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NC State Fires Tom O’Brien
 
JT Bennett
Posted: 25 November 2012 03:46 PM   [ Ignore ]
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http://www.southernpigskin.com/ACC/view/nc-state-fires-tom-obrien

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Posted: 25 November 2012 04:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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A little indifferent. They can do better or possibly worse. Tom O’Brien brought them as far as he possibly could. TOBy is a perfect fit for northern teams in lesser talented areas.

GT could welcome back Jon Tenuta as their DC. I think most GT fans would welcome him back.

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Posted: 25 November 2012 04:05 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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I think Yow will run NCSU athletics into the ground. NCSU, Tennessee, and Auburn are all looking for new coaches. You rank those openings. I’d say NCSU might be the easiest, but it’s not the best.

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Posted: 25 November 2012 04:53 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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O’Brien’s biggest problem was that he was a terrible recruiter. NC State needs to go after a young, energetic coach who will be able to keep talent in North Carolina.

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Posted: 25 November 2012 05:49 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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I don’t think they’re going to get a big name, so I’d call Pete Lembo at Ball State. Has ties to the area from Elon, and has done a great job at Ball State.

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Posted: 25 November 2012 06:08 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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MattSmith - 25 November 2012 05:49 PM

I don’t think they’re going to get a big name, so I’d call Pete Lembo at Ball State. Has ties to the area from Elon, and has done a great job at Ball State.


It Appears Chad Morris is on their want-list:

http://www.tigernet.com/view/clemson_update.do?id=8543

 

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FSU is working on bigger fish to fry. Reports from some of the FSU alumni who follow this closely report that Jim Delaney is a huge fan of adding FSU to the Big 10. He seems to be quite impressed that FSU is working toward AAU status. The CIC money awarded to research schools in in the billions. This would help FSU reach AAU status very rapidly.

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Posted: 26 November 2012 09:11 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Yow said Franklin is not on the list. He has a good deal in Nashville where the expectations are low…for now.

State needs someone to counteract the excitement Fedora is creating. OBrien was not going to be able to do that. Expect a high energy recruiter type…and if not you will know lots of folks turned it down.

There is no reason why NCSU can not be perennially top 25.

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Posted: 26 November 2012 04:39 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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MattSmith - 25 November 2012 05:49 PM

I don’t think they’re going to get a big name, so I’d call Pete Lembo at Ball State. Has ties to the area from Elon, and has done a great job at Ball State.

I am working on an article for later this week that is talking about Lembo being a great candidate for NC State and BC. He actually has more connections in the northeast, so I think the Boston College would be the most likely of the two destinations.

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Posted: 26 November 2012 06:10 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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I’m having a brain fart now, but I actually like BC’s OC or former OC now, I forgot his name at the moment. FSU actually needs an OC so Jimbo can just be a HC. The BC dude would be a good choice IMO.

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