UVA's OC is leading candidate at KSU

[MootPoint]

What does it say when an east coast OC is considered a better candidate than a HC who has expressed interest and has 4 conference championships?

Updated: Nov. 30, 2005, 9:11 PM ET

UVa's Prince emerges as leading candidateBy Ivan Maisel

ESPN.com

Virginia offensive coordinator Ron Prince has emerged as the leading candidate to become head coach at Kansas State, two sources told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

Kansas State has sent a plane to Charlottesville, Va., that will bring Prince back to Kansas, his home state, for a second interview, either Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2242764

[Rudy]

DD is staying??? Thanks for the update Captain Obvious

[meangreendork]

no shock.

[MeanMag]

I still see Venables as being the leading candidate for that job.

[TIgreen01]

I don't think it says a thing about DD....What does the OC of UVa make?....twice as much as DD?? at least?? DD would be making a HUGE jump up to take over a perennial top 10 team like KSU (outside of the last 2 years).

To me, that says more about UNT than DD.

[MootPoint]

a perennial top 10 team like KSU (outside of the last 2 years). 

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perennial top 10 team?

[MootPoint]

Captain Obvious   

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Woo! I've been promoted to Captain!

[ipEAGLE]

No one will ever take DD away from us... he is just too good.

[Eagle1855]

KState is not a perennial top 10 team. However, Synder helped make them a top 25 for a while, and I am certain KState will be very diligent to make sure they find someone that will maintainthe successful program he has built there. Which is why DD was never in contention. They would do well to get someone that already knows how a program like that runs, what it takes to be in a major conference (hint: its not just coaching skills, they have to be CEO's as well), etc.

[VideoEagle]

a perennial top 10 team like KSU

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I think you need to be in the Top 10 for more the 10 years to be "perennial." Less 15 years ago K State really was a perennial Bottom 20 team - back when Playboy listed the Bottom 20!

(Obviously I actually read the articles )

Edited December 1, 2005 by VideoEagle

[TIgreen01]

Ok...you schmucks!

Here's how they finished every season since 1993:

Year: W/L (Ranking)

1993: 9-2-1 (AP-20; USA Today-18)

1994: 9-3 (AP-19; USA Today-16)

1995: 10-2 (AP-7; USA Today-6)

1996: 9-3 (AP-17; USA Today-17)

1997: 11-1 (AP-8; USA Today-7)

1998: 11-2 (AP-10; USA Today-9)

1999: 11-1 (AP-6; USA Today-6)

2000: 11-3 (AP-9; USA Today-8)

2001: 6-6 (Not Ranked)

2002: 11-2 (AP-7; USA Today-6)

2003: 11-4 (AP-14; USA Today-13)

2004: 4-7 (Not Ranked)

2005: 5-6 (Not Ranked)

That's 13 years total....10 of which they were RANKED top 20. 6 times out of 10, they were TOP 10.

If that doesn't qualify as perennial top 10, then forgive me....but it's pretty d@mn impressive....

Edited December 1, 2005 by TIgreen01

[MootPoint]

Ok...you schmucks!

Here's how they finished every season since 1993:

Year:  W/L    (Ranking)

1993:  9-2-1  (AP-20; USA Today-18)

1994:  9-3    (AP-19; USA Today-16)

1995:  10-2  (AP-7;  USA Today-6)

1996:  9-3    (AP-17; USA Today-17)

1997:  11-1  (AP-8;  USA Today-7)

1998:  11-2  (AP-10; USA Today-9)

1999:  11-1  (AP-6;  USA Today-6)

2000:  11-3  (AP-9;  USA Today-8)

2001:  6-6    (Not Ranked)

2002:  11-2  (AP-7;  USA Today-6)

2003:  11-4  (AP-14; USA Today-13)

2004:  4-7    (Not Ranked)

2005:  5-6    (Not Ranked)

That's 13 years total....10 of which they were RANKED top 20.  6 times out of 10, they were TOP 10.

If that doesn't qualify as perennial top 10, then forgive me....but it's pretty d@mn impressive.... 

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I might be willing to say that they WERE a perennial top 20

[Eagle-96]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...e.161178aa.html

Two of the men mentioned prominently in speculation about a successor to Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder have decided to stay put in their present jobs.

Former Kansas State assistant Brent Venables said Wednesday that he wanted to stay at Oklahoma as defensive coordinator. After Snyder announced his retirement last month, Venables had indicated interest in the job, but said a combination of professional and personal factors led him to decide against pursuing it...

Jim Leavitt, coach at South Florida, agreed Wednesday to an extension of his contract there...

[MeanGreen61]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...e.161178aa.html

Jim Leavitt, coach at South Florida, agreed Wednesday to an extension of his contract there...

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A blurb on College Football News indicates Leavitt is getting a 7 year extension at $7 million.

[NT80]

What does it say when an east coast OC is considered a better candidate than a HC who has expressed interest and has 4 conference championships?

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It says their OC is better than our HC. Doesn't everyone already know that?