clayton wrote:If the person who hired you leaves a company, there's often reason to be nervous.
Terry Holland probably doesn't fire Ruffin unless there's a reason that most of us can't see.
As soon as I saw the thread one word came to mind. If I didn't read it on a post I was going to type it:Yosef10 wrote:The funny thing is they have been all over their message boards bitching about how terrible a coach Ruff is. Now that they got what they wanted they are "shocked". The most delusional fan base in the country got what they asked for, but I don't see this being a good thing for their program.
EastHallApp wrote:Well, we don't have to look far to find a coach who was willing to take the HC job after his mentor was controversially let go.ASUGoose wrote:No way Lincoln Riley even picks up the phone from ECU. I'm sure he's pissed about the way this is going down for Ruffin (his former boss). ECU AD better have someone fantastic already lined up waiting in the wings or he's squarely on the hot seat next year. Ruffin was extremely popular in Greenville and you don't treat an alum like this.
I don't think that would stop Riley from taking the job if it were offered. I just wonder if he might hold out for a better opportunity. His name's already being linked to P5 openings this year.
Agreed. Scott was also on staff when the non-renewal went down. Riley is not on ECU's staff. There are some differences, and if I'm Riley I'm not picking up the phone...not because of how they did Ruffin, but he's a candidate for South Carolina's job. If he can get interviews at that level, why go back to ECU and struggle with a wishy-washy AD?ASUGoose wrote:EastHallApp wrote:Well, we don't have to look far to find a coach who was willing to take the HC job after his mentor was controversially let go.ASUGoose wrote:No way Lincoln Riley even picks up the phone from ECU. I'm sure he's pissed about the way this is going down for Ruffin (his former boss). ECU AD better have someone fantastic already lined up waiting in the wings or he's squarely on the hot seat next year. Ruffin was extremely popular in Greenville and you don't treat an alum like this.
I don't think that would stop Riley from taking the job if it were offered. I just wonder if he might hold out for a better opportunity. His name's already being linked to P5 openings this year.
Definitely not an apples to apples comparison to Jerry/Satt. Jerry's contract ran out and he was not renewed. Ruffin got a contract extension through 2017 from the current ECU AD and 18 months later is fired. Big difference.
That's the point I was making. He might go to ECU if no P5 job comes through this year... or he might decide to hang around Norman and spend another year dropping 50 a week on Big 12 defenses, then see what opens up in the future.ASUMountaineer wrote:Agreed. Scott was also on staff when the non-renewal went down. Riley is not on ECU's staff. There are some differences, and if I'm Riley I'm not picking up the phone...not because of how they did Ruffin, but he's a candidate for South Carolina's job. If he can get interviews at that level, why go back to ECU and struggle with a wishy-washy AD?ASUGoose wrote:EastHallApp wrote:Well, we don't have to look far to find a coach who was willing to take the HC job after his mentor was controversially let go.ASUGoose wrote:No way Lincoln Riley even picks up the phone from ECU. I'm sure he's pissed about the way this is going down for Ruffin (his former boss). ECU AD better have someone fantastic already lined up waiting in the wings or he's squarely on the hot seat next year. Ruffin was extremely popular in Greenville and you don't treat an alum like this.
I don't think that would stop Riley from taking the job if it were offered. I just wonder if he might hold out for a better opportunity. His name's already being linked to P5 openings this year.
Definitely not an apples to apples comparison to Jerry/Satt. Jerry's contract ran out and he was not renewed. Ruffin got a contract extension through 2017 from the current ECU AD and 18 months later is fired. Big difference.
EastHallApp wrote:That's the point I was making. He might go to ECU if no P5 job comes through this year... or he might decide to hang around Norman and spend another year dropping 50 a week on Big 12 defenses, then see what opens up in the future.ASUMountaineer wrote:Agreed. Scott was also on staff when the non-renewal went down. Riley is not on ECU's staff. There are some differences, and if I'm Riley I'm not picking up the phone...not because of how they did Ruffin, but he's a candidate for South Carolina's job. If he can get interviews at that level, why go back to ECU and struggle with a wishy-washy AD?ASUGoose wrote:EastHallApp wrote:Well, we don't have to look far to find a coach who was willing to take the HC job after his mentor was controversially let go.ASUGoose wrote:No way Lincoln Riley even picks up the phone from ECU. I'm sure he's pissed about the way this is going down for Ruffin (his former boss). ECU AD better have someone fantastic already lined up waiting in the wings or he's squarely on the hot seat next year. Ruffin was extremely popular in Greenville and you don't treat an alum like this.
I don't think that would stop Riley from taking the job if it were offered. I just wonder if he might hold out for a better opportunity. His name's already being linked to P5 openings this year.
Definitely not an apples to apples comparison to Jerry/Satt. Jerry's contract ran out and he was not renewed. Ruffin got a contract extension through 2017 from the current ECU AD and 18 months later is fired. Big difference.
Terry Holland is not the ECU AD.clayton wrote:If the person who hired you leaves a company, there's often reason to be nervous.
Terry Holland probably doesn't fire Ruffin unless there's a reason that most of us can't see.
hapapp wrote:Terry Holland is not the ECU AD.clayton wrote:If the person who hired you leaves a company, there's often reason to be nervous.
Terry Holland probably doesn't fire Ruffin unless there's a reason that most of us can't see.
clayton wrote:If the person who hired you leaves a company, there's often reason to be nervous.