So has he signed yet? This is a great job...with very lucrative business contacts attached that will keep him earning LONG after he is gone....(if he wins of course).. Ask Jimmy....
Gary Patterson won't leave TCU. He's been contacted for other jobs and he isn't interested. Not so much because of his career but because of the christian part in TCU. His family is happy and he doesn't want to leave Texas. He'd leave MAYBE to coach the Longhorns, but even THAT job is a stretch. He's not going to a Pro-team in a University that is the Hurricanes. Miami needs someone that's willing to accept the pressures of being a pro-level coach, or someone that's interested in going to the league. People are now saying that Harbaugh is waiting for what happens to the Michigan (alma mater) job. That's not going to change until after the bowl game, so cross out Harbaugh. Miami wants to sign someone ASAP to keep the few recruits they've received commitments from. They can't lose Teddy Bridgewater or Anthony Chickillo. Mike Leach actually, and I won't ever happen because of a previous bad interview, is the best fit IMO for this team. He's desperate for this job. I don't think for any other reason he's in Key West chilling. He's even friends with Jimmy Johnson. He's brilliant and for some reason Uncle Luke gave him his blessing. He'd have to be plan Z for him to get hired, unfortunately. Look for Miami to contact Dan Mullen next if the Gruden think is a final "NO" from the Gruden camp. Hocutt is a fan (according to people who know people who know people). After that, no one knows. I don't buy the Leavitt rumors, nor do I buy the Venables rumors. Those are names being tossed around, but no one knows really. Might as well say Cristobal at FIU is a candidate, LOL. Its, as of this morning, Gruden first, then Mullen, then the field.
That’s disappointing. Harbaugh would be perfect. That said, I wouldn’t consider Gruden dead until Friday at the least. His work week is over and he now has a chance to actually focus on this opening.
I'm going to say this, but please don't hold me to it... I had a conversation with a person this morning, and the only person(s) discussed had a last name that started with a 'G'. ETA: I would also advise against anyone buying anything a SoFla beat reporter has to say regarding this. I wouldn't really trust much of anything the school says about this either. If a story breaks with a high profile coach, it will be broken by the national media.
Jason Garrett? … RUSS FREAKING GRIMM? No way! National media who happens to currently employ this person whose last name starts with G?
Their donuts suck, but I've heard good things about their coffee. Too bad they're from Massachusetts. Canes wise, I do hope the comments Gruden made this past weekend were to merely put his possible hiring at UM on the back burner for the MNF game.
Ironically, I love their Boston Kreme donuts. Buy their bagged coffee, brew it yourself. Great stuff. I’d actually be surprised if Gruden and Hocutt have even spoken directly to one another yet. Shannon was fired at the worst time for Gruden to be available for an interview. The talks and salary figures being batted around were probably between Hocutt and Gruden’s agent. It’ll be interesting to see how the process changes, if at all, now that Gruden has a couple of free days to devote.
To make UM look like a more desirable position, and to help Gruden leverage other jobs. Miami does this every time the job is open. The question is, is this the time where they're not blowing smoke up our asses?
Well, the timing and structure of the NCAA means typically coaches are felt out at the annual meetings in December after the season is over, however it is possible that RS was going to be fired after the loss to UVA, and they have already contacted their new Head Coach.
2 things: 1.) I see. Good point, both sides helping eachother. 2.) Could you actually imagine, someone blowing smoke up your ***? Its un-real. Like imagine someone spreading you out, inhaling smoke, putting the lips on the wrinkles of your butt, and blowing smoke up there. wtf. would it have a "caprisun" like effect? where you blow into a straw and juice sprays everywhere? *goes to write standup comedy skit on said material*
UPDATE 2:30 p.m. Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun Sentinel has reported via Twitter that the length of the contract is being discussed with Gruden. Money isn’t the issue. Also, we have someone checking to see if they can get confirmation on Gruden house purchase in Coral Gables. More to come as we know http://twitter.com/sgorten
So Stringer, is there anything you can tell us about that talk this morning other than the fact that he was the only one mentioned?
Omar mentioned in his twitter that the players are sticking up for shannon publicly, but really do not like him privately, Can anyone else confirm this?
I know he graduated last year but Darryl Sharpton put this as his status on Sunday "Texans win. Shannon fired. Great Day!"
