Comments on: Washington Hires Tyrone Willingham

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:37:44 +0000

COach W is still a mystery to me. His ND teams would play great and p[assionat e ball at times (2004-Michigan game, 2004-Tennesse game, first 8 games of 2002).
Then they would go to sleep at times (see 2003 season ending game against Syracuse for a classic example).
Boy, when the Irish were on...they were on. And when they slept.....well.........

Kevin
Buffalo

By: Zennie

Zennie — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:14:05 +0000

Hi,

I disagree that Tyrone Willingham has no history of success at a big time program. He coached at Stanford and then Notre Dame and did post not only winning records but lead the Cardinal to a Rose Bowl appearance. He has coached in five bowl games.

What no press person or TV pundit has pointed out, is that Coach W will not be hampered by the academic recruiting problems he had at ND and at Stanford.

Plus, Regie Bush came very close to going to Notre Dame and not USC because Coach W is black. Bush said -- on the Best Damn Sports Show -- that he wanted to play for a black coach.

There are a LOT of talented black high school football players who will flock to Washington because Coach W is there. I think -- in three years -- they will be competing for the national championship.

By: BigFire

BigFire — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 06:23:05 +0000

In other news, USC gets to keep their Offensive Coordinator for yet another years. Stanford decided they don't want the service of Norm Chow, and went with someone they knew.

Just what does Chow need to do to land a head coach job? He's only produced 3 Heisman winning quarterback in the last 6 years. He's turned a run-oriented USC into the next BYU.

By: Jeff Quinton

Jeff Quinton — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 03:33:30 +0000

Rumor has it UW had contacted ND for permission to talk to him before he got fired.

By: Chris Lawrence

Chris Lawrence — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 02:30:56 +0000

After Neuheisel, I think they need a "class act" for a while.