http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4728474

The Irish are interested in Randy Edsall the latest in the rumor mill.

I'm confused?!

I said a long time ago when UCONN beat Notre Dame that he should be a candidate. Plus he has a connection to the program. Definitely not the most "sexy" hire out there, but I think he'd be solid

Why isn't Skip Holtz being talked about

Skip Holtz should also be getting more love. I can't believe he is still down at ECU, you'd think he would have a better job by now. He must not interview very well or something?

jordo212000 wrote: Skip Holtz should also be getting more love. I can't believe he is still down at ECU, you'd think he would have a better job by now. He must not interview very well or something?

He hasn't chased jobs all that much. The boosters in Greenville love him and he is the highest paid coach in that conference, edging out O'Leary by about 60,000 dollars. He legitimately seems content.

Well seeing that the last time Notre Dame was relevant, many Americans drove Edsels, I would say that Randy Edsall is a fitting choice!

The sign of a good coach is taking guys that may not be 5 star recruits and making them into productive players. I think Edsall has done that UCONN. I also could be wrong but they run more of a pro style offense and I don't think the spread would work at ND. I think with the weather there it would muck it up and I don't see ND fans being fond of that. Also, you have to remember UCONN plays a little bit of defense, UC, not so much.

osu99 wrote: Also, you have to remember UCONN plays a little bit of defense, UC, not so much.

Yeah that's why UConn beat Cincy when they hung 45 on them.....oh wait, Cincy scored 47 against that little bit of defense that allows about a TD more per game and is dead last in the Big East in total defense.

I love when people refer to coaching in the north and the weather. How many games per year are actually played in below 35 degree weather? 2 max.

^I wholeheartedly agree. It's not the NFL; the college season is essentially wrapped up by Thanksgiving. The programs in the north don't have conference championships, and the only one the does (the MAC) plays in a dome in the last week.

I'd be interested in season what the temperature was in Minnesota for their last game.

sjmvsfscs08 wrote: ^I wholeheartedly agree. It's not the NFL; the college season is essentially wrapped up by Thanksgiving. The programs in the north don't have conference championships, and the only one the does (the MAC) plays in a dome in the last week.

I'd be interested in season what the temperature was in Minnesota for their last games.

Minnesota's last home game of the year was on 11/14 and the temperature was 44 degrees at kickoff.

In addition...UC's game against Pitt was in probably the worst conditions a team played in all year and Kelly's offense didn't get all "mucked up" when they scored 45.

44 degrees is nothing. I find it hard to believe guys that are tough enough to play FBS football are pussies when it comes to temperature. Grow a pair folks!

osu99 wrote: The sign of a good coach is taking guys that may not be 5 star recruits and making them into productive players. I think Edsall has done that UCONN. I also could be wrong but they run more of a pro style offense and I don't think the spread would work at ND. I think with the weather there it would muck it up and I don't see ND fans being fond of that. Also, you have to remember UCONN plays a little bit of defense, UC, not so much.

lol. muck upped offense? you cant be serious.

So besides the point that UC was able to put up 45 in perhaps the messiest game of the year against Pitt this year...let's be honest here, the climate between Cincinnati and South Bend isn't that different. You make it out like UC is in Florida and Notre Dame is in the Arctic Circle. It's maybe 5 degrees cooler in South Bend than it is in Cincinnati.

alright everyone can take their shots at me now, it appears we dropped the f'ing ball on Stoops

You suck!

k I'm good now..

athlete37 wrote: alright everyone can take their shots at me now, it appears we dropped the f'ing ball on Stoops

I know you said that the talks froze when they started talking about disciplinary stuff, but I am inclined to believe that they really never got past the "feeler" stage. (i.e. they reached out to him and he listened briefly, then said no)

athlete37 wrote: alright everyone can take their shots at me now, it appears we dropped the f'ing ball on Stoops

You won’t get know business from me.
You stuck to your guns and had enough balls to post what you thought was to be correct from the info you had.

I honestly think Notre Dame approached them, Bob Stoops liked when he saw and made some other requirements, and people in the know thought there was no way Notre Dame wouldn't give him everything he wanted and so they leaked it. I read and heard a lot of people in the business say they'd heard from people it was happening. Where there is smoke there is usually fire. It's different than an opinionated article saying Notre Dame should, they said it was happening.

I like to think Stoops wanted complete disciplinary control and Swarbrick told him Notre Dame doesn't let the thugs in and that he wouldn't get his wish. I think Stoops, seeing that, wasn't going to take his chances trying to rebuild a program without the tools he thought were necessary.

But again, I have no knowledge, that's just what I made out of reading the numerous bits and pieces.

I think Edsall would be a very mediocre hire. If I'm an Irish fan I'm praying the Brian Kelly rumors are true.

bad stats on my part. UConn's D was much better last year. oops

sjmvsfscs08 wrote: I honestly think Notre Dame approached them, Bob Stoops liked when he saw and made some other requirements, and people in the know thought there was no way Notre Dame wouldn't give him everything he wanted and so they leaked it. I read and heard a lot of people in the business say they'd heard from people it was happening. Where there is smoke there is usually fire. It's different than an opinionated article saying Notre Dame should, they said it was happening.

I like to think Stoops wanted complete disciplinary control and Swarbrick told him Notre Dame doesn't let the thugs in and that he wouldn't get his wish. I think Stoops, seeing that, wasn't going to take his chances trying to rebuild a program without the tools he thought were necessary.

But again, I have no knowledge, that's just what I made out of reading the numerous bits and pieces.

I would imagine that a similar request was made by Kelly and is the sticking point in negotiations, hence the entrance of Edsall into discussions.

sjmvsfscs08 wrote:
I like to think Stoops wanted complete disciplinary control and Swarbrick told him Notre Dame doesn't let the thugs in and that he wouldn't get his wish. I think Stoops, seeing that, wasn't going to take his chances trying to rebuild a program without the tools he thought were necessary.

Everybody gets some thugs, its the nature of the business. To think that Notre Dame doesn't have a few of what you or me would consider a thug is kind of naive.

3reppom wrote:
I would imagine that a similar request was made by Kelly and is the sticking point in negotiations, hence the entrance of Edsall into discussions.

That's a good point. Not sure if it is because of the disciplinary thing, but it may be a power move by Notre Dame. They really have no leverage on Kelly. There hasn't been another serious coaching candidate all along. Its pretty much been all Kelly. So Kelly is probably aiming high