Who will be the next Notre Dame head coach?

[JLEW1818]

Charlie and his contract will be bought out. Here is an article last year, saying how much it would be. (last year). http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27931419

they still have games this season @ pitt, and @ Stanford

probably 2 losses

[royalfan5]

If they are smart, Brian Kelley.

[the_sooners_abide]

Urban Meyer. Its always been him no matter what lies he spews from his smug, a-hole face.

[JLEW1818]

If they are smart, Brian Kelley.

that was my first thought


any chance Steve Spurrier is in the running?

or NFL

Bill Cowher?
Jon Gruden?

[Flagstaffsooner]

Mark Mangino, need someone to fill Charlies pants.

[JLEW1818]

Mark Mangino, need someone to fill Charlies pants.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[StoopTroup]

They could save a bit of grocery money taking Mangino. No way he can out eat Charlie.

[TXBOOMER]

F notre dame

[meoveryouxinfinity]

Bob Stoops


j/k

[JLEW1818]

Norm Chow?

[royalfan5]

Norm Chow?

Because the last non-people person coordinator worked out so well for them.

[JLEW1818]

Because the last non-people person coordinator worked out so well for them.

lol true!!

well, if you want a people guy u can always bring in


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[royalfan5]

Notre Dame needs to ask Brian Kelley what it will take for him to coach there and give it to him. He wins everywhere, knows how to recruit the areas Notre Dame needs too, and is a Irish Catholic to boot. There isn't a better fit for them.

[StoopTroup]

I've heard mack brown is the #1 candidate

[OUinFLA]

Mark Mangino, need someone to fill Charlies pants.


now, that's funny.

:D


My Fla buds are nervous that it's gonna be Urban.
They've been pulling for ND to win all year.

[JLEW1818]

i just don't understand why Urban would leave

same with Les at lsu back in 07

[stoopified]

Kevin Wilson

[JLEW1818]

Good bye Weis!!

Pitt and Stanford will beat them


see yah

[MojoRisen]

Jon Gruden or Brian kelley - Kelley claims he ain't leaving but Cinci doesn't have the coin for him.

[Gresho Murford]

Urban Meyer. Its always been him no matter what lies he spews from his smug, a-hole face.

I don't get this...didn't he already have a chance at it but decided florida?

[JLEW1818]

I'd love to see Kelley leave

we play at Cincy next year!

[Flagstaffsooner]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1984/1105_large.jpg

[Harry Beanbag]

John Blake

[Explodo]

The guy from Boise State

[TMcGee86]

Brent Vunerables.

[JLEW1818]

Bobby Jack

[soonerinabilene]

urban meyer chose florida over notre dame for one reason, and one reason only- academic standards. he knows he cant get his kind of recruits because nd's standards are too high. notre dame will not be a great team again until they lower them, i dont care who the coach is.

[JLEW1818]

very good post

[Indy Sooner]

urban meyer chose florida over notre dame for one reason, and one reason only- academic standards. he knows he cant get his kind of recruits because nd's standards are too high. notre dame will not be a great team again until they lower them, i dont care who the coach is.

As was done during Lou Holtz' tenure.

[MarylandSooner]

We suck

[GKeeper316]

brian kelley will leave cinci... unless hes being blackmailed. dam hookers.

[JLEW1818]

I started this on the 7th! yall just now realizing Weis will be fired? come on now

[TUSooner]

I'll be sad when Charlie gets fired: I won't get to enjoy seeing him squirm after each new big loss. Plus, ND might get good again with a new coach, which would be bad.

[AlbqSooner]

Jon Gruden or Brian kelley - Kelley claims he ain't leaving but Cinci doesn't have the coin for him.

Jon Gruden - now THAT is a real people person.:rolleyes:

[SoonerDutch]

Lou Holtz

[CaliBornSoonerBred]

Choice # 1.Brian Kelley
2. Chris Peterson
3. A certain Coach Ditka

[virginiasooner]

My nephew (poor deluded soul-OSU grad) thinks that Bob Stoops would leave OU because of all the criticism he's been getting this season. All I can say to that is -- WTF? If he's coach of Notre Dame, that would be a weekly-nay, daily-colonosopy (sp) by the media and every single Domehead out there. Notre Dame hasn't been decent in at least 15 years, and those alums WANT RESULTS RIGHT NOW!!!!! I propose Jim Zorn -- dealing with Domehead fanatics has got to be easier than dealing mighty midget Daniel Snyder. And I bet Zorn would do better at the college level anyway.

[westcoast_sooner]

If Stoops were tired of criticism of his teams as a head coach, going to ND wouldn't be the way to stop that, and I suspect Bob knows that.

Gruden is supposedly about to sign an extension with ESPN for MNF. I think Urban Meyer might be a realistic choice. He's got little to prove, but he'll be losing Tebow after this season, so why not make the jump?

[sooner ngintunr]

I just heard that Heupel is the top candidate.:D

[VA Sooner]

Jon Gruden just signed a big contract with NBC.
Brian Kelly would be the ideal candidate and would make a huge move upwards.

