That's what Duke's AD told reporters with the News & Observer as he was leaving his office at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
And according to the Herald-Sun, that something will come at 5:00 tomorrow, when David Cutcliffe will be announced as Duke's next football coach.
As soon as any press conference is confirmed, we'll let you know here, and check back after it happens for streaming audio from the event.
Showing posts with label Joe Alleva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Alleva. Show all posts
Friday, December 14, 2007
Cutcliffe says no offer has been made
Cutcliffe is on the record now, saying that he hasn't been offered the job and that it would be "arrogant" for him to have assumed that he will get it.
Earlier, this AP wire report said that Cutcliffe said he hasn't been offered the Duke job yet. As it stands now, it seems that Cutcliffe will be meeting with Duke AD Alleva sometime today, and an offer is possible, but as it stands it seems that the Knoxville paper's report from yesterday may have been a bit premature.
WRAL's website is reporting that the search committee will convene this afternoon, so this could be another sign that the wheels are starting to roll on finalizing a hire.
Earlier, this AP wire report said that Cutcliffe said he hasn't been offered the Duke job yet. As it stands now, it seems that Cutcliffe will be meeting with Duke AD Alleva sometime today, and an offer is possible, but as it stands it seems that the Knoxville paper's report from yesterday may have been a bit premature.
WRAL's website is reporting that the search committee will convene this afternoon, so this could be another sign that the wheels are starting to roll on finalizing a hire.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Cutcliffe in the Lead
That's according to David Glenn, who quoted a Duke source that raved about the Tennessee OC in his latest blog post.
"(Cutcliffe) was very, very impressive," a Duke source said. "With some coaches, the more you delve into the details of their background, the less you like them. With (Cutcliffe), the more you learn, the more you like. He's an impressive person and an impressive coach."
Glenn also mentioned the name of Atlanta Falcons OC Hue Jackson as another candidate that has been interviewed by Alleva. Jackson was a finalist for the opening in 2003 before it went to Ted Roof.
"(Cutcliffe) was very, very impressive," a Duke source said. "With some coaches, the more you delve into the details of their background, the less you like them. With (Cutcliffe), the more you learn, the more you like. He's an impressive person and an impressive coach."
Glenn also mentioned the name of Atlanta Falcons OC Hue Jackson as another candidate that has been interviewed by Alleva. Jackson was a finalist for the opening in 2003 before it went to Ted Roof.
Thursday Update - Noon
Finals week has kept me away from the blog over the last few days, but here is the latest I've heard and read.
1) Tennessee OC David Cutcliffe was on campus Wednesday to interview for the job, making him the fifth coach to interview with Duke AD Joe Alleva. Cutcliffe was 44-29 in six seasons with Ole Miss, and he only had one losing season at one of the tougher coaching situations in the SEC. He's also a noted quarterbacks tutor, as he's coached both Manning brothers.
2) Former Georgia Tech HC Chan Gailey and Louisiana-Monroe HC Charlie Weatherbie have had their names linked to the position, although there is no indication yet whether they've officially spoken with Alleva or have an interview planned.
3) Tom Dienhart's blog on the Sporting News site says that Dorrell might be the front runner for the job right now and that Gailey's name has surfaced to him, too.
1) Tennessee OC David Cutcliffe was on campus Wednesday to interview for the job, making him the fifth coach to interview with Duke AD Joe Alleva. Cutcliffe was 44-29 in six seasons with Ole Miss, and he only had one losing season at one of the tougher coaching situations in the SEC. He's also a noted quarterbacks tutor, as he's coached both Manning brothers.
2) Former Georgia Tech HC Chan Gailey and Louisiana-Monroe HC Charlie Weatherbie have had their names linked to the position, although there is no indication yet whether they've officially spoken with Alleva or have an interview planned.
3) Tom Dienhart's blog on the Sporting News site says that Dorrell might be the front runner for the job right now and that Gailey's name has surfaced to him, too.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Search Committee Members Revealed
David Glenn must have one hell of a source. In his most recent WRAL blog post, he reported the six members of Duke's search committee—names that Duke AD Joe Alleva has repeatedly refused to divulge. The six are:
1) Univ. Trustee Roy Bostock
2) Athletics council chairman and Pol. Sci. Professor Michael Gillespie
3) Athletic Advisory Board Chair Leo Hart
4) Univ. Trustee C.G. Newsome
5) Psychology Professor Martha Putallaz
6) Univ. Exec. VP Tallman Trask
As the Chronicle reported last week, Trask accompanied Alleva and President Richard Brodhead to the Washington area to visit with Navy HC Paul Johnson, so his presence as a member of the search committee makes sense. Bostock, Hart and Newsome are all former football players, and Newsome is the lone African-American in the group.
Glenn's report also cites sources saying that there is significant internal argument about whether Rick Neuheisel should be included as a candidate, based in large part on his checkered compliance record.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Dorrell Interview Today
Don't expect Vanderbilt HC Bobby Johnson to walk out of Cameron today with a contract offer...this report says that former UCLA HC Karl Dorrell is expected to interview with Duke AD Joe Alleva sometimes early this week.
