Mike Leach to Miami

[SoCalBronco]

to be announced tomorrow, supposedly.

I like his offense, but i wonder whether he can recruit.

Wright/Freeman should do well in the Air Raid offense, because it is extremely simple. There are very, very few plays, only about 10, with tags for each. Should be easy for the offense to pick it up.

[theAPAOps5]

Mike Leach huh? He has done Texas Tech well. Recruiting to Miami is not that hard.

[shakenbake]

ARRRRRRGGGHHH the pirate has a new job. He is an interesting character. I'm sure the aggies are glad to see him go.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

to be announced tomorrow, supposedly.

I like his offense, but i wonder whether he can recruit.

Wright/Freeman should do well in the Air Raid offense, because it is extremely simple. There are very, very few plays, only about 10, with tags for each. Should be easy for the offense to pick it up.

If he can get anyone to go to Lubbock, he can recruit to Miami.

[shakenbake]

If he can get anyone to go to Lubbock, he can recruit to Miami.

No joke, that place sucks.

[Northman]

to be announced tomorrow, supposedly.

I like his offense, but i wonder whether he can recruit.

Wright/Freeman should do well in the Air Raid offense, because it is extremely simple. There are very, very few plays, only about 10, with tags for each. Should be easy for the offense to pick it up.



Ought to be interesting, what did you think of Davis going to North Carolina?

[Master___Pain]

Bernie Kosar? (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2688010)

Admittedly I don't know too much about how he's regarded down in Coral Gables but this does not make much sense to me...hire a guy that has ZERO coaching experience? Sounds like when the papers around Colorado were making a push to have the Buffs hire Dave Logan. I have a hard time believing they'd hire Bernie as the HC. I could see him as a position coach though.

Is the Leach thing a done deal?

Brec...Socal thoughts?

[Northman]

Yea, i heard this bit today. A lot of people were laughing at the thought of it because Kosar has no Coaching experience.

[SoCalBronco]

The whole Kosar thing is a joke....he has no chance.

It appears that the reports of Leach were a little premature as well, apparently he did not interview very well when Dee met with him, at least that is what some people are reporting...officially Dee said he'd get back to Leach on Friday at the earliest. The longer this thing goes on, the greater the chance that DC Randy Shannon gets the job and that wouldnt be bad.

[anthonypacino]

I thought Shannon had a good shot at it. I have also heard Kosar & Rich Rodrigez from WV. All these spread option coaches getting BIG jobs

[shakenbake]

Word in Austin is that Mack Brown has contacted Randy Shannon about the DC opening here.

[shakenbake]

The whole Kosar thing is a joke....he has no chance.

It appears that the reports of Leach were a little premature as well, apparently he did not interview very well when Dee met with him, at least that is what some people are reporting...officially Dee said he'd get back to Leach on Friday at the earliest. The longer this thing goes on, the greater the chance that DC Randy Shannon gets the job and that wouldnt be bad.

Leach is a bit of a nut job. I can see how he wouldn't interview very well.

[shakenbake]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/fbc/4384529.html
Dec. 7, 2006, 12:03AM
UT offers Miami defensive coordinator same job in Austin
Shannon also a candidate for Hurricanes' top job

By JOSEPH DUARTE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle


The Texas Longhorns have offered their defensive coordinator job to University of Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon, multiple people close to both programs said Wednesday night.

Shannon has not accepted and the offer is said to be contingent upon whether he gets the vacant head coaching job with the Hurricanes.

Shannon and former Texas All-American Jerry Gray are considered the leading candidates to replace Gene Chizik, who left last week to become head coach at Iowa State.

Gray, who is in his first season as secondary/cornerbacks coach for the Washington Redskins, told the Chronicle on Nov. 30 he would be interested in the job.

Texas remains interested in Gray if Shannon does not accept the offer. Shannon has had a formal interview with Miami athletic director Paul Dee, according to the Palm Beach Post.

Texas coach Mack Brown said Monday he has not contacted or interviewed any candidates for the position.

Brown said he would not begin the hiring process until after the Longhorns' Alamo Bowl game with Iowa.

Shannon has spent the past six seasons as defensive coordinator at Miami and was a starting linebacker on the school's 1987 national championship team. Except for a three-year stint with the Miami Dolphins, Shannon has been a coach with the Hurricanes since 1991.

Under Shannon, the Hurricanes have been in the top five in total defense three of the last four seasons and led the nation in pass defense twice. Miami was fifth in total defense this season and third in rush defense.