Duke interested in Coach Cut?

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Per ESPN Rumor Central

ESPN - Rumor Central: 2007 Coaching Carousel - College Football

Duke
Duke Duke has shown some interest in Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, who's in his second stint with the Vols. Cutcliffe was the head coach at Mississippi from 1999-2004. He took the Rebels to four bowl games and earned a share of the SEC Western Division championship in 2003 before being fired following a 4-7 season the next year. Tennessee may also seek to sweeten Cutcliffe's deal, which pays him $340,000 annually, to entice him to stay in Knoxville.
 
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Thats probably just a rumor. Although if they offer him a HC position I wouldnt blame him for taking it. 2 or 3 wins with duke football would be considered phenomenal for them. :)
 
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RockyTop18 said:
Per ESPN Rumor Central

ESPN - Rumor Central: 2007 Coaching Carousel - College Football

Duke
Duke Duke has shown some interest in Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe, who's in his second stint with the Vols. Cutcliffe was the head coach at Mississippi from 1999-2004. He took the Rebels to four bowl games and earned a share of the SEC Western Division championship in 2003 before being fired following a 4-7 season the next year. Tennessee may also seek to sweeten Cutcliffe's deal, which pays him $340,000 annually, to entice him to stay in Knoxville.
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I live in Durham and am following the Duke situation pretty closely. I think the talk about Cut is just speculation right now. It's probably based on the fact that the Duke AD hinted in a press conference this week that he might be looking for an offensive-minded coach.

Terry Bowden has been mentioned as a candidate for the Duke job - doesn't seem to me like he's a Duke sort of guy, and that would mean three Bowdens coaching in the ACC, but who knows? Steve Logan (former HC at East Carolina, currently OC at Boston College) has been mentioned. Fred Jackson (associate HC at Michigan) has an agent who claims his client is a candidate for the Duke job and is waiting for an interview to be scheduled. Various other names have been thrown around, even Watson Brown (former coach at Austin Peay/Cinncinati/Rice/Vanderbilt/UAB, currently coach at Tennessee Tech)

My guess is every bit of this is speculation so far.

It will take an EXCEPTIONAL coach to bring Duke out of the football wilderness. But like someone mentioned earlier, it might be an opportunity for someone to come in and win a handful of games and look like coach of the year.
 
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IMO the Duke job is a coaching death sentence. I can't remember anyone except Spurrier making that job work. There are not many Spurriers out there.
 
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Why would he take that dead end job, with no money? Winning 2 games there is considered a big year!
 
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I really hope Cut gets another chance after he was screwed by Ole Miss. Maybe he goes to Duke and then we find out that there's an illegitimate Manning brother living in North Carolina.
 
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Proof of how bad it is...Steve Sloan has a winning record at Vandy (the only coach in the last 50 years to end his tenure with a winning record)...goes to Duke...13-30.

The last time Duke was relevant in football was in the first half of the century when the private colleges were the powerhouses and the state ones struggled.
 
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I doubt Cut would be interested in Duke. He has said he will only leave for a job he can finish at the top of his division or has a shot at the conference title... that doesn't seem to be Duke.
 
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Duke football is a tomb....He doesnt need to go there, maybe GT will give him a look if he wants to be a HC again..
 
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Smashville said:
Proof of how bad it is...Steve Sloan has a winning record at Vandy (the only coach in the last 50 years to end his tenure with a winning record)...goes to Duke...13-30.

The last time Duke was relevant in football was in the first half of the century when the private colleges were the powerhouses and the state ones struggled.
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Actually, they remained arguably the strongest program in the ACC through the 50's and much of the 60's. What really killed them was the advent of two-platoon football and a decision by the university to downgrade the football program. They've been pathetic since then.

That's why Spurrier's run at Duke was so remarkable. They were pathetic before he got there and fell right back into the mire the instant he left for UF. Somehow, he won despite overwhelming obstacles.

Cut (or anybody who takes the Duke job) would have to overcome four huge obstacles just to give them a chance to be respectable:

1. Toughest academic standards in BCS football.
2. Woeful facilities
3. Low coaches salaries (WAY behind the rest of the ACC).
4. Apathy among alumni, students, and fans (understandable after four decades of futility)

These are not really fixable by the coach. It's all on the school. They're promising to make a committment to become respectable again. Personally, I'll believe it when I see it. They've said this before. It would take a 180 from what they've done for 40 years. They just seem content to bask in the glory of Coach K's monster BB program and fire the football coach every four years to make it look like they care.

Here's how bad it is: Duke voted against expansion of the ACC rather than make a committment to getting better in FB.

I can't imagine any self-respecting football coach wanting any part of this mess unless Duke comes through with some serious money and makes a legitimate commitment to improve facilities.
 
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Little terry bowden may take the duke job--it's about all he can get, even with daddy's connections.
 
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Cutt would be a moron to take the Duke job. I wouldn't take the Duke job. I guess he would take it if he really really really wanted to be a HC again, and it was the only thing available, but man you talk about a horrible place to try and break in.
 
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