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BCdee {l Wrote}:Someone on the Clemson boards posted:

Chesnut Hill - The newly vacated position of Head Coach at Boston College will be intensely evaluated. There are early reports that former Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden could be a leading candidate.

Jon Embree is out at Colorado after two seasons, two sources told CBSSports.com Sunday afternoon. The Buffs went 4-21 in his two seasons at CU. This year Embree's team went 1-11.

Skidmark {l Wrote}:One name that no one has mentioned that I think should be considered is Ball State Head Coach Pete Lembo. Despite being only 42 years old, Lembo has a career coaching record of 93-45 at the division one level. Everywhere he has been, he has been successful. Lembo took over as head coach of Lehigh in 2001 (he was only 31 years old) and led them to a 44-14 record in 5 seasons. In 2006, he took over an FCS Elon team that was AN ABSOLUTE MESS and turned them into a playoff team in only three years. Last year, he took over a Ball State team that had gone 4-8 the previous year and led them to bowl eligibility. This year, Ball State is on the verge of a 10 win season.

Lembo's biggest attribute as a coach is his organization and attention to detail. My one concern on Lembo is that history shows that after a couple of successful seasons, Lembo is eager to move on to bigger and better opportunities.

31southst {l Wrote}:Not that it adds anything new, but EA's list of coaches is as follows:

- Al Golden
- Greg Roman
- Pete Carmichael
- Bob Diaco
- Pat Narduzzi
- Dave Doeren
- Darrell Hazell
- Mike Sullivan
- Josh McDaniels
- Bobby Wilder

durkcal {l Wrote}:the next coach will not be taking this as a "stepping stone". Coaches that are thinking that see that the roster is pretty well stacked. Any smart coach looking at our current roster is not going to have that impression. Our next coach will be planning to be here a while. Think TOB tenure.

ObserverCollege {l Wrote}:

durkcal {l Wrote}:the next coach will not be taking this as a "stepping stone". Coaches that are thinking that see that the roster is pretty well stacked. Any smart coach looking at our current roster is not going to have that impression. Our next coach will be planning to be here a while. Think TOB tenure.

Think TOB tenure??? Think TOB, period. Tom O'Brien is the only one who can salvage what Boston College has been.

Obviously, firing Frank Spaziani as Head Coach is a PR gesture. Anyone who knows football understands it was Jags and Gene who went 2-10; Spaz was stuck with their mess. Yet Bates wants to make a splash. Fine. I get it. But you have a responsibility to actually build a, you know, football program.

TOB can get Spaz to come back as DC, building a top-notch defense while avoiding having to go through with a buyout. He can bump McGovern back down to LB coach. He can bring in Dana Bible to fix the offense. And by keeping Spaziani on staff, TOB can salvage this recruiting class.

That's the biggest point. BC simply cannot afford to vaporize another recruiting class. Not when schools like Maine and CW Post and Kutztown State are circling like vultures around this class in the wake of all the "Spaz on the Hot Seat" talk. Bates has to have the guts to step beyond himself to what's right for BC.

He has to have the guts to step into Tom O'Brien's Daniel Island mansion and hand over whatever Tom wants to save this program.

HJS {l Wrote}:As we finally embark on our long-awaited coaching search (and as I have spent over a year cultivating this list of candidate and frustratingly watched as quality candidates like Kevin Sumlin, Bill O'Brien and Paul Chryst were chosen by more proactive programs), I figured it would be a good time for me to go on record with the specific list of coaches I would have if I was the AD.

Here is my list, in order. Yes, ATLeagle, I know some would be a questionable "fit". Yes, merrymen, some of these names may use BC as a stepping stone and may leave for a better job in 3-5 years. Yes, BCWest, some of these names will be non-starters for Fr. Leahy due to dissimilar religious beliefs. But, this is MY list. And, I don't give a shit about fits... just wins. I feel that operating under the delusion that BC is some sort of uner-unique university (it's not) hinders us and results in us justifying failure. Nonetheless, you will note that the poorer fits are generally down the list. The thought is that as, you move down the list, I would be more willing to roll the dice with a great coach who is a poor cultural fit (rather than go with a great fit who might not be the best coach). I broke it up into 2 categories... reaches and targets. I also included a list of crap coaches who I have no interest in. Finally, there are some coaches who have been mentioned (MacIntyre, Campbell, Kingsbury, Bobo, Addazio) who I don't think will suck, but certainly think we can do much, much better.


