E.T. Posted December 15, 2005 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 4,751 Content Count: 37,664 Reputation: 2,362 Days Won: 29 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted December 15, 2005 BUFFALO: Former Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill interviewed Wednesday and is a finalist for the coaching job. He is in his first year as the Green Bay Packers' director of player development. The school has given no timetable for making a hire.From the St. Pete Times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULLfreak Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 646 Content Count: 7,890 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/07/2004 Share Posted December 15, 2005 its Buffalo who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisa el Toro Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 132 Content Count: 10,380 Reputation: 1,058 Days Won: 18 Joined: 08/11/2003 Share Posted December 15, 2005 It's relevant because U. Buff. was supposedly interested in hiring our OC Rod Smith as their head coach.Buffalo, please take Rod Smth because he's the greatest offensive mastermind to ever step foot in the hallowed halls of USF. ;DWe must market Mr. Smith, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BULLfreak Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 646 Content Count: 7,890 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/07/2004 Share Posted December 15, 2005 well in that case I put in $200 the please hire Rod Smith fund. The AD who takes him off of our hands gets the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Auman Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 28 Content Count: 1,913 Reputation: 58 Days Won: 2 Joined: 08/12/2004 Share Posted December 15, 2005 a single newspaper story speculating on potential candidates listed Smith as one of 11 names, in with a local junior college coach. i haven't heard anything since to suggest buffalo has any interest in smith, or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achiever1911 Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 66 Content Count: 420 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/26/2001 Share Posted December 15, 2005 a single newspaper story speculating on potential candidates listed Smith as one of 11 names, in with a local junior college coach. i haven't heard anything since to suggest buffalo has any interest in smith, or vice versa. ****! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Member Topic Count: 723 Content Count: 12,293 Reputation: 64 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/01/2003 Share Posted December 15, 2005 we can only hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted December 15, 2005 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,669 Reputation: 10,888 Days Won: 424 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 well in that case I put in $200 the please hire Rod Smith fund. The AD who takes him off of our hands gets the moneyWhy not use that $200 to buy tix to bowl for some needy students .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 From http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mac/2005-12-15-gill-hired_x.htmFormer Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill was hired Thursday as Buffalo's head football coach, taking over a program that has never had a winning season at the Division I-A level. Gill accepted the job a day after he interviewed on campus and will be introduced during a news conference Friday evening, athletic department spokesman Paul Vecchio said. Gill was not immediately available for comment because he was making plans to travel to Buffalo with his family after returning to his home in Wisconsin. He was in his first year as the Green Bay Packers' director of player development after spending 13 years as a Nebraska assistant coach. Buffalo's first-year athletic director Warde Manuel reserved comment until the news conference, Vecchio said. Gill replaces Jim Hofher, who was fired with two games left in the season. Hofher was allowed to complete the year in which the Bulls finished 1-10. He had an 8-49 record in five seasons at Buffalo. The program has not had a winning season and has gone 10-69 since making the jump to the Division I-A level by joining the Mid-American Conference in 1999. Although the 43-year-old Gill has not served as a head coach, he has extensive experience as an assistant and is regarded as an able recruiter. His high-profile background would also bolster Buffalo's image nationally, something Manuel considered a priority after he dismissed Hofher. During Gill's tenure at Nebraska, the Cornhuskers won three national championships and he coached Eric Crouch, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2001. He left Nebraska to pursue his goal of becoming a head coach. Gill was a three-year starter at Nebraska and a Heisman finalist in 1983, his senior year. The Cornhuskers were denied the national championship that season with a loss to Miami in the Orange Bowl. Playing under coach Tom Osborne, Gill was one of the most popular players ever at Nebraska, going 28-2 as the starter and never losing a conference game he started. Proves if you have a goal, you can achieve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.T. Posted December 16, 2005 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 4,751 Content Count: 37,664 Reputation: 2,362 Days Won: 29 Joined: 12/24/2001 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 Well, puts that to rest. Thanx for clarifying Greg ... remember reading it and then NEVER saw his name again. Our wishful thinking Go BULLS !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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