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Outside of the BG job, there are several other openings across college football. A few announcements today:

Mack Brown likely going to UNC
Tyson Helton likely going to WKU
Kendal Briles rumored for the Texas State gig

Bowling Green Mike Jinks
Central Michgain John Bonamengo
Charlotte Brad Lambert
Colorado Mike MacIntyre
Kansas David Beaty Les Miles-Ex LSU
Louisville Bobby Petrino
Maryland DJ Durkin
North Carolina Larry Fedora Mack Brown-Ex Texas
Texas St Everett Withers
Texas Tech Kliff Kingsbury
Umass Mark Whipple
WKU Mike Sanford Tyson Helton-Tennessee OC

Bonamego may soon find himself back in Detroit as the Lions special teams coach...

New Bowling Green assistant coach (and possibly DC if Pelini is not retained) DJ Durkin? Thoughts?

A one-day story from the media and we get an amazing coach at a bargain price.

Antimob wrote:New Bowling Green assistant coach (and possibly DC if Pelini is not retained) DJ Durkin? Thoughts?

A one-day story from the media and we get an amazing coach at a bargain price.

BG’s recent coach hires have had more baggage than an airport.

A nice, boring pick would be welcome.

Appreciate the creativity. Durkin was an amazing DC at both Florida and Michigan.
However, how on earth can he recruit? I was at a coach's luncheon over a decade ago when Brandon, Orr, and Paluch were all around. Orr said the most important sale of a program is the most solemn vow you give a kid's parents and family: that you will watch out for their beloved son and keep him safe during his years at college away from his family home.
After what happened at Maryland, how can any parent look at DJ Durkin and believe him when he gives that vow? Maybe some day after he takes a long time off to evaluate what all went wrong, parents everywhere will trust him. But right now, most parents would send their son elsewhere.

Mack is back officially. Be interesting to see who he brings in for OC and DC. Heard Chizik for DC so far.

Just read Mike Stoops name being mentioned for Central Michigan opening.

Tony4BG wrote:Just read Mike Stoops name being mentioned for Central Michigan opening.

Here's the entire list of rumored names...

Oklahoma OL coach Bill Bedenbaugh
MSU OL coach Mark Staten
Kentucky DC Matt House
OK State OC Mike Yurchich
Jaguars RB coach Tyrone Wheatley
Michigan RB coach Jay Harbaugh
Mark Stoops

jpfalcon09 wrote:Here's the entire list of rumored names...

Oklahoma OL coach Bill Bedenbaugh
MSU OL coach Mark Staten
Kentucky DC Matt House
OK State OC Mike Yurchich
Jaguars RB coach Tyrone Wheatley
Michigan RB coach Jay Harbaugh
Mike Stoops

Thanks! Why can't we get a list for BG candidates? Dang

Just to clarify. List of candidates that have interviewed.

Tony4BG wrote:Just to clarify. List of candidates that have interviewed.

Depends who's interviewing. If it's people coaching at a lower level currently in the playoffs they probably want to keep it hush. My guess is Polian's agent threw his name out to a source, wonder if Moose bothers to read any of the alumni feedback.

Tony4BG wrote:

jpfalcon09 wrote:Here's the entire list of rumored names...

Oklahoma OL coach Bill Bedenbaugh
MSU OL coach Mark Staten
Kentucky DC Matt House
OK State OC Mike Yurchich
Jaguars RB coach Tyrone Wheatley
Michigan RB coach Jay Harbaugh
Mike Stoops

Thanks! Why can't we get a list for BG candidates? Dang

FOIA a list of applicants.

Globetrotter wrote:Bowling Green Mike Jinks
Central Michgain John Bonamengo
Charlotte Brad Lambert
Colorado Mike MacIntyre
Kansas David Beaty Les Miles-Ex LSU
Louisville Bobby Petrino
Maryland DJ Durkin
North Carolina Larry Fedora Mack Brown-Ex Texas
Texas St Everett Withers
Texas Tech Kliff Kingsbury
Umass Mark Whipple
WKU Mike Sanford Tyson Helton-Tennessee OC

If Mack Brown is returning to Chapel Hill, could it really happen.....

WELCOME BACK GREGG BRANDON!!!!

MarkL wrote:Appreciate the creativity. Durkin was an amazing DC at both Florida and Michigan.
However, how on earth can he recruit? I was at a coach's luncheon over a decade ago when Brandon, Orr, and Paluch were all around. Orr said the most important sale of a program is the most solemn vow you give a kid's parents and family: that you will watch out for their beloved son and keep him safe during his years at college away from his family home.
After what happened at Maryland, how can any parent look at DJ Durkin and believe him when he gives that vow? Maybe some day after he takes a long time off to evaluate what all went wrong, parents everywhere will trust him. But right now, most parents would send their son elsewhere.

I fully understand your point, but it's only the media and about 6-8 disgruntled players out of 100 that feel he has any personal culpability regarding what occured. If anyone fell short it was the medical staff, and Durkin is not a doctor. A majority of people don't believe the media nowadays anyway due to their over-the-top sensationalism and desire to bring prominent people down regardless of where actual fault lies.

And with all due respect to Louis Orr, him giving a lecture on effective recruiting is like a mute giving a lecture on effective public speaking.