For Les Miles... he should have taken the Michigan job when he had the chance... but something tells me that LSU made a huge stink about it, especially after the whole Saban incident.

And Urban... he's got his empire in Florida. Unless it starts to crumble with all of the neg press in the last few weeks. Better for him to keep quiet and continue to play on.

Chris Petersen seems happy as a clam in Idaho... hate watching games on that turf though... hurts my eyes.

[sooner59]

Tommy Tuberville...

This way I don't have to listen to him give his opinion about things involving college football on tv.

[goingoneight]

I hear Bear Bryant is at the top of their list.

[goingoneight]

Scratch that... Patrick O'Hara is now the leading candidate. :D

[sooner59]

I hear Switzer is taking the job to secretly sabotage them. He will recruit a bunch of nobodies, coach them to lose every game, then collect a hefty multimillion dollar buyout. Then he returns to Norman, gets a tickertape parade, and builds a sportsbar on campus corner and donates the rest to OUr athletic department.

[ouwasp]

Whoever the get, I hope they become a colossal loser. Unless they play osu.

TCU guy?
Gary Gibbs? j/k
A Bowden boy? :rolleyes:

[sendbaht]

How about that guy ahhhhhh he's a man and 40? What's is name again?

[mojohornfan]

From an unnamed source....some criticism is justified??????

..."
I know that Oklahoma has had offensive issues. I know that quarterback Landry Jones is in his first season and needs every snap he can get. And 9:46 remained in the game when he threw his fifth touchdown pass, a 10-yarder, against Texas A&M. Still, the Sooners’ starting quarterback threw a touchdown pass with the score 58-10. There has got to be someone on the scout team who could have used the work, too."

[soonerborn30]

I hope they get Urban Meyer. Then Florida can go back to wallowing in mediocrity where they belong, and Notre Dame can suffer from massive disappointment when Urban can't replicate his earlier success due to tougher academic standards. Everybody wins!

[StoopTroup]

Smart people realize that unless being Coach at Notre Dame is a lifelong dream...a guy like Bob Stoops is never going to give up a position where he knows that every year he's Coach at Oklahoma, he can recruit from the Mid-west for the top players in the Nation, he has to beat +exas every October and win the Big XII Championship Game. Those three things are instrumental in getting his Team into the BCS Championship Game.

Give me one good reason you would leave a situation like that? Even mack knows the score on it.

There is absolutely no way either one of them would leave.

[OK2U]

http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/6806/stoops-calls-notre-dame-rumors-ridiculous

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops refuted a story in a Chicago newspaper that said he was a leading candidate to take over the non-vacant head coaching job at Notre Dame.

When asked by Oklahoma reporters about a published report in the Chicago Sun-Times that Stoops "had told confidants" he was interested in a potential Notre Dame coaching job, Stoops bristled at the story.

"That's ridiculous," Stoops told the Tulsa World Monday night following the Sooners' practice.
Stoops also was curious about what kind of friend would tell that story to a newspaper.

"Some confidant, huh?" Stoops said. "I have no idea what you're talking about. Notre Dame doesn't have a job [open]. And I haven't spoken to any confidants about anything, outside of trying to beat Texas Tech."
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis' job status is considered tenuous. And it could make sense that Stoops might be interested in considering a move since he's struggling through his worst season as a head coach and has received sustained criticism this season. The Sooners aren't ranked and have already recorded four losses, which is the most ever for a Stoops team at this point of the season.

Stoops received a raise and a contract extension last summer that will pay him $30.125 million through the 2015 season.

But he still denied any interest in Notre Dame.

"You guys believe a 'confidant?' What's that? That's a pretty good buddy, wasn't it?" he said. "Maybe he felt things were going [bad enough at OU] that I needed that, huh? Buddy of mine trying to help me out, huh?

"People just make stuff up."

[JLEW1818]

lol Bob

[freshchris05]

I started this on the 7th! yall just now realizing Weis will be fired? come on now

Aw come on, Weis has been renting his place and keeping his extra deep-fryer and Springsteen albums at Belichick's since 2007...

[freshchris05]

Bob's the man... Sounds a little belligerent in that one, Wild Turkey 101 night?

[reddfoxx]

Bill Callahan would be a good fit.

[soonermagic14]

Now ESPN's Joe Schad Has Multiple Sources...
That Stoops has grown tired of the criticism of losing big games, the way this season is going, etc...Cowherd reporting that Schad has at least 3 sources that Stoops is interested in ND & may be interested in other jobs

Cowherd gave his opinion about Stoops going to the NFL, other jobs, etc...but he is reporting that Schad has multiple sources about Stoops not liking his time in Norman...

Trying to find a link about this...just heard it on Cowherd

[TXBOOMER]

Now ESPN's Joe Schad Has Multiple Sources...
That Stoops has grown tired of the criticism of losing big games, the way this season is going, etc...Cowherd reporting that Schad has at least 3 sources that Stoops is interested in ND & may be interested in other jobs

Cowherd gave his opinion about Stoops going to the NFL, other jobs, etc...but he is reporting that Schad has multiple sources about Stoops not liking his time in Norman...

