Dandy Don's Latest (New Year's Eve Edition)

Why did you say that Dennis Green would be a bad choice? He would be an incredible choice. The guy is one of the best coaches in the game. I don't think he'll leave the NFL for a college job though.

 

It's either Spurrier, Riley, or Del Rio.

 

F. Wayne LeBleu, my high school football coach ?

 

Not a bad guess.

Did Coughlin coach in college ball?

I know that he is struggling as HC with the NY Giants, and, rumors have it that the players don't like him.

 

He was the HC at Boston College before Jacksonville. Don't know about before then.

 

Coughlin was a standout scholastic star at Waterloo (N.Y.) Central High School, 45 miles from Syracuse and 280 miles from Manhattan. He was a three-year letterman for legendary coach Ben Schwartzwalder from 1965-67. A wingback, Coughlin played in a backfield with All-America backs Larry Csonka and Floyd Little. As a senior in 1967, Coughlin broke Syracuse’s single-season pass receiving record. That year, he won Syracuse’s Orange Key Award as the university’s outstanding scholar-athlete. He graduated in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in education and received a master’s degree in education the following year.

Coughlin began his coaching career in 1969 as a graduate assistant at Syracuse, his alma mater. He was the head coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1970-73, compiling a record of 16-15-2. Coughlin returned to Syracuse in 1974, first serving as quarterbacks and offensive backfield coach for three seasons before being promoted to offensive coordinator for four years. He directed an offense that led the Orangemen to victory in the 1979 Independence Bowl, their first postseason triumph in 13 years.

In 1981, Coughlin went to Boston College for the first time, as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Jack Bicknell. He helped the Eagles win their first bowl game and coached Doug Flutie, who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1984, one season after Coughlin’s departure. In 1983, Boston College won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as Eastern Champion, its first in 42 years.

Coughlin entered the NFL as the Philadelphia Eagles’ wide receivers coach in 1984 and ‘85. He held the same position with the Green Bay Packers in 1986 and ‘87 before moving to the Giants for a three-year stint.

Coughlin became the first head coach of the expansion Jaguars on Feb. 21, 1994, 559 days before the franchise played its first regular season game. In 1995, Jacksonville won four games, more than any previous expansion team in NFL history. The following year, Coughlin was named NFL Coach of the Year by United Press International as the Jaguars made the playoffs in just their second season and advanced all the way to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the New England Patriots.

Coughlin was out of football in 2003 but has been in the coaching profession for more than 30 years.

Tom Coughlin was named the 16th head coach in Giants history on Jan. 6, 2004.

 

OK, sounds like Coughlin might be a better candidate for the Syracuse opening.

 

Riley is not blockbuster at all and has not had success. The best he has done with Oregon State is either this year at 7-5 or his first year back after Erickson at 8-5, I can't remember. He did diddly poo in SD with the Chargers. He was an assistant with the Saints for one year, I think. The man is just not a big name and I would not want to hand this program over to him. He couldn't even keep Erickson's program going at OSU.

I am not a big Spurrier fan, but he has major upside in recruiting, I think. Not only can he continue to rake in our local gold mine between east Texas, La., and MISS, but he can probably pull all kinds of players out of Florida at this point in time. But can you imagine if Spurrier turned around and signed with LSU? That would spark major outrage at 'SC and probably within the SEC. I just don't know if I see this happening. I do agree that had he not signed with the Cocks, he might very well be the #1 candidate to replace C'estbon!

 

Coughlin is a freakin drill sergeant. The players would revolt and the recruits would run for the hills. Don't even joke about Coughlin.