Tennessee officials have called Greg Schiano’s representatives and told them they are backing out of their agreement to make him the next football coach at Tennessee. There’s a signed Memorandum of Understanding between Schiano and athletic director John Currie, which they agreed to and signed in Columbus earlier today.
Tennessee’s reverse course came after significant backlash online and on campus to Schiano’s hiring. Some of the backlash was tied to Schiano’s link to the Jerry Sandusky scandal, which Tennessee officials vetted while pursuing Schiano. In a deposition, former Penn State assistant Mike McQueary said he was told by another assistant coach, Tom Bradley, that Schiano had told Bradley that he had seen Sandusky “doing something” with a boy in a shower. The allegation was hearsay and Schiano was never charged with a crime or sued in civil court. Schiano and Bradley have publicly denied the allegations. Bradley has testified under oath he knew nothing of Sandusky’s actions.
But the backlash exploded on Sunday afternoon, including vitriol on Twitter and a painted rock on Tennessee’s campus.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything like this,” said a veteran athletic director. “Within the industry, there was an understanding that he’d been cleared. But now with the way the fan base has responded, who will be willing to take that job?”
I don’t know, maybe someone who isn’t connected to Sandusky?
Friday morning, after returning from yet another meeting with another prospective head coach, Tennessee athletic director John Currie was canned. It was quick, kind of expected, and, really, just another blip in what’s been a teeth-grinding shitshow for the folks in Knoxville and a comical treasure trove for everyone else.
Currie’s time in Knoxville was brief—he was hired in February—but in those fleeting months, he presided over one of the more inept and hilarious coaching searches of any that’s been seen at any (formerly) major program in the past 10 years. Currie went into the winter tasked with finding a replacement for head coach Butch Jones. He started his quest by hiring mediocre lunatic Greg Schiano, a decision he quickly reversed after realizing he’d alienated seemingly his entire fanbase. Since then he’s only succeeded in creating a steady stream of reports about other candidates turning down the gig.
Montana Grizzlies football fan Lisa Davey didn’t want the school to bring back Bobby Hauck as head coach. Hauck left for UNLV after the 2009 season, and his last few years with the Grizzlies featured a number of his players and recruits being arrested for various crimes, and his stonewalling of the school’s student newspaper.
So Davey started an online petition to protest Hauck’s return. (The school announced this morning that Hauck has been hired.) One particular Montana fan was so appalled by the existence of Davey’s petition that he posted her home address online and encouraged people to harass her.
(For those who don't know, Hauck was the coach when the Griz had a problem with players moonlighting as rapists.)
Yeah, the fans can be just as rabid and stupid down in I-AA as they can be in the Power 5.
Yeah I read that montana article and thought of you. For me I just don't know why you'd be so incensed to attack a woman merely stating "hey don't bring a rapist supporter here". Then again I'm not a fucking huge sexist prick.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Wisconsin and Clemson losing would be chaos. Either way, a Wisconsin loss means Alabama will get in.
Not really. Miami would be in and there would be an OSU/Alabama debate centering around how valuable championships are, how Alabama has no great wins, and if allowing 55 points to Kirk Ferentz should be disqualifying.
Self-righteousness is incompatible with coalition building.
Wisconsin and Clemson losing would be chaos. Either way, a Wisconsin loss means Alabama will get in.
Not really. Miami would be in and there would be an OSU/Alabama debate centering around how valuable championships are, how Alabama has no great wins, and if allowing 55 points to Kirk Ferentz should be disqualifying.
How awkward would it have been for Navy if they'd run the table, won their CCG and then a week later, played Army and lost? Imagine being ranked into the playoffs and just shitting the bed in a meaningless game as all the sports turds start bitching and complaining about having been selected and (probably) Alabama deserving to be in or what the fuck ever?
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In followup, the Tennessee AD was handed his pink slip:
Houston Nutt has to be laughing his ass off.
(For those who don't know, Hauck was the coach when the Griz had a problem with players moonlighting as rapists.)
Yeah, the fans can be just as rabid and stupid down in I-AA as they can be in the Power 5.
pleasepaypreacher.net
huh.
Well, when someone tosses their Christmas tree on December 1st:
For a disgustingly large contract, too. 10 years for $75million.
Edit: Pac-12 championship is getting interesting...
I think each team has about 12 yards of actual football playing and 400 yards of penalties.
At one point the ball moved like 200 yards without a play actually being completed. It was like 6 or 7 penalties
Wisconsin and Clemson losing would be chaos. Either way, a Wisconsin loss means Alabama will get in.
Not really. Miami would be in and there would be an OSU/Alabama debate centering around how valuable championships are, how Alabama has no great wins, and if allowing 55 points to Kirk Ferentz should be disqualifying.
(Glass breaks)
MAH GAWD, KING! IT'S UCF!
To give a reason to have Alabama be outside looking in if Wisconsin or Oklahoma dropped the ball, instead of someone else.
the turf dude is totally selling it
I dunno I have a hard time believing that turf won't just come right back up
Called it.
As a Buckeye fan even I couldn't have justified being in the top 4 with a loss like that
Why the fuck is the game being played now?
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
At one point Navy was ranked 15, I think. If they had won out, they may very well have been considered.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades