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[orangenirvana]

"I stuck to my guns in terms of doing what I thought was right...

“I wasn't going to compromise what I thought the college model should be. I wasn't going to compromise that. I was going to work within the framework of the institution."

Randy Edsall is so noble.

"Outta my way! I'm busy developing kids and working within the framework of the institution!"

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Randy Edsall is so noble.

"Outta my way! I'm busy developing kids and working within the framework of the institution!"

I still laugh at this every time, him shoving the kids out of the way as well. LOOK AT ME!!!!

HUGE D BAG

 

[OrangePA]

Now maybe we know why Bronco left - Administration telling him how to run his program.

I figured that Bronco wanted a better chance at the NC Play Offs - he wanted a P5 Conference position.

 

[TheCusian]

I figured that Bronco wanted a better chance at the NC Play Offs - he wanted a P5 Conference position.

I'm shocked that "independence" wasn't enough on its own. I've heard a lot about how it's more important that winning championships. Sweet trophy too. Wha.. No trophy?

 

[orange79]

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a=News-Notes--Quotes--Dec-16

- Randy Edsall might look at potential NFL or broadcasting jobs, but he’s owed $3 million from Maryland, so he can take his time. Reflecting on his work at Maryland in an interview with the Hartford Courant, he pointed to fixing the program's academic issues.

"We made the program better," Edsall said. "I stuck to my guns in terms of doing what I thought was right in terms of developing kids, graduating kids and having kids go out and work and play to the best of their ability. We didn't win enough games. So be it.



“But I wasn't going to compromise what I thought the college model should be in terms of graduating your kids, developing the kids and getting them ready for the real world, because less than 1 percent of them are going to the NFL. I wasn't going to compromise that. I was going to work within the framework of the institution."

Maybe it's just the cynic in me, but what a bunch of self-serving excrement. "Regardless of what it meant for me, I wanted the best for the kids. Well, except the the UConn kids. They didn't deserve me, or a face-to-face kiss off."

 

[Scooch]

Maybe it's just the cynic in me, but what a bunch of self-serving excrement. "Regardless of what it meant for me, I wanted the best for the kids. Well, except the the UConn kids. They didn't deserve me, or a face-to-face kiss off."

All college coaches are utterly FOS when it comes to that stuff. There isn't one who wouldn't trade a few arrests for an 11 win season.

 

[Toga]

I would believe what Edsall said if he didn't take a bit of a dump on UConn. That said, maybe he changed and was ready to be what a complete college coach should be.

Oh he's complete alright.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[texascpa]

Good for him and Navy. I know his religion is big with him, but Ken and Navy are synonymous.

 

[SUMBA]

Good for him and Navy. I know his religion is big with him, but Ken and Navy are synonymous.

Not to mention Navy pays more. Glad he is staying at Navy, Go Middies!

 

[Millhouse]

I still laugh at this every time, him shoving the kids out of the way as well. LOOK AT ME!!!!

HUGE D BAG

and those players don't want anything to do with him

 

[Millhouse]

I still laugh at this every time, him shoving the kids out of the way as well. LOOK AT ME!!!!

HUGE D BAG

i like looping it over and over. not quite seamless

 

[Moontan]

i like looping it over and over. not quite seamless

He could be auditioning for some version of Peter Pan.

 

[orangenirvana]

i like looping it over and over. not quite seamless

This would make a good vine. I'm wondering what the best song for this loop would be. Yakkity Sax? Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy?

Put it in slo-mo and use Dancing Queen or Elton's Tiny Dancer?

 

[Moontan]

This would make a good vine. I'm wondering what the best song for this loop would be. Yakkity Sax? Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy?

Put it in slo-mo and use Dancing Queen or Elton's Tiny Dancer?

I'd opt for the latter two.

 

[Millhouse]

This would make a good vine. I'm wondering what the best song for this loop would be. Yakkity Sax? Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy?

Put it in slo-mo and use Dancing Queen or Elton's Tiny Dancer?

ratt 'n roll

round and round

 

[orangenirvana]

i like looping it over and over. not quite seamless

If I only knew how to photoshop an animated gif...

 

[Moontan]

round and round

That works...

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[JHarris44]

Via FootballScoop (apologies if posted above; i cant see the image post via CuseLegacy for some reason)

Southern Illinois (FCS): In addition to the three we reported yesterday (Matt Limegrover, Shawn Watson and Nick Hill), sources tell FootballScoop that DeAndre Smith (former Syracuse running backs coach) is also a finalist for the position. A decision, we’re told, is imminent.

Hope he gets it...RB was not a position of concern. Seems to be a good recruiter and ought to have ties to that area.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Via FootballScoop (apologies if posted above; i cant see the image post via CuseLegacy for some reason)

Southern Illinois (FCS): In addition to the three we reported yesterday (Matt Limegrover, Shawn Watson and Nick Hill), sources tell FootballScoop that DeAndre Smith (former Syracuse running backs coach) is also a finalist for the position. A decision, we’re told, is imminent.

Hope he gets it...RB was not a position of concern. Seems to be a good recruiter and ought to have ties to that area.

Good for him.

