edsall to be fired
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Absolutely IF they make a poor hire but I expect them to hire a coach that has a "name" with recruits. If anything this is probably bad for WVU.
You missed the key to what I said, has a name WITH RECRUITS. That doesn't mean a big time coach in the way you're thinking. As for whether or not they can get a big time coach I would think they could but again my point was about recruiting.
Maryland has Under Armour money like Oregon has Nike. I'm not saying it is as much $$$ as Nike, but the money will be there to hire somebody.
Doc Holliday taking the job? That would be a decent rumor to start, lol. Might explain his lack of focus right now.
Honestly I could see that. I think most schools realize it would be much more difficult for him to succeed without the academic loopholes that he uses at Marshall but he is the type they would go after.
I just removed part of my last post and it addressed Kelly. I would not at all laugh that off. They have the money and they have already had a lot of talks with Kelly's reps.
Kelly ain't getting fired from the Eagles, at least not for a couple years. He went 20-12 his first two seasons and has full control of the team.
Something to look at is that Rutgers, Maryland, UVA, VT, Tennessee, Miami, South Carolina and perhaps even WVU could all have openings this offseason. That is 8 P5 eastern schools and would be interesting to say the least.
Something to look at is that Rutgers, Maryland, UVA, VT, Tennessee, Miami, South Carolina and perhaps even WVU could all have openings this offseason. That is 8 P5 eastern schools and would be interesting to say the least.
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Tennessee is about to be 2-5 (UGA and Bama coming up next), then they go to Kentucky where they could easily lose. Butch is all bark and no bite and TN fans are sick of it.
For WVU, if forced to predict I'd say Dana probably stays but if the team has another collapse all bets are off.
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What about PJ Fleck at Maryland? Young, but seems like the kind of personality they'd want to combine with Under Armor.
Not sure what he'd bring with him in terms of recruits (assuming there's juice behind V's earlier comment).
But Maryland also strikes me as a pretty good (and fairly logical) step up for Doc; and under the assumption he can earn a contract on the order 5 years $14-15 million, that'd be a logical place for him to bring his coaching career to a close. Of course, the fact Doc isn't terribly far from retirement age could work against him. And, he's still got to figure out how to beat Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa without all the iffy Florida kids on which he's made his reputation..
Maybe he's not at the absolute top of UMD's initial list of choices, but he might be a compelling fallback.
I don't know if Kelly gets "fired" any time soon. But folks in Philly are flabbergasted over the performance of their team after Kelly gutted it during the off-season. They're just about fed up .....
If .... and I say IF Maryland actually fires Edsall I could see Kelly being interested in the job. Here's the latest on Kelly
Ex-NFL coach: Eagles players don't like the way Chip Kelly does things
If Kelly were fired, would he get a buyout? I can't see him jumping on MD with NFL money in the bank when he know's a better job is out there.
Kelly's possible NFL failure won't diminish his college stock.
Kelly's possible NFL failure won't diminish his college stock.
Doc make $600,000 right now, I believe. Maryland would never pay him that much. If Mary land hires him, it will be a 4 yr 4.25 mil contract. Doc isn't marketable.
Kelly to Maryland?
Huh, I think he would have many more better options.
-Texas yes if Strong Bombs out. They would need a marqui hire.
-Tennessee yes better than MD and Butch Jones clichés are not producing wins. Plus the offense is supposed to be a spread offense already.
-VA can't keep Mike London forever. He really has a worse program than Al Groh ever had.
-VPI can't keep beamer forever either. They have really gone south.
-GA is growing tired of Mark Richts 10 year drought and counting of not winning the SEC. He loses the cocktail party to FL and he may be out too.
-Then there's SC with the head ball coach. 2 years ago he was finishing his 3 straight 11 win season, now it ain't good.
Btw I feel no pity for any coach that is fired that makes $2,000,000+, heck $1,000,000 annually for not winning enough. They should all still be able to pay their electric bill..
I do have sympathy for the out of work (fill in the blank with coal miner, auto worker, steel worker, etc, etc)!
Huh, I think he would have many more better options.
-Texas yes if Strong Bombs out. They would need a marqui hire.
-Tennessee yes better than MD and Butch Jones clichés are not producing wins. Plus the offense is supposed to be a spread offense already.
-VA can't keep Mike London forever. He really has a worse program than Al Groh ever had.
-VPI can't keep beamer forever either. They have really gone south.
-GA is growing tired of Mark Richts 10 year drought and counting of not winning the SEC. He loses the cocktail party to FL and he may be out too.
-Then there's SC with the head ball coach. 2 years ago he was finishing his 3 straight 11 win season, now it ain't good.
Btw I feel no pity for any coach that is fired that makes $2,000,000+, heck $1,000,000 annually for not winning enough. They should all still be able to pay their electric bill..
I do have sympathy for the out of work (fill in the blank with coal miner, auto worker, steel worker, etc, etc)!
I meant that Maryland would never pay him 3 mil a year like the poster I was quoting. Pretty bad grammar on my part. I was trying to post and work to. Bad combo.
I guess I thought Doc was making something more on the order of $1.0-1.25 million from all sources by now.
If not, then I agree with your general assessment; though, it's hard for me to imagine he'd ask.....or have to settle for.....anything less than $1.5-2.0 million/year for such a move. Which, of course, is still something approaching a full million less than they're currently paying Edsall, Still, a 5 year $8-10 million deal admittedly is a fairly far cry from the $14-15 million to which I referred initially.
As for Doc's relative marketability, you obviously have.....or at least think you have.....intimate info that I don't.