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So does Maryland go with Matt Canada?

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Or do they look to the outside? If they go to the outside, would think Navy's Ken Niumatalolo, Troy's Neal Brown, Mike Houston James Madison, Charlie Strong USF, and the App State HC would all be viable candidates.
 
Or do they look to the outside? If they go to the outside, would think Navy's Ken Niumatalolo, Troy's Neal Brown, Mike Houston James Madison, Charlie Strong USF, and the App State HC would all be viable candidates.

Some other names
Mike Norvell--Memphis
Matt Rhule--Baylor
Luke Fickell--Cincinnati
Mike Locksley--Alabama OC
Tee Martin--USC OC
 
Some other names
Mike Norvell--Memphis
Matt Rhule--Baylor
Luke Fickell--Cincinnati
Mike Locksley--Alabama OC
Tee Martin--USC OC
No coach is his right mind would take that job with a lame duck President and AD. AD could be gone by end of the week too. Who knows? My guess is that it would be someone without much experience, but Canada's job for the rest of the season and maybe beyond.
 
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Wasn't T just down graded at USC?

Yeah, he's no longer calling plays. I still think he gets a mid-level HC job sooner than later. Everything going on at USC right now is about Clay Helton trying to save him job. Firing Callaway didn't look good either in my opinion.
 
Turtles have no money. Canada if or until he fails is the budget way to go.

They can always point to Rutgers as an example of how things could be worse.
 
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no idea why they would go with Canada. he is the ultimate journeyman/offensive coordinator for hire. look at his resume, literally changes school's every year. zero previous head coaching experience. plus he is still a little tainted by the whole Durkin thing even though he had nothing to do with it. UMD needs to go clean break and go hire a MAC/Sun Belt/AAC coach with ties to the mid-atlantic recruiting area. I think Fickell would be an interesting hire from Cincy. Go hard after the App State coach. maybe call up charlie strong at USF.
 
Some other names
Mike Norvell--Memphis
Matt Rhule--Baylor
Luke Fickell--Cincinnati
Mike Locksley--Alabama OC
Tee Martin--USC OC

Locksley would be a homerun for them. He is from the MD area and has ties there. I am not sure UMD can afford him though.
 
Locksley would be a homerun for them. He is from the MD area and has ties there. I am not sure UMD can afford him though.
HUH? Locksley was 2-26 at New Mexico, certainly doesnt sound like a home run to me!
 
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no idea why they would go with Canada. he is the ultimate journeyman/offensive coordinator for hire. look at his resume, literally changes school's every year. zero previous head coaching experience. plus he is still a little tainted by the whole Durkin thing even though he had nothing to do with it. UMD needs to go clean break and go hire a MAC/Sun Belt/AAC coach with ties to the mid-atlantic recruiting area. I think Fickell would be an interesting hire from Cincy. Go hard after the App State coach. maybe call up charlie strong at USF.

They have no better option, will have a huge issue getting a new coach without a President or AD and he is already in place. The devil you know....
 
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Locksley has no chance at Maryland given his sketchy track record at New Mexico. He was suspended there for punching an assistant coach, and had other off the field issues. Maryland needs a choir boy and that’s not him.

Surprised nobody knows that he was already the head coach at Maryland. He took over after Edsall got the boot a few years ago mid season.
 
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UMd has really been a snake-bit program.

We'll never know, but I think Durkin was well on his way to building a Top-25 program in College Park...…. and there is a wicked good crop of Maryland/DC recruits coming through for the 2020 class.

If this thing had not blown up this summer, and if they coulda' gotten their share of those 2020 recruits (which I think they probably would have) they would have been in a pretty good spot.

Now? Ugh.
I wouldn't be surprised if Canada stayed on (he is accomplished enough to be a HC somewhere)….. but even if he does, I expect their 'cruitin will be kinda shitty for a while.
And if they look for a replacement from outside? Good luck.


Situation probably sets their program back 5 years.... I would guess.

He recruited really well last year but his recruiting this year and that was before all this wasn't very good. Word around the Balto. area was that some of the stuff that was going on got out to recruits and parents and it did not go over well and that he was an avg. coach at best.
 
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Locksley has no chance at Maryland given his sketchy track record at New Mexico. He was suspended there for punching an assistant coach, and had other off the field issues. Maryland needs a choir boy and that’s not him.

Surprised nobody knows that he was already the head coach at Maryland. He took over after Edsall got the boot a few years ago mid season.
Wasn't he the coach when PSU played them in Baltimore?
 
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Locksley would be a homerun for them. He is from the MD area and has ties there. I am not sure UMD can afford him though.

Why would he be a homerun hire? He was their interim coach after they got rid of Edsall and was horrible.
he was 2-26 and NM.
Just because he's at the machine that is Bama doesn't make him a good coach.
His offense at MD got all their QB's injured.
 
Turtles have no money. Canada if or until he fails is the budget way to go.

They can always point to Rutgers as an example of how things could be worse.
Penny state’s recruiting pitch..,”dominate the state”. UMD...”not as horrible as it is up I95”
 
It would certainly be a meteoric rise from Canada to go from OC at lowly Pitt in 2016 to Head Coach of a B10 school in such a short time.
 
Moms don't seem to like him....

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