Doug Snyder Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 The more I read about Matt Campbell, the more I like him. Everything about his past suggests that he understands Ohio, understands the MAC, and is a winner wherever he goes. At the very least, he would bring an exciting offense to UA. Losing is always painful. But losing while scoring a lot of points is at least a little more entertaining. That alone would give me the patience to wait for him to put it all together at UA. There may be a better choice out there. But I would not be unhappy if Campbell gets the call. +1. Additionally, with Campbell being a Mount guy, I'm sure he also understands defense. MUC almost always has an incredible defense. Howevrer, most people don't know it because MUC's defense is always overshadowed by their even more incredible offense. Buuuuut, you've got to have the horses to plow the field. The first couple (few?) of years are going to be tough no matter who gets the job. Not a "dark horse" anymore?? I like him...but I worry about his ability to build a staff and function as a HC. Will be lots of on the job learning and there will be some mistakes. I am not sure the Akron fan base has an appetite right now for the "patience" part that will be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Buuuuut, you've got to have the horses to plow the field. The first couple (few?) of years are going to be tough no matter who gets the job. How come every other mac school can have immediate success with a new coach but us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 How come every other mac school can have immediate success with a new coach but us? Historically...because The University of Akron has no clue how to run a successful D1-A football program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 How come every other mac school can have immediate success with a new coach but us? Historically...because The University of Akron has no clue how to run a successful D1-A football program. And this is reflected in these rankings of the FBS jobs that became available this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguins Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. He has turned around the worst FCS program. Would not be a bad guy to go after. However he failed to get his VERY talented team in the playoffs this year. I don't see another 6-5 season for his team next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. He has turned around the worst FCS program. Would not be a bad guy to go after. However he failed to get his VERY talented team in the playoffs this year. I don't see another 6-5 season for his team next year. Aha! Another guy with a Hawaii connection! (coached here in mid-90s). And another chance to undo LO's take-back of the promise to play at Aloha Stadium. Although, at this point, I'd just as soon see Coach Pfau's team as the other footballers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. I like this one or anyone who has clearly significantly risen the level of a FCS program as their head coach. I also like the idea of Mick McCall, the OC from Northwestern if we can't make a splash with a more well known name like Pat Hill or maybe even a Ron Zook. I like the idea of Paul Winters too but would much rather see someone who has made good strides at the FCS level instead of the D2 level. I think Winters could be a really good HC long-term but the adjustment period may be longer with a guy coming from D2 than with an FCS head man or FBS coordinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. I like this one or anyone who has clearly significantly risen the level of a FCS program as their head coach. I also like the idea of Mick McCall, the OC from Northwestern if we can't make a splash with a more well known name like Pat Hill or maybe even a Ron Zook. I like the idea of Paul Winters too but would much rather see someone who has made good strides at the FCS level instead of the D2 level. I think Winters could be a really good HC long-term but the adjustment period may be longer with a guy coming from D2 than with an FCS head man or FBS coordinator. I would definitely want us to look at these two guys. A former, higher level D-1A head coach is my clear first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Another spin of the rumor mill produced the name Trent Miles, head coach at Indiana State. I like this one or anyone who has clearly significantly risen the level of a FCS program as their head coach. I also like the idea of Mick McCall, the OC from Northwestern if we can't make a splash with a more well known name like Pat Hill or maybe even a Ron Zook. I like the idea of Paul Winters too but would much rather see someone who has made good strides at the FCS level instead of the D2 level. I think Winters could be a really good HC long-term but the adjustment period may be longer with a guy coming from D2 than with an FCS head man or FBS coordinator. I would definitely want us to look at these two guys. A former, higher level D-1A head coach is my clear first choice. Although I really like Zook as a coach...I don't think he is a good HEAD coach. I hope he finds a good situation for himself. Pat Hill is interesting...but he may have lost the passion. But I would like to talk with him and find out for sure. I think it is Paul Winters time. I hope he is incredibly successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Footballscoop.com - Akron: Akron is still interviewing candidates. We hear UCLA interim head coach / offensive coordinator will interview next week. That would be Mike Johnson. It also means we won't hear anything until late next week, at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Footballscoop.com - Akron is still interviewing candidates. We hear UCLA interim head coach / offensive coordinator will interview next week.I would LOVE to sit in on that interview. Mike wants UCLA job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Can't imagine Mike Johnson would take the job and I'm surprised to hear he is even coming for an interview. I would be very interested in sitting in on that interview too -- I'd love to hear what he thinks about this opportunity and how he can help the team. He has been gone for so