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Stanford poses problem
The Cardinal may be interested in the same head coaching candidates as Arizona State
Jeff Metcalfe
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 5, 2006 12:00 AM
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A second Pac-10 football coaching opening at Stanford could impact Arizona State.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tom O'Brien and Norm Chow, both believed to be ASU candidates, also could be on the list of Stanford Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby. Stanford fired Walt Harris after two seasons on Monday and wants to name a new coach within two weeks.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ASU is in the second week of its search for a replacement for Dirk Koetter. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Chow was runner-up when Harris was hired by Stanford in December 2004, before Bowlsby was athletic director.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Sources said Monday that Chow, the Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator, has been contacted about the ASU job and that Dave McGinnis, Titans defensive coordinator, has not. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien, the winningest coach in Boston College history, also is believed to be on ASU Athletic Director Lisa Love's short list. Love was out of town over the weekend. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Chow told the Decatur (Ala.) Daily on Sunday that he was contacted by Alabama officials before Mike Shula was fired.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"I'm not interested in the Alabama job. I am very happy right where I am now," he said.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Whether he feels the same toward ASU is uncertain. Chow, 60, was USC offensive coordinator when Love was USC senior associate AD. He has never been a head coach but has 32 years of collegiate coaching experience and worked with three Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien, 58, is in a situation not unlike recently hired ASU men's basketball coach Herb Sendek was at North Carolina State. He is underpaid by market standards and perhaps underappreciated at Boston College, where he has a 75-45 record in 10 years with the longest current bowl winning streak (six). [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Boston College has won its last four games against Notre Dame, although the schools have not met since Charlie Weis became Irish coach.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien was a finalist at Washington two years ago but pulled out when Huskies officials dragged their feet on an offer. Asked then if he would stay at Boston College forever, O'Brien told the Boston Herald, "The only person I've ever said forever to is my wife."[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Neil Cornrich, O'Brien's agent, said Monday, "Due to attorney-client privilege, I can't comment on it (ASU) one way or the other."[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien does not have a buyout in his contract, critical in ASU's search because of $2.85 million owed to Koetter. O'Brien reportedly makes $733,626 annually at Boston College, less than Koetter's $950,000. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Boston College won nine games for a third consecutive season. The No. 23-ranked Eagles will play Navy in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 30. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz, Texas-El Paso head coach Mike Price, LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini and Michigan defensive coordinator Ron English are among those with interest in the ASU job. Talks with Price do not appear to have proceeded past a preliminary level. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]First-year UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker is on some head-coaching lists coming off the Bruins' 13-9 upset of USC. He has seven years of NFL assistant coaching experience with New England, the Giants and Washington[/FONT]
The Cardinal may be interested in the same head coaching candidates as Arizona State
Jeff Metcalfe
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 5, 2006 12:00 AM
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A second Pac-10 football coaching opening at Stanford could impact Arizona State.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Tom O'Brien and Norm Chow, both believed to be ASU candidates, also could be on the list of Stanford Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby. Stanford fired Walt Harris after two seasons on Monday and wants to name a new coach within two weeks.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]ASU is in the second week of its search for a replacement for Dirk Koetter. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Chow was runner-up when Harris was hired by Stanford in December 2004, before Bowlsby was athletic director.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Sources said Monday that Chow, the Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator, has been contacted about the ASU job and that Dave McGinnis, Titans defensive coordinator, has not. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien, the winningest coach in Boston College history, also is believed to be on ASU Athletic Director Lisa Love's short list. Love was out of town over the weekend. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Chow told the Decatur (Ala.) Daily on Sunday that he was contacted by Alabama officials before Mike Shula was fired.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"I'm not interested in the Alabama job. I am very happy right where I am now," he said.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Whether he feels the same toward ASU is uncertain. Chow, 60, was USC offensive coordinator when Love was USC senior associate AD. He has never been a head coach but has 32 years of collegiate coaching experience and worked with three Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien, 58, is in a situation not unlike recently hired ASU men's basketball coach Herb Sendek was at North Carolina State. He is underpaid by market standards and perhaps underappreciated at Boston College, where he has a 75-45 record in 10 years with the longest current bowl winning streak (six). [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Boston College has won its last four games against Notre Dame, although the schools have not met since Charlie Weis became Irish coach.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien was a finalist at Washington two years ago but pulled out when Huskies officials dragged their feet on an offer. Asked then if he would stay at Boston College forever, O'Brien told the Boston Herald, "The only person I've ever said forever to is my wife."[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Neil Cornrich, O'Brien's agent, said Monday, "Due to attorney-client privilege, I can't comment on it (ASU) one way or the other."[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]O'Brien does not have a buyout in his contract, critical in ASU's search because of $2.85 million owed to Koetter. O'Brien reportedly makes $733,626 annually at Boston College, less than Koetter's $950,000. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Boston College won nine games for a third consecutive season. The No. 23-ranked Eagles will play Navy in the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 30. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz, Texas-El Paso head coach Mike Price, LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini and Michigan defensive coordinator Ron English are among those with interest in the ASU job. Talks with Price do not appear to have proceeded past a preliminary level. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]First-year UCLA defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker is on some head-coaching lists coming off the Bruins' 13-9 upset of USC. He has seven years of NFL assistant coaching experience with New England, the Giants and Washington[/FONT]
