word out of michigan is that they are talking to steve mariucci


wtf

[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 5:20 PM. Reason : .]

12/13/2007 5:20:19 PM

then again it may not be a bad fit

12/13/2007 5:29:42 PM

i could see mooch being a pretty good college coach. would the WC offense work in the big eleven?

12/13/2007 5:48:42 PM

michigan and osu are the only 2 teams with the talent to run it effectively, so possibly

12/13/2007 5:55:58 PM

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=318514

Cutcliffe offered Duke job

12/14/2007 7:57:28 AM

lol. poor gaybee. Tennessee is going to tank more than usual now.

12/14/2007 9:08:34 AM

i don't know why anyone would take that job, to be frank.

not that it's not possible to succeed, but it's going to be the hardest place in the country to really get going.

12/14/2007 9:11:34 AM

na, they will be fine... Borges wants the job and he would do fine... if anything it will be good to get someone less conservative in and Cut deserves another chance, he got a raw deal at Ole Miss and I would be really interested in seeing what he could do at Duke. Hes a nice guy and has a great track record of developing QBs.


Biggest impact will be potentially losing ground on Terrelle Pryor (#1 QB recruit). Everyone had him going to Ohio State but Tennessee has made a shitload of ground up but I think that would all go out the window if Cutcliffe leaves

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 9:16 AM. Reason : d]

12/14/2007 9:12:10 AM

Quote :

"Georgia Fans Deliriously Happy that Cutcliffe is Leaving Vols for Duke David Cutcliffe to Duke is good news for the Blue Devils and bad news for the Vols. Cutcliffe's arrival coincided with a resurgence in the Vols' formerly stagnant offense. As quarterback coach, he turned the mercurial Erik Ainge into a steady performer and notched his NFL draft hopes up from 'hopeless' to 1st or 2nd round. So why is it also good news for Georgia fans? Georgia Sports Blog explains: Phil Fulmer's record vs. Georgia when he doesn't have David Cutcliffe on staff is 2-5. However, Fulmer and Cutcliffe together have produced a staggering record of 9-0 against the Dawgs. If he should accept the position at Duke, no one will be happier than [defensive coordinator] Willie Martinez. Hell, Willie could've provided a reference for the guy. Losing to Tennessee this past season likely cost the Dawgs their shot at an SEC title, not to mention a national championship berth. So, uh... congrats, Georgia. And Duke."

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason : j]

12/14/2007 12:54:33 PM

http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/12495046.html

Cutcliffe Expected to Become Duke Head Coach

(WVLT) -- GoVolsXtra, WVLT Sports Overtime's media partner is reporting that sources on UT campus say Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe has been offered the duke head coaching job and that he is expected to accept the position.

There is no indication yet whether Cutcliffe would remain with the team through the Jan. 1 Outback Bowl.

Cutcliffe's current tenure as the Vols' offensive coordinator has been two years; however, he coached 17 seasons at UT in the 1980's and 90's. In between his two stints in Knoxville, Cutcliffe served as head coach for the only time in his career, guiding Ole Miss to a 44-29 record over a span of six seasons before being fired in 2004.

12/14/2007 12:54:43 PM

Uh oh, just read that Rich Rodriguez is talking to Michigan

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22263565/

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 3:49 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2007 3:48:49 PM

next michigan will try to buy wvu's burning couches

12/14/2007 9:50:51 PM

almost official: Cutcliffe to Duke

http://www.wral.com/sports/story/2173449/

Quote :

