[personal] Re: [Husker] Turner / Bo

[Steve Cornelius]

On 11/28/07, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I completely agree with you that Bo as DC is NOT even a remote possibility
> (I think he will be an HC somewhere next year).  FYI, most LSU fans think
> that even if he doesn't land an HC job this year, he won't be back to LSU.
>
> I will say though, Turner as an assistant is less farfetched (even though
> I
> still don't think it would happen) than you think.
>
> OC @ NU vs HC @ Buffalo is probably much more of a lateral move than a
> step
> back.  You have to remember, that while Buffalo is Div I (or Bowl Series
> whatever), it is considered at the VERY bottom of Div I.  Up until this
> year, Buffalo and Duke were competing for the "Should be Div II or I-a"
> award.
>
> Again, I still don't think it happens, but with Turner's devotion to both
> Dr
> Tom and to UNL, I certainly wouldn't rule it out and if it would be a step
> back for him, it wouldn't be a very big step back.
>
> I do agree with you that this was more smoke created by wishful Husker
> fans
> than anything else though :)
>
> --
> Skylar
> mailto: sklarbodds at cox.net
>

That assumes that Bo (or whomever ends up being head coach) would even WANT
Turner Gill as OC. Coaches normally want someone they know or are
comfortable with philosophically-speaking. I don't think TO will make hiring
Turner Gill-as-OC a prerequisite for offering the head coach position to his
top candidate. At this point, TO expects the new head coach to "consider"
retaining some of the existing assistants, but it is not required.

-- 
Steve Cornelius