I think 30 appās was pretty high, I wasnt expecting to really see anything other than Minterās and some JUCO coaches apply. Most legit guys for the job know how this dance works, they aint going to read one single app online, they have already targeted who they want to target and are probably close to having a hire, I think the AD gave the date as a safety net so if No. 1 candidate backs out we have time to really look at 2 & 3. They will tell there guy the job is yours just post something up online so they gave everyone āqualifiedā a āFairā chance.
Welcome to the wonderful world of government bureaucracy! Like X said, I think every state job is done this way and I donāt think it matters whether the candidate is Roy Williams or an entry level custodian wannabe.
Shortly after football was first announced Judy said that she had received over 50 resumes from people interested in the position. I would not be surprised if the posting criteria eliminated some of them, and others may have talked informally to the Ath. Dept. and found that they were not a good fit for us, or perhaps we were not a good fit for them. These people would not even post for the job. I suspect we have more realistic candidates than would be practical to interview.
This is going to be such a difficult hire because a coach with a successful past may not have what it takes to start a new program. Of the few people out there who have start-up experience, how many of them want to tackle that challenge again? At then end of the day I think we are going to have to hope for some good luck. The good news is the menās basketball team has been making deposits into the karma bank all season, so we are owed some good luck down the road.
FYI,
RT @TomDienhart: Former USF coach Jim Leavitt has agreed to become LB coach of the San Francisco 49ers, according to the St. Petersburg Times.
This is not a guy I would want as our HC anyway.
Loose cannon, questionable recruiting practices, awful game coach.
What he did at USF was pretty impressive in such a short period of time, but I donāt think his act would fly here, especially with the holier than thou crowd.
This is not a guy I would want as our HC anyway.
Loose cannon, questionable recruiting practices, awful game coach.
What he did at USF was pretty impressive in such a short period of time, but I donāt think his act would fly here, especially with the holier than thou crowd.[/quote]
I would have loved to have gotten Leavitt. He did an incredible job at USF. To my knowledge, they never had any real NCAA issues (obviously he got in trouble for smacking a kid and then supposedly trying to āfudgeā about it). I donāt think heās a bad guy and his results were top notch for a start-up program. His work has become āthe modelā by which all other recent start-ups have tried to copy. There is something to be said for that.
His teams were also known to rack up the penalties and it should be noted that no oneās hired him since. When the allegations came out about striking a player, he tried to convince other players and his staff to change their stories and lie.
While I get the āwanting to hire a nameā crowdās argument, Leavitt wasnāt a name when he was hired, either.
[quote=āJ Felt, post:27, topic:24692ā]His teams were also known to rack up the penalties and it should be noted that no oneās hired him since. When the allegations came out about striking a player, he tried to convince other players and his staff to change their stories and lie.
While I get the āwanting to hire a nameā crowdās argument, Leavitt wasnāt a name when he was hired, either.[/quote]
All trueā¦but his teams were also known to win at a pretty good rateā¦not saying he would have been my top choice, but heās not as bad as some seem to think.
Nor Major, not that he has reached all our requirements/desires/dreams, but he seems to have gotten positive responses so far.
Artilce on Leach. Seems maybe we could get him at a discount? 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/01/19/mike.leach/index.html
Josh Carpenter has tweeted, āI was told to expect some #Charlotte49er football coaching news near the end of this week.ā
I hope Josh eats breakfast at Chick-fil-a and not Burger King.
[quote=āHP49er, post:31, topic:24692ā]Josh Carpenter has tweeted, āI was told to expect some #Charlotte49er football coaching news near the end of this week.ā
I hope Josh eats breakfast at Chick-fil-a and not Burger King.[/quote]
Well this week just got much more interesting.
[quote=āMr. Bojangles, post:32, topic:24692ā][quote=āHP49er, post:31, topic:24692ā]Josh Carpenter has tweeted, āI was told to expect some #Charlotte49er football coaching news near the end of this week.ā
I hope Josh eats breakfast at Chick-fil-a and not Burger King.[/quote]
Well this week just got interesting.[/quote]
FTFY
Im gonna cream in my pantiesā¦
God help us!
After the whole ābig news comingā week we had back late last year, I will keep my expectations extremely low for the news coming at all, and for whom the coach will be.
God help us!
After the whole ābig news comingā week we had back late last year, I will keep my expectations extremely low for the news coming at all, and for whom the coach will be.[/quote]
You should do this with regards to anything sports related and this school. Makes life much more enjoyable.
Iāll look for the news at 4 pm on Friday in an email to only the highest of 49er club members 
thatās how we roll.
a long time employee of NC Stateās equipment department informed me that We have interviewed Chuck Amato.
Surely not