Rick Stockstill To Stay At Mtsu

[Charlie NT 73]

MTSU's Rick Stockstill says no to ECU.

http://www.dnj.com/article/20100119/BLUERA...-down-ECU-offer

With this news, I would say OC Tony Franklin will stay at MTSU.

Edited January 19, 2010 by charlie nt73

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

A good move for Stockstill. He's likely waiting on a bigger, better offer - especially having just seen Derek Dooley go from La Tech to Tennessee. He's now turned down two CUSA schools - Memphis and ECU - and interviewed for Big East/AQ school South Florida. I bet he'd have taken the USF job, had it been offered.

I could see Stockstill at NC State in 2011 if O'Brien keeps tanking the Wolfpack (three consecutive losing seasons). LSU fans are (amazingly) unhappy with Les Miles, and you wonder how short his leash is. Ralph Friedgen at Maryland is also on a short leash after losing seasons in two of the past three years, and four of the last six. His three consecutive 10 win seasons from 2001-2003 are now distant memories. And, at South Carolina, Spurrier could hang it up at any time. He's not setting the world on fire...and likes golf more than coaching these days anyway. He's not nearly as fiery as he was with Duke and Florida.

Of course, Colorado is the big job to watch in the Big 12. And, there are a couple of other that will likely open out west, Arizona State and Wahsington State. But, I don't see Stockstill leaving the South. He's played and coached there his entire career (high school: Fernandina Beach, Florida; college: Florida State; coaching: Bethune-Cookman, Central Florida, Clemson, South Carolina, MUTS). A good handful of ACC and SEC jobs are likely to be open after the 2010 season. And, if MUTS puts together another 9 or 10 win season, Stockstill will get some interviews there.

Edited January 19, 2010 by The Fake Lonnie Finch