[NU Sports] Re: Vince Okruch on leave from Illinois

[Roy Lamberton]

I agree that GB sacrificed Vince however....

Zook picked him up after a few years in the doldrums, primarily it appears now,
to have a DC who knew the Big 10 better than any of his chosen assistants. I
really suspect Vince is looking for another Gig, maybe with a MAC team, or
something out west.

Too bad, he and Brown and Vanderlinden were a pretty good group. If Okruh can
hang on and miss a season, he might be a top candidate at NU, but there's all
that baggage with JB and Fitz.....I guess I could check, but what did Okruh
coach before he was DC?

Remember that a coach always has a hard time coming home.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Bailey
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] Re: Vince Okruch on leave from Illinois
> 
> My guess: Barnett saw a defense slipping into reverse, unable to get over
> the hump, (insert metaphor here).
> 
> Okruch left Colorado (U of C) after 2003.
> 
> In 2001, U of C went 10-2, 7-1 (Big XII champs, lose to Oregon 38-16 in
> Fiesta Bowl)
> In 2002, U of C went 9-5, 7-1 (BigXII north champs, lose by 3 to Wisconsin
> in Alamo Bowl)
> in 2003, U of C went 5-7, 3-5
> 
> Points given up, by year
> 2000: 284
> 2001: 318
> 2002: 325
> 2003: 398
> 
> It is my understanding that Colorado state employees ... with very few
> exceptions, including the U of C head football coach ... are given one year
> contracts.  This would likely have included Okruch.
> 
> Of course, there's the cynical side of me that says Barnett sacrificed
> Okruch to save himself.
> 
> A fairly good ... albeit pro-Okruch ... read on the matter can be found
> here:
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/michael_bradley/07/22/el.homb
> re/index.html
> 
> Christopher Bailey
> christopher_bailey at yahoo.com
> 
> 
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> 
> ----- John DeGroat asked ----
> 
> Anyone know why Barnett bounced Vince?
> 
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