The DawgHouse

JDawg1447

The DawgHouse

Eastern Michigan's Next Football Coach

  • 06:56 PM ET  11.27
Views
687
Comments
0
          Earlier this week Eastern Michigan fired head coach Jeff Genyk. Genyk had been the Eagles head coach for 5 seasons and has a 15-42 record. I predicted that Coach Genyk would be fired this year, so that turned out to be right. Creating a list for a team like Eastern Michigan is tough, because with bigger schools there is usually at least one candidate that you think of off the bat. Not the deal here, as I doubt anyone grows up dreaming about coaching in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Anyways, here's five people that could consider the job:

    Glen Mason, former Minnesota HC - I feel like Mason is dying to get back to coaching, but to make it to a big school he needs to do a good job at a smaller school. Here's the opportunity he needs.

     Mark Farley, Northern Iowa HC - Farley has done a great job at his alma mater, currently boasting a 63-25 record as head coach. He won the Eddie Robinson Award last year, and his team is currently 10-2 this year. Eastern Michigan would be crazy not to try and persuade Coach Farley (all I can picture when I hear Coach Farley is Tommy Callahan on the sideline singing "Fat Guy in a Little Coat" with a headset and a playbook).

     Scott Shafer, Michigan DC - If Eastern Michigan ever wants to get a coach from Ann Arbor, this would be the year. Mediocre is a nice term for Michigan's defense this year, but not a whole lot of people are waiting for this job. Shafer has experience in the MAC (DC at Western Michigan), and I think it could work out after a couple of years.

     Joe Moorhead, Akron OC - Akron's offense has been good this year, and I think that Moorhead should be commended for the Zips' success. Moorhead has been with Akron for three years, and I believe that hiring him would be a pretty darn good move for Eastern Michigan.

     Darkhorse Pick: John L. Smith, former Michigan State HC - I believe that this year will let the world know if Coach Smith is ever coming back to coaching, as I think there are some teams that could be interested in the former Spartans head man. Eastern Michigan could be one of them, but I wouldn't be shocked if Smith said "thanks, but no thanks" to become the next Eastern Michigan head coach. 

      

Comments (0) Add A Comment

Comment

Remember to keep your posts clean. Profanity will get filtered, and offensive comments will be removed.


Coming soon: Log in with your Facebook account, send comments and Throwdowns to Facebook and more.

Start Your Own Blog

Start Now

The Si.com Cover Hub Go to the Cover Hub

Stub Hub

The 2009 schedule has been released. Search for tickets!

Truth & Rumors

MOST POPULAR

  1. 1
    Chargers accuse McDaniels of trash talk
    Views
    28023
    Comments
    2809
  2. 2
    Source: Damon won't take pay cut
    Views
    51994
    Comments
    971
  3. 3
    Cowher to Bears or Texans?
    Views
    26741
    Comments
    924
  4. 4
    Yankees to cut down on spending
    Views
    1825
    Comments
    601
  5. 5
    Disrespected Ryan takes dig at Moss
    Views
    4321
    Comments
    503

Most Active Users

Comments + Blog Posts + Throwdowns

  1. 1
    Chico 2.0
  2. 2
    BBK - Now it's all football
  3. 3
    rstowe
  4. 4
    gigi_iv
  5. 5
    Never NDing Struggle

Message Boards

  1. NCAAF > General NCAAF

    What happens if Bama and UT…
    Views
    541
    Replies
    40

  2. MMA > General MMA

    Arlovski's next fight -…
    Views
    384
    Replies
    22

  3. NCAAF > General NCAAF

    BCS Selection Walk Through
    Views
    290
    Replies
    21

Blogs

SI.com

Swimsuit

Taylor WalkerTaylor Walker
Tatiana GolovinTatiana Golovin

SI Photos

Sled HockeySled Hockey
Cheerleader of the WeekCheerleader of the Week

SI Writers

Top Stories

SI Vault

11.05.90 Issue View This Issue Read All Articles
06.17.68 Issue View This Issue Read All Articles