[Husker] The Ron Zook Watch

[Steve Cornelius]

Zook held his weekly press conference yesterday and said he was not going
to answer any questions about his job situation. Of course, the first
question WAS about his job situation and he walked away from the
microphones!

The general consensus is that he's gone after the season ends. Speculation
in the Chicago media centers around former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach as
his replacement.

--
Steve Cornelius




On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:

> It has become something of a tradition lately in the Big Ten around
> this time of year to start the Ron Zook Watch, wondering if he will
> survive another season.
>
> Here's my analysis of the Big Ten coaching situations:
>
>
> Wisconsin       Bielema is gold plated safe.  Besides, Barry loves him.
>
> Michigan State  Dantonio is also gold plated safe, but better have
>                a replacement for Kirk Cousins lined up.
>
> Northwestern    Fitz has a lifetime job for as long as he considers it the
>                job of a lifetime.
>
> Nebraska        The Pelinis (Bo and Carl) are both safe but IMHO Bo could
>                be lured away by the right offer.  Mike Stoops has
>                tarnished the 'hire a great coach's brother' concept for
> now.
>
> Minnesota       Jerry Kill won the pig.  He's safe, but is he healthy?
>
> Michigan        Hoke's doing a great job, darn it, Michigan is on the
>                road back to the top.  But there is that little obstacle
>                down in Columbus to deal with.  That's the problem with
>                a one game 'real' schedule.
>
> Purdue          Hope getting his team bowl eligible will give him 2-
>                3 years more, at least.  Beat Iowa and he gets a
>                contract extension.
>
> Indiana         Wilson isn't doing as badly as I thought he would do
>                in year 1.  Maybe he should start throwing chairs around,
>                it worked for Bobby.
>
> Iowa            Ferentz is going to show up on the 'most overpaid coaches'
>                list again soon, I suspect.  A loss to Purdue followed
>                by a crushing defeat in Lincoln would put him on the hot
>                seat for next year.
>
> Ohio State      It'll depend on when and how hard the NCAA drops the
>                hammer, but if the Columbus Dispatch has to reset the
>                'days since Michigan last defeated Ohio State in football'
>                counter on their website, that will seriously hamper
>                Fickell's chances of staying in an 'on the job' training
>                program.  Right now, I'm guessing he'll be there in 2012,
>                possibly without the 'interim' label, but on a short
>                term contract.
>
> Illinois        They have to pull the plug on Zook some time, why not
>                this year?  An 0-6 finish might do it.
>
> Penn State      Hello, anybody want this job?  :crickets chirping:
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
>
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