UPDATE (7:30 pm): Sure enough, this report says that Dorrell was spotted on campus today. Apparently he was spotted in a convertible just outside of Cameron.
UPDATE (7:30 pm): Sure enough, this report says that Dorrell was spotted on campus today. Apparently he was spotted in a convertible just outside of Cameron.
More Thoughts on Bobby
With Vandy HC Bobby Johnson interviewing in Joe Alleva's office today, I've given some thought to how good of a hire Johnson would be, and I'm skeptical about such a move for a few reasons.
To be honest, I'm not sure that Bobby Johnson is a significantly better coach than Ted Roof. I don't know if he has an offensive track record or not or what specifically he brings to the table, but I feel that if you're going to fire an incumbent coach (and one that had the fervent support of many of his players), you've got to bring in someone who either is a better coach, or who will bring about a sea change in terms of a program's culture.
I'm not sold that Johnson is that much of a better coach than Roof, even if he is coaching in the strongest conference in the nation. I just don't think you can pass off the hiring of a coach with a 20-50 record as an improvement to fans.
In the attitude area, It had become pretty clear to me by the end of the season that Duke football more or less had developed a losing culture. Wins weren't expected, and I could tell that both what I saw on the field on Saturdays and from what I heard from players after games and at the mid-week press conferences. I'm not alleging that players quit or gave up on the season, and Roof and his coaches certainly didn't, but it became pretty clear that his approach was taking the team nowhere.
That said, I've been a strong proponent of bringing in a coach that will bring an attitude shock to the program. I think the best example, and most relevant considering the circumstances of Duke as an academic institution, is Stanford's hiring of Jim Harbaugh. Before his team even strapped up their helmets for practice, Harbaugh made headlines calling out USC and Pete Carroll at the Pac-10 Media Day, and of course he backed up his rhetoric on the field when the Cardinal knocked off the Trojans 24-23 this season.
For a Duke football program that has been more or less a running national joke for the past decade, the swagger that a fresh attitude change would provide is, in my mind, imperative in a new hire . Honestly, I don't think the saintly, cursing-averse Johnson would provide enough of an attitude shift to merit his hiring.
Just my two cents. Feel free to comment/respond.
To be honest, I'm not sure that Bobby Johnson is a significantly better coach than Ted Roof. I don't know if he has an offensive track record or not or what specifically he brings to the table, but I feel that if you're going to fire an incumbent coach (and one that had the fervent support of many of his players), you've got to bring in someone who either is a better coach, or who will bring about a sea change in terms of a program's culture.
I'm not sold that Johnson is that much of a better coach than Roof, even if he is coaching in the strongest conference in the nation. I just don't think you can pass off the hiring of a coach with a 20-50 record as an improvement to fans.
In the attitude area, It had become pretty clear to me by the end of the season that Duke football more or less had developed a losing culture. Wins weren't expected, and I could tell that both what I saw on the field on Saturdays and from what I heard from players after games and at the mid-week press conferences. I'm not alleging that players quit or gave up on the season, and Roof and his coaches certainly didn't, but it became pretty clear that his approach was taking the team nowhere.
That said, I've been a strong proponent of bringing in a coach that will bring an attitude shock to the program. I think the best example, and most relevant considering the circumstances of Duke as an academic institution, is Stanford's hiring of Jim Harbaugh. Before his team even strapped up their helmets for practice, Harbaugh made headlines calling out USC and Pete Carroll at the Pac-10 Media Day, and of course he backed up his rhetoric on the field when the Cardinal knocked off the Trojans 24-23 this season.
For a Duke football program that has been more or less a running national joke for the past decade, the swagger that a fresh attitude change would provide is, in my mind, imperative in a new hire . Honestly, I don't think the saintly, cursing-averse Johnson would provide enough of an attitude shift to merit his hiring.
Just my two cents. Feel free to comment/respond.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
New News in The Chronicle
Two articles in this morning's Chronicle have some new stuff that's really of interest...
1) Joe Alleva wasn't the only person to go talk with Navy HC Paul Johnson on Monday. President Richard Brodhead and another top school executive also hopped on a chartered private jet to the Washington area to meet with the Navy coach. If Duke is sending bigwigs to visit Johnson at home (compared to just bringing in Broadway to Duke), I think we can see where their priorities are at this point and who is at the top of their list.
2) We've confirmed that Duke has hired renowned football headhunter Chuck Neinas to help them in their search. Neinas is a former Big Eight commissioner that has schools identify and hire coaches like Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer, so the guy has an excellent track record. He also doesn't come cheap—his standard fee is $35-40,000.
1) Joe Alleva wasn't the only person to go talk with Navy HC Paul Johnson on Monday. President Richard Brodhead and another top school executive also hopped on a chartered private jet to the Washington area to meet with the Navy coach. If Duke is sending bigwigs to visit Johnson at home (compared to just bringing in Broadway to Duke), I think we can see where their priorities are at this point and who is at the top of their list.
