MSU will be like BAMA in the sense they'll be lucky to get whoever they wind up getting. If I were the HNIC, I'd give Jim Donnan a blank check with my signature on it.
Slef E. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Name Dropping > 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! 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