13

^^^ That was more sarcasism than anything else, but there is some truth in there. He does have health problems and why would we want to hire someone that could possibly be out for a good part of a season? His health risk is higher than the other two. Plus, I don't think (not that my opinion, nor anyone else on tww's, matters) he would be as good a coach as either Fisher or Johnson.

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 3:25 PM. Reason : 13]

12/5/2006 3:25:20 PM

wow, glenn got something right and isnt blowing little things out of proportion

12/5/2006 3:32:41 PM

more from glenn today:

Quote :

"The only update I can provide right now is this: There is absolutely no doubt that Paul Johnson is one of N.C. State's top two candidates, and there is absolutely no doubt that he is very interested in the job. I'm not 100 percent certain right now of the identity of the "other top candidate." It might be someone we know has talked with State in some fashion (Chow, Fisher), or it might be someone else entirely. I'm just not sure about that part right now."

12/5/2006 3:43:20 PM

What if the lucrative "other top candidate" is Cowher and they cant say anything til the NFL season is over?

12/5/2006 3:45:26 PM

give it up...

12/5/2006 3:46:36 PM

^haha, surely you jest

12/5/2006 3:47:09 PM

As long as its all hear-say, I am not giving up on the Chin. What he said in the interview is alot like what Roy said about UNC before he took that job after the season at Kansas was over....

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 3:49 PM. Reason : Thats why im not our AD]

12/5/2006 3:48:31 PM

Well one of the earlier posts said that Wolfpack officials hoped to hire a new coach by the end of the week. The NFL season doesn't end for several more weeks. So, I doubt Cowher is going to be our coach.

12/5/2006 4:03:06 PM

IT'S A TRAP!

12/5/2006 4:03:36 PM

As much as I would love for the chin to come here, it's extremely doubtful now.

Bring on Fisher!

12/5/2006 4:11:03 PM

http://www.statefansnation.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/05/big-coaching-update-must-it-be-a-head-coach/

Quote :

"Dave Glenn reported when the Carolina job was open that Jimbo Fisher and Bo Pelini presented themselves as a package deal to the Tarheel brass. We are starting to hear some chatter that may be the case with the Wolfpack as well. With Pelini on board, the potential strength of a Fisher-led staff in Raleigh could be incredible and would be hard to ignore."

12/5/2006 4:16:15 PM

^if true that would be pretty sweet

12/5/2006 4:22:54 PM

no it would be amazing

12/5/2006 4:27:42 PM

someone call Fowler and tell him to get that package deal right now unless you got cowher waiting...time is precious

12/5/2006 4:30:44 PM

^^^^ So are they saying we get scraps from what carolina was offered?

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 4:34 PM. Reason : .]

12/5/2006 4:34:38 PM

fowler is sitting on his hands

he probably wants us to crash & burn

12/5/2006 4:35:33 PM

i would make an awesome AD

12/5/2006 4:55:10 PM

Fisher is in no way "scraps."

12/5/2006 5:18:14 PM

Quote :

"Only a few people have ALL the pieces of this puzzle, and nobody in the media is in that group.""

FINALLY

our athletics dept is (for right now) going through a head coach hiring with its collective head on the OUTSIDE of its ass!

12/5/2006 5:36:42 PM

from PackPride's Premium Message Board:

Quote :

"It looks like the NC State coaching search is starting to take form. At this time, we believe six coaches are heavily under consideration, but really no one can be ruled out until an announcement is made. Those six coaches are: Navy head coach Paul Johnson, LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher, Tulsa head coach Steve Kragthorpe, ex-Miami head coach Larry Coker, ex-Georgia head coach Jim Donnan, and Vanderbilt’s Bobby Johnson. From what we’ve gathered, interviews are underway and Paul Johnson discussed the opening with NC State officials on Monday while Fisher is scheduled to meet with Lee Fowler and Chuck Neinas today or tomorrow. We believe these interviews are being held at undisclosed locations and not on the NC State campus or even in the state. While Johnson and Fisher look to be the top two candidates, we believe Steve Kragthorpe, Bobby Johnson, Larry Coker, and Jim Donnan remain under consideration. We continue to hear that advisor Chuck Neinas is high on Fisher, Kragthorpe and Bobby Johnson, and Fowler and others close to NC State are really interested in Paul Johnson, Coker, and Donnan."

12/5/2006 6:17:04 PM

^I would get rid of that asap. You will probably get in big trouble.

12/5/2006 6:19:45 PM

^^ I hope to God we do not end up with Kragthorpe, Coker, or Bobby Johnson.

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 6:20 PM. Reason : tr]

12/5/2006 6:19:50 PM

whatever happened to Chow's name in the mix? seems like all of the sudden we are fixated on a mediocre Paul Johnson. I mean, Navy seems to have made progress, but who have they been playing???


Do we smell another 7 years of chuck-like mediocrity?

12/5/2006 6:23:58 PM

I really think the route to go here is Fisher or Bobby Johnson.

12/5/2006 7:13:48 PM

Please...please pick Fisher. I've wanted him from the beginning (since I knew Cowher wasn't likely) and I really would prefer him greatly over Johnson.

Looks like Fowler is afraid to pick an assistant. Which is just dumb. All head coaches have been assistants at some point, and I think Fisher has been around long enough to jump up to the HC positoin. And if he can bring the Auburn DC like he claims, then I don't see what is in question here.

