From: kevink@fugitive.soac.bellcore.com (Kevin Klinge)
Subject: Re: Big East Coaching Rumors.
Keywords: Temple, Pitt, VTech, Boston College
Organization: Bell Communications Research
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 21:18:54 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.164948.23092@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, rowdy@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (robert.dieckmann) writes:
|> 
|>                     BIG EAST COACHING RUMORS
|> 
|> There were no changes in the Big East Coaching ranks this year from
|> last, but that's going to change fer sure.  Here's a quick rundown
|> in the order of probability.
|> 
|> Temple:  Temple AD Charlie Theokas (whose son plays at Rutgers)
|>          has interviewed Ron Dickerson (Clemson defensive coordinator)
|>          as a possible replacement for Jerry Brendt.  Dickerson
|>          is one of the most heralded black coaches in college football.
|>          Currently there are no black head coaches in the 107-team
|>          Division 1-A NCAA.  Temple has been a plain embarassment to
|>          the league.

I hear this is almost a done-deal.  Ditto on that embarrassment remark.

|> Pitt:   Everyone considers Paul (Buddy) Hackett gone.  Some names that
|>         have surfaced are:  Jackie Sherril, Johnny Majors, and 
|>         "Mean" Joe Green.  Pitt has way too much talent to be such
|>         a struggling team.

When I saw Majors' press conference over the weekend, he sure sounded like 
he was ready to coach another team.  I won't be in the least bit surprised 
if Pitt at least approaches him. 

|> VTech:   How much of this season can the Tech AD take?  Game after game

I'm wondering how much of it I can take, yet I find myself preparing
for an 8 hour drive down to the 'burg, asking for more. 

|>          VTech loses the lead in the 4th quarter and goes on to a
|>          loss (5 times) or a tie (once) late in the game.  Head coach

Actually, make that 4 losses and one tie.  The WVU, Miami, and Syracuse
games were all performed by lethal injection (quick and painless).  But 
hey, who's counting when you're on a roll?

|>          Frank Beamer must turn this thing around; a win over traditional
|>          rival Virginia would help.  One thing helping Beamer is that
|>          the team is very young and will lose very few starters to 
|>          graduation.

Good and bad.  That could also mean VT has a bunch of proven losers 
returning for more of the same next year.

|> BC:     Sometimes you lose a coach because he did so well.  Rumors
|>         abound that head coach Tom Coughlin is high on the list as
|>         a replacement for the NY Giants if Ray Handley's team doesn't make
                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|>         the playoffs.
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^

If that's the case, start packing your bags, Tom.

|> "Listen up son, and pay attention.   |  Bob Dieckmann (rwd@quartet.att.com)

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Kevin H. Klinge
Bell Communications Research
kevink@soac.bellcore.com

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