REACHES: See what it will take knowing that it will be nearly impossible

Dan Mullen
Al Golden
Chris Petersen
Bronco Mendenhall
Kyle Whittingham
Charlie Strong
Troy Calhoun
Jason Garrett
Herm Edwards


TARGETS: Coaches ready to make the move to take over a BCS program

Bob Diaco
Greg Roman
Pete Carmichael Jr
Mark Hudspeth
Butch Jones
Dave Doeren
Mike Sullivan
Sonny Dykes
Gus Malzahn
Willie Taggart Jr
Darrell Hazell
Bobby Wilder
Mario Cristobal


MISTAKES: Names who will be mentioned but are non-starters for me

Dave Clawson
Mark Whipple
Skip Holtz
Jim Turner
Don Brown
Jason Swepson
Don Treadwell
Dave Brock
Sean Ryan
Ryan Day
Doug Martin

miutbc {l Wrote}:

HJS {l Wrote}:As we finally embark on our long-awaited coaching search (and as I have spent over a year cultivating this list of candidate and frustratingly watched as quality candidates like Kevin Sumlin, Bill O'Brien and Paul Chryst were chosen by more proactive programs), I figured it would be a good time for me to go on record with the specific list of coaches I would have if I was the AD.

Here is my list, in order. Yes, ATLeagle, I know some would be a questionable "fit". Yes, merrymen, some of these names may use BC as a stepping stone and may leave for a better job in 3-5 years. Yes, BCWest, some of these names will be non-starters for Fr. Leahy due to dissimilar religious beliefs. But, this is MY list. And, I don't give a shit about fits... just wins. I feel that operating under the delusion that BC is some sort of uner-unique university (it's not) hinders us and results in us justifying failure. Nonetheless, you will note that the poorer fits are generally down the list. The thought is that as, you move down the list, I would be more willing to roll the dice with a great coach who is a poor cultural fit (rather than go with a great fit who might not be the best coach). I broke it up into 2 categories... reaches and targets. I also included a list of crap coaches who I have no interest in. Finally, there are some coaches who have been mentioned (MacIntyre, Campbell, Kingsbury, Bobo, Addazio) who I don't think will suck, but certainly think we can do much, much better.


REACHES: See what it will take knowing that it will be nearly impossible

Dan Mullen
Al Golden
Chris Petersen
Bronco Mendenhall
Kyle Whittingham
Charlie Strong
Troy Calhoun
Jason Garrett
Herm Edwards


TARGETS: Coaches ready to make the move to take over a BCS program

Bob Diaco
Greg Roman
Pete Carmichael Jr
Mark Hudspeth
Butch Jones
Dave Doeren
Mike Sullivan
Sonny Dykes
Gus Malzahn
Willie Taggart Jr
Darrell Hazell
Bobby Wilder
Mario Cristobal


MISTAKES: Names who will be mentioned but are non-starters for me

Dave Clawson
Mark Whipple
Skip Holtz
Jim Turner
Don Brown
Jason Swepson
Don Treadwell
Dave Brock
Sean Ryan
Ryan Day
Doug Martin

bronco sucks. he inherited good team, and they've progressively gotten worse. kyle whittingham is solid but his main advantage, along to some degree with bronco, is their ability to recruit moron athletes and polynesian athletes. This will be non factors at bc. Also, kw can freely recruit juco's. both would be awful fits for bc, although kw is a good coach overall.

