Addazio to Rutgers?
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Addazio to Rutgers?
Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
As will be the case with most Bowl Championship Series head coaching vacancies, Steve Addazio’s name surfaced as a candidate to replace Greg Schiano at Rutgers.
Steve Lassan of Athlon Sports lists Temple's first-year coach among 10 candidates for the Big East Conference job.
Addazio was unavailable for comment Thursday. However, a source doubts that he is interested in the Scarlet Knights’ job.
“He is on the road recruiting,” the source said. “He’s recruiting for TEMPLE!”
Schiano left Rutgers Thursday to become the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' head coach.
This is the second time in three months that Addazio was linked to a coaching vacancy. He was mentioned as a possible candidate for the Illinois job after Ron Zook was fired in November.
Addazio replaced Al Golden at Temple in December, 2010. The former Florida offensive coordinator led the Owls to a 9-4 record and 37-15 victory over Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl this past season.
Addazio has stated in the past that he enjoys coaching at Temple. I would be shocked if he left after one season.
Click here for the list of Rutgers coaching candidates, according to Lassan.
Would Rutgers be a step up over Temple? The Big Least is in limbo with conference realignment... which is sure to make recruiting a bit difficult! Not sure a guy w/out a strong HC resume would want to take that risk and have to find a new job in 3 years!— dankil13- Tom Bradley should coach Rutgers (or Temple if Addazio leaves). He has the necessary recruiting ties.— Penfold18
- Damn, can Temple just keep a coach? I wish Golden didn't leave so soon, wold have been a great Joe Pa replacement, rather than a Patriot coach.— whitepippen
- Schiano as Tampa Bay's head coach. Wow, that's quite a jump. I can't see Addazio leaving Temple already and I don't think Rutgers is an upgrade.— AvoidSundanceVacations
- Agreed. Rutgers is not a step up. Schiano is gittin while the gittin is good.— damnels
- I guess these guys need to create a list, so why not add Addazio for every vacancy. Rutgers and Temple are basically the same job at this point, in fact Temple might be better. Now, stealing some of Rutgers recruits, I could see that happening.— ss1073
- Addazio likes Philly.— Fishpro
- You guys all think that Rutgers isn't a step up from Temple? Really? Keep in mind that Rutgers paid Schiano 2.3 million/yr base. And the University basically built him a house. And expanded the stadium.
I like Temple, but their football facility isn't even as nice as Piscataway High School's stadium. And that's not even considering the compensation. Be realistic.— twash - Piscataway High's stadium is nicer than the Linc?
Um, that's one quantum leap of a stretch right there.
There are pluses and minuses for staying or going, if Addazio were offered the gig. Financial compensation, clearly, weighs in Rutgers' favor, though.
Knights' progress has kinda stagnated at this point. Has for a few years. Temple's has not. Which place, really, has more potential? Football, currently, is a money burner at each institution.
If Temple actually got a fan base -- something RU already has -- would that still be the case on North Broad?— Jack23 - Rutgers spent 26 MILLION dollars of university funds on athletics (football) last year...no way they pay another coach 2.3 million— williemccoy
- It doesn't have to be 2.3 million, williemccoy. It can be half that, and it will still be more than Temple pays its coach. Half of 2.3 is more than what Penn State pays its coach.
And football is an expensive sport to fund? Shocking. Tell me more.— twash - It doesn't have to be 2.3 million, williemccoy. It can be half that, and it will still be more than Temple pays its coach. Half of 2.3 is more than what Penn State pays its coach. And football is an expensive sport to fund? Shocking. Tell me more. (HTML deleted)— twash
- The BE AQ status is very much in question and on top of that governor Christie is expected to whack funding for state universities. Given these considerations and the fact Rutgers football program hemmoraged over $25m in losses despite its onfield success I'm not sure Daz would see that as a better situation.
If the owls don't land AQ conference status soon (which looks unlikely) I expect they'll lose Daz but likely to a more established team in a more stable conference.— owl87 - Actually, none of us really knows what Penn State pays its football coach -- thanks to state law. To that end, we don't really know what Temple pays its football coach, either, for the same reason. They're both state-related institutions and fall under the umbrella of a ridiculous "privacy" law. Paterno, though, was compensated more than $1.15 mil per season -- easily. Aside from his salary, he received pay for ancillary things like radio, endorsements, shoe deals, etc. Addazio maybe not, but that's not a slam dunk, either. — Jack23
- The Temple haters continue their song. Temple will be just fine and will be in a great new AQ conference soon. Stay tuned!— Clifton
- Rutgers, as an institution, is in big trouble. The Governor just announced that it is taking the Rutgers Camden campus, along with it's Law School away from Rutgers. Tuition is sky high and the blame on things like the private jet and helicopter they gave the last football coach. This is a hornets nest that someone like Addazio is not going to go to.— Marc172931
Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.
