Dec
6
Willingham Will Be Back at Washington
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The University of Washington has decided against firing coach Ty Willingham, despite winning only 11 games in three years, becoming the first UW coach to have three straight losing seasons, and a 107th place finish in our rankings. Ty will be back for 2008, but this Husky will probably be on a short leash.
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Dec
6
Miles Signs Extension at LSU
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
LSU coach Les Miles signed a contract extension today that will keep him in Baton Rouge through 2012. That’s a bit of a stake in the heart for any Michigan fans who were still holding out hope…
Dec
6
Strike Three: Grobe Not Going to Arkansas
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Arkansas coaching search will go on. First they didn’t get Tommy Tuberville. Then they didn’t get Tommy Bowden. Today they found out they won’t be getting Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe.
Grobe decided he wanted to stick with Wake, and informed Wake AD Ron Wellman of his decision this morning. This […]
Dec
6
Wake Forest’s Grobe to Arkansas?
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Curious reports out of Arkansas tonight. Apparently The Razorback Foundation, the athletic department’s private fundraising arm, has approved a supplemental salary request for Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe. This doesn’t officially mean the university is hiring Grobe, but it’s a strong indication.
A news conference could be held as early as Thursday to announce […]
Dec
6
Updated Rankings
December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Rankings are updated to include the last week of the regular season. By virtue of LSU’s SEC Championship victory over Tennessee and WVU’s humiliating upset loss to Pitt, Les Miles leaps over Rich Rodriguez into the top spot. Check out where your coach landed.
Dec
5
USA Today Stole Our Idea!!!
December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
USA Today, in today’s print and online editions, has a big story about coaches’ salaries, and includes a ranking of coaches based on dollars per win. Sound familiar? We already did it. To be fair, we only published our preview. Well that’s all changed now, because I just posted our rankings […]
Dec
4
Arkansas Tries, and Fails, To Woo Tommy Bowden
December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Previously, on Razorback Coaching Search:
Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt quits and goes to Ole Miss. Arkansas goes after Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, with the Fayetteville media going so far as to announce that a deal was imminent. Tuberville signs an extension with Auburn.
On this episode:
The Razorbacks try to get Clemson coach […]
Dec
3
Karl Dorrell Fired at UCLA
December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
After an up and down season that saw his Bruins beat ranked Cal and Oregon teams, but lose to Utah and Notre Dame, UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was fired today.
Dorrell was 35-27 in his five seasons at UCLA and led the Bruins to a bowl appearance in each season. He is also credited with […]
Dec
2
UConn’s Edsall Staying Put
December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Connecticut coach Randy Edsall has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Georgia Tech job, saying he’s going to stay with UConn. Edsall had traveled to Atlanta to discuss the job with Yellow Jackets’ officials, but ultimately decided that it was better for him and his family to stay in Storrs. That’s too […]
Dec
2
Nebraska Officially Announces Pelini as Head Coach
December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It’s a weekend of mixed emotions for LSU. On one hand they beat Tennessee for the SEC title and found out Les Miles is staying, and that they get to play Ohio State for the national championship. On the other hand they officially found out their highly successful defensive coordinator is leaving.
Nebraska interim […]
