Cutcliffe won at Ole Miss as a head coach.

The offensive credentials he has are as good as anyone's.

1/13/2010 9:40:20 PM

with Eli Manning

1/13/2010 9:42:24 PM

And? He had Peyton at UT....over half the battle is getting good players.

He beat us at Duke turning Thad Lewis into arguably the ACC's best QB, he would be fine.

1/13/2010 9:44:08 PM

I'm just saying, Amato sure as hell looked good, when he had Philip Rivers

mentioning Peyton supports my point

1/13/2010 9:44:50 PM

Stoops to Tennessee!!

one can dream...

1/13/2010 9:45:26 PM

Cutcliffe has a rep with QBs like our staff does with OL. Eli went to Ole Miss because of him

[Edited on January 13, 2010 at 9:50 PM. Reason : \/ i bet it helped but i've read the family liked what he did with Peyton. could be wrong]

1/13/2010 9:48:35 PM

Sure it didn't have anything to do with Eli's dad playing football at Ole Miss?

1/13/2010 9:49:00 PM

Eli went there 1st because of his Dad, 2nd not to try to fill Peyton's shoes, 3rd because he saw what Cutcliffe did with Peyton

STOOPS!

1/13/2010 9:50:32 PM

Fwiw. It was discussed on Dave Glenns show yesterday about Skip taking the USF job.

1/14/2010 8:10:17 AM

HE GONE



[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 12:48 PM. Reason : BYE]

1/14/2010 12:35:46 PM

^ Well, i am suprised he left for usf. damn it, the pirates might actually beat us next year now with a new coach.

1/14/2010 1:25:45 PM

yea USF was such a huge step up...... sarcasm

1/14/2010 1:26:23 PM

come on

it's definitely a step up

a chance at a BCS game every year > the Liberty Bowl

1/14/2010 1:29:23 PM

Tampa strip clubs >>>>>>> greenville strip clubs

greenville crime >>> tampa crime

easy decision

1/14/2010 1:32:38 PM

I wonder if he will ask the place kicker to transfer to USF?

1/14/2010 1:32:41 PM

Chow will not join staff at USC

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/news/story?id=4825852

1/14/2010 1:41:27 PM

They should go after Stockstill (MTSU). I could see him or Al Golden (the Holland/UVA connection), with Kirby Smart, Frank Solich, Terry Bowden, and Mike Leach as less likely names that could come up.

1/14/2010 1:44:37 PM

please skip, get them to change their helmets

they hurt my eyes

1/14/2010 1:53:01 PM

did butch get a raise yet?

1/14/2010 2:07:42 PM

lol at the fools that think ECU will get a better coach than Skip Holtz.

1/14/2010 2:12:10 PM

USF is NOT a huge step up. give me a break.

he'll likely get more talent, and im sure he'll succeed there, but raw dealfor ECU.

here's who i think ECU should hire...

TOMMY BOWDEN.

or

BOBBY BOWDEN.

tell bobby he can coach as long as he wants hahahaha

1/14/2010 2:18:43 PM

the key being that it is a step up

one Orange Bowl appearance for him and it's off to a bigger, better job

1/14/2010 2:20:38 PM

watch the Big East finally admit ECU to the conference...

that'd be hysterical. only thing holding them back is a basketball program. everything else, they can compete in and would be a perfect fit. they'd compete in football year in/out, and dominate faces in baseball.

1/14/2010 2:22:50 PM

Mike Leach likes pirates, let's just go ahead and start tracking private planes landing in Greenville.

1/14/2010 2:22:54 PM

damn you for remembering that before I did

it'll be a

1/14/2010 2:23:51 PM

Maybe ECU will have some offense now. They relied on their defense to win the last few years & with the def. coordinator gone next year could have been rough for skips stock.

I understand the move, but it dosen't change my mind that USF is a shit program.

ECU will find another good coach. Terry Holland is a far better AD than our AD is & I mean Far Better. They are lucky to have him. I fucking despise our AD.

