Blue vs. Blue - Fedora Reportedly Turns Down Tennessee JobDuke & UNC: Two Great Hates that Hate Great Togetherhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47711/Blue_vs_Blue_Fav.png2012-12-06T09:21:19-05:00http://www.bluevsblue.com/rss/stream/34990652012-12-06T09:21:19-05:002012-12-06T09:21:19-05:00Fedora to Tennessee: "Not Interested"
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<p>According to a few sources on Twitter, Larry Fedora has told Tennessee "yeah, no thanks guys." </p>
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<p>Brent Hubbs of <a title="http://Volquest.com" href="http://t.co/ojP3WFrq">Volquest.com</a> on Nashville radio this morning: Fedora told UT over last 2 days he's not interested in HC opening <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23UNC">#UNC</a></p>
— David Wright (@DWright_10) <a data-datetime="2012-12-06T13:30:03+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/DWright_10/status/276679898905583617">December 6, 2012</a>
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<p>Pretty much confirms what we already suspected but I still say this is a good drill for UNC fans. Get used to it - with a high-powered offensive system that fans love and a winning track record, Fedora is probably going to be mentioned in a lot of coaching rumors moving forward.</p>
https://www.bluevsblue.com/2012/12/6/3735352/larry-fedora-to-tennessee-not-interestedZeke Smith2012-12-06T06:24:59-05:002012-12-06T06:24:59-05:00Gundy & Strong Turn Down UT; is Fedora Next?
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<p>Whether or not their intention all along had been to leverage Tennessee's job offer into lucrative pay raises, that seems to be what's happening for both Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy and Louisville's Charlie Strong, who is <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/pete_thamel/12/05/louisville-charlie-strong-extension/index.html">finalizing a long-term contract extension to stay with the Cards, according to SI's Pete Thamel</a>:</p>
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<p>Charlie Strong is staying at Louisville, according to a Louisville source. Strong received a contract offer from Tennessee on Wednesday, but declined it after pondering the decision for a few hours.</p>
<p>Louisville and Strong are finalizing a long-term extension that could be announced as early as Thursday. It's expected to be a significant commitment in both years and dollars and will reportedly put Strong in the top echelon of coaches in the ACC.</p>
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<p>This after <a href="http://www.tarheelblog.com/2012/12/5/3731732/gundy-staying-and-strong-getting-a-new-contract/in/3491679">Mike Gundy had already turned down the job</a>, which probably would have made some fans just as nervous given that Fedora has connections to Oklahoma State and probably would have been a candidate to replace Gundy there.</p>
<p>As it stands, Larry Fedora is now probably Tennessee's leading candidate, which doesn't necessarily mean he'll take the job but certainly gives fans a reason for pause. There is a <a href="http://www.tarheelblog.com/2012/12/5/3733786/charlie-strong-will-remain-at-louisville-fedora-to-hold-team-meeting/in/3491679">UNC football team meeting scheduled for today </a>(which had already been scheduled well before any coaching carousels began spinning) so I imagine the media will be swarming into Chapel Hill to deliver us a new round of hearsay and conjecture.</p>
https://www.bluevsblue.com/2012/12/6/3735028/mike-gundy-charlie-strong-drop-out-of-tennessee-coaching-raceZeke Smith2012-12-04T11:57:51-05:002012-12-04T11:57:51-05:00Sources: Fedora Interviewing at Tennessee
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<p>Suddenly UNC head coach Larry Fedora is being mentioned as one of three candidates to replace Derek Dooley at Tennessee.</p> <p>Well, that sure didn't take long. After one year at North Carolina, Larry Fedora's is reportedly interviewing with Tennessee's AD today for the vacant head coaching position for the Tennessee Volunteers. According to VolQuest.com, UT's Rivals affiliate, Tennessee is down to three candidates: Louisville's Charlie Strong, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy and now Fedora, who is in New York City today to likely meet with Tennessee AD Dave Hart.</p>
<p>Fortunately for the Heels, right now it looks like Fedora is probably third in terms of preference, with <a href="http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2012/11/30/3711638/clear-the-board" target="_blank">Strong the popular choice among the Vols' fan base</a>. Brian Barbour over at <a href="http://www.tarheelblog.com/2012/12/4/3726780/fedora-interviewing-at-tennessee" target="_blank">Tar Heel Blog sums up the situation nicely</a>:</p>
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<p>I don't see Fedora leaving unless he gets promised the world. Even then, UT is a bit of a mess right now and <a href="https://twitter.com/_andrewcarter/status/275996562507825152">as Andrew Carter astutely points out</a>, if Fedora had wanted an SEC job, he could have taken the Texas A&M job last year in his hometown. There are also indications Strong and Gundy are ahead of Fedora in the order of preference so we are probably still two or three moves away from this being something to really worry about. Still, don't be shocked if this ends with Fedora getting a little extra time and cash out of UNC just to make sure Fedora is happy.</p>
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<p>Just judging from the early straw poll (by which I mean reading reactions on Twitter), a lot of fans seem pretty aggravated that Fedora would be interviewing after only one season in Chapel Hill, but you can't really fault the guy - Tennessee (or probably any SEC job for that matter) is a step up from UNC in terms of profile, finances and facilities, so if Fedora keeps winning and making waves at Carolina it's realistically only a matter of time until he moves on and we try to find the next up-and-coming guy. No matter how many people try to argue that UNC can be a "career"-type job, I just don't see it happening. Until we leave the ACC for the Big SEC Mountain Twelve Conference in 2017, that is.</p>
https://www.bluevsblue.com/2012/12/4/3727010/sources-larry-fedora-interviewing-at-tennessee-volunteers-footballZeke Smith