Trying to find a link about this...just heard it on Cowherd

Bob will fix that by staying at OU and winning big games in the future. I would be absolutely shocked if he left us for another college job.

[rawlingsHOH]

Now ESPN's Joe Schad Has Multiple Sources...
That Stoops has grown tired of the criticism of losing big games, the way this season is going, etc...Cowherd reporting that Schad has at least 3 sources that Stoops is interested in ND & may be interested in other jobs

Cowherd gave his opinion about Stoops going to the NFL, other jobs, etc...but he is reporting that Schad has multiple sources about Stoops not liking his time in Norman...

Trying to find a link about this...just heard it on Cowherd

I've heard it all. LOL

[sooner59]

He hates Norman so much.....that he is building a HUGE house there! Its all so clear now. He is building it to give to the next coach to entice them to fill his position at OU. I once was blind, but now I see!

[westbrooke]

From an unnamed source....some criticism is justified??????

..."
I know that Oklahoma has had offensive issues. I know that quarterback Landry Jones is in his first season and needs every snap he can get. And 9:46 remained in the game when he threw his fifth touchdown pass, a 10-yarder, against Texas A&M. Still, the Sooners’ starting quarterback threw a touchdown pass with the score 58-10. There has got to be someone on the scout team who could have used the work, too."

I believe your "unnamed source" is Ivan Maisel (http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/13169/three-point-stance-a-chance-for-smu), with the Candlestick, in the Hall of Knee-jerk Arguments. A little research would have told Mr. Maisel that no, there isn't someone on the scout team who could have used the work more than Landry, and mop-up duty against A&M didn't warrant burning Drew Allen's redshirt.

[cherokeebrewer]

How about that guy ahhhhhh he's a man and 40? What's is name again?

He must be at least 42 by now...

[sooner59]

I believe your "unnamed source" is Ivan Maisel (http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/13169/three-point-stance-a-chance-for-smu), with the Candlestick, in the Hall of Knee-jerk Arguments. A little research would have told Mr. Maisel that no, there isn't someone on the scout team who could have used the work more than Landry, and mop-up duty against A&M didn't warrant burning Drew Allen's redshirt.

Even Colonel Mustard wouldn't last over 2 years at ND....:D

[Oldnslo]

Bill Cowher

[badger]

Skip Holtz. The last coach to win a championship at ND was a Coach Holtz. Skip is a rising star at a mediocre football school. It is perfect.

[Q22]

George O'Leary..hey, in this world of second chances why the hell not?

[swardboy]

I see Colin Cowherd changed his tune today about Stoops, basically saying it made no sense for him to leave Oklahoma with the money he's making....

[JLEW1818]

WEIS!!! HA HA HA HA

[Jdog]

Gary Patterson

[Sooner70]

Paul Johnson, Navy

[JLEW1818]

Mark May made a good point for once... they have to buy out his contract... offer a 4-5 year contract to a new coach... pay him and his staff

the Irish will be dishing out some big time money

[Jdog]

Mark May made a good point for once... they have to buy out his contract... offer a 4-5 year contract to a new coach... pay him and his staff

the Irish will be dishing out some big time money

and they could then get Gary Patterson relatively cheep.

[tommieharris91]

Paul Johnson, Navy

Isn't Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech now?

[sooner59]

Chip Kelley, Gary Patterson, and Chris Peterson would be solid choices, but the domers won't go for coaches of "lesser" teams. They will sign a bigger name coach to a huge contract and that guy will be on the hot seat in 2 years. Notre Dame is the Redskins of the NCAA. Its the place where coaches go to die.

[bluedogok]

Paul Johnson, Navy


Isn't Paul Johnson at Georgia Tech now?
Yes, he is at Georgia Tech, his second season there.

[spatton713]

i was thinking Gary Patterson

[spatton713]

I see Colin Cowherd changed his tune today about Stoops, basically saying it made no sense for him to leave Oklahoma with the money he's making....

what was his tune before?

[Soonerus]

Merv Johnson...

[delhalew]

If they have any sense..Peterson.

Cowherd is an idiot.

[47Wins]

Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow is finished this year, if he wins out he'll have three MNCs in 5 years. No where to go but downhill at UF. ND's academic standards are indeed a challenge to deal with but when you play a cupcake schedule and have a near-guaranteed lock on a BCS game. It's a pretty decent gig.

[King Barry's Back]

when you have a near-guaranteed lock on a BCS game. It's a pretty decent gig.


When was the last time ND went to a BCS bowl? And when was the time before that?

I don't think they have much of a lock.

[King Barry's Back]

When was the last time ND went to a BCS bowl? And when was the time before that?

I don't think they have much of a lock.

Just looked it up. Since 1997, Notre Dame has played in the 2001 Fiesta, the 2006 Fiesta, and the 2007 Sugar.

That's 13 seasons with only three BCS appearances.