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The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

(12-04-2015 12:28 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

Fleck was also at NIU when Compher was there as well.

(12-04-2015 12:37 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:28 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

Fleck was also at NIU when Compher was there as well.

I'm sure Compher remembers that 1 day very well, lol!! I bet Compher is in Detroit tonight.

(12-04-2015 12:40 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:37 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:28 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

Fleck was also at NIU when Compher was there as well.

I'm sure Compher remembers that 1 day very well, lol!! I bet Compher is in Detroit tonight.

Fleck was also the WR coach from 2007 through 2009....

(12-04-2015 12:43 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:40 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:37 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:28 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

Fleck was also at NIU when Compher was there as well.

I'm sure Compher remembers that 1 day very well, lol!! I bet Compher is in Detroit tonight.

Fleck was also the WR coach from 2007 through 2009....

Has anyone ever figured out what happened that day, or was it that PJ preferred the NFL offer?

(12-04-2015 12:58 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:43 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:40 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:37 PM)RedandBlackAttack Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 12:28 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  The East Carolina athletic director is NIU'S former AD. Maybe time for Rod Carey???

Fleck was also at NIU when Compher was there as well.

I'm sure Compher remembers that 1 day very well, lol!! I bet Compher is in Detroit tonight.

Fleck was also the WR coach from 2007 through 2009....

Has anyone ever figured out what happened that day, or was it that PJ preferred the NFL offer?

I would assume it had to do with the NFL calling and that he and Doeren did not get along too well. Fleck was essentially the OC in name only and was there probably for recruiting purposes. The offense was basically ran completely by Doeren.

Campbell is still raiding Toledo's cupboard. TE/ST coach and DL coach will also follow to Iowa State. Still offering more of Toledo's recruits too.

Toledo's coaching staff will be a complete rebuild minus DC Candle who is the new HC.

Quote:Toledo's coaching staff will be a complete rebuild minus DC Candle who is the new HC.

Good. It will make next year's "Big Year" be easier for us. :)

UVA hires BYUs Mendenhall. Impressive hire.

(12-04-2015 03:27 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Campbell is still raiding Toledo's cupboard. TE/ST coach and DL coach will also follow to Iowa State. Still offering more of Toledo's recruits too.

Toledo's coaching staff will be a complete rebuild minus DC Candle who is the new HC.

Was Candle DC or OC?

(12-04-2015 06:16 PM)jubbasubba Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 03:27 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Campbell is still raiding Toledo's cupboard. TE/ST coach and DL coach will also follow to Iowa State. Still offering more of Toledo's recruits too.

Toledo's coaching staff will be a complete rebuild minus DC Candle who is the new HC.

Was Candle DC or OC?

OC

Wow!!!!

https://twitter.com/allbrightnfl/status/...7942860801

Balls.

I really feel sorry for Carey if he already accepted the ECU job, and if he didn't who would even take that job now?

(12-04-2015 11:20 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  East Carolina is now open.

MTSU's head coach Rick Stockstill is rumored to be a candidate by ESPN's Joe Schad. Interesting.

(12-04-2015 06:52 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 06:16 PM)jubbasubba Wrote:  

(12-04-2015 03:27 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Campbell is still raiding Toledo's cupboard. TE/ST coach and DL coach will also follow to Iowa State. Still offering more of Toledo's recruits too.

Toledo's coaching staff will be a complete rebuild minus DC Candle who is the new HC.

Was Candle DC or OC?

OC

Yeah, my mistake.

(12-04-2015 05:38 PM)Doo Wrote:  UVA hires BYUs Mendenhall. Impressive hire.

It is but somewhat puzzling. Mendenhall has no ties to East or ACC. Maybe he felt played out at BYU. Hard to believe he got significantly more money.

(12-04-2015 07:54 PM)bossman68 Wrote:  I really feel sorry for Carey if he already accepted the ECU job, and if he didn't who would even take that job now?

Going to be tough. McNeill is an alum, had a good record, taken Pirates to three bowls and won a division Co-championship. Three seasons before this one they were 26-13.

More than that he is an African-American coach and a large percentage of ECU's roster are Black kids.

I live in NC and have a masters from ECU to go with my WMU undergrad degree. I also have a former athlete of mine who is currently in the team. After hearing what he had to say and watching the reaction here, all I can say is WOW. Outside of the AD I have not heard or seen one report or one tweet supporting this move. Not only was Coach Ruff a solid coach, he was a great leader of men. Exactly the type of person I'd want my child to play for. Hopefully he lands on his feet soon. The only rumors we've heard from local outlets is Carey, the MTSU coach, and Riley (former OC at ECU, current OC at Oklahoma). Needless to say, the next coach will need to do a lot of healing within the program and community.

McNeill is well-regarded in the coaching community. If he wants to stay in coaching I would think he'll have opportunities.

He is 57 though, may not want to move. Live off the buy-out into retirement.

Riley would make sense at ECU but has been linked to bigger jobs, may wait for something P5.