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1 hour ago, SDG said:

In a perfect world Herm would get replaced by Urban then replace Sum at UA.   

 

5 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

I can see Tom Herman's  future when I see Kevin Sumlin's team tonight.

Great, non Mensa, minds.  

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Stumblin may gone after tonight's game...

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-an-update-on-kevin-sumlin-arizona/ 

Sources: An update on Kevin Sumlin & Arizona

By John Brice -  December 11, 2020

Where have the halcyon days of the … Rich Rodriguez era gone at Arizona?

It wasn’t too long ago that the Wildcats, a somewhat quiet, on-again, off-again power program in the Pac-12 Conference, went to five bowls in six seasons under Rodriguez, including a Pac-12 South title and a berth in the New Year’s Six Fiesta Bowl.

Rodriguez, however, followed up a 3-9 2016 campaign with a 7-6 ledger a year later, and coupled with other issues in the athletics department, was dismissed in Tucson, Arizona.   Kevin Sumlin slid into the job after a disappointing close to his time at Texas A&M, and now Sumlin has yet to post a winning record or postseason appearance in three challenging years atop the Arizona program. The Wildcats had mustered just a 9-19 mark in Sumlin’s three years going into Friday night’s contest at home against rival Arizona State, which only has played two games thus far in the abbreviated season that has been delayed by COVID-19 but turned in a strong start previously under coach Herm Edwards.

Sumlin, who’s earned an average salary just below $3 million at Arizona would be owed a buyout of around $5 million should Arizona make a change.

Again, however, the Arizona job has some incredibly positive elements. There’s a strong tradition of success and Rodriguez showed an ability to find success in the modern, expanded PAC-12.  The job also has paid consistently in the top half of the PAC-12, there’s good in-state talent and the obviously ability to recruit nearby California, as well as West Texas.

Look for Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian to be perhaps the top candidate for the position. Sarkisian has head coaching experience already at a pair of PAC-12 powers, Southern Cal and Washington, and presently is the engineer of perhaps college football’s most explosive offense for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. He’s turned down other jobs just a year ago, after being closely linked to both Colorado and Mississippi State, but everyone from Nick Saban to Lane Kiffin is championing Sarkisian as ready for his next head coaching opportunity.

Former Colorado, UCLA and Washington coach Rick Neuheisel is another name worth monitoring at Arizona. Sources with direct knowledge tell FootballScoop.com that Neuheisel is interested in making one more run at success with a major-college program.

USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, San Jose State coach Brent Brennan, UCF coach Josh Heupel, who’s maintained strong success despite key injuries and opt-outs this season for the Knights program and continues to engineer an exciting, tantalizing offense, and Oregon defensive coordinator Andy Avalos are names to watch, per industry sources, college football coaches and current PAC-12 staffers. Ryan Nielsen, a Southern Cal graduate with Power-5 experience at North Carolina State and presently in charge of the New Orleans Saints’ defensive line, is another name to watch in the mix in Tucson. Nielsen’s considered an excellent developer of talent and understands recruiting and program development.

There will be other candidates with interest in the job. It’s just too attractive a proposition for many coaches to ignore.

Finality of a decision is expected within 24 hours. 

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haha Sark and Rumlin could swap places.....one is sobered up and reformed and the other needs help

I hope they hire Ricky N though.......with Sark or Ricky N boy the PAC 12 loves their inbred retreads more than the SEC SEC SEC does

they need to top off that list with a little Ty Willingham

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3 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

Oh but I don't see him following Sumlin at Arizona. I see him going 0-11 with his next team. That is what I was talking about.

I agree.  I was being sensational.   Tom, like Sumlin, caught fire at UH, got bigger jobs then shit the bed and got fired.   

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29 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Stumblin may gone after tonight's game...

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-an-update-on-kevin-sumlin-arizona/ 

Sources: An update on Kevin Sumlin & Arizona

By John Brice -  December 11, 2020

Where have the halcyon days of the … Rich Rodriguez era gone at Arizona?

