After some pestering this morning he told me I could write the following.
>>> Nothing will be done before the Smurf Turf Bowl regarding an offensive coordinator.
>>> He told me expect Miami to pursue someone with a pro-style philosophy, similar to what we ran 2000-2002. That would eliminate Kevin Rogers from the equation. A guy like Dirk Koetter would fit the mold, but in now way did he imply that Koetter was the guy.
>>> The name I’m sitting on is an out of work coach. If you have any ideas, feel free to comment about them below.
I wish I could say more right now, but I can’t. The only reason I’m sharing what I’m sharing now is to let people know that there won’t be a hire until after the New Year and until after the Larry Coker Era “officially” ends in Boise.
Coker is still in charge, for now… making it uncomfortable for Miami to make any outside coordinator hires. We’ve seen Mario Cristobal bail for FIU but we haven’t seen anyone hired or official news regarding who’s been retained. The Sun Sentinel’s Omar Kelly reported that Tim Walton looks to be the new defensive coordinator and rumored that Walton has even moved into Shannon’s old office. Still, there’s been no official announcement.
A boneheaded move to keep Coker for the bowl game? Maybe. I blogged about it days back. Paul Dee struggled in regards to firing a friend which explains keeping Coker on board an extra month. He was thinking like a friend instead of an employer. Tough to fault him for having a heart, but at day’s end it has put the program in a mild lurch. Ten more days until this uncomfortable era comes to an end.
My take? This new name (which I’ll mention as soon as I’m allowed) is a valid option and I’m still hoping to hear something about Koetter. As for Rogers, based on my source it doesn’t sound like his style of offense fits into Miami’s game plan for next season and beyond, but we’ll see.
More to come. Take your shot at naming the mystery candidate below in the “Comments” section.
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Well Koetter has to coach the bowl game anyhow for ASU so no harm no foul for us. We lose maybe a week at most. While Coker got an extra month from Dee which was wrong it wasn;t the worst thing Dee has done with coaching decisions........
An extra month beats the extra year plus Dee allowed Perry Clark, additional time in which he was able to further ruin the ten painstaking years of building we had undertaken under Leonard Hamilton. When Leonard left the rpogram people around the nation thought we were a sleeping giant ready to explode, but instead we became a bottom feeder under Clark. We are still recovering from the Clark debacle which is why some of our fans have to be more patient with Frank Haith. Haith may be a good coach and he may not be a good coach. We won't know until all the damage of the additional year Clark was given which equaled two lost recruiting classes (one which transferred like Suratt, K. Clarke and Harden and another which decommitted like Giles) is gone. Coker at least didn't sabatoge our recruiting. Sorry on a soapbox again but the fact Dee gave Clark a contract extension and then an additional year after an 11-17 season in which we lost to FAU was just criminal.
Alright, So i did a couple minutes of research and the only thing I could come up with would be possibly Marc Trestman. He was mentioned in a Miami Herald article and Trestman, also a UM graduate (see the theme here), said,
''As a graduate of UM, I have a strong sense of interest in the state of the program and the future of the program,"...."I've watched it closely over the years. They had a slight blip on the screen, and I'd like to help get back to the environment where they meet expectations. They're not that far away.''
From what I read about Trestman he has done great things with UM when Kosar was here, great things at Cleveland with Kosar again, and again in Arizona and most recently Oakland....
This would be your NFL guy, 21 or so years of experience....."out of work"....and implements a west coast offense which he used with Siefert at the 49ers, pretty much like Koetter does (I think)
So am I on the right track?
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Jeeze,,, couldn't resist a Christmas tease, could you??
I am clueless regarding any type of guess on who your mystery man may be, but I like the fact that a pro-style philosophy will be employed.
I miss the days of creating a turnover on defense and going for the throat on the ensuing offensive play. I miss screen passes and sprint draws,,,,, I MISS HURRICANE OFFENSE OF OLD.
All I want for Christmas,,,, ahh,,, never mind,,, I'll wait.
JMG
Tampa
Is it Trestman? he's currently out of work, uses a pro style offense, and a close friend of Kosar's.
It would be bad for the new HC to coach this bowl game. Let them start fresh next season after a full season's practice. It's all about the perception of Randy Shannon and you don't want to start too soon. The team has been off all year and you don't want the new HC to get any blame for it. We all know how viscious UM fans can be.
i thought trestman was snatched up by north carolina state? if he isn't i'll sure as hell would love him here.
DOC in cali
Koetter sounds good
TRESTMAN IS A PIECE OF CRAP...
I have it on VERY strong information that he was mad at Jimmy Johnson and submarined the 1988 fiesta bowl - he gave JoPa the playbook and prepped penn state in how to defend testeverde...and what do you know 5 ints....
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that's why Trestman never got a job with Jimmy or with Butch....