Latest Western Kentucky Coaching Rumor?

TheTastyGreek · November 18, 2009

Bowling Green Daily News says that Buffalo head coach Turner Gill is interested in the WKU job.

Sounds outrageous...

Cerebus · November 18, 2009

/facepalm

UNT Mean Green · November 18, 2009

Turner is one that I'd love to get at UNT if the current coach is not longer with the program at some point.

TheTastyGreek · November 18, 2009

There may actually be something to this...

The SUNY system is investigating major cuts in athletics to several system schools.

Now, with the university system facing a proposed $90 million cut in state financing, some are questioning whether the emphasis on athletics is misguided. Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera, a Democrat from the Bronx, said state money should not be spent on building athletic powerhouses.
“That’s not the purpose of a SUNY school,” he said. “The purpose of a SUNY school is to provide the best education possible.”

The situation at Binghamton has SUNY administrators and state legislators reconsidering the athletics programs launched in 1986 at four research schools: Stony Brook, Albany, Binghamton, and Buffalo.

Sooo.... If Turner Gill is out there and looking at a Sun Belt job in Kentucky because of uncertainty at his current school... Shouldn't we at least call the guy up and offer our support and sympathetic ear to a UNT grad and former coach in crisis? You know... Just to let him know that we care and wish him the best?

Huff · November 18, 2009

Turner Gill to Western Kentucky would be very bad. Turner Gill to North Texas ( at some point in time ) would be very good.

CaribbeanGreen · November 18, 2009

Yeah, but how many 5A Div. II state titles does he have??

CMJ · November 18, 2009

Yeah, but how many 5A Div. II state titles does he have??

:lol:

gangrene · November 18, 2009

Yeah, but how many 5A Div. II state titles does he have??

LOL, and how many "mythical (high school) national titles" does he have? But, most importantly...is he a nice guy?

Charlie NT 73 · November 18, 2009

Every year Turner Gill is linked to every open college coaching job.

Suposed to be the next coaching star. If Gill is so great, he sure is having a tough time

landing a new coaching job.

I wonder why the admin at Buffalo does not see their HFC is constantly looking for

new work and would leave Buffalo in a heart beat.

If my employee was that unhappy, I would cut him loose, no hard feelings, and good

luck with the job search.

Green Dozer · November 18, 2009

He is from Ft. Worth, Texas.

Cerebus · November 18, 2009

He is from Ft. Worth, Texas.

He's an alumni.

From his Buffalo bio:

He received his bachelor’s degree in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas in 1990.

AnotherEagleFan · November 19, 2009

I find it very difficult to believe that someone would consider this a good idea.

greeninok · November 19, 2009

He's an alumni.
From his Buffalo bio:

He may have a degree from here, but he is truly a Husker.

Green Dozer · November 19, 2009

And a former assistant at UNT. Coached here in 1990, SMU in 1991, and returned to Nebraska in 1992.

NT03 · November 19, 2009

Every year Turner Gill is linked to every open college coaching job.
Suposed to be the next coaching star. If Gill is so great, he sure is having a tough time
landing a new coaching job.
I wonder why the admin at Buffalo does not see their HFC is constantly looking for
new work and would leave Buffalo in a heart beat.
If my employee was that unhappy, I would cut him loose, no hard feelings, and good
luck with the job search.

You can't be serious

ESPN

GoMeanGreen1999 · November 19, 2009

I find it very difficult to believe that someone would consider this a good idea.

Does he have more than 5 wins in the last 3 years?

emmitt01 · November 19, 2009

Every year Turner Gill is linked to every open college coaching job.
Suposed to be the next coaching star. If Gill is so great, he sure is having a tough time
landing a new coaching job.
I wonder why the admin at Buffalo does not see their HFC is constantly looking for
new work and would leave Buffalo in a heart beat.
If my employee was that unhappy, I would cut him loose, no hard feelings, and good
luck with the job search.

Gosh, you're right. Rattle off that list of schools waiting to steal Dodge away one more time...

Don't worry I'll wait

untjim1995 · November 19, 2009

Every year Turner Gill is linked to every open college coaching job.
Suposed to be the next coaching star. If Gill is so great, he sure is having a tough time
landing a new coaching job.
I wonder why the admin at Buffalo does not see their HFC is constantly looking for
new work and would leave Buffalo in a heart beat.
If my employee was that unhappy, I would cut him loose, no hard feelings, and good
luck with the job search.

I enjoy your positive posst about UNT, but you missed big-time on this one. Turner Gill will be at a big-time school in the next year. He has performed a miracle at a place that was as bad as we are now. There is a reason many think Auburn made the worst decision possible by passing him over for Gene Chizik. Buffalo will not get a better replacement than Turner Gill in my opinion. Maybe someone can keep up his program, but he is up there on the list for greatest program turnarounds in history.

untjim1995 · November 19, 2009

http://%20http://rebelnation.reviewjournal.com/blogs/from-the-editors-desk/coach-fran-should-be-the-man-for-unlvs-head-coaching-job

It appears that one of our mentioned preferred replacement possibilities has another school (UNLV) very interested

UNT Mean Green · November 19, 2009

Anyone ever looked at Ellis Johnson from South Carolina?

TheTastyGreek · November 19, 2009

Anyone ever looked at Ellis Johnson from South Carolina?

Now everyone here has.

Put him in the pile. College experience, defensive coordinator (tend to do better as HC's than offense guys), silver fox...

UNT Mean Green · November 19, 2009

Agree on the head coach having a defensive mindset versus an offensive one. It sets the tone for the entire team and it's attitude/approach. Look at Bama, USC, Oklahoma, TCU, Virginia Tech, Pitt to name a few (I would say Texas, but Mack's basically a figurehead, though they do pay their DC very well!)

Green Nightmare · November 19, 2009

Agree on the head coach having a defensive mindset versus an offensive one. It sets the tone for the entire team and it's attitude/approach. Look at Bama, USC, Oklahoma, TCU, Virginia Tech, Pitt to name a few (I would say Texas, but Mack's basically a figurehead, though they do pay their DC very well!)

Interesting that 3 of those hired colossal NFL head coach failures.

Green Dozer · November 19, 2009

Agree on the head coach having a defensive mindset versus an offensive one. It sets the tone for the entire team and it's attitude/approach. Look at Bama, USC, Oklahoma, TCU, Virginia Tech, Pitt to name a few (I would say Texas, but Mack's basically a figurehead, though they do pay their DC very well!)

Mack Brown's background is offense.

UNT Mean Green · November 20, 2009

Mack Brown's background is offense.

You are correct, however if you go back in Mack's career to Tulane and North Carolina, the style has changed whenever Greg Davis shows up (which he has been with Brown all 12 seasons in Austin). Mack and DeLoss Dodds have put more of an influence on defense with the arrival of the Gene Chizik's and Will Muschamp's of the world, thus implementing an aggressive style of football for their team, similar to OU, USC, FL, BAMA, etc.