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Updated: 8:36 AM Dec 12, 2008
UPDATE: Skip Holtz Confirms WITN Report
ECU head football coach Skip Holtz tells WITN sports director Billy Weaver "It's true." The university also released a statement confirming that Coach Holtz has withdrawn his name from the Syracuse coaching search. Posted: 3:53 PM Dec 11, 2008 |
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Through a source very close to ECU head football coach Skip Holtz, WITN first broke the story that Holtz has turned down a job offer to become the head coach at Syracuse.
When asked if Holtz did indeed turn down the job Holtz responded to WITN sports director Billy Weaver by stating "It's true."
The AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be hosting a press conference today, Thursday, December 11, from 3:30pm to 4:30 pm Central Time.
East Carolina head coach Skip Holtz and Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks will participate in the press conference.
Stay tuned to WITN and witn.com for the latest from Memphis, Tennessee.
Here's the official release from East Carolina University:
GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina Head Football Coach Skip Holtz announced Thursday that he has withdrawn his name from consideration and declined further discussions regarding the head football coaching position at Syracuse University.
Holtz, who led the Pirates to a 27-24 victory over Tulsa to earn the program's first Conference USA Championship Saturday, provided closure to the situation prior to a scheduled AutoZone Liberty Bowl press conference in Memphis Thursday afternoon.
"While it is always flattering for others to have an interest in your abilities, I simply am too focused on our preparations for the bowl game and many other of our short and long-term goals to fairly evaluate what I feel is a promising situation at Syracuse." Holtz said. "I appreciate Syracuse's interest but that certainly is a direct reflection on what our players, coaches and the Pirate Nation have been able to accomplish, especially through a season that featured so much adversity."
Holtz has directed East Carolina to a 9-4 record in 2008, the program's highest single-season win total since 1999. The Pirates will meet Southeastern Conference-member Kentucky