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Coach Mora said University of Washington was his dream job
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His comments are real. I can't believe he said that in the middle of the season right before one of the biggest games of the year. I don't know if there is a press conference or not, but I hope the Falcons don't get up for the game tomorrow.
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Or it's a ploy to get us overconfident 
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theebs;1234165 said:
this isnt true either
most of the players speak glowingly of this guy...I cant stand him myself because I think he is a punk, but that fits in perfectly with the players on that team...its a collection of punks and losers
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Mora says he'd love to coach at U. Wash.
Falcons coach says he was just joking
By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/15/06
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons coach Jim Mora wants out? At a time when his team is in the throes of a playoff chase? To coach a college team in Seattle?
In an interview with KJR Radio in Seattle Friday morning with co-hosts Dave Mahler and Hugh Millen, Mora said he would love to coach his alma mater, the University of Washington - even if the Falcons are "in the middle of a playoff run. I'm packing my stuff and coming to Seattle."
It was not serious, both Mora and Millen said afterward.
"He was my college roommate and we were just talking and he threw that out there so it was like, 'okay.' We were clowning around," Mora said, referring to Millen. "It was nothing serious, trust me."
Millen and Mahler, later in their broadcast, tried to emphasize the supposed sarcastic nature of interview. In a phone interview, Millen tried to clarify things further.
"I know Jimmy really well and from his perspective he's talking to the Seattle market and it was his way of expressing his affection for the University of Washington," Millen said. "I didn't take it literally. I know how he feels about coaching the Falcons and Michael Vick and he loves it. I have a pretty good insight as to where his heart is and what he's thinking and he loves his situation there."
ESPN, which is affiliated with KJR, sent out transcripts and a link to the interview. A controversial buzz about Mora's remarks spread rapidly through radio, television, the Internet and print media.
Team owner Arthur Blank could not be reached for comment.
Here is a sample of the interview via transcripts emailed by ESPN:
Interviewer: "If there's an opening, and you're available, we want you to coach the Huskies."
Mora: "Well, I really have a lot of respect for [Washington Coach] Ty [Willingham], and I know he'll do a great job. But if he ever decides to move on, and get in the NFL or you know, go back to Notre Dame or whatever, if that job's open you'll find me at the friggin' head of the line with my resume in my hand ready to take that job."
Interviewer: "If you're available."
Mora: "It doesn't even matter if I'm available."
Interviewer: "So if you just won the Super Bowl, and it's available, you're there?"
Mora: "I'd be there."
Interviewer: "You're there, okay."
Mora: "I'd do it, I promise you that. Now, I want to see Ty succeed, and I want to see that program succeed. But if he decides at some point that he's ready to move on and they want me, I will be there. I don't care if we're in the middle of a playoff run I'm packing my stuff and coming back to Seattle."
Interviewer: "So, are you saying...?"
Mora: "You know, it's funny, and I mean that, and I'm dead serious, the further I get away from it the more I'm drawn to it. You know, that's the job I want, so..."
Interviewer: "You would leave the Falcons for that job?"
Mora: "Absolutely."
Interviewer: "Wow."
Falcons coach says he was just joking
By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/15/06
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons coach Jim Mora wants out? At a time when his team is in the throes of a playoff chase? To coach a college team in Seattle?
In an interview with KJR Radio in Seattle Friday morning with co-hosts Dave Mahler and Hugh Millen, Mora said he would love to coach his alma mater, the University of Washington - even if the Falcons are "in the middle of a playoff run. I'm packing my stuff and coming to Seattle."
It was not serious, both Mora and Millen said afterward.
"He was my college roommate and we were just talking and he threw that out there so it was like, 'okay.' We were clowning around," Mora said, referring to Millen. "It was nothing serious, trust me."
Millen and Mahler, later in their broadcast, tried to emphasize the supposed sarcastic nature of interview. In a phone interview, Millen tried to clarify things further.
"I know Jimmy really well and from his perspective he's talking to the Seattle market and it was his way of expressing his affection for the University of Washington," Millen said. "I didn't take it literally. I know how he feels about coaching the Falcons and Michael Vick and he loves it. I have a pretty good insight as to where his heart is and what he's thinking and he loves his situation there."
ESPN, which is affiliated with KJR, sent out transcripts and a link to the interview. A controversial buzz about Mora's remarks spread rapidly through radio, television, the Internet and print media.
Team owner Arthur Blank could not be reached for comment.
Here is a sample of the interview via transcripts emailed by ESPN:
Interviewer: "If there's an opening, and you're available, we want you to coach the Huskies."
Mora: "Well, I really have a lot of respect for [Washington Coach] Ty [Willingham], and I know he'll do a great job. But if he ever decides to move on, and get in the NFL or you know, go back to Notre Dame or whatever, if that job's open you'll find me at the friggin' head of the line with my resume in my hand ready to take that job."
Interviewer: "If you're available."
Mora: "It doesn't even matter if I'm available."
Interviewer: "So if you just won the Super Bowl, and it's available, you're there?"
Mora: "I'd be there."
Interviewer: "You're there, okay."
Mora: "I'd do it, I promise you that. Now, I want to see Ty succeed, and I want to see that program succeed. But if he decides at some point that he's ready to move on and they want me, I will be there. I don't care if we're in the middle of a playoff run I'm packing my stuff and coming back to Seattle."
Interviewer: "So, are you saying...?"
Mora: "You know, it's funny, and I mean that, and I'm dead serious, the further I get away from it the more I'm drawn to it. You know, that's the job I want, so..."
Interviewer: "You would leave the Falcons for that job?"
Mora: "Absolutely."
Interviewer: "Wow."
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Mora was quoted as saying if the job were ever to come open, he'd get in line for it.
And now says he was "just kidding". Per ESPN.
And now says he was "just kidding". Per ESPN.
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On the Atlanta Falcon's site I've visited, this is the #1 topic today. Not the Cowboys game, not Michael Vick, Not DeAngelo Hall versus "Tee Oh". It's the Mora UW comments.
That is, if you can get around 680 The Fan's John Kincaid calling Dallas "the Hated Dallas Cowboys".
If I could mail snowballs, I'd mail John Kincaid a snowball with a picture of Santa Claus. His Eagles fan roots are showing all over the place.
That is, if you can get around 680 The Fan's John Kincaid calling Dallas "the Hated Dallas Cowboys".
If I could mail snowballs, I'd mail John Kincaid a snowball with a picture of Santa Claus. His Eagles fan roots are showing all over the place.
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Mora ready to leave for another coaching position... would do it in a playoff run "in a heartbeat"
good timing... I love this stuff
good timing... I love this stuff
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