It wasn’t too long ago that the Wildcats, a somewhat quiet, on-again, off-again power program in the Pac-12 Conference, went to five bowls in six seasons under Rodriguez, including a Pac-12 South title and a berth in the New Year’s Six Fiesta Bowl.

Rodriguez, however, followed up a 3-9 2016 campaign with a 7-6 ledger a year later, and coupled with other issues in the athletics department, was dismissed in Tucson, Arizona.   Kevin Sumlin slid into the job after a disappointing close to his time at Texas A&M, and now Sumlin has yet to post a winning record or postseason appearance in three challenging years atop the Arizona program. The Wildcats had mustered just a 9-19 mark in Sumlin’s three years going into Friday night’s contest at home against rival Arizona State, which only has played two games thus far in the abbreviated season that has been delayed by COVID-19 but turned in a strong start previously under coach Herm Edwards.

Sumlin, who’s earned an average salary just below $3 million at Arizona would be owed a buyout of around $5 million should Arizona make a change.

Again, however, the Arizona job has some incredibly positive elements. There’s a strong tradition of success and Rodriguez showed an ability to find success in the modern, expanded PAC-12.  The job also has paid consistently in the top half of the PAC-12, there’s good in-state talent and the obviously ability to recruit nearby California, as well as West Texas.

Look for Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian to be perhaps the top candidate for the position. Sarkisian has head coaching experience already at a pair of PAC-12 powers, Southern Cal and Washington, and presently is the engineer of perhaps college football’s most explosive offense for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. He’s turned down other jobs just a year ago, after being closely linked to both Colorado and Mississippi State, but everyone from Nick Saban to Lane Kiffin is championing Sarkisian as ready for his next head coaching opportunity.

Former Colorado, UCLA and Washington coach Rick Neuheisel is another name worth monitoring at Arizona. Sources with direct knowledge tell FootballScoop.com that Neuheisel is interested in making one more run at success with a major-college program.

USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, San Jose State coach Brent Brennan, UCF coach Josh Heupel, who’s maintained strong success despite key injuries and opt-outs this season for the Knights program and continues to engineer an exciting, tantalizing offense, and Oregon defensive coordinator Andy Avalos are names to watch, per industry sources, college football coaches and current PAC-12 staffers. Ryan Nielsen, a Southern Cal graduate with Power-5 experience at North Carolina State and presently in charge of the New Orleans Saints’ defensive line, is another name to watch in the mix in Tucson. Nielsen’s considered an excellent developer of talent and understands recruiting and program development.

There will be other candidates with interest in the job. It’s just too attractive a proposition for many coaches to ignore.

Finality of a decision is expected within 24 hours. 

Graham Harrell?  Damn, time marches on.

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2 minutes ago, Bullneck said:

Two yellow cards?

guess I should have been specific, re: College Football.

 

That 2 unsportsmanlike rule is only what 3 years old?

 

I remember 1 case where both teams had all playes given the unsportsman before the game, and that resulted in 1 or 2 players getting ejected  later in the game....

 

but I meant 1 player being dumb enough to get 2 actual unsportsman penalties in the same game since the rule changed......     but as we all know, Killebrew woudda been kicked out of 5 or 6 games if the rule was in place during his time

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1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Zona has turned the ball over 8 times tonight

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11, by Purdue in 1943

Often just a few turnovers can lead to defeat, so any team committing 11 is guaranteed to lose, right? Well, Purdue obviously didn’t see it that way in defeating Illinois 40-21, during a home game at Ross-Ade Stadium in 1943. All the turnovers came on fumbles rather than intercepted passes. Ironically, Purdue was equally butterfingered almost exactly 10 years later against top-ranked Notre Dame. But that time, in losing eight of its 11 fumbles, Purdue could not overcome the turnovers and lost 37-7.

 

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