Skladany to retire at end of season

He'll always be immortalized for being behind that incredible defense last season in NT lore.

He'll always be immortalized for being behind that incredible defense last season in NT lore.

I'll agree with that, but also for looking like the Gorton's fisherman.

I hope we will talk to Clint Bowen about the vacancy. I thought he did a good job as a coach and recruiter when he was here and seems to have the Kansas team playing hard once he took over there. If he is not offered the full time head coaching job at Kansas he will probably be available and is familiar with our situation and some of our players.

I'd like Clint Bowen back as well, and as for the news - Mac's been hinting at it all season and with the way the season has shaped up it was a matter of when the announcement came rather than if the announcement came.

It's a fait accompli now - they announced it so they can honor him at the last home game on Saturday I bet.

Huff is right on, although I honestly wouldn't be surprised if a new coach at Kansas thinks about keeping him on.

If the players knew about this before now, it could be a contributing factor to their 'uninspired' play.

no way bowen ends up back here.

no way bowen ends up back here.

Bowen was DC at Kansas.

No way he comes back here unless it is as head coach.

Now Noah Joseph on the other hand...

Edited November 17, 2014 by UNT90

What's the official position on retire-ers? Do we need them?

We should at least reach out to Bowen.

and ask him to drop to c-usa, leave his home state and alma mater and take a sizeable pay cut?

Edited November 17, 2014 by Green Crazy

quitter.

Remember that if Coach Bowen is not hired as the next head coach at Kansas and is not retained by the new head coach he would be coming to us not from Kansas but from Unemployed. There is a big difference.

I'm gonna miss Skladany. He helped right our defense and kept it strong.

Bowen would be a great hire, but no way he would take it. I imagine him still being considered to remain on that staff.

Great coach. I feel like even at times this year he has still shown his smarts, but just been outmanned. Wish him a happy retirement and a lot of gratitude towards him for last year.

Remember that if Coach Bowen is not hired as the next head coach at Kansas and is not retained by the new head coach he would be coming to us not from Kansas but from Unemployed. There is a big difference.

This.

If KU's new HC decides to hang onto him as the DC, then no, we're not going to win that battle. But if he's kicking cans on the street, or could come back and be the DC (and probably the HC-in-waiting), why not?

Great coach. I'll always remember the 8 play goal line stand against Rice last year.

Bowen was DC at Kansas.

No way he comes back here unless it is as head coach.

Now Noah Joseph on the other hand...

This.

If KU's new HC decides to hang onto him as the DC, then no, we're not going to win that battle. But if he's kicking cans on the street, or could come back and be the DC (and probably the HC-in-waiting), why not?

Good points. Given the shock Kansas gave TCU I would wager short odds on Bowen being available at season's end.

But Noah Joseph is intriguing.

However, with all the talk of coaches - will we have the players to make a DC look good?

Promote from within. Give Kevin Patrick the job and find a DL coach just as fiery as him. I think Patrick can be a really good recruiter and as the DC he will have the opportunity to go after his kind of players and go talk with them.

I say pay Muschamp about $2m/year to coach the defense.

That'll be a difficult man to replace.

I say pay Muschamp about $2m/year to coach the defense.

This....

Promote from within. Give Kevin Patrick the job and find a DL coach just as fiery as him. I think Patrick can be a really good recruiter and as the DC he will have the opportunity to go after his kind of players and go talk with them.

Or This....I'm OK with either

Even if KU doesn't retain him, Bowen ends up on a P5 staff, probably as a DC, but if not, as a position coach making more money than he would as DC at UNT.

The timing of Skladany's retirement is a bit concerning. I hope this has nothing to do with him looking at what he has coming back/in next year and deciding its a good time to hang em up...

Even if KU doesn't retain him, Bowen ends up on a P5 staff, probably as a DC, but if not, as a position coach making more money than he would as DC at UNT.

The timing of Skladany's retirement is a bit concerning. I hope this has nothing to do with him looking at what he has coming back/in next year and deciding its a good time to hang em up...

Thats coaching for you. Name be a coach that was just like screw it I'm done then the team went on to be World beaters? This is probably part he's old and has been thinking retirement, part Mac pushing the envelope to use Skladany as a scapegoat and part he thinks we don't have any defensive potential.

**Mac best start looking for an OC. That needs to be his real scapegoat, not an old DC retiring regardless.

I can't see anyone we could replace him with that wouldn't be a downgrade. I'm going to miss that man. He did phenomenal things with our defense that Bowen and Deloach didn't do. He was the catalyst for "The Stand".