I would guess 95% of existing coaches would take the ND job over the Iowa job. I hate Notre Dame but I can guarantee you any coach who is worth his salt would rather take a chance there than at Iowa. It's really the only school nationally who is going to always have interest nationwide from kids when it comes to recruiting. The halls of ND are a pretty impressive thing from what I am told. Their past history of national championships, heisman trophies, etc. is something Iowa just can't compete with. The worst part of the ND job is the tougher academic standards. That said I think Ferentz is a terrific coach and Iowa is lucky to have him. He won't go to Notre Dame now but I bet if you roll the clock back to when Ferentz took the Iowa job and offered him both jobs he would be in South Bend.
Very good post............
I will actually call a truce in this thread after this well thought out and tremendous post by Cy1981.
Cy, good luck to the Cyclones in their bowl game this year. If they play in Mobile or Shreveport, I may make an attempt to go, as I can hop over to Biloxi for a couple nights after or before the game. Do you have any info on where they are playing and do you have any plans on attending.....if you do, I can probably get you a good room rate in Biloxi.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-10-notre-dame-football-dec03,0,5914609.story
chicagotribune.com
Rumors about Notre Dame coaching job, just talk
Athletic director says there's nothing to bogus reports
By Brian Hamilton
Tribune reporter
December 3, 2009
Notre Dame hired Brian Kelly as its new football coach Wednesday.
Also Wednesday, Notre Dame hired Bob Stoops as its new football coach.
These seismic news flashes came as great surprise to the man hiring Notre Dame's next football coach, considering athletic director Jack Swarbrick says he hasn't offered the job to anyone.
"I am simply amazed," Swarbrick said. "This is not some small kernel of truth that gets twisted into an inaccurate story -- this is complete fiction that gains credibility by being repeated and repurposed."
But so it goes in the modern coaching search -- apparently there was even a posting for the job on Monster.com until Notre Dame had it removed. In truth, the hunt for the next Irish coach is moving along, but at a more measured pace.
Swarbrick is making contact around the country; sometimes reaching out, sometimes receiving calls from coaches' representatives. He will consult with a search firm; two sources said it is Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search, which Swarbrick didn't confirm or deny.
He characterized the list of candidates as "bigger than a breadbox," while also telling the Associated Press more names have been bandied about than are on that list.
On Wednesday, TCU and Gary Patterson officially announced a contract extension through 2016. It's more accurate to say Connecticut coach Randy Edsall's name found its way to Swarbrick than to say Swarbrick pursued it. And while Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said it would be "inappropriate" to verify Notre Dame contact, he sounded anything like a guy ready for a change of scenery.
"I can just tell you what I've been telling people for a long time: I like it at Iowa," Ferentz said Wednesday. "I've had paychecks from three different places now since 1981. My first full-time job was here. I'm not a vagabond coach, and I like it where I'm at. I've enjoyed every day -- not every day, but most days, and I don't see things changing here."
Notre Dame does expect a decision on bowl participation by Friday, Swarbrick said. It appears the two realistic options are the Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit and the Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The reason: Seven-victory MAC teams must be slotted before the six-win Irish, and two are likely to occupy Humanitarian Bowl and EagleBank Bowl spots to avoid MAC vs. MAC matchups in Detroit and Mobile. A Hawaii upset of Wisconsin this weekend would complicate matters, as the Warriors would hit the seven-victory mark.
chicagotribune.com
Rumors about Notre Dame coaching job, just talk
Athletic director says there's nothing to bogus reports
By Brian Hamilton
Tribune reporter
December 3, 2009
Notre Dame hired Brian Kelly as its new football coach Wednesday.
Also Wednesday, Notre Dame hired Bob Stoops as its new football coach.
These seismic news flashes came as great surprise to the man hiring Notre Dame's next football coach, considering athletic director Jack Swarbrick says he hasn't offered the job to anyone.
"I am simply amazed," Swarbrick said. "This is not some small kernel of truth that gets twisted into an inaccurate story -- this is complete fiction that gains credibility by being repeated and repurposed."
But so it goes in the modern coaching search -- apparently there was even a posting for the job on Monster.com until Notre Dame had it removed. In truth, the hunt for the next Irish coach is moving along, but at a more measured pace.
Swarbrick is making contact around the country; sometimes reaching out, sometimes receiving calls from coaches' representatives. He will consult with a search firm; two sources said it is Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search, which Swarbrick didn't confirm or deny.
He characterized the list of candidates as "bigger than a breadbox," while also telling the Associated Press more names have been bandied about than are on that list.
On Wednesday, TCU and Gary Patterson officially announced a contract extension through 2016. It's more accurate to say Connecticut coach Randy Edsall's name found its way to Swarbrick than to say Swarbrick pursued it. And while Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said it would be "inappropriate" to verify Notre Dame contact, he sounded anything like a guy ready for a change of scenery.
"I can just tell you what I've been telling people for a long time: I like it at Iowa," Ferentz said Wednesday. "I've had paychecks from three different places now since 1981. My first full-time job was here. I'm not a vagabond coach, and I like it where I'm at. I've enjoyed every day -- not every day, but most days, and I don't see things changing here."
Notre Dame does expect a decision on bowl participation by Friday, Swarbrick said. It appears the two realistic options are the Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit and the Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The reason: Seven-victory MAC teams must be slotted before the six-win Irish, and two are likely to occupy Humanitarian Bowl and EagleBank Bowl spots to avoid MAC vs. MAC matchups in Detroit and Mobile. A Hawaii upset of Wisconsin this weekend would complicate matters, as the Warriors would hit the seven-victory mark.
