Ralph Fridgen out

Hopefully Edsell will work out better than the Pitt coach that got fired three weeks after he got hired for felony domestic violence.

 

Edsall is solid, but I thought the reason they fired Fridgen was fan apathy about the program. Edsall is less charasmatic than Fridgen, so I don't see how this hire makes any sense. Wonder what happened with Mike Leach?

 

I think Leach is a Crapshoot. He will either turn a program into a winner and create great buzz or he will send a program into the toilet. Somebody will hire him, I thought Maryland was going to roll the dice but I guess they looked at Edsall as being a safer pick. I agree, they needed to find a guy who would move the meter, Edsall is not that kind of guy.

 

Winning will move any meter.

 

Friedgen was winning though. 25 games above .500 and five bowl wins. That's more success than they've had there in a long time. Edsall isn't going to give you much more than that, I don't think.

 

I wonder if Maryland got wind of this first?

LUBBOCK, Texas -- The NCAA is accusing Texas Tech of major rules violations tied to nearly 1,000 impermissible text messages sent to football, softball and golf prospects.


The NCAA released its findings Friday. It said the school discovered the violations and reported them to the NCAA.

Penalties could include two years probation, recruiting restrictions and scholarship reductions.

The NCAA says the football violations occurred between August 2007 and February 2009, which would have come under former coach Mike Leach. The NCAA says the football coaching staff sent approximately 234 text messages to 45 prospective student-athletes.

 

So will the new uniforms... http://www.umterps.com/allaccess/?media=254904

 

That coach has got some swag. I like that.