FISHER FOR HEAD COACH!

12/5/2006 7:26:25 PM

everyone is talking about PJ bringing discipline...
hell... he can't even keep his players clean at NAVY.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-te.ar.athletes15nov15,0,7582741.story?track=rss

Quote :

"The allegations are another blow to a football team still reeling from recent rape trials of former players. Despite the unwanted attention the trials have brought to drinking and sex involving players, the team has performed well this year, gaining an unprecedented fourth-straight bowl appearance."

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 7:31 PM. Reason : quotes]

12/5/2006 7:27:30 PM

they're in the NAVY

















(j/k)

12/5/2006 7:32:07 PM

andro...do you think if that happened at NCSU the paper would give a fuck two years later? it's because it's USNA...it's living under a microscope there...trust me, we had a bad stretch when I was there...one or two people fuck up and it's a huge deal. hell, a couple of kids dropping acid made the front page of the washington post...when was the last time a state student getting busted for pot made the front page of anything?

12/5/2006 7:40:58 PM

excuses excuses.....listen, why don't you guys keep your "paul johnson" paper tiger and we will get the jimbo, the guy who is an offensive guru and deserves a shot

paul johnson is for fags, fags

12/5/2006 8:40:13 PM

Haha, our fanbase trips me out.

We were united behind Cowher. No Cowher, so what do we do? We split down the line and are arguing, haha.

It seems about 48% want Paul Johnson, 48% want Jimbo Fisher, and the other candidates hold roughly 4% spread around.

I'm more focused on the fact that we have 2 solid candidates and I still have a feeling that we'll mess this up because of past occurrences.

Hopefully Fowler will get this right and at least choose between Fisher and Johnson.

Personally I want Fisher because of the many pluses he brings, but Johnson is 2nd on my list. The fact that a bunch of washed-up and recently fired coaches are on our list bother me. This should be a 2-horse race, Fisher vs. Johnson.

12/5/2006 8:46:26 PM

[Edited on December 5, 2006 at 8:48 PM. Reason : fuck it...why bother. Some of you are true fucking imbeciles.]

12/5/2006 8:46:32 PM

So Cutcliffe is not a candidate now?

I was hoping we could get him from my #2 team UT. He is a better offensive mind than Fisher. Oh well.

12/5/2006 8:47:22 PM

wouldn't it be interesting if we hired fisher, and then Duke hired PJ in the next year or so. Tobacco Road would be a football force in a matter of years and the triangle would become the mecca of all college revenue sports

talk about competition

12/5/2006 9:06:35 PM

welcome to the 1950's in basketball

12/5/2006 9:08:20 PM

^^^just because packpride isn't listing him doesn't mean he's not being considered. it's still too early to be using sad faces.

12/5/2006 9:12:31 PM

cutcliffe doesnt really have an impressive track record


i mean really

12/5/2006 9:44:39 PM

my money is on PJ or O'Brien from BC. hearing his name(o'brien) a lot lately.

12/6/2006 9:38:39 AM

David Glenn on 620 the Bull just mentioned that Jimbo Fisher had an interview scheduled, but NC State CANCELLED it. No reason why, but it sounds like hes off the list. Very disappointing.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 9:45 AM. Reason : -]

12/6/2006 9:41:54 AM

^he said that was an indication that we found who we're looking for (paul johnson).

I'd like to see O'brian here after consistently fielding good teams @ BC

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 9:46 AM. Reason : .]

12/6/2006 9:45:35 AM

Well, yeah, most likely thats what it means, but really that was Glenns speculation.

I hope we arent dumb enough to cancel an interview with someone until we get a contract signed...we had 3-4 "done deals" back in April and we know how that turned out.

12/6/2006 9:49:39 AM

also, i thought the whole point of hiring the "search agency" was to prevent leaks like that.

12/6/2006 9:51:46 AM

if Dave Glenn's report is the truth, Fowler should be canned now. How the hell can you not at least sit down and hear what these other people say.

12/6/2006 9:52:32 AM

well, dont have a premium subscription, but it was implied on pack pride that there is a new name in the mix?

12/6/2006 9:58:22 AM

Quote :

"also, i thought the whole point of hiring the "search agency" was to prevent leaks like that."

It's not leaking from our end, though

12/6/2006 10:01:32 AM

well dave glenn had plenty of leaks from his "end" during the basketball search.

so whatever

12/6/2006 10:03:06 AM

Quote :

"well, dont have a premium subscription, but it was implied on pack pride that there is a new name in the mix?"

JOHN BUNTING!!!!! KING OF THE WOOOOOOOOOORLD!

I would never cheer for state again

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 10:03 AM. Reason : quote]

12/6/2006 10:03:08 AM

Mids' Johnson denies talking with N.C. State

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot06dec06,0,3990003.story?coll=bal-college-football

12/6/2006 10:05:00 AM

spicey.

12/6/2006 10:06:08 AM

^^ that just means he hasn't talked to Jed and Co. The first paragraph does say that he didn't deny talking to Neinas about the State job.

[Edited on December 6, 2006 at 10:07 AM. Reason : ]

12/6/2006 10:07:32 AM

I definetly get the feeling like something is coming soon. There has been a lot more general chatter on the boards and radio.

12/6/2006 10:07:44 AM