Churn on rumor mill, churn on…

OK, with Dirk Koetter headed to Jacksonville, it’s time for the Miami coaching search to turn elsewhere. I’ve traded emails with a few sources today and here’s what I’m hearing regarding The U as well as some other college coaching-related news:

>>> Steve Kragthorpe to Louisville is just about a done deal. Kudos to AD Tom Jurich for pulling this off. Talk about one of the best in the game. No pussyfooting around here. Bobby Petrino bails on Sunday night and Jurich could have Krag locked down within 48 hours?

Simply amazing and very reminiscent of Miami in the 80s when Sam Jankovich loses a Howard Schnellenberger and lands an up and comer in Jimmy Johnson. The Cards are going places as long as Jurich keeps running the show there.

Curious what Tulsa does now. Look for both Mike Shula and Larry Coker to have their names thrown in the mix for this new vacancy. Coker spent 1979-1982 as an assistant for the Golden Hurricane.

>>> With Koetter out of the mix for Miami, here are some names I’m hearing: Kevin Sumlin (Oklahoma co-OC), John Bond (NIU OC) and George McDonald (Western Michigan OC). I’ve been reminded that former Cane great Mike Sullivan is on that WMU staff and would be a good sounding board for Randy Shannon regarding McDonald.

Also in the mix, a few Rutgers guys, possibly. John McNulty or Craig ver Steeg could be contacted due to Miami coaches digging the Scarlet Knights’ physical running game.

On a side note, I am hearing nothing regarding Kevin Rogers of the Minnesota Vikings. His name has been popular on message boards or in the media, but something tells me that Shannon isn’t interested in his style of offense as a long-term fix for Miami.

Curious to see where Shannon goes here. I definitely like the prospect of an up and comer who is going to be hungry to turn things around with The U’s offense.

I liked the prospect of Koetter and that “instant fix” it might’ve brought, but in the end it’d have been temporary as this guy would’ve headed to the NFL or a mid-level college head coaching gig in 2-3 years if he did anything with the Canes’ offense.

As I’ve stated blog after blog, Miami is a special place which needs the right guy for the job. Sometimes the right guy isn’t always the one who looks best on paper. Like a three-star recruit compared to the overhyped five-star, it’s about that intangible. We need a guy salivating at the prospect of coming to Coral Gables to work with this talent – not a guy using The U’s offer as leverage for an NFL gig.

Sit back and watch. Things are about to get interesting.

.:Canes305:.

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