FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

For those interested or in disbelief about Rogersgate at DePauw an update......... The ... at the center of the controversy was fired as of 5:00pm yesterday. Evidence is also coming out that ... conspired to have Rogers fired. This is the latest in a rash of resignations and dismissals. Also... ... was fired, the head of financial aid quite, the .... resigned, the .... is retiring and... they have not replaced the offensive coordinator who left months ago.

Oh how the mighty have fallen. 'Fish rot from the head down'.

Not in disbelief necessarily but you can't post those rumors on here without some published confirmation. Check the Terms of Service.

[4thANDaLONG4]

I don't know anything about the any other evidence coming out, don't really care.  However, the V.P was dismissed yesterday afternoon, and they will be having a send off for him on Monday at 4:00 pm in the student union.  How he left, who knows, who cares, but DPU will be much better without him, and now the rest of them can get down to business and not look over their shoulders every 2 seconds.

[DPU3619]

Will somebody tell me what in tarnation all the hullabaloo is about here?  I apparently missed jaycee's post about everybody getting fired.

James Lincoln is leaving/canned/resigning?  That's confirmed?

[TigerDad]

For those of you (like me) who are SCAC football fans and not informed on the politics of DePauw University ... James Lincoln is/was Vice President of Student Services.  By the pH of the comments, I'm guessing he has/had some influence over the athletic department and administrative decisions thereof.

A photo of Mr. Lincoln appears on the DePauw University Student Services webpage http://www.depauw.edu/student/services/VP.asp... for those who are interested.  As of this morning, no information about changes in university staff are apparent on DePauw's website, nor in the local Greencastle Banner-Graphic newspaper online http://www.bannergraphic.com/

Now, if I may be so bold, I vote that in this D3Sports.com SCAC South Region Football Topic, we turn our eyes back to the gridiron ....


In DePauw football news, the DPU website announced yesterday that former Tiger running backs coach Dustin Ward has returned as the new offensive coordinator.  A 2003 University of Illinois graduate, Ward earned 4 letters as QB for the Fighting Illini before serving at Indiana University, DePauw and St. Joseph's (IN) College ... story here: http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=19567


HEY ANYBODY ELSE NOTICE? ... IT'S THREE MONTHS UNTIL KICKOFF 2007!

[INQBScout]

In DePauw football news, the DPU website announced yesterday that former Tiger running backs coach Dustin Ward has returned as the new offensive coordinator.  A 2003 University of Illinois graduate, Ward earned 4 letters as QB for the Fighting Illini before serving at Indiana University, DePauw and St. Joseph's (IN) College.

Very nice hire for DePauw. Young guy who played quarterback in the Big Ten and has coached both QB's and RB's. I know Coach Turner (his head coach at Illinois) really likes him as does Coach Lynch...he was also a key recruiter at St. Joe's...in fact may have been their recruiting coordinator. Nice background for a young guy.

HEY ANYBODY ELSE NOTICE? ... IT'S THREE MONTHS UNTIL KICKOFF 2007!

ABSOLUTELY!

[DPU3619]

Very nice hire for DePauw. Young guy who played quarterback in the Big Ten and has coached both QB's and RB's. I know Coach Turner (his head coach at Illinois) really likes him as does Coach Lynch...he was also a key recruiter at St. Joe's...in fact may have been their recruiting coordinator. Nice background for a young guy.

A really nice kid and a great football coach, too.  Knows his stuff for sure.  I really enjoyed working with Coach Ward in '04.  A great hire.

For those of you (like me) who are SCAC football fans and not informed on the politics of DePauw University ... James Lincoln is/was Vice President of Student Services.  By the pH of the comments, I'm guessing he has/had some influence over the athletic department and administrative decisions thereof.

Just to add a bit of clarity, TigerDad, those other DePauw-related folks above will tell you that he made their lives awfully difficult while they worked at DePauw Football.  I don't know much about that stuff, but I do know that the administration allowed him to make the call on Rogers hiring (and allegedly the firing) as opposed to, you know, somebody who knows something ABOUT ATHLETICS.

If it's true that he's gone, it's much better for DePauw University as a whole.  Same with the Bottoms resignation.  Better for football, also?  I can only assume so.

[4thANDaLONG4]

Hey DPU3619,

I agree completely, well stated.

