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rberryjr said:
“That may sound like a simple request but the past two coaches, Collins and Diaz, said they now have their “dream job.”
The school would like to hire somebody where Temple would be the dream job.”

Temple is not Fedoras dream job...
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jakeman1 said:
The buzz around the program is so much higher than it was a few days ago. He's not settling for any position. Looking at the names mentioned, it's obvious he's going to have some elite recruiters, along with the X's and O's guys.

Temple is definitely not Fedora's dream job. It's no one's dream job. The most you can hope for there is about four years, if a coach is successful. A guy like Fedora is just looking to repair his reputation, and show he can coach. If he was successful there, he'd be gone in two years at the most.
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Temple is getting to be a poor-man’s Houston. A stepping stone job.
 
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I see Fedora signing no later than Friday. Let’s see how much he wants to be a HC instead of being here 2 yrs and if he’s successful then he will leave.
 
TOcane said:
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I'll tell you on e thing, I'm sure Temple isn't Fedora's "dream job".
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I think Temple knows that Fedora would be gone in 2 or 3 years at the most... works for us.

WV concerns me the most... hopefully RR will go back there
 
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Stefan Adams said:
On the search for an offensive coordinator, it’s still former North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora that is the top priority. I’m told he has been offered the job and that Miami is waiting on him to make a decision between OC at UM or taking the head coaching opening at Temple that Manny Diaz vacated. For what it’s worth, as a few others have reported the past couple days, I can confirm that former Houston head coach Major Applewhite is a name being considered if Miami can’t come to terms with Fedora. Applewhite has ties to Diaz going back to the pair’s days working on the same staff at Texas.

In his presser yesterday, Diaz said there were three finalists for the position, with a fourth candidate just missing the cut. Fedora and Applewhite are two of the finalists. Georgia co-OC James Coley is a name I brought up yesterday that was getting some internal support from at least one staff member, but everything I heard over the past few days suggests that Diaz himself is thinking “bigger” than Coley. I’d lean to him being the fourth name (if at all) as an educated guess.

I’m told that Diaz will not start to offer jobs or interviews to position coaches until the OC hire is in place, so interest from Miami’s side has been minimal on most, but there are plenty of names that are emerging that have reached out to express interest in the openings on the offensive staff.

**On QB coach, to update my report from yesterday, I’ve heard that it was Louisville QB coach Frank Ponce that reached out to Miami to express interest in the job. It’s unknown just how interested Miami is at this point.

**On RB coach, PSU RB coach Ja’Juan Seider continues to be Miami’s top target for the job. Updating my report from yesterday, I’m told it was actually Seider that reached out to Diaz and there has been communication and mutual interest between the parties. Seider would be a big win in terms of potentially landing top 2019 RB target Mark-Antony Richards, as the two have a long-standing relationship going back to when Richards was in middle school, and he has been a huge part of the reason Richards was considering PSU in the first place.

**Another potential name starting to come out of the woodwork here is Miami Southridge head coach Sedrick Irvin, and I can confirm that there has been contact between the former NFL back and Diaz about the RB coach position. Irvin reached out to Miami, but it’s unclear where UM’s interest lies at the moment. Irvin had previous college coaching stops at Memphis, ECU, and Alabama, and had a hand in coaching Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson during his time at Alabama. Diaz had already hired a local high school coach (Gabe Infante) on his staff at Temple, so Irvin is certainly someone to keep an eye on as Diaz attempts to build South Florida ties on his staff.

**For WR coach, Trooper Taylor and Lamar Thomas have both let Miami know they are interested in the opening. Taylor is currently the DB coach at Arkansas State, but coached WR’s for Baylor, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, and Auburn in the past. Lamar Thomas is the former WR coach for Kentucky and Louisville and obviously has Miami ties after playing for the Canes from 1989-1992. It’s unknown just how interested Miami is in Taylor or Thomas as of now.
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It sounds like every scrub coach without a job is throwing their name in the ring at this point. I hope Manny doesn’t fall for any of the local pressure or alumni to hire guys who aren’t qualified.
 
Canes Brotherhood said:
I see Fedora signing no later than Friday. Let’s see how much he wants to be a HC instead of being here 2 yrs and if he’s successful then he will leave.
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If fedora was NOT gonna wait till next week to hear temple out (how much for staff etc etc) he would have signed by now. What's special about one more day wait till friday?
 
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2Focusd804 said:
Anybody know why Taylor is at Arkansas State? Seems like big time recruiters stay on power 5 staffs. Look at Cooley (FSU, Miami, Georgia) or Seider (WVA, Florida, Penn St), did he get in trouble or something?
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He cheats and is too risky too have on a staff. Also not really a good coach. He is everyone’s homeboy and that’s about it.
 
CivilianCane said:
If fedora was NOT gonna wait till next week to hear temple out (how much for staff etc etc) he would have signed by now. What's special about one more day wait till friday?
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Just my gut feeling. Plus I’m thinking Manny needs to get his OC fast to get rest of the staff in place. DC yesterday OC today or Friday
 
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BeastMode said:
He cheats and is too risky too have on a staff. Also not really a good coach. He is everyone’s homeboy and that’s about it.
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Yea I really don't care about him cheating. We need someone with experience fighting on both sides on the line in recruiting if only so we know what everyone else is doing
 
sml said:
This. 👆🏿 Literally. Dropped money on the ground for my cousin to pick up while recruiting him to come to Auburn. My cousins dad told him to keep walking and leave it alone. He ended up at UGA.
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@Dwinstitles get in here. This coach is made for you.
 
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