2) We've confirmed that Duke has hired renowned football headhunter Chuck Neinas to help them in their search. Neinas is a former Big Eight commissioner that has schools identify and hire coaches like Mack Brown, Bob Stoops and Urban Meyer, so the guy has an excellent track record. He also doesn't come cheap—his standard fee is $35-40,000.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Tuesday Evening Update
Emphasis on volume with this post, so here it goes...
1) Navy HC Paul Johnson did go to Dallas last night, according to this report in the Dallas Morning News. This probably confirms the speculation of the SMU fans on this forum, who I mentioned last night went as far as going to the airport to stake out the arrival of a booster's plane from Baltimore.
2) Bill Wagner, the writer from the Annapolis Capital who has done some great reporting on Johnson, has a lengthy blog post with some new details on his movements over the past three days. Definetly a good read.
3) Grambling State's AD granted permission for Rod Broadway to speak with Duke about their vacancy, so now we know what sort of "business" Broadway was attending to when he landed at RDU this morning. Sources have indicated to me that Alleva met with Broadway in Durham today, so he's a definite candidate at this point.
1) Navy HC Paul Johnson did go to Dallas last night, according to this report in the Dallas Morning News. This probably confirms the speculation of the SMU fans on this forum, who I mentioned last night went as far as going to the airport to stake out the arrival of a booster's plane from Baltimore.
2) Bill Wagner, the writer from the Annapolis Capital who has done some great reporting on Johnson, has a lengthy blog post with some new details on his movements over the past three days. Definetly a good read.
3) Grambling State's AD granted permission for Rod Broadway to speak with Duke about their vacancy, so now we know what sort of "business" Broadway was attending to when he landed at RDU this morning. Sources have indicated to me that Alleva met with Broadway in Durham today, so he's a definite candidate at this point.
Holtz Can't Talk to Duke
Even if East Carolina HC Skip Holtz thinks that Duke is his dream job, he wouldn't be able to speak with Duke AD Joe Alleva about the job until late December. That's because his current AD, Terry Holland, said in a statement that he won't grant permission for any of his coaches to interview for other jobs until their regular season and postseason obligations are complete.
With the Pirates playing in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 23, Holland's ban means that Holtz likely couldnt interview with Duke until after Christmas—the target date that Alleva announced for making a new hire.
That said, I'm now doubting that Holtz remains a major candidate, unless the search process drags on into January.
With the Pirates playing in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 23, Holland's ban means that Holtz likely couldnt interview with Duke until after Christmas—the target date that Alleva announced for making a new hire.
That said, I'm now doubting that Holtz remains a major candidate, unless the search process drags on into January.
Rod Broadway in town to talk?
The N&O's ACC Now blog is saying that Grambling HC Rod Broadway was seen leaving Raleigh-Durham International Airport today in the company of Duke's Assistant AD of Marketing, Mike Sobb.
Broadway has tried to defer most inquiries about his interest in the Duke job, but the blog report quotes him as saying that he was in town "taking care of some business here," so it's interesting to think whether or not that "business" includes a sit-down in Alleva's office.
Broadway has tried to defer most inquiries about his interest in the Duke job, but the blog report quotes him as saying that he was in town "taking care of some business here," so it's interesting to think whether or not that "business" includes a sit-down in Alleva's office.
Alleva Meets With Johnson
With the excuse of the Army-Navy game finally out of the way, it looks like Navy HC Paul Johnson is finally fielding head coaching offers.
Bryan Strickland of the Durham Herald-Sun is reporting that Duke AD Joe Alleva met with Navy HC Paul Johnson on Monday about the Duke opening. This report is consistent with rumors that we've heard as well.
Alleva's visit has to come as good news to Duke fans, as Johnson's name has been mentioned in at least three HC job searches in the past week. We'll be sure keep an eye out for any new news involving Duke's pursuit of Johnson
Bryan Strickland of the Durham Herald-Sun is reporting that Duke AD Joe Alleva met with Navy HC Paul Johnson on Monday about the Duke opening. This report is consistent with rumors that we've heard as well.
Alleva's visit has to come as good news to Duke fans, as Johnson's name has been mentioned in at least three HC job searches in the past week. We'll be sure keep an eye out for any new news involving Duke's pursuit of Johnson
Monday, December 3, 2007
Hatcher now a GTech Target
Georgia Southern HC Chris Hatcher has interviewed in Atlanta for the opening at Georgia Tech, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Hatcher, who runs Division 1-AA's most prolific (326 ypg) rushing offense, is the type of offensive-minded coach that Joe Alleva is looking for, but his lack of D-1 experience might be a negative.
I personally spoke with Hatcher last week for The Chronicle, and he told me that no one from Duke had contacted him about the opening. With interest heating up, it might be a good idea for Alleva to at least inquire about Hatcher's services.
Hatcher, who runs Division 1-AA's most prolific (326 ypg) rushing offense, is the type of offensive-minded coach that Joe Alleva is looking for, but his lack of D-1 experience might be a negative.
I personally spoke with Hatcher last week for The Chronicle, and he told me that no one from Duke had contacted him about the opening. With interest heating up, it might be a good idea for Alleva to at least inquire about Hatcher's services.
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