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Post by hc1996 on Nov 30, 2023 14:13:23 GMT -5
I can't imagine he would put himself through another interview process so soon after the Syracuse experience. Do we even have proof that he interviewed for the Syracuse job?
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Post by hchoops on Nov 30, 2023 14:14:44 GMT -5
To clarify things, if Chesney is not interested, he should make a statement.
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Post by alum on Nov 30, 2023 14:18:15 GMT -5
Some JMU fans want Bob (sigh). csnbbs.com/thread-982244.htmlGun to my head, I don't think HCBC gets the job, but I loathe this timing as the portal officially opens in like 4 days. Uncertainty can be a killer. I am hopeful that the Syracuse interest causes BC to conclude that he can wait for another Power 5 job as opposed to making an earlier jump to a Group of 4 school.
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Post by hc1996 on Nov 30, 2023 14:19:30 GMT -5
Some JMU fans want Bob (sigh). csnbbs.com/thread-982244.htmlGun to my head, I don't think HCBC gets the job, but I loathe this timing as the portal officially opens in like 4 days. Uncertainty can be a killer. I am hopeful that the Syracuse interest causes BC to conclude that he can wait for another Power 5 job as opposed to making an earlier jump to a Group of 4 school. Again I ask, do we have confirmation that he was approached by Syracuse and/or had interest in the Syracuse job??
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Post by efg72 on Nov 30, 2023 14:21:01 GMT -5
I edited my comment since nobody here knows the details about the Syracuse interview process.
I can't imagine he would put himself through an interview process so soon after all the noise concerning the Syracuse job.
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Post by alum on Nov 30, 2023 14:27:06 GMT -5
I am hopeful that the Syracuse interest causes BC to conclude that he can wait for another Power 5 job as opposed to making an earlier jump to a Group of 4 school. Again I ask, do we have confirmation that he was approached by Syracuse and/or had interest in the Syracuse job?? We are never going to get on the record confirmation, but a reporter said he was in Syracuse over the weekend. I am assuming that he didn't go there just to get a garbage plate two days after Thanksgiving, so if the reporter was right and he was there, a fair conclusion was that he interviewed.
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Post by hc2020 on Nov 30, 2023 14:36:22 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Nov 30, 2023 15:09:55 GMT -5
Again I ask, do we have confirmation that he was approached by Syracuse and/or had interest in the Syracuse job?? We are never going to get on the record confirmation, but a reporter said he was in Syracuse over the weekend. I am assuming that he didn't go there just to get a garbage plate two days after Thanksgiving, so if the reporter was right and he was there, a fair conclusion was that he interviewed. Exactly. (There were those demanding 'proof' Chesney was interviewed by Delaware last year. I never understood what would consititute proof [short of hiring] - since on-the-record confirmation is generally not gonna happen.)
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Post by Ray on Nov 30, 2023 15:21:54 GMT -5
To clarify things, if Chesney is not interested, he should make a statement. Why? Is he going to do this every time an opening comes up? "No, I'm not a candidate for the Oregon State opening?"
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Post by gks on Nov 30, 2023 15:29:06 GMT -5
Other than it's not Holy Cross how is JMU not a fit? Up and coming FBS program with an up and coming coach. Makes perfect sense. Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. So if a perfectly qualified coach from Pennsylvania, about a four hour drive from Harrisonburg, is interested they would say....Sorry you're from the North?
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 30, 2023 15:30:58 GMT -5
A residual effect from “the War Between the States?”🤷🏻♂️
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Post by hchoops on Nov 30, 2023 15:35:54 GMT -5
To clarify things, if Chesney is not interested, he should make a statement. Why? Is he going to do this every time an opening comes up? "No, I'm not a candidate for the Oregon State opening?" Why ? The signing period is imminent. The portal for underclassmen is imminent. Considering the very public hiring process at Syracuse that Coach Chesney was at least somewhat involved in, if uninterested in JMU, would realize that more uncertainty in his future would hurt the team’s next and subsequent seasons.
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Post by hc1996 on Nov 30, 2023 15:38:10 GMT -5
Why? Is he going to do this every time an opening comes up? "No, I'm not a candidate for the Oregon State opening?" Why ? The signing period is imminent. The portal for underclassmen is imminent. Considering the very public hiring process at Syracuse that Coach Chesney was at least somewhat involved in, if uninterested in JMU, would realize that more uncertainty in his future would hurt the team’s next and subsequent seasons. Agreed. Unless he knows that HC is ready to respond financially and he's using they hype as leverage.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 30, 2023 15:44:57 GMT -5
Other than it's not Holy Cross how is JMU not a fit? Up and coming FBS program with an up and coming coach. Makes perfect sense. Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Yes, JMU's a great place to coach football at. Nice facilities and a lot of interest. Same size stadium as Fitton, much more modern; and they draw very well.
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Post by Ignutz on Nov 30, 2023 15:50:07 GMT -5
Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Yes, JMU's a great place to coach football at. Nice facilities and a lot of interest. Same size stadium as Fitton, much more modern; and they draw very well. And the Dukes wear purple and white!
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 30, 2023 16:13:15 GMT -5
Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Long stops at NC State, Alabama and a brief two-year stint as head coach at Elon. More than Chesney can say at Hopkins, Salve, Assumption, and HC.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 30, 2023 16:16:04 GMT -5
Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Long stops at NC State, Alabama and a brief two-year stint as head coach at Elon. More than Chesney can say at Hopkins, Salve, Assumption, and HC. Might hire his brother as OC- was at BC for a year or two, just got let go at Pitt. Indiana is not a football school and that league has 3 more football schools, plus UCLA, coming in. Isn't going to be easy.
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Post by jkh67 on Nov 30, 2023 17:18:24 GMT -5
To clarify things, if Chesney is not interested, he should make a statement. Why? Is he going to do this every time an opening comes up? "No, I'm not a candidate for the Oregon State opening?" Obviously not. But when there's heavy speculation about him being pursued for a particular opening, as there was with the Syracuse job, a statement becomes appropriate at some point if he's not interested in the job if only in consideration of the close rapport with the HC fan base that he has successfully developed over time.
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Post by jkh67 on Nov 30, 2023 17:21:28 GMT -5
Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Yes, JMU's a great place to coach football at. Nice facilities and a lot of interest. Same size stadium as Fitton, much more modern; and they draw very well. Never seen JMU's facility, but it would take very little to be much more modern than Fitton!
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Post by dharry13 on Nov 30, 2023 18:21:51 GMT -5
Chesney isn’t even on a list for JMU. Let’s move on. This exhausting and pointless. Sure - Syracuse I get. There was smoke there.
But are we going to post every job that opens. If there is anything concrete then let’s entertain it.
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Post by efg72 on Nov 30, 2023 18:58:56 GMT -5
Or not
We have a plan if that happens so people need to be big time supportive of players and coaches/support staff
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Nov 30, 2023 21:08:59 GMT -5
This is the "Coaching Carousel" thread, not the "Bib Chesney might interview for this job" thread. So I think most discussion here is fair game.
Carry on.
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 30, 2023 22:48:09 GMT -5
Geographically, for one. All of JMU's head coaches dating back to Mickey Matthews (who was head coach from 1999-2013) had southern ties/coaching experiences. I think that's important to JMU. I also think now that JMU has made a name for themselves and become a bit of a "darling" this year, they're going to look to bring in a "name" coach. This is a school that is absolutely going all in on athletics. FWIW, I think Chesney would do well at JMU. Just don't think JMU is going to seriously look at him. Guessing they hire a coordinator from a P5 program or go after a G5 head coach who's been on a good run. Cignetti hails from Pittsburgh, same state as BC, no? Ironically, he was already the head coach of Indiana.....Indiana University of Pennsylvania, that is. Yes, JMU's a great place to coach football at. Nice facilities and a lot of interest. Same size stadium as Fitton, much more modern; and they draw very well. Bob Chesney's last game at Assumption was against Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Post by hcpride on Dec 1, 2023 8:24:53 GMT -5
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Post by drjack on Dec 1, 2023 9:53:47 GMT -5
Saw this comment on the JMU board:
"I think we do the Holy Cross Double-Play.
Hire Kit Hughes as the Athletic Director (bring him on now - to transition from Bourne).
Hire Bob Chesney as FB Head Coach.
AD - Hughes has experience, including AD at Bowling Green. So FBS, is not a new thing.
HC - Chesney is young and a riser. He likely will bring much of his staff with him."
Then saw this tweet about the JMU AD search.
Now I haven't seen anything from a JMU reporter saying Kit or Bob are involved in the searches, but holy hell would I hate JMU if this happened.
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