Coaching Changes

Now is the time to speculate on new coaches for 2008.


-Nebraska. Bill Callahan should get the axe in the next few weeks. The Huskers need to find a full time AD, and that might scare off a few candidates. Tom Osbourne, the interim AD has a large spector over the head of whomever gets the job (AD or Coach). The sentiment is to get a favorite son-Turner Gill of Buffalo is that. Look at what he has done this season there. Fans might not like the losing record, but 4 wins at Buffalo can translate to at least 9 at Nebraska. But lets be real-Nebraska needs a coach and an AD-so look to Wisconsin.

New Coach: Barry Alvarez

-Notre Dame. Yes Weiss has a huge buyout, but ND has NBC money. Weiss can and should be bought out, and proved Ty Willingham was a damn good recruiter, something Weiss has failed at miserably. The Irish need a coach to take them to the next level, but one that will give the ratings a big boost. A former NFL coach in Dan Devine brought the program to prominence, and Lou Holtz bolted Minnesota to take the Irish back to the National Title Hunt. Maybe pulling a coach out is a good idea. After all, a College coach knows the game better.

New Coach: Bobby Petrino

Iowa. Look, Kirk Ferentz is getting paid $2 million a year. Going 6-6 or 7-5 is not going to get it done. So, who can you get? It is hard to recruit in Iowa, but there are good players there and great players have been at Iowa historically. Think outside the box here, and get ready to find a hard working coach.

New Coach: Unknown

Georgia Tech. Chan Gailey has not been getting the job done. A great hire on paper, Gailey has succeeded in keeping Georgia Tech mediocre. No telling where they go from here, but my guess is obvious.

New Coach: Jimbo Fisher