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FAU Assistant Coaches Out After Season

BeastOwl said

However, sources told Owl Access Angelos has talked with the following candidates about the possibility of coaching FAU next season:

•Former FAU offensive coordinator and current Purdue OC Gary Nord


NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick @$$ and I'm out of bubble gum.

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GeorgiaOwl said

Who is Eddie Gran and has ever been the Head Coach at the FBS college level?

I didnt even have to say it! Thanks GeorgiaOwl. Eddie Gran is responsible for recruiting some good running backs at Tenn, FSU and Ole Miss. "If he produces the same success in the offensive backfield that he has for the past decade, Vols fans are in for a treat. Seven NFL running backs tutored under Gran at some point in their careers, among them Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown, Rudi Johnson and Deuce McAllister. Williams was an All-America at Auburn and earned 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, while Brown and McAllister were NFL first-round picks and Johnson earned 2000 SEC Player of the Year."

Apparently he has been recruiting SoFla for years.


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Yup - got this link to the FSU site with his bio;

Eddie Gran Bio - Florida State University Official Athletic Site

Not bad but never a head coach. But I do like his connection to special teams our sore spot FOREVER!
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GeorgiaOwl said

Who is Eddie Gran and has ever been the Head Coach at the FBS college level?

Since you asked….he's the associate HC under Jimbo right now, which is a grooming position, but it's his first year. Obviously he wants to get into the big time game…why is he a good candidate?

He was at UM in the 90s and recruited this area…actually how he knows Jimbo is from being "the guy" to recruit south florida for his other schools…
Tommy Tuberville loves him he was running backs coach at Ole Miss and Auburn and is responsible for a bunch of NFL Running backs, he was at these two SEC schools for 14 years, recruiting OUR market and coaching RBs.

The job today at FSU is to prepare him for a HC job, so he's not a "big splash" hire, but would be a very good recruiter down here and someone we could afford.

Here's a line from his bio: Beyond the playing field, Gran has established himself as one of the nation's top recruiters. He has spent the better part of two decades recruiting Miami and greater South Florida as his primary territory, where he first crossed paths with Jimbo Fisher. The fertile ground will remain his primary recruiting area with the Seminoles.
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BeastOwl said

However, sources told Owl Access Angelos has talked with the following candidates about the possibility of coaching FAU next season:

•Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach
•Former Miami coach Randy Shannon
•Former USF coach and current 49ers assistant Jim Leavitt
•Former N.C. State and former FSU assistant Chuck Amato
•Current North Alabama coach Terry Bowden
•Former Clemson coach Tommy Bowden
•Former FAU offensive coordinator and current Purdue OC Gary Nord
•FSU Associate head coach Eddie Gran

the ball is in leach's court. would be pumped and make forget about the last 3 months, and counting, if we can get him.
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GeorgiaOwl said

Yup - got this link to the FSU site with his bio;

Eddie Gran Bio - Florida State University Official Athletic Site

Not bad but never a head coach. But I do like his connection to special teams our sore spot FOREVER!

Pass.  Sorry, but if you haven't at least been a coordinator, I'm not interested. 
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fauowls44 said

GeorgiaOwl said

Yup - got this link to the FSU site with his bio;

Eddie Gran Bio - Florida State University Official Athletic Site

Not bad but never a head coach. But I do like his connection to special teams our sore spot FOREVER!

Pass.  Sorry, but if you haven't at least been a coordinator, I'm not interested.

With 20 years of coaching and this….
"• Beyond the playing field, Gran has established himself as one of the nation's top recruiters. He has spent the better part of two decades recruiting Miami and greater South Florida as his primary territory, where he first crossed paths with Jimbo Fisher. The fertile ground will remain his primary recruiting area with the Seminoles."

I think its worth giving him a shot.


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I think everyone better get on the Gran bus. Frankly it doesnt look like Angelos is wanted here much longer and that isnt so attractive to his buddy Mike Leach.

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BocaCoop said

Frankly it doesnt look like Angelos is wanted here much longer and that isnt so attractive to his buddy Mike Leach.

I thought Leach only knew Angelos because the two went to the same undergrad, making them acquaintances at best? I'm not sold on the idea that Angelos has to be here for Leach to be here.
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BocaCoop said

Frankly it doesnt look like Angelos is wanted here much longer

So let me get this straight. Angelos has already visited with several candidates for the HC job, Is scheduled to speak with several more to meet their December 5th deadline for hiring a new coach - Then Angelos is getting axed? 

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