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Post by Lurking Dog on Dec 22, 2010 14:21:17 GMT -5
News of his impending dismissal appears on HoyaSaxa.com's football page, alongside fantasies of completing the Multi-Sport Facility and a satisfactory resolution of the PL scholarship issue. So, what are the odds of your Friedgen fantasy coming true--his pulling a Joe Walton as Georgetown's next coach, raising funds to complete the stadium, increasing equivalencies, etc. ? Wait a minute. You weren't suggesting Friedgen-to-Georgetown at all. Farthest thing from your mind. My mistake.  |
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Post by Lurking Dog on Dec 22, 2010 14:35:07 GMT -5
Of course, I'm not suggesting a coaching change at GU.  |
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Post by jkhoya12 on Dec 22, 2010 17:54:18 GMT -5
Haha....well Friedgen being a Maryland alum and everything, I can't see him wanting to coach Georgetown, let alone the fact that he's pretty old, and has nothing left to prove(certainly not at the FCS level).
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Post by Lurking Dog on Dec 22, 2010 18:39:51 GMT -5
Exactly. He's been an assistant with the Chargers and a head coach of multiple college teams.
His career capstone might be reviving a moribund program and putting his stamp on it...think ex-Jets coach Joe Walton at (2010 playoff qualifier) Robert Morris. Just six years ago, Robert Morris had a nonscholarship program playing at a high school field.
Friedgen has reportedly given significant money back to Maryland in the form of donations. And with his buyout anticipated to be around $2 million, a school with low budget football might not have to pay much for his services.
Here's a guy who can afford to retire on his own terms. If only he could find a program to take over, without leaving the home he already lives in...
He's 20 some years younger than Joe Paterno, but I wouldn't expect him to stay in coaching too much longer. A five-year time frame would be enough for significant accomplishments in both fund raising and recruiting.
Know anyone who needs a name for their stadium? Friedgen Field is good alliteration, don't you think?
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Post by Lurking Dog on Dec 22, 2010 18:51:11 GMT -5
I mentioned Walton a couple of times. But a better analogy is Tom Davis at Drake.
As Iowa's basketball coach, Dr. Tom was forced out early. He wasn't ready, and he came back years later at (relatively small time) Drake. Davis built a terrible Bulldog team into a winner, then handed off a tournament-caliber team to his son.
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Post by The Stig on Dec 22, 2010 21:23:57 GMT -5
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Post by strummer8526 on Dec 23, 2010 17:45:32 GMT -5
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Post by HometownHoya on Dec 29, 2010 2:03:55 GMT -5
Please never have a Fridge Field...unless we are competing with BU in NCAA Hockey He did win their bowl game for them  |
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