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[Jacie]

Remember when Rutger's coach, Greg Schiano was considered a hot commodity because he led the resurgence of a program that was the doormat of the Big East? I don't remember the team but I know he turned down at least one interview for another HC job. Now after two great seasons (by Rutger's standards, anyway) he again has the Scarlet Knights jockeying with Syracuse for sole possession of the Big East Doormat title.

[BudSooner]

Remember when Rutger's coach, Greg Schiano was considered a hot commodity because he led the resurgence of a program that was the doormat of the Big East? I don't remember the team but I know he turned down at least one interview for another HC job.
They were Miami and Michigan.

On December 4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_4), 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006), one day after Rutgers accepted a bid to play in the 2006 Texas Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Bowl) against Kansas State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats), Schiano announced that he would not be a candidate for the recently vacated head coaching job at his previous employer, the University of Miami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football), ending rumors and speculation that he would leave his creation at upstart Rutgers to return to Miami. He stated that he is "very happy at Rutgers" and that Rutgers is just beginning to "scratch the surface" of what the team can accomplish. He confirmed this by signing yet another contract extension, announced on February 16 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_16), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007), upping his yearly compensation to $1.5 million per year and extending his deal with Rutgers to 2016. On Thursday, December 6, 2007, ESPN reported that he had a lengthy conversation with University of Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin, about the head coaching vacancy at the school. He later withdrew his name from consideration, and will remain the Rutgers Head Coach.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Schiano

[SoonerStormchaser]

Bah...he'll be back...

[badger]

I think the difference between Greg uber phailing this year at Rutgers and uber phailing at a program like Miami or Michigan is that Rutgers is expected to be a doormat. I mean, that's how they've been throughout most of their football history. Michigan and Miami, on the other hand, will demand immediate results when they issue a top name coach an immediate big paycheck. Rutgers will allow Greg a little more time because they know that he has been successful with them before.

Beggars can't be choosers - Greg doesn't have to beg, so he can choose, and he chose wisely to stay in a position that he earned as much time as he wants.