Quote of the Day, Dennis Erickson edition
Dennis Erickson in a contemplative moment. (AP)
Asked if there is extra motivation playing the Sun Devils on Nov. 9, Erickson quipped, “Do I have to tell the truth?” [Via.]
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Kellen Moore stays gold in Vegas finale
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After a prolific career as a Bronco, Kellen Moore left the Boise State program in all smiles on Thursday. (Cal Sport Media)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Kellen Moore, 50 wins in and through with the college game, is as practiced at the craft of the postgame presser as he is in the pocket. With his NCAA career wrapped, and no threat of forced running of stadium steps lurking over his shoulder, Moore had not one unkind word to say about the situation Boise State’s football team found itself in Thursday night after a 56-24 rout of Arizona State in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas. [RECAP | BOX] The No. 8 Broncos put a flourishing touch on the winningest four-year streak in FBS history in a December game. An early December game. Again. You know this — but you’d never know it looking at or listening to Kellen Moore.
When asked about his impact on the Boise State football program, Moore speaks only of being fortunate — that’s his keyword. “Fortunate” to have been put in the situation he was in, to be “surrounded by great people.”
“It’s a neat experience,” said the all-time winningest quarterback in FBS college football history. Since Moore toes the straight and narrow, let’s let the two coaches of the 2011 Las Vegas Bowl throw some well-deserved handfuls of glitter his way.
Dennis Erickson: “His anticipation, he made a couple throws where he threw that football, and the receiver hadn’t even come close to coming out of his break. So he breaks, and boom! The ball is there. You can’t defend that.”
Chris Petersen, settling himself in, before the first question is even voiced: “I have no idea what we’re gonna do without Kellen Moore, so don’t ask it.”
Coaches! Fresh coaches, bought and sold!
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Arizona State fans got their wish when head coach Dennis Erickson was fired on Bloody Sunday. (AP)
“I’m concerned that by the end of the day there may be more coaching openings than bowl teams.”
– Stewart Mandel, November 2011
Canned Coachmas is upon us once more (presiding patron saint: Mike Leach). It’s the most wonderful time of the year – if your name’s Jimmy Sexton. There’s one very large piece of news this morning involving the vacant coaching position at Ohio State, which has been a foregone conclusion for some days now. Stewart Mandel has a fresh column up on Urban Meyer’s return to Buckeye country. Over here, however, we’ll be tracking goings rather than comings. Bookmark this page, if you’re into this sort of thing, as we catalog the firings, “retirements” and Actual Retirements throughout college football. This post will be refreshed as needed as news of more oustings breaks.
NB: For documenting purposes here, we’ll be sticking to news rather than conjecture, which means we won’t add new bodies until they’re officially defenestrated. To the already dismissed likes of Mike Stoops, Mike Locksley, Houston Nutt and Bob Toledo, and the slated-for-retirement Howard Schnellenberger, we can now add:
• [UPDATE 12/06] Greg McMackin, Hawaii: Following a rocky four-year tenure that concluded with a drop from 10 wins in 2010 to six in 2011 (to say nothing of the recent unpleasantness with points-shaving allegations), June Jones’ successor is hanging up his Warriors whistle. It’s probably time; how anybody can manage to lose to this year’s UNLV and Fresno State squads with Bryant Moniz as a quarterback, rampant injuries or no, is beyond comprehension.
• [UPDATE 12/05] Pat Hill, Fresno State: The magnificently mustachioed skipper of the Bulldogs for 15 years, Hill’s had a bad few seasons despite his overall winning record, and the party line from the AD is making it sound like ticket sales were the real culprit: “Our community was not responding any longer to the record that we had.” The 2011 team finished well out of bowl contention, with a nasty OOC schedule that included Cal, Nebraska and Boise State, but also dropped games to such FBS luminaries as Ole Miss, New Mexico State and San Jose State.
