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Gary Nord hired as Purdue's Offensive Coordinator

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Gary Nord hired as Purdue's Offensive Coordinator

How about this Howard blast from the past:

Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde for OC and in line to take over Head Coaching job.  He is retired and available.

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SeminOWL2006 said

How about this Howard blast from the past:

Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde for OC and in line to take over Head Coaching job.  He is retired and available.

No coaching experience…cant remember what he does?? But something odd for a former football standout…….
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SeminOWL2006 said

How about this Howard blast from the past:

Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde for OC and in line to take over Head Coaching job.  He is retired and available.

Nah.  There are plenty of qualified, experienced football coaches waiting for a chance like this one.  Also, over the next week or so, a lot of teams will be letting go of head coaches and their staffs.  There will be a lot of good people available.  Plus, like Ted Hutton said, Coach has connections everywhere, so there won't be a shortage of good applicants.
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So you're saying we're gonna get Charlie Weis??  ;D
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No coaching experience, perhaps, so bring him in as QB coach since that spot is also opening up.  The guy was an NFL QB for 20 years, he knows that position down pat.

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smittysahoot said

What concerns me is that he must have been talking about this with the Purdue coach during FAU's season. :(

smitty… come on…
that's disgusting to even insinuate that this had anything to do with our season's "success" or "short-comings"

i am really saddened by what you MAY BE trying to say in this… and i hope i am misunderstanding you

nord is NOTHING SHORT of a class-act and great guy… there is zero doubt in my mind that he has given FAU 110% all season and all career-long… and i am sure he will continue to do so until Jan 1, 2009

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owl09 said

smittysahoot said

What concerns me is that he must have been talking about this with the Purdue coach during FAU's season. :(

smitty… come on…
that's disgusting to even insinuate that this had anything to do with our season's "success" or "short-comings"

i am really saddened by what you MAY BE trying to say in this… and i hope i am misunderstanding you

nord is NOTHING SHORT of a class-act and great guy… there is zero doubt in my mind that he has given FAU 110% all season and all career-long… and i am sure he will continue to do so until Jan 1, 2009

OWL09: Thanks for your comment. When I re-read what I wrote, I may have been unclear. I was typing fast because I was trying to get out of work.

Nord is a class act. I really like the guy and have had some good conversations with him.

My concern (and I don't have any less respect for him if this was the case) is that unless this was a 72-hour discussion and turnaround from the FIU game, Purdue and Nord must have been in talks. He's not a bad guy for it, if that is the case.

Although, it's better to happen this way than three weeks down the road when recruiting is heavy.

Know what I mean?

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owl09 said


smitty… come on…
that's disgusting to even insinuate that this had anything to do with our season's "success" or "short-comings"

And no, I was not trying to insinuate that he "threw" the season or anything. Not at all. Nord, our players and our coaches would never do that.

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He wouldn't throw a season when hes trying to land a big job.  He gave FAU his all.  Now lets replace him with 2 new coaches (OC and QB), not 1, the more the merrier.

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smittysahoot said

owl09 said


smitty… come on…
that's disgusting to even insinuate that this had anything to do with our season's "success" or "short-comings"

And no, I was not trying to insinuate that he "threw" the season or anything. Not at all. Nord, our players and our coaches would never do that.

i was hoping i read it wrong, lol

i know you're better than to start something like that

anyways, i really am gonna miss him… i think i was nord's biggest fan… as a basketball intern the past 2 years, anytime i went to the oxley, he was ALWAYS the one to have a smile on his face and in his southern accent, "how you doin?"

great guy… class-act… great recruiter (he was the one who brought in kooi… remember that name 2 years from now)

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