There were some interesting comments made yesterday by two of the potential candidates for the Carolina coaching job. When I saw the comments I noticed the same thing that Tom Suiter noticed in this entry but I didn’t have time to type anything. Thanks to Mr. Suiter for highlighting his observations.
Kragthorpe, whose Tulsa teams have won 14 of their last 16 games, told the newspaper. “I think the job at North Carolina is a great job. Chapel Hill would be a great place to live, but I’m not interested in being the head coach at the University of North Carolina. I want to be the head coach at Tulsa.�
Now, while that would appear to rule Kragthorpe out, Rich Rodriguez, the head coach at undefeated West Virginia, is making no such statement. As a matter of fact, Rodriguez seems to be welcoming the attention.
But, like all things related to coaching searches few are usually what they seem. Fansblog.com has more on what was said yesterday and also shares some thoughts.
To me, the concept of Rodriguez leaving West Virginia to take the North Carolina job is… flabbergasting. It’s just totally beyond belief. That said, it’s clear that Rodriguez is positioning himself for… something beyond WVU. Wow. (Is this going to give more fire to the Rodriguez to FSU rumors??)