"Duke has hired David Cutcliffe to be its next football coach and will have a 5 p.m. news conference Saturday to announce its decision, WRAL has confirmed. Cutcliffe, the former head coach at Mississippi, has been the offensive coordinator at Tennessee. The Duke search committee met Friday evening to confirm the decision. Duke later sent out a statement later saying the news conference would be Saturday at 5 p.m. but did not announce the coach. WRAL, however, has confirmed the hire with multiple sources and also has obtained a copy of a separate email sent to Duke football supporters acknowledging Cutcliffe is the hire. Several outlets reported earlier Friday that the deal was done. But Alleva, reached Friday at 3:30 p.m., told WRAL's Jeff Gravley: "How can we have a coach when we haven't even made an offer?" "My hope – my hope – is we have an offer in place tomorrow [Saturday], and Sunday we have a coach," Alleva said. That formal offer came, and was accepted, after the search committee met. Cutcliffe, 53, rocketed to the top of Duke's list after his interview on Wednesday. He is known as an excellent offensive coach and has drawn praise at Tennessee for his leadership abilities, something that will be critical for the next Duke coach. Cutcliffe was 44-29 at Ole Miss, with quarterback Eli Manning as his star player. Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer had high praise for Cutcliffe. “David is an outstanding football coach and outstanding man,” Fulmer said. “He’s got great character and integrity. His experience as a quarterback coach and coordinator is very proven. And also his experience and results at Ole Miss were very productive." Fulmer said he would "appreciate it" if Cutcliffe coaches Tennessee in the Outback Bowl against Wisconsin even if he is named the Duke coach. Tennessee receiver Josh Briscoe called Cutcliffe "a demanding coach" who expects to score 30 points every game. “When you don’t do that, he lets us know he’s going to fix whatever problem that we have,” Briscoe said. “He lets us know that we didn’t go out and execute and the reasons why we didn’t.” Briscoe called Cutcliffe “a very emotional guy” and said, “Whether it's a practice or just a walk-through, he’ll let you know exactly how he feels and what he expects.”"

[Edited on December 15, 2007 at 12:10 AM. Reason : ]

12/15/2007 12:09:17 AM

fuck the mountainqueers

12/15/2007 12:23:22 AM

Quote :

"Uh oh, just read that Rich Rodriguez is talking to Michigan"

I'd hate to see an offseason pass without him talking to somebody. Time for WVU fans to start digging under couch cushions again.

12/15/2007 1:15:34 AM

Quote :

"Duke will pay new football coach David Cutcliffe an annual salary expected to average $1.5 million, WRAL has confirmed."

12/15/2007 5:33:52 PM

^ ??

12/15/2007 5:45:12 PM

^thats a lot more than what they were paying Roof, and that is more than a lot of schools that are a lot more successful than Duke pay their coaches . . . he's going to have to do a lot better than Roof or Franks.

12/15/2007 5:49:26 PM

I assume that includes endorsements, tv/radio etc.

12/15/2007 5:55:03 PM

so Butch Davis is at UNC and Dave Cutcliffe is at Duke ... I'm glad we have O'Brien ... *sigh*

12/15/2007 6:25:25 PM

^ hahaha, hey, Cut wanted the State job, just didnt get offered

12/15/2007 6:31:25 PM

^^ I'd take TOB over either of those two coaches any day of the week.

12/15/2007 6:35:10 PM

not I

12/15/2007 6:39:44 PM

^^ 'cause O'Brien has proved he can build a powerhouse football team like Cutcliffe and Davis ...

12/15/2007 8:10:49 PM

Cutcliffe at Ole Miss: 44–29 (60% wins)

Davis at UM and one year at UNC: 55-28 (66% wins) (we'll leave out his pitiful excuse for an NFL career with 42% winning percentage)

TOB at BC and one year at NCSU: 80-52 (61% wins)

"powerhouses" my ass.

12/15/2007 8:26:12 PM

SEC success > Big East/ACC success

12/15/2007 9:44:07 PM

i still wouldn't call Ole Miss a "powerhouse"

12/15/2007 10:09:16 PM

I wouldnt either, but he did get a raw deal there, he had them going in the right direction

12/15/2007 10:15:30 PM

Quote :

"He said Duke called last Tuesday to offer him an interview, and he was so enthusiastic he drove nearly all night from Knoxville to Durham, arriving at his hotel room at 2:30 a.m., sneaking into Wallace Wade Stadium the next morning and walking the campus before meeting with Alleva. "I was looking for a sign, am I in the right place doing the right thing?" Cutcliffe said. "I didn't find a penny, I didn't find a nickel, something to tell me I'm in the right place. I didn't find any trash. I was at a place that just spelled pride. The buildings, the ground, you felt like you were on hallowed grounds.""