 

[rrlbees]

Via FootballScoop (apologies if posted above; i cant see the image post via CuseLegacy for some reason) Southern Illinois (FCS): In addition to the three we reported yesterday (Matt Limegrover, Shawn Watson and Nick Hill), sources tell FootballScoop that DeAndre Smith (former Syracuse running backs coach) is also a finalist for the position. A decision, we’re told, is imminent. Hope he gets it...RB was not a position of concern. Seems to be a good recruiter and ought to have ties to that area.

Smith was one of our 2-3 best coaches. Was hoping he'd stick.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Search for head football coach narrowed to four finalists

23[URL='http://dailyegyptian.com/sports/article_e31952be-a5ec-11e5-b01c-372f0c6bee91.html']Search for head football coach narrowed to four finalists Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka | Daily Egyptian Daily Egyptian [/URL]
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SIU is one step closer to having a permanent head football coach.

This week the search committee interviewed SIU interim head coach Nick Hill, former University of Minnesota offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover, former Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Shawn Watson and Syracuse running backs coach DeAndre Smith.


Jonathon Howard, a first-year law student from Provo, Utah, said the committee interviewed the candidates on campus Sunday through Wednesday. Howard, the only student representative on the committee, said the committee generally liked Limegrover, who was fired Nov. 29 by Gophers football coach Tracy Claeys. Claeys took over the Minnesota program after Jerry Kill's unexpected retirement.

Howard, who said the interviews were about two hours each, does not know which candidate Athletic Director Tommy Bell will pick. He said Bell previously told the committee a press conference to announce the finalist would be held Friday, however, Bell [URL='https://soundcloud.com/mikereis-siu/saluki-radio-cornering-the-ad-12-18-15?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter']told Mike Reis during the Saluki basketball pre-game show that he has chosen the finalist and the announcement will be made early next week. Bell also told Reis that about 40 people expressed interested in the position. [/URL]
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The search committee consists of former interim Athletic Director Harold Bardo, Faculty Athletic Representative Julie Partridge, former Saluki football player Joel Sambursky, former Saluki head coach Jerry Kill, and former SIU foundation president and Saluki Athletics donor Greg Cook.

Originally, there was no student representation on the committee, Howard said. Brandon Woudenberg, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, said he reached out to Bell with the help of interim Chancellor Brad Colwell in order to add a student to the committee.

Nick Hill

Hill, who Howard described as the "local favorite," was a Saluki quarterback from 2004-07 and returned in 2014 as quarterbacks coach. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator before this season, while retaining duties of quarterback coach. The offense averaged 498.1yards per game this season and led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense and scoring offense.

Howard said the committee raised concerns about Hill's age, considering he "doesn't have many years behind him." Following the removal of Dale Lennon on Nov. 30, Bell named Hill interim head coach on Dec. 1.

Hill, a native of DuQuoin, is a 2007graduate of SIU.

Before returning to SIU, Hill coached Carbondale Community High School's football team in 2013, played in the Arena Football League and signed contracts with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.

Hill, who played for Kill, set the single season passing yard, completion percentage and passing touchdown records in 2007 with 3,175, 71.5 percent and 28, respectively.

Matt Limegrover

Limegrover, a Pittsburgh native, is a graduate of the University of Chicago and holds a masters degree from Northwestern, where he was a graduate assistant coach.

Limegrover, who has served as Minnesota's offensive coordinator for the previous three seasons,started with Kill as an offensive line coach at Emporia State in Kansas in 1999.

After Kill became SIU's head coach in 2001, Limegrover took over SIU's offensive play calling duties. He coached five FCS All-Americans at SIU and set school records for yards, points per game and touchdowns in 2004.

When Kill moved to NIU, Limegrover continued to run SIU's offense, which ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing yards in 2010.

Shawn Watson

Watson, a Carbondale native, began coaching at SIU in 1982 as a graduate assistant.

His longest tenure was from 1999-2005 as quarterback coach and offensive coordinator at Colorado.

He served from 1994-96 as SIU's head coach, with an overall record of 11-22.

In the past 35 years Watson has coached in the Big 12, Big Ten and the Big East conferences. His most recent position as Texas' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach ended this season when the Longhorns chose not to renew his contract.

DeAndre Smith


Smith, a St. Louis native, has 16 years of coaching experience. He attended Southwest Missouri State, where he was a four-year quarterback and a 1990 Offensive Player of the Year for Division I-AA.

He started coaching at Syracuse in 2013. Before Syracuse, Smith served as the running backs coach at the University of New Mexico in 2012, the University of Illinois from 2010-11 and the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2009.

He coached at the University of New Mexico in 2008, the University of Miami Ohio from 2005-07 and Northern Illinois University from 2001-04. Smith began his coaching career at Indiana State University as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1999 to 2000.

Howard said Smith is his favorite candidate. He said if Smith were head coach and Hill were his assistant coach, the two could create a "powerful, energetic young team."

Evan Jones and Kayli Plotner contributed reporting.
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[orangepassion]

Don Brown to Michigan-good hire.

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

 

[sutomcat]

Don Brown to Michigan-good hire. http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

Agreed. Huge loss for BC. He did a great job there...