PhillyandBCEagles {l Wrote}:

miutbc {l Wrote}:

HJS {l Wrote}:As we finally embark on our long-awaited coaching search (and as I have spent over a year cultivating this list of candidate and frustratingly watched as quality candidates like Kevin Sumlin, Bill O'Brien and Paul Chryst were chosen by more proactive programs), I figured it would be a good time for me to go on record with the specific list of coaches I would have if I was the AD.

Here is my list, in order. Yes, ATLeagle, I know some would be a questionable "fit". Yes, merrymen, some of these names may use BC as a stepping stone and may leave for a better job in 3-5 years. Yes, BCWest, some of these names will be non-starters for Fr. Leahy due to dissimilar religious beliefs. But, this is MY list. And, I don't give a shit about fits... just wins. I feel that operating under the delusion that BC is some sort of uner-unique university (it's not) hinders us and results in us justifying failure. Nonetheless, you will note that the poorer fits are generally down the list. The thought is that as, you move down the list, I would be more willing to roll the dice with a great coach who is a poor cultural fit (rather than go with a great fit who might not be the best coach). I broke it up into 2 categories... reaches and targets. I also included a list of crap coaches who I have no interest in. Finally, there are some coaches who have been mentioned (MacIntyre, Campbell, Kingsbury, Bobo, Addazio) who I don't think will suck, but certainly think we can do much, much better.


REACHES: See what it will take knowing that it will be nearly impossible

Dan Mullen
Al Golden
Chris Petersen
Bronco Mendenhall
Kyle Whittingham
Charlie Strong
Troy Calhoun
Jason Garrett
Herm Edwards


TARGETS: Coaches ready to make the move to take over a BCS program

Bob Diaco
Greg Roman
Pete Carmichael Jr
Mark Hudspeth
Butch Jones
Dave Doeren
Mike Sullivan
Sonny Dykes
Gus Malzahn
Willie Taggart Jr
Darrell Hazell
Bobby Wilder
Mario Cristobal


MISTAKES: Names who will be mentioned but are non-starters for me

Dave Clawson
Mark Whipple
Skip Holtz
Jim Turner
Don Brown
Jason Swepson
Don Treadwell
Dave Brock
Sean Ryan
Ryan Day
Doug Martin

bronco sucks. he inherited good team, and they've progressively gotten worse. kyle whittingham is solid but his main advantage, along to some degree with bronco, is their ability to recruit moron athletes and polynesian athletes. This will be non factors at bc. Also, kw can freely recruit juco's. both would be awful fits for bc, although kw is a good coach overall.

So they should go to the SEC then?

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS' reach list is retarded. There I said it (Golden excepted).

HJS {l Wrote}:

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS' reach list is retarded. There I said it (Golden excepted).

I guarantee none of them would lose to Bryant.

HJS {l Wrote}:

eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS' reach list is retarded. There I said it (Golden excepted).

I guarantee none of them would lose to Bryant.

Skidmark {l Wrote}:One name that no one has mentioned that I think should be considered is Ball State Head Coach Pete Lembo. Despite being only 42 years old, Lembo has a career coaching record of 93-45 at the division one level. Everywhere he has been, he has been successful. Lembo took over as head coach of Lehigh in 2001 (he was only 31 years old) and led them to a 44-14 record in 5 seasons. In 2006, he took over an FCS Elon team that was AN ABSOLUTE MESS and turned them into a playoff team in only three years. Last year, he took over a Ball State team that had gone 4-8 the previous year and led them to bowl eligibility. This year, Ball State is on the verge of a 10 win season.

Lembo's biggest attribute as a coach is his organization and attention to detail. My one concern on Lembo is that history shows that after a couple of successful seasons, Lembo is eager to move on to bigger and better opportunities.

HJS {l Wrote}:The main thing I don't like about Pete Lembo is that he looks like an uncle from Staten Island.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Again, the only thing retarded on here is people trying to hire a rocket scientist to be head coach. The most successful head coach in BC history was a liquor and snake oil salesman that didn't call his own plays when he was an offensive coordinator.