East Carolina officials will announce later this afternoon that Skip Holtz has declined interest in the Syracuse University head coaching position."
Nate Summers, Greenville Daily Reflector. Just in case you were holding out for official word. It's not "official official" but it's better than the ECU message board.
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Sean Keeley
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Wishful thinking??
Here’s a hope….and this is likely a far-fetched hope….
So I read this: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3762688
and I think, you know, maybe MAYBE because Syracuse hasn’t named its head coach yet that could mean a few things:
(1) Maybe the reason ECU is putting all this press out about Skip H is because ultimately Gross disclosed to him that he was going in another direction (ie wasn’t going to offer him the job) – so as a way to save face, ECU and Holtz hold a presser (aka “DOCTOR Gross special”) to say this publicly.
(2) I look at that article above, and it seems like for whatever reason Auburn doesn’t seem completely convinced by Gill, so maybe they have internal reservations that Gill has given them indications that he is leaning towards the ’Cuse.
So I guess what I’m saying is that it seems like the DOCTOR has something up his sleeve. My guess would be its either Gill or…….the big fish that no one is talking about: Tommy T. I know that the latter scenario is def. far-fetched but MUCH stranger things have happened.
And, you know, it is a little TOO quiet out there…. something serious has gotta be going on behind the scenes. Didn’t someone (Donnie?) say that we’d likely have a decision by the end of the week?
I keep saying this...
Dr. Gross is a micro manager.
Someone who wants full power over the program (thing that any real HC would want) isn’t going to cut it with him.
I hope to be wrong, but the person taking this job is going to be either a HC from small time program (Al Golden) or an assistant HC who has never had full power (Doug Marrone).
AEM
"If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot." - Dean Smith
Jim Brown
Cut the middle man, Hire Jim Brown!
by The Dome Ranger on Dec 11, 2008 3:09 PM EST reply actions
T. T.
Can anyone tell me which free agent big name big time college football coach was also at the hall of fame sports dinner????With any luck maybe, just maybe the good Dr. has got something good going here.
A commentor on the Daily Reflector website
claims that “word from up north is that skip holtz wanted a 7 year contract and syracuse offered 5.” Obviously there is no proof of that given, but I’m wondering if anyone here has heard something similar?
As for the possibility of a clandestine TT appointment, I love the thought, but just can’t believe it would happen.
Disgusted...
A feeling something is up? I have a feeling that Dr. Gross is going to screw this up big time. We will end up up with Harvard’s head coach and a few years after be in Division 2.
Cuse Athletes for Turner GILL
Dr. Daryll Gross
What bothers me most, more than the grandstanding, more than the throwing his head in every picture or celebration, is the manner in which he crosses his legs.
by The Dome Ranger on Dec 11, 2008 3:52 PM EST reply actions
Jerry Glanville
We should get him out of Portland State and into the Dome…..The Man in Orange awaits!
Danny
TheSportHump.com
Very New Zealander....
or Flight of The Conchordish
by TheSportHump on Dec 11, 2008 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
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