12/16/2007 2:10:08 AM

wait, so we have the lowest paid coach in the triangle?

I suppose that if TOB has a banner year we are going to have to anty up, and do it before Butch Davis blackmails UNC out of another raise.

12/16/2007 10:47:40 AM

Rodriguez to Michigan. After talking to almost every team that with a coaching vacancy the past 2-3 years someone finally gets him away from WVU.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3157227

12/16/2007 2:38:12 PM

oh my


will be be able to run his offense with all those Slavs and Polacks up there?

[Edited on December 16, 2007 at 2:43 PM. Reason : d]

12/16/2007 2:42:44 PM

Butch Davis to West Virginia??

12/16/2007 2:46:00 PM

that's low. you have your alma mater one win away from playing for the MNC and you leave for michigan?

wvu must be a worse place than i thought.

12/16/2007 2:46:34 PM

holy shit

[Edited on December 16, 2007 at 2:52 PM. Reason : ^^^ it will be the world's slowest spread option]

12/16/2007 2:49:31 PM

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?S=159#s=159&f=2508

hmm...the mountainqueer scout boards aren't as interesting as I thought they'd be.

12/16/2007 3:22:41 PM

rivals is....

12/16/2007 3:24:43 PM

whoo Go Blue!

12/16/2007 3:26:14 PM

12/16/2007 3:29:13 PM

haha they picked the right one to put the w on

12/16/2007 3:32:02 PM

V is

12/16/2007 3:42:29 PM

I think I like U better

12/16/2007 3:45:07 PM

GO BLUE!

12/16/2007 4:05:25 PM

Richer Rodriguez


lol i knew hed earn his moniker sooner or later

12/16/2007 4:36:19 PM

Quote :

"As quarterback coach, he turned the mercurial Erik Ainge into a steady performer and notched his NFL draft hopes up from 'hopeless' to 1st or 2nd round. "

No way that piece of shit goes in the 1st round.

12/16/2007 4:45:05 PM

I SURE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IHATESPIDA'S THOUGHTS ON THIS

12/16/2007 4:46:19 PM

spida can suck a dick with his capital letters and coach-less football team

GO BLUE

12/16/2007 5:06:37 PM

^^^ I actually think Ainge will be a better pro QB than college, nothing amazing but could be on the Trent Green level. I could see late in the second with a LOT of teams needing a QB or backup QB

12/16/2007 6:09:33 PM

And the carousel continues to turn.

School - Coach - Reason - Replaced by
Southern Miss - Jeff Bower - resigned (didn't see that coming) - Larry Fedora
Nebraska - Bill Callahan - fired - Bo Pelini (former LSU and Nebraska D-coordinator)
Duke - Ted Roof - fired - David Cutcliffe
Navy - Paul Johnson - hired at Georgia Tech - Ken Niumatalolo (promoted from assistant head and offensive line coach)
Georgia Tech - Chan Gailey - fired - Paul Johnson
Baylor - Guy Morriss - fired - Art Briles
Houston - Art Briles - hired at Baylor - Kevin Sumlin
Colorado State - Sonny Lubick - fired - Steven Fairchild
Michigan - Lloyd Carr - retired (forced?) - Rich Rodriguez
Northern Illinois - Joe Novak - retired after an exceptional 12 seasons at NIU - Jerry Kill
SMU - Phil Bennett - fired - Open
Washington State - Bill Doba - resigned, probably forced - Paul Wulff
Arkansas - Houston Nutt - resigned due to crazy Arkansas fans and took over Ole Miss - Bobby Petrino
Ole Miss - Ed Orgeron - fired - Houston Nutt
Texas A&M - Dennis Franchione - fired - Mike Sherman
UCLA - Karl Dorrell - fired - Open
West Virginia - Rich Rodriguez - resigned to take the Michigan job - Open

12/16/2007 9:42:09 PM

So a few months after Michigan stole Beilein from WVU they get Rich Rod.

Has a school ever lost both sports coaches in the same year to the same school?

12/17/2007 12:42:14 AM