Friday, January 03, 2014

Friday--January 3rd, 2014

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MassLive.com says that reports say Mark Whipple will interview for UMass' head coaching job next week.

Matty V. reports that sources say Whipple will interview for the job. Matty also adds a doozy of a rumor -- that Don Brown will join Whipple as his defensive coordinator.

That would be a grand slam for Minutemen fans, but Brown would probably have to take a big pay cut for that to happen.

Whipple's Cleveland bio for recent UMass fans.

In this article on December 29th, Don Brown had this to say:

"In the aftermath of Charley Molnar’s dismissal at UMass, BC defensive coordinator Don Brown, who did stints in Amherst as a defensive coordinator (1998-99) and head coach (2004-08), has surfaced as a possible successor. Brown said he has had no contact with UMass.

“That’s so far from me right now, I haven’t talked to a soul,’’ Brown said. “I have no comment on that deal.’’
Whipple would be a good hire for UMass. He knows the area and he knows the challanges we face. In his previous stint with the Minutemen, the UMass offense went from 0 to 60 in about 3.2 seconds. He'd have to bring in some offensive talent to duplicate that feat.
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