New Head Coach Search - 2021 Edition

[LZIp]

4 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said:

QB to watch in portal 

brenden Clark from ND

6’2 

217lb. 
pro style QB

Apparently going to Old Dominion

[dirtyolcrowe]

Just now, LZIp said:

Apparently going to Old Dominion

Yeah. 
I just updated.  It wasn’t there this morning.  Just saw it

[Let'sGoZips94]

The Athletic has updated its candidates for the VaTech job, removing Oregon Offensive Coordinator Joe Moorhead.

 

The article was posted 5 hours ago, although I am not a subscriber and do not have an edited time stamp to reflect the removal of Moorhead's name. The other names removed have either been hired (Billy Napier/Florida) or signed contract extensions (Dave Clawson/Wake Forest, Hugh Freeze/Liberty).

Edited November 29, 2021 by Let'sGoZips94

[RowdyZip]

FWIW, Footballscoop dot com posted this link breaking the news of Arth joining UA on 12/14, and the University announced it later that day.

 

They posted this link earlier this morning, playing off the other rumors and adding a sentence that the deal could be done today.

 

The excitement is certainly at a higher level...let's hope it's not all smoke and mirrors to drum up interest.

[Zipped Up]

2 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:

I don’t believe Akron submits to the transfer portal and you get immediate response.  I wondered when he didn’t start this weekend if he asked to hit the portal last week and didn’t want to risk injury knowing he was leaving

Exactly. He wasn’t happy here all year. Believe he was leaving even if Arth wasn’t fired. He didn’t play Saturday because he wanted to preserve his health and his stats from his 2.50 good games this year.

[Zipmeister]

1 hour ago, RowdyZip said:

FWIW, Footballscoop dot com posted this link breaking the news of Arth joining UA on 12/14, and the University announced it later that day.

 

They posted this link earlier this morning, playing off the other rumors and adding a sentence that the deal could be done today.

 

The excitement is certainly at a higher level...let's hope it's not all smoke and mirrors to drum up interest.

 

[akrzips2012]

Wonder if this deal will get done by the end of the week for Moorhead so he can finish his last game at Oregon’s OC on Friday for conference championship game. I read that in one of the articles that it could take a couple of days for the deal to finalized. 

[GP1]

Morehead.....  I hope it's true. I thought he would be out of our league in terms of interest and price. Akron badly needs competency at the helm. His resume smells of more competency than any other coach in the division or even the conference. 

 

Some guys reach their level. Joe is a G5 head coach or a high level coordinator. If you want to lead, you become a head coach. If you want to follow, you stay a coordinator. Joe is a good leader. He did well at Fordham and MSU. He knows how to lead a team. He also developed a good list of QBs.  For those who root for defense, his 2018 Bulldogs lead the nation in total defense. He was on a MAC Championship team at Akron so he knows what it takes. 

 

If this is true, and God I hope it is, there will be brighter days ahead. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

40 minutes ago, GP1 said:

Morehead.....  I hope it's true. I thought he would be out of our league in terms of interest and price. Akron badly needs competency at the helm. His resume smells of more competency than any other coach in the division or even the conference. 

 

Some guys reach their level. Joe is a G5 head coach or a high level coordinator. If you want to lead, you become a head coach. If you want to follow, you stay a coordinator. Joe is a good leader. He did well at Fordham and MSU. He knows how to lead a team. He also developed a good list of QBs.  For those who root for defense, his 2018 Bulldogs lead the nation in total defense. He was on a MAC Championship team at Akron so he knows what it takes. 

 

If this is true, and God I hope it is, there will be brighter days ahead. 

 

That's because he should be. The typical path of a middling P5 OC is the MAC, not a top 10-15 P5 OC, especially one with previous P5 HC experience (and solid experience, to boot). 

[TheZipCat]

6 hours ago, GoZips86 said:

If this become reality, I will be so stoked to renew my season tickets as this would be SO exciting for the future of the program in my opinion! 

 

Get it done Guthrie!!! 

As would I. First time I would renew in the past 3-years.

[Blue & Gold]

Well, there's certainly something cooking.  There has been roughly 18 hours for reports to come out of Moorehead denying his interest or saying he has no idea where these reports came from.

 

Land the big fish, Mr. Guthrie! 💪💪

Edited November 30, 2021 by Blue & Gold

[NWAkron]

https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/cristobal-discusses-coaching-carousel-ahead-of-early-signing-period

 

Oregon head coach doesn't deny it.  I think Blue & Gold is right.  Moorhead!

[bigjim]

I keep signing on in eager anticipation of good news with the new coach.  So, bring it on.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Brian Kelly to LSU. 

 

Notre Dame has entered the chat. 

[dirtyolcrowe]

Just now, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Brian Kelly to LSU. 

 

Notre Dame has entered the chat. 

This worries me now.    Moorhead with his offense scheme and the allure of ND.    ND used to recruit well in western PA. 

[GP1]

4 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Brian Kelly to LSU. 

 

Notre Dame has entered the chat. 

Luke Fickel should jump on ND. Then ND should enter the ACC full time. He would make them the league champion within the first two years. 

[dirtyolcrowe]

6 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Brian Kelly to LSU. 

 

Notre Dame has entered the chat. 

Someone said Fickel to ND

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said:

This worries me now.    Moorhead with his offense scheme and the allure of ND.    ND used to recruit well in western PA. 

 

I've seen Fickell as the top dog for that job, but I agree, Moorhead makes sense for that job if he has any interest in Notre Dame. 

[GoZips88]

6 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

With every minute that passes, the NEO sports fan PTSD voice in the back of my head tells me some deal is falling apart.   😨

 

Damn it, Clark. It's on you if ND taps Moorhead.

[dirtyolcrowe]

4 minutes ago, GoZips88 said:

 

Damn it, Clark. It's on you if ND taps Moorhead.

I’d love to see the Lane train at ND!!!!!   That be fun!!

[GP1]

4 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

I've seen Fickell as the top dog for that job, but I agree, Moorhead makes sense for that job if he has any interest in Notre Dame. 

ND would never hire what amounts to a coordinator with his lack of name recognition. Weis had a big name coming from New England and Bob Davie had the support of Holtz. Ignoring Faust, you'd have to go really far back to find an unaccomplished name leading ND. 

[94zipgrad]

16 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said:

Someone said Fickel to ND

They got 11 years out of the last Cincinnati coach they hired

[Let'sGoZips94]

Despite vacancies at Duke, VaTech, ND, etc., there are no new mentions of Joe Moorhead to anyone except Akron via Twitter's "latest" search for "Joe Moorhead". 

[dirtyolcrowe]

4 minutes ago, GP1 said:

ND would never hire what amounts to a coordinator with his lack of name recognition. Weis had a big name coming from New England and Bob Davie had the support of Holtz. Ignoring Faust, you'd have to go really far back to find an unaccomplished name leading ND. 

Moorhead won 2 bowl games with a college team more known for baseball.   
he tore up OSU this year.  He’s had success at UO, PSU, MSU.  
I think Kelly is gonna get his ass handed to him at LSU.  
 

ND should be much better than they were with Kelly.   Moorhead’s offense I think would attract top talent if he has some initial success.   

[Cykron]

11 minutes ago, GP1 said:

ND would never hire what amounts to a coordinator with his lack of name recognition. Weis had a big name coming from New England and Bob Davie had the support of Holtz. Ignoring Faust, you'd have to go really far back to find an unaccomplished name leading ND. 

 

 

Good.  Then I hope Notre Dame leaves Matt Campbell alone too.