Ifn they don't hire one of the blacks, Jesse will camp out at Starkpatch. If it were me I would hire Meyer.
RTR LC --- Joel Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Possible candidates for next football coach at > Mississippi State > Associated Press > > Mississippi State athletic director Larry Templeton > says he has a list of > about a dozen coaches who could end up being the > next Bulldogs head coach. > Who's on that list? Since Templeton's not telling, > here's an educated guess > (in alphabetical order). > > Tommy Bowden, 49 > Current position: Clemson coach. > Background: Started fast at Clemson, but has come > under fire in recent years > as the Tigers have failed to contend for ACC title. > Has led Tigers to bowl > games in his first four seasons and is on target for > fifth. Son of Florida > State coach Bobby Bowden, brother of former Auburn > coach Terry Bowden. > > Sylvester Croom, 49 > Current position: Green Bay Packers running backs > coach. > Background: Former Alabama All-American, he coached > at his alma mater from > 1977-86 and has been an assistant with five NFL > teams since then, including > a stint as Detroit's offensive coordinator > (1997-2000). > > Jimbo Fisher, 38 > Current position: LSU offensive coordinator. > Background: Offensive coordinator at LSU since 2000. > Before that he held > same position at Cincinnati. He was among the > candidates when Mississippi > State hired an offensive coordinator in 1998, while > he was Auburn's > quarterbacks coach. > > Fitz Hill, 39 > Current position: San Jose State coach. > Background: In his third season at San Jose State, > the Spartans were 11-21 > under Hill heading into Saturday. Previously, was an > assistant coach at > Arkansas. Has a doctorate in higher education and > served in the first Gulf > War. > > Urban Meyer, 39 > Current position: Utah coach. > Background: In his first season at Utah after two > seasons as head coach at > Bowling Green, where he was 17-6. Was wide receivers > coach at Colorado State > and Notre Dame for 10 years before becoming head > coach. Worked under Sonny > Lubick and Lou Holtz. > > Guy Morriss, 52 > Current position: Baylor coach. > Background: Former NFL offensive lineman who is in > his first season at > Baylor. Coached two seasons at Kentucky, taking over > the program when it was > headed toward NCAA sanctions. Went 9-15 at Kentucky. > Baylor was 3-5 heading > into Saturday. > > Gary Patterson, 43 > Current position: TCU coach. > Background: In his third season at TCU after > replacing Dennis Franchione. > The Horned Frogs are 24-9 under Patterson. Was > defensive coordinator under > Franchione from 1998-2000 and TCU ranked No. 1 in > the nation in total > defense in 2000. > > Randy Shannon, 36 > Current position: Miami defensive coordinator. > Background: Won the Frank Broyles Award as the > nation's top assistant in > 2001 when the Hurricanes led the nation in turnover > margin, scoring defense > and pass-efficiency defense. A former defensive > assistant with the Miami > Dolphins. Has never coached outside the city of > Miami. > > Charlie Strong, 42 > Current position: Florida defensive coordinator. > Background: Has 20 years of college coaching > experience, running South > Carolina's defense from 1999-2002. On his fourth > stint with the Gators and > was a Notre Dame assistant from 1995-98. Has > interviewed for the head > position at five schools in last two years. > > Bobby Wallace, 52 > Current position: Temple coach. > Background: Jackson-native and former Mississippi > State player and coach. > Took over at Temple in 1998 after winning three > Division II national titles > with North Alabama in the mid-1990s. Has never had a > winning record at > Temple. > > Watson Brown, 53 > Current position: UAB coach. > Background: Jackie Sherrill's first offensive > coordinator at Mississippi > State, has also been head coach at Cincinnati, Rice > and Vanderbilt. Guided > UAB through its transition to Division I-A. Has > 45-52 mark in nine seasons > with Blazers. > > Doug Williams, 47 > Current position: Grambling State coach. > Background: Best known for being the first black > quarterback to start in the > Super Bowl -- and earning MVP honors in the game. > Has led his alma mater to > three straight SWAC championships. Was interviewed > for the Kentucky job when > it opened after last season. > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
