ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

[UnderParPanther]

Saw this on First Take this morning and didn't see it posted anywhere else:


Potential Candidates:

Steve Loney - Rams OL Coach

Mark Farley

Todd Graham - Tulsa Head Coach

Jay Norvell - Oklahoma Asst Off Coord.

[AmesPanther]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

Loney really wants the job. JP didn't interview him the first time around. After getting burned by Gene this might be a different search so who knows.

Farley. I don't think will even Farley will even get an interview. If Mac had done a lot of winning it would be an easy sell. Since Mac hasn't it's a tough sell. Even though that's not fair to Farley.

Graham looks like a possibility.

Norvell looks good on paper. JP reportedly interviewed him the last time. I wouldn't think his opinion would have changed, but who knows. He has coached at ISU and knows the Big 12...

I'd add Mike Stoops. Seems like he is barely hanging on at AU and would be better off in the midwest.

Patterson would be good. He reportedly almost went to KSU last year but they let it out too soon and pissed him. ISU should be able to match their money.

[AmesPanther]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I made a pass through the gossip blogs and forums. Seems like they all think JP has a big hire and he will be at the BB game Sat. I can see JP wanting a crazy half time announcement to a crowd at Hilton. But if they don't know who the hire is how can they say it's a big splash type hire. People know someone way too often.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I made a pass through the gossip blogs and forums. Seems like they all think JP has a big hire and he will be at the BB game Sat. I can see JP wanting a crazy half time announcement to a crowd at Hilton. But if they don't know who the hire is how can they say it's a big splash type hire. People know someone way too often.

Consider the source(s). There is a lot of delusion floating about right now.

[Trapped in California]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I made a pass through the gossip blogs and forums. Seems like they all think JP has a big hire and he will be at the BB game Sat. I can see JP wanting a crazy half time announcement to a crowd at Hilton. But if they don't know who the hire is how can they say it's a big splash type hire. People know someone way too often.

Since the season isn't quite over yet, I am sure that Bobby Petrino is still available.

[Newshound]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

Sources tell me Joe DeForest, assistant head coach at Oklahoma State, is interviewing with Pollard sometime today or tomorrow. He works primarily with the special teams, but his name was thrown around for the New Mexico opening a while back.

[TH1974]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I made a pass through the gossip blogs and forums. Seems like they all think JP has a big hire and he will be at the BB game Sat. I can see JP wanting a crazy half time announcement to a crowd at Hilton. But if they don't know who the hire is how can they say it's a big splash type hire. People know someone way too often.

Seems unlikely.

[cydave]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

Saw this on First Take this morning and didn't see it posted anywhere else:


Potential Candidates:

Steve Loney - Rams OL Coach

Mark Farley

Todd Graham - Tulsa Head Coach

Jay Norvell - Oklahoma Asst Off Coord.

My first choice out of those four would be Graham. He has HC experience, excellent ties down in Oklahoma and Texas. And runs a pretty exciting offense, what we need in the Big 12, right now. Norvell would also be a good hire, but again, would this end up being a Chizik type of hire? Steve Loney isn't a very exciting hire, but is definitely his dream job and would love to be here. He's already coached at ISU a couple of times and loves Ames, but I'm not sure how well he'd do at the helm. Farley, NO.

Another person that was being thrown around on Cyclone fanatic is Charlie Strong. Asst. coach and D-coord at Florida. Seems like an exciting hire, but not sure we could pull him away from Florida.

[Leatherhelmet]

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I wouldn't touch Todd Graham. First, he goes to Rice, gets everybody in the athletic department fired, and leaves in one year. Yes, that is less than half the time Chizek was at ISU. Tulsa gets alot of pub for their offense, that is because the coordinator is Gus Malzahn, possibly the best in America. He would stay as head coach at Tulsa. Graham is a defensive coach. True he has Texas ties as he was a high school coach there, but why take the chance of hiring a Francione or Graham when you know they will bolt in one year if there is a better job.

[06panther10]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I would say if Loney 'wants' to come to ISU, they have to hire him. Finding anyone that truly wants that job at this point is going to be tough. Hire Loney.

[AmesPanther]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

I would say if Loney 'wants' to come to ISU, they have to hire him. Finding anyone that truly wants that job at this point is going to be tough. Hire Loney.

He wants the job, but I don't think he gets it. Giving him an interview would be nice; JP didn't even do that last time.

[06panther10]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

He wants the job, but I don't think he gets it. Giving him an interview would be nice; JP didn't even do that last time.

Why? Why does he not want him? He seems qualified. And like I said, if someone wants that job, they should get a good hard look.

[run&blade]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

Pat Hill's name came up earlier today, from Fresno St. I think that would be a good hire. Not sure he would take it, he could probably do better.

[AmesPanther]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

Why? Why does he not want him? He seems qualified. And like I said, if someone wants that job, they should get a good hard look.

He made it a tough sell because of Drake.

[cydave]

Re: ISU Coaching Potential Hires:

JP might give Loney a look, but I doubt he gets the job.
From what I've read tonight, it sounds like Skip Holtz might be a new "serious" candidate.