[UPDATED] Nick Holt interviews with UW...Press Conference Announced at UW @ 3pm
by Paragon SC
on Jan 5, 2009 11:19 AM PST
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I caught this on Saturday.
USC's Holt negotiating with UW?Steve Sarkisian is doing a good job of keeping his search for a defensive coordinator under wraps, but I have it on relatively good information USC defensive coordinator Nick Holt is back in the conversation -- and may actually be negotiating a contract with the University of Washington.
Sarkisian initially asked the former Idaho coach to join him prior to the Rose Bowl and, around Dec. 19, Holt declined the offer. But I'm hearing Holt has apparently changed his mind.
That being said, I have neither talked with Sarkisian, nor received official confirmation.
I was a little surprised at seeing that considering it had been discussed that Holt wasn't interested at the time Sarkisian asked him and at the time I thought it would be a lateral/down move.
Wolf then followed up with this piece.
There was a mention in a Seattle paper today that Nick Holt might remain a candidate at Washington for the defensive coordinator's job. But I spoke to Holt and he said nothing's happened since he initially declined the position nearly a month ago.
I thought this was credible because it appears that Wolf went right to Holt about it and it appears that Holt was not interested.
Well, it appears that he is interested in the job after all.
USC defensive coordinator Nick Holt will fly to Seattle today to discuss accepting the same job at Washington.
New Washington coach Steve Sarkisian was cautiously optimistic Sunday he could land his former USC colleague.
"We're talking. It's not done. Hopefully we'll know one way or the other pretty soon," Sarkisian said. "I don't know if it's something that can get done. I hate to be premature."
Holt's interest in the job meant he lied Saturday when he said he was not interested in the Washington job.
"That was like three weeks ago, I don't know why it's still coming up," Holt said Saturday.
Holt did not return a phone call Sunday.
Sarkisian said he only recently spoke to Holt again about taking the job. Holt originally turned him down immediately after Sarkisian announced he would leave USC for Washington on Dec. 6.
"It was a mutual thing," Sarkisian said. "I'm just trying to hire the best guy I can hire."
I guess I can see why he would want to have more control but this is going to be a tough rebuiding process. I am not toally thrilled because this leaves us down one and now possibly two coaches as the recruiting season really heats up. I am not sure he will take it but I am interested in what made Holt all of sudden change his mind.
This will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
Update #1 - Multiple outlets are now reporting that UW will hold a press conference at 3pm PST to announce their new Defensive Coordinator. No name given but I think it's safe to assume that Holt will be joining Sark at UW.
Update #2 - Molly Yanity over at the Seattle P.I. Husky Blog says Sarkisian will introduce Nick Holt as UW's new DC.
Holt to be introduced this afternoonHuskies coach Steve Sarkisian will introduce Nick Holt as the team's defensive coordinator in a news conference at 3 p.m. today. A source with knowledge of the hire said that the former USC coordinators -- Sarkisian and Holt -- officially came to terms late last night.
The news conference will be streamed live at GoHuskies.com.
Update #3 - The press conference for 3PM has been postponed until tomorrow at 12:30pm PST. Yanity says it's official though.
News conference postponed; but it's officialAn athletic department spokesman just told reporters today's news conference has been "postponed" due to unforeseen circumstances, but they confirmed the hiring of USC defensive coordinator Nick Holt to the same position here.
The news conference has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 12:30.
Is there something going on behind the scenes? Hard to know.
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Mixed feelings
On the one hand, it seems like losing the defensive coordinator before a year of rebuilding on defense would be a bad thing – and yet, the thinking behind the defense is largely Carroll’s, and the position coaches seem to be staying. It doesn’t seem like Holt has had the freedom to call the defensive plays, so much as being like an expediter (yeah, I just read Kitchen Confidential, sue me).
On that basis, going to Washington might not be such a bad idea for Holt for career management – a chance to show his stuff as a coordinator, and work away any residual taint of his one-and-done at Idaho.
If anything, it seems like the risk to SC next season is facing a Washington team that knows exactly how SC ticks, and presumably then how to beat them (a decided schematic advantage? The answer may surprise us!)
by DC Trojan on
Jan 5, 2009 1:20 PM PST
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So right DC
That’s the precisely what USC needs the least. Another “13-9-type” game to lose to Washington.
I mean, can you imagine? Given the “shouldn’t lose a game” bullshit we hear surrounding this year’s end-of-year “smugness” we’ve been getting lately. Oy-fricking-veh!
"I was INVERTED!" -Maverick in Top Gun
by BixBeiderbecke on
Jan 5, 2009 3:56 PM PST
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Man if we lose to UW next year
I think my head might implode because of all the lines we’d get from the media:
“Former SC Coach…”
“Running Quarterback…”
“40 point underdog…”
“Weak Pac 10…”
That might be a bit too much to handle.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 5, 2009 9:31 PM PST
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From another P.O.V
If one thing could end a great Trojan run it would be continually losing coaches. Not that they couldn’t find suitable replacements, but if this happens ever other year kids may not see it as stable and may shy away. It is good in one respect that it shows the depth and quality of coaching there because other schools want your guys. Keeping a certain continuity through the coaching ranks is hard, but I know it is maybe the biggest reason Joe has had such a great run. He has had only like 3 defensive coordinators in his tenure, and since I started attending PSU 4 years ago we have only replaced one coach, Brian Norwood who moved up to D-Coordinator for Baylor. It’s just one reason out of many why its so hard to dominate the sport continually for more than a decade or so at a time. I.E. FSU in the nineties, Miami late 80’s to early 00’s, JoePa’s first 8yrs, OSU under Woody, etc…
by Roland86 on
Jan 5, 2009 2:08 PM PST
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If the LAT is correct. . . .?
And Nick Holt has, indeed, been hired to become Washington’s new DC- what’s the chance of Ken Norton Jr. becoming USC’s new DC?
The fits and exasperations from those across town?
Or is Rocky Seto (current 2ndary ’SC coach) next in line? Speculation abounds.
"I was INVERTED!" -Maverick in Top Gun
by BixBeiderbecke on
Jan 6, 2009 11:33 AM PST
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