long I think he woudl struggle in recruiting. He would certainly need to fill his staff with guys who knew the area and had coaching affiliations. I am afraid a midwest job for Mike just might be too big of a learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 He has been gone for so long I think he woudl struggle in recruiting. He would certainly need to fill his staff with guys who knew the area and had coaching affiliations. I am afraid a midwest job for Mike just might be too big of a learning curve. He's been involved with professional football for over 20 years. It would be the biggest gift in the history of Zips athletics if he chose to return to Akron to coach Zips football. I don't see an NFL coach having any difficulty convincing high school kids to play for him. Or convincing blue chippers that, if they follow his lead, he can give them the shot at the NFL that all D1 kids think they have. A former professional quarterback and coach, coaching against the peanut-brained small-timers of the MAC? It is a slam-dunk. Take Mike Johnson asap. Mondo props to Gerry Faust for getting Johnson to even consider being our HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Idk, UCLA was mediocre, at best this year. And that with a gorgeous campus (a cousin of mine graduated from UCLA), located in southern california, LA no less, USC kinda down right now. What's wrong with that program? USC beat them 50-0. Though, granted, they're plaing PAC-10 schools/not MAC schools, but they were just as uncompetitive as the Zips in most of their loses. Some pretty severe beatdowns this year: Texas 49 UCLA 20 Stanford 45 UCLA 19 Arizona 48 UCLA 12 Utah 31 UCLA 6 (6?!) USC 50 UCLA 0 (0?!) Oregon 49 UCLA 31 (the game wasn't that close) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Idk, UCLA was mediocre, at best this year. And that with a gorgeous campus (a cousin of mine graduated from UCLA), located in southern california, LA no less, USC kinda down right now. What's wrong with that program? USC beat them 50-0. Though, granted, they're plaing PAC-10 schools/not MAC schools, but they were just as uncompetitive as the Zips in most of their loses. Some pretty severe beatdowns this year: Texas 49 UCLA 20 Stanford 45 UCLA 19 Arizona 48 UCLA 12 Utah 31 UCLA 6 (6?!) USC 50 UCLA 0 (0?!) Oregon 49 UCLA 31 (the game wasn't that close) If we were hiring Neuheisel, I'd agree with you. I look at Johnson's complete football resume, and it is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 The Toledo Blade reports that Tim Beckman has accepted the HC position at The University of Illinois. LANGUAGE WARNING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 The Toledo Blade reports that Tim Beckman has accepted the HC position at The University of Illinois. Check out the 4th post in the comment thread! I (Toledo fan presumably) am OK with it. Good for Tim Beckman, I am OK with cycling young aggressive coaches through Toledo. It is better then Dan Simmerell and Tom Amstutz. It's begining to look a lot like Winters. As in the head coach from Wayne State. I love Toledo Football. Keep it jumping. No carrer coaches are needed. Wouldn't be great to play the Illini in the Little Ceasers Bowl next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 The Toledo Blade reports that Tim Beckman has accepted the HC position at The University of Illinois. LANGUAGE WARNING!! Campbell's best option would be to be promioted at Toledo. He knows the administration and could keep many of the staff. Most of the system is in place. If he is passed over...maybe we could get him as our OC with Winters as the head coach. That...would be the best posible option for Akron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Campbell's best option would be to be promioted at Toledo. He knows the administration and could keep many of the staff. Most of the system is in place. If he is passed over...maybe we could get him as our OC with Winters as the head coach. That...would be the best posible option for Akron. Not surprisingly, the Toledo message board is very much in favor of Campbell for HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Lots of possibilities to look for here. Beckman may want to take Campbell with him to Illinois, which would show he thinks Campbell has the skills to run a competitive offense at a higher level than the MAC. If Beckman doesn't try to take Campbell with him, does that mean he thinks Campbell is not ready to be anything more than a good MAC OC? If Toledo goes off on a HC search, does that mean they've seen something in Campbell that leads them to think he's not quite ready for the top job? And, finally, if UA decides Campbell is the best available HC candidate, how much will Campbell's desire to be close to his and his wife's families in Perry Township weigh on his decision? Intriguing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Man, this is a soap opera... for dudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Snyder Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Campbell's best option would be to be promioted at Toledo. He knows the administration and could keep many of the staff. Most of the system is in place. If he is passed over...maybe we could get him as our OC with Winters as the head coach. That...would be the best posible option for Akron. Not surprisingly, the Toledo message board is very much in favor of Campbell for HC. There is a definite advantage to be an assistant coach at a successful program. I would like to see Campbell here at some point. Looks as if he will get better opportunities at either Toledo or Illinois. Winters at HS with Campbell at OC would be a dream come true...and succession to Campbell down the road. That probably would never happen because ANY coach who turns around Akron will be on lots of teams radar...including the key assistant coaches. A nice problem to have… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 It probably comes down to who is willing to pay more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 As expected, Matt Campbell is named interim head coach for Toledo as they face Air Force in the Military Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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