[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM. Reason : m]

1/14/2010 2:24:11 PM

they are not even close to being a shit program

they've had just as much success this past decade that we've had

[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 2:30 PM. Reason : do you even know what you're talking about?]

1/14/2010 2:27:17 PM

USF is in a great recruiting area, plays in an NFL stadium, is in a BCS conference, and has broken into the top ten a few times. i don't see how it isn't a significant upgrade over ECU.

1/14/2010 2:27:50 PM

I'm not saying this isn't an upgrade from ecu. Unless they ever get in the BCS they will never hang onto a coach for too long.

I'm saying there are better programs out there to take over. just my biased opinion & I'm not bitter about them beating our ass before.

1/14/2010 2:30:53 PM

i was wrong in this thread

now i must leave sports talk forever

1/14/2010 2:31:08 PM

Dude's like 45, he couldn't wait around forever for the perfect job to open up

Step up incrementally



That said, I'm not sure he's a good enough coach to succeed at the highest level

It remains to be seen

1/14/2010 2:32:40 PM

well...now this shit comes out:

http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/fayetteville_observer_deal_not_done_but_moving_in_that_direction_for_holtz_/96439/

1/14/2010 2:35:17 PM

of course he/they won't say anything publicly until he talks to the team

have you never followed coaching searches before?

1/14/2010 2:43:38 PM

your obovously a usf fan troll

[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 2:48 PM. Reason : k]

1/14/2010 2:46:43 PM

http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011410aaa.html

1/14/2010 2:48:11 PM

Quote :

"I could give a shit about Carolina right now"

Quote :

"I'm not going to be the Alabama coach"

Quote :

"I see myself finishing out my career here in Louisville"

Don't believe a word these motherfuckers say

1/14/2010 2:49:14 PM

^

1/14/2010 2:49:45 PM

Quote :

"USF is in a great recruiting area, plays in an NFL stadium, is in a BCS conference, and has broken into the top ten a few times. i don't see how it isn't a significant upgrade over ECU."

Yeah I don't understand how there's even a discussion. This was a no-brainer to me.

1/14/2010 2:59:18 PM

Hmmm....Tampa, Florida or some town that 95% of the nation doesn't know the location of. Hmmm

1/14/2010 3:22:09 PM

not just any town, either

a complete shithole of a town

1/14/2010 3:24:53 PM

Hey now, Greenville is not that bad

At least half of you hail from shittier places

1/14/2010 3:38:32 PM

Skip no longer be a Pirate:



http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/81210177.html

1/14/2010 3:50:17 PM

He gets to work with Daniels for 2-3 years there, that had to be part of the draw

1/14/2010 3:56:40 PM

Quote :

"Hey now, Greenville is not that bad"

Compared to what? It's easiest one of the shittiest places in the state, behind only Fayetteville and maybe Jacksonville.

1/14/2010 4:10:11 PM

and Greensboro and Rocky Mount and Apex and Fuquay-Varina and most of the little bumfuck towns inbetween

1/14/2010 4:19:00 PM

Cutcliffe to da Vols Duke sinks back down to the bottom of the ACC

http://www.digtriad.com/sports/article.aspx?storyid=135820&catid=13

[Edited on January 14, 2010 at 5:00 PM. Reason : link ]

1/14/2010 4:49:10 PM

Great news as a Vol and Wolfpack fan!

I love it....UT is his dream job and Duke can go back to sucking.

1/14/2010 5:06:02 PM

Boo, I was hoping he'd stay at Duke and make them decent. It blows that the Coastal division gets a free win every year.

1/14/2010 5:50:40 PM

The update at 5:17 said that sources at Tenn say he hadn't taken the job yet.

Granted, he might have taken it by now anyway.

But that one's mildly up in the air. I guess it's up to Duke to entice him to stay.

1/14/2010 6:54:05 PM

Entice him? It's fucking Duke!




vs.




It's a no-brainer.

1/14/2010 7:08:29 PM