Announcement coming?

I’ll believe it when I hear it from the lying lips of Ty

You would hope that if he tenders is resignation that they would show him the door.

TD- It wouldn’t be inside info anymore if I told you. I can tell you that everyone is hearing it so either we are all being duped or it has some legs.

Kent- I think he would be great.

T90- You can count on Ty soiling everything around him if he stays on the job.

In fact, I’d expect that this deal was done right around the Stanford game. I’m not an insider – so it is clear speculation … but there is sense to it. He was always going to be here the whole season unless the coach they wanted was unemployed (unlikely), so you spend a few weeks negotiating the particulars and then you wait until the team is on the verge of being lost altogether (as in the ND game). Then you publicly make the announcement to get a shot of perverse energy into the program (kind of like a 5 hour energy drink) and then you hope that the team can hold onto a bit of their “what could have been” feelings for a few weeks while they try to show the guy that they signed with a decent sendoff.

Under this scenario, no one can complain that any party was untreated fairly, the word hits the street (coaches and recruits) that the job is open, and the media gets to focus on the coaching search (and not the team) to fill the void between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Its orderly, optimal and all good copy from the administration’s POV.

I sat at the game Saturday and I asked myself “Self, what idiot would spend this much money to watch what I just saw.” I have been playing football or coaching since I was 5 years old and I have never seen a team that looked so inept in my life. I think Skyline HS could have played ND tougher. I think the biggest reason to make a change now is to try and change the negativity that is permeating this program. If Ty resigns, that takes care of a lot of issues…his contract, claims of anything racial, etc.

I really hope this rumor is true. It will make Monday a very happy day.

It is speculation on my part because it isn’t like Scott Woodward gave me a call.

The coaching search began last January ; )

Like I said I have been hearing the same rumor all day from various credible sources so it is what it is.

I really don’t know what purpose it serves if Ty is still coaching the next five weeks.

I am sure they have had a short list prepared for some time.

Mora, Peterson (BSU), Tedford

… unfortunately. Let’s face it, Mora would have to take a 50% pay cut to come to Montlake. That ain’t gonna happen. Plus, have you seen his pass defense lately?

Pinkel, on the other hand, may be more open to it than some would have you believe. While DJ was writing it off the other day, he did say as part of his quote “there may be some interest there”. Was he belaying an insider’s fact base? Who knows?

Talked with a friend late last night who said Willingham is as good as gone but they are negotiating for him to finish the season. They want to make sure kids keep going to class and keep working out. They feel that removing Willingham from the picture and naming an interim head coach would destabilize things too much with five games still left to go.