McMurpyhy is erroneously reporting McCarny to USA (corrected)

[Paul Wall]

Seems like McMurphy has word to bye bye McCarney. He's gonna be missed. Wish we could just give him Gregory

[nobull.Bulls]

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[Guest]

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/dan-appears-to-be-usas-man/

University of South Florida defensive line coach Dan McCarney apparently will be named the first coach at the University of South Alabama. McCarney and Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele were considered the two finalists and the Birmingham News reported Monday that Steele had withdrawn from consideration.

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I wonder if the 'Bama boosters talked Steele out of it.

[mikebeau]

can't he wait three more days so recruiting is over!

[Guest AstroBull]

If so good luck to him.  He did a great job with the DL this year.

[Jihme]

i hope this doesn't hurt our recruiting

[KB]

Congrats to McCarny...does Kravitz come back to coach the DL?

[BullsDude08]

This will be a pretty big loss for USF. I now am worried about the Defense next year.

[Carolina_Bull]

can't he wait three more days so recruiting is over!

To sit on this info until the prospects "sign on the dotted line" would be dishonest as hell and embarass me as an alumnus.  The timing sucks but he probably had a window of time with which to accept and, at the end of the day, McCarney's and USF's reputations matter most.

Personally, I think that McCarney could have done better if he waited one more year but maybe he's inspired by the task at hand at USA.

[Mama_Bull]

February 04, 2008

Conflicting reports on McCarney, S. AlabamaIs USF defensive line coach Dan McCarney going to be the first head coach at South Alabama? It depends on which Alabama newspaper you're reading.

The Birmingham News, citing unnamed sources, reported Sunday that Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele had pulled his name out of consideration for the USA job. The paper reported that McCarney was the "other finalist" and had "the inside track" to be the Jaguars' first coach.

However, the Mobile Register (USA is located in Mobile) reported Monday morning that USA athletic director Joe Gottfried had not heard from Steele about pulling his name out, and that as of Sunday night, three finalists were still in consideration, suggesting that even if Steele were out, an unknown third finalist may still be in the mix.

McCarney didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Monday morning. USA isn't expected to make a formal announcement until Thursday, so their choice doesn't lose recruits at his current job.Posted by Greg Auman at 10:22:42 AM on February 4, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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