Nov
26
Colorado State’s Lubick to Retire
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Colorado State football coach Sonny Lubick is negotiating his retirement with school officials. Lubick is looking to stay with the team in some capacity within the athletic department.
This kind of comes out of left field. Lubick is well-liked and almost universally respected. Nobody’s been calling for his head, and there haven’t been […]
Nov
26
NIU’s Novak Retires
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Former MAC Coach of the Year Joe Novak retired from Northern Illinois today after 16 years with the program. In his 12 years as head coach Novak turned the program from perennial loser to only semi-perennial loser.
In his first couple of years with the Huskies Novak lost 23 consecutive games. Then […]
Nov
26
Nutt Cracks at Arkansas
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Houston Nutt has turned down a $2.4 million offer to remain head football coach at Arkansas and resigned today. University Chancellor John A. White made sure to point out that “Houston’s decision to resign was neither forced, or encouraged, or requested.”
Speculation is that Nutt is a leading candidate for the newly open Georgia Tech […]
Nov
26
Georgia Tech Fires Gailey
November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
In a move that just goes to show you better win your rivalry games, Georgia Tech fired coach Chan Gailey after six season, and six losses to the Georgia Bulldogs. Athletic director Dan Radakovich basically called Gailey boring when he said “As far as Xs and Os, Chan is a very good coach. But […]
Nov
26
Bower Done at Southern Miss
November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
Southern Mississippi coach Jeff Bower resigned today after 17 seasons with the Golden Eagles. Bower’s resignation comes after his 14th consecutive winning season with Southern Miss, though one where they fell short of their goal of a CUSA title. The team has been invited to the Papajohns.com Bowl, their 10th bowl invitation in […]
Nov
26
Roof Sacked at Duke
November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ted Roof finally found out that he’s not Steve Spurrier. Unlike the Old Ball Coach Roof wasn’t able to turn the Blue Devils into a program to reckon with, going 6-45 in his tenure with the team. Ouch.
Included in that 6-45 record are 25 consecutive ACC losses, a 22 game overall losing streak, […]
Nov
25
The Rankings Are Out!
November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Go directly to the rankings page. Because the very first edition of the Coaching Mojo Rankings are out. Find out whether your coach ranks amongst the elite in college football or would be better off coaching Pop Warner. What are you waiting […]
Nov
25
Forgotten Miles: Ferentz to Michigan?
November 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Even though there’s rampant speculation that Les Miles will be the coach to replace Lloyd Carr at Michigan, Brian at MGoBlue is reporting that the Wolverines have offered the job to Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz. You may remember Brian as the guy that broke the Lloyd Carr retirement story.
If this turns out to be true […]
Nov
24
Ole Miss Cans Orgeron
November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Apparently going winless in the SEC is a bad thing. Ole Miss fired coach Ed Orgeron today, hot on the heels of blowing a lead and losing to their arch-rival Mississippi State in yesterday’s Egg Bowl. Orgeron “led” the Rebels to a 3-9 record this year, but crushingly went 0-8 in the SEC. […]
Nov
24
It’s Official: Callahan Fired at Nebraska
November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Nebraska interim athletic director Tom Osbourne finally pulled the trigger and fired coach Bill Callahan, the day after the Huskers blew a lead and lost 65-51 to Colorado. The loss sunk Nebraska’s record to 5-7 and assured that they won’t get a bowl invitation.
This move came as a surprise to nobody. […]
