Who was Plan B?

[Glad Cougar]

Sure doesn't matter now, but I'm curious who Chun would have turned to if Rolo had not accepted. Was Harsin a bonafide candidate and was he interested in the job? We already know Grinch had turned down an interview, which suggests he was a target. Perhaps Chun and/or the search firm made contact with Littrell. It does seem that Rolovich was a main target from day one. I just don't know if others might have been in front of him but expressed no desire for the job.

Glad Cougar

 

[BiggsCoug]

CougEd.

 

[dgibbons]

Sure doesn't matter now, but I'm curious who Chun would have turned to if Rolo had not accepted. Was Harsin a bonafide candidate and was he interested in the job? We already know Grinch had turned down an interview, which suggests he was a target. Perhaps Chun and/or the search firm made contact with Littrell. It does seem that Rolovich was a main target from day one. I just don't know if others might have been in front of him but expressed no desire for the job.

Glad Cougar

Grinch was likely Plan B. Chun seems to have a clear profile of who he wants to hire- head coach from a smaller school in a smaller conference that's had success but is not one of the "hot commodities" the media anoints.

 

[ttowncoug]

Agree. Hard to imagine Grinch "turned us down."

 

[Coug1990]

Jim Mora. Plan C was Rick Neuheisel. Lonestars Ghost was plan D

 

[FnuLnu]

Agree. Hard to imagine Grinch "turned us down."

Gilby "turned us down" when Erickson left after he departed UI for a staff position with Don James.
Beat Hugh Campbell as being the first guy to pull out during that search.

 

[Coug95man2]

Honestly, I'd like to know whom was Plan A...

 

[LoneStarsGhost]

Jim Mora. Plan C was Rick Neuheisel. Lonestars Ghost was plan D

Technically not correct. After my interview with Chun, I realized it wasn't a good fit so I took my name out of consideration.

 

[Glad Cougar]

FWIW, Harsin is reported to be a top candidate for the Baylor job. So is Virginia Tech's Justin Fuente, who I mentioned was looking for a way out of his current job and wondered if he would look at WSU.

Glad Cougar

 

[Coug90]

CougEd.

Jeff Banks