.

(12-08-2023 07:34 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Tulane replaces Fritz with Troy's Jon Sumrall. He went 23-4 in two years with a bowl win and SBC Coach of the Year. Not too shabby.

That is a phenomenal hire...they won't skip a beat.

(12-08-2023 08:23 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(12-08-2023 07:34 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Tulane replaces Fritz with Troy's Jon Sumrall. He went 23-4 in two years with a bowl win and SBC Coach of the Year. Not too shabby.

That is a phenomenal hire...they won't skip a beat.

Yep. Forgot to mention, he won back-to-back Sun Belt chips and he's only 41. Reading he got a six year deal. Curious what Tulane will pay him. I'll bet he was making less than $1M at troy.

(12-08-2023 08:32 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(12-08-2023 08:23 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(12-08-2023 07:34 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Tulane replaces Fritz with Troy's Jon Sumrall. He went 23-4 in two years with a bowl win and SBC Coach of the Year. Not too shabby.

That is a phenomenal hire...they won't skip a beat.

Yep. Forgot to mention, he won back-to-back Sun Belt chips and he's only 41. Reading he got a six year deal. Curious what Tulane will pay him. I'll be he was making less than $1M at troy.

He will have some work to do with Pratt being done, but he's a damn good coach overall.

Well this is unusual:

Sources: LSU's Mike Denbrock returning to Notre Dame as OC

Nick Saban retiring.

(01-10-2024 06:10 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  Nick Saban retiring.

About time. I hope they have a string of disappointing coaches again.

(01-10-2024 06:10 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  Nick Saban retiring.

GOAT.

Don’t be the guy that follows the guy, who ever takes that job will be fired within 3 years.

Yep. Best of all time.

No idea who they will look to.

Lots of talk in Tuscaloosa about Dan Lanning at Oregon. I'm sure Dabo's name will pop up as well since the ACC is getting weird. Lane Kiffin is probably blowing up the phones. Sark but I'm not sure why he'd bolt TX after making the CFP.

If this was a year or two from now I could see them looking internally at Tommy Rees. They love him down there.

Whomever it is will have to pass muster with Saban. He's going to be a consultant on the hire.

(01-10-2024 07:22 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

Hilarious! I’m a degenerate

(01-10-2024 08:40 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  

(01-10-2024 07:22 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

Hilarious! I’m a degenerate

so am i but i don't get it!

a fun name to throw out there is jim harbaugh. mike vrabel. urban meyer. pete carroll's probably too old. i could see dabo. could you imagine the players jimbo fisher would get? lane kiffin's sec tour does need another stop though. prime

Any reports of flights leaving Lunken for Tuscaloosa?

(01-11-2024 07:58 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  Any reports of flights leaving Lunken for Tuscaloosa?

No but I think this would be as good a time as any to get those rumors started!

Guys like Lanning and Marcus Freeman are going to make a lot of $$ this week when their current employers give them a raise and a longer term contract bump to protect against Alabama who may not even be interested.

I would love to see Freeman get hired just to see the massive buyouts and coaching carousel chaos down the line (for example, Fickel to ND, Leopold to Wisconsin, someone else to Kansas, etc).

Why would Alabama want Marcus Freeman? He has to have a bit of a warm seat at Notre Dame, doesn't he? No playoffs yet.