[Ron Boerger]

According to the Express-News, UIW announced their three candidates for their football coach opening and none have connections to D3.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA060507.uiw.football.EN.17b9766f.html

Dean Campbell - former defensive backfield coach, Air Force;
Richard Cundiff, former head coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville;
Mike Santiago, former offensive coordinator, Utah State; former head coach at SFA

I'd say Cundiff is probably the front-runner based upon his success at TAMU-Kingsville (52-27 or so) and the fact that that's TAMU-K is in the conference UIW will likely petition to join.  Cundiff stepped down in 2006 after 21 years there, the last seven as head coach (http://www.caller.com/ccct/javelinas/article/0,1641,CCCT_11577_4999028,00.html).   Santiago's tenure as OC for Utah State was a disaster resulting in a mid-season resignation (http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/092506acc.html).  He was 39-27 at SFA.  Campbell has never been a college head coach and is probably listed here so UIW can claim they had D-I coaches interested in the position.

[Warren Thompson]

I saw that article. What happened to Trinity's Mohr? Did he withdraw? [It's not at all earth-shaking, but merely a matter of personal curiosity ....]

[etg]

(El Tea Gray---re: UIW head football coach selection)

Bonzo,
I also noticed the announcement about UIW in the San Antonio Express-News; as usual you seem to have it all analyzed. Must say that I tend to agree with your projection of Richard Cundiff as the likely selection. What I found interesting was that the three top candidates were all a "former" something; no currently active coaches. Just wonder if by "not hiring a coach away from another job" means that they come on-board for less money?

Warren,
What do you think?


                                                                     

[Ralph Turner]

(El Tea Gray---re: UIW head football coach selection)

Bonzo,
I also noticed the announcement about UIW in the San Antonio Express-News; as usual you seem to have it all analyzed. Must say that I tend to agree with your projection of Richard Cundiff as the likely selection. What I found interesting was that the three top candidates were all a "former" something; no currently active coaches. Just wonder if by "not hiring a coach away from another job" means that they come on-board for less money?

Warren,
What do you think?                                                                    

Jumpin' in ahead of Warren...

This time of year, almost everyone who is very good is working.

Less money?  I agree.
Who is not busy?  A former someone.
Who wants to get back into the saddle?  A former someone. 

[Ron Boerger]

I saw that article. What happened to Trinity's Mohr? Did he withdraw? [It's not at all earth-shaking, but merely a matter of personal curiosity ....]

My guess is that UIW wanted to make a statement and in their minds a D3 coach, even a very successful one, is not the statement they wanted to make.

Their loss, our gain. 

[Ralph Turner]

I saw that article. What happened to Trinity's Mohr? Did he withdraw? [It's not at all earth-shaking, but merely a matter of personal curiosity ....]

My guess is that UIW wanted to make a statement and in their minds a D3 coach, even a very successful one, is not the statement they wanted to make.

Their loss, our gain. 

Good point!

[roocru]

According to the Express-News, UIW announced their three candidates for their football coach opening and none have connections to D3.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA060507.uiw.football.EN.17b9766f.html

Dean Campbell - former defensive backfield coach, Air Force;
Richard Cundiff, former head coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville;
Mike Santiago, former offensive coordinator, Utah State; former head coach at SFA

I'd say Cundiff is probably the front-runner based upon his success at TAMU-Kingsville (52-27 or so) and the fact that that's TAMU-K is in the conference UIW will likely petition to join.  Cundiff stepped down in 2006 after 21 years there, the last seven as head coach (http://www.caller.com/ccct/javelinas/article/0,1641,CCCT_11577_4999028,00.html).   Santiago's tenure as OC for Utah State was a disaster resulting in a mid-season resignation (http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/092506acc.html).  He was 39-27 at SFA.  Campbell has never been a college head coach and is probably listed here so UIW can claim they had D-I coaches interested in the position.

Ron,  Don't count out Dean Campbell.  He is an excellent coach with great ties to Texas High School football and the Texas coaches.  He has recruited Texas for Air Force every since he has been there and was a coach at Tech and I think?? Rice.  (He recruited my son, CruAlum39, and got one of his teammates to go to the Academy as a receiver.  That really took some recruiting considering six passes a game was a big night for the Air Force.  )  He and I spoke about six months ago and he really wants to come back to Texas because of extended family reasons.  I think those Texas ties were what was impressive to the UIW folks.

Cundiff has been working the high school ranks for a head coaching job since his resignation but has yet to find someone to hire him!!

Santiago I don't know.

[Warren Thompson]

(El Tea Gray---re: UIW head football coach selection)

Bonzo,
I also noticed the announcement about UIW in the San Antonio Express-News; as usual you seem to have it all analyzed. Must say that I tend to agree with your projection of Richard Cundiff as the likely selection. What I found interesting was that the three top candidates were all a "former" something; no currently active coaches. Just wonder if by "not hiring a coach away from another job" means that they come on-board for less money?

Warren,
What do you think?

Other than what was in the article, I know nothing about any of the candidates. (I live in south-central Pennsylvania, though I'm a native San Antonian and Trinity alum -- permanent exile, you see.)