Auburn's coaching search continues to aimlessly push forward like lava inching down the side of a volcano. Anyone that sees the oncoming flow runs in the other direction for safety and a contract extension.Turner Gill, head coach of the MAC Champion Buffalo Bulls, is the latest name to get added to the list (via the Columbus-Ledger).
Image: the Buffalo Athletic Dept.
The latest headlines:
- -- Buffalo's Gill one to watch - AUTigers.com ($)
-- Auburn gets permission to interview Gill - B'ham News
-- Auburn search centers on Jimbo, Paul and Turner - AL.com
-- Why not Turner Gill? - Mobile Press Register
-- Gill emerges as candidate - Anniston Star
-- Syracuse could reel in Gill - NY Daily News
-- Jimbo Fisher claims no contact with AU - ESPN
-- "Fisher will not leave for AU": FSU President - Orlando Sentinel
-- Georgia Tech working to extend Paul Johnson's contract - AJC
-- Mike Leach's contract extension - Double T Nation
I could see Derek posting another strong year in the WAC in 2009 and making a run at the Virginia job. The appeal of coaching at his alma mater would be strong, and Al Groh can't keep dodging the executioner for ever. Can he?
As for the Auburn search? It's anyone's guess at this point.
PWD
9 comments:
Love your site. Thank you for not wasting space on the UGA men's basketball team today. This program is in the gutter, and I don't see it leaving for quite some time. Can't even score 50 points?
Who do we have to pay to get Auburn to take Willie Martinez?
Hey Planetigereagles, I hear this guy named Tuberville might be looking for a job.
I have a coach for them. Steve Kragthorpe, University of Louisville. He has already destroyed the program up here in a matter of two years, considering where Auburn is, he would be a perfect fit. Plus it would guarantee a Georgia beat down every year that he's at Auburn.
Can anyone please, please, please give me an explanation why Charlie Strong does not even get interviews? Is it as simple as pure racism? He is is WIll Muschamp, but with a much, much better resume.
I agree on Charlie Strong at least on the surface. Maybe he just does not have the off the field "skills" to be a head coach. A HC at the D1 level has to be part fundraiser, part politician, part "glad hander" as well as a good coach. He also has more non football related tasks than a DC.
At some point I would like a former AD to go down the list of why a coach is hired or not hired and name names. Maybe do it anonymously.
Paul, thanks for posting Dooley's record. I never did look at his resume, but 2 seasons at La Tech and being 12-12 is not impressive. I also recall he was out of football for a while. If Auburn gives him the job, then I am thinking everyone else turned it down. Who knows, he might be the perfect fit, but it would take a gutsy AD and president to hire him and I am not sure there are many of those out there. It is not 1963 where the JV coach is given the reins of a major college football team that has expectations of conference and national titles. (Yes, I know there is no JV football now).
Come on 12-12 at La Tech...who wants to play at La Tech? He's been a fine assistant and with the right talent and coaches in place, Dooley might do well at AU. I personally do not want to see another Dawg coaching the Tigers...watching Dye eat our lunch got old to me.
Anon 12;13,
Technically Derek isn't a Dawg. He played at UVA. Although, I guess genetically, he sorta is. And he went to Law School in Athens.
Just saying. He's got some Hoo, Tiger and Dawg blood all in there.
Radny Edsall of Uconn is your man..if you don't respect what he has been able to do with no recruits at a basketball school your not paying attention. The SOb brought that lowly team to division 1 and has ad them ranked high at times and been to bowl games ...WITH NOBODYS!! WTF The man is a class act that can flat out motivate and coach.
Huge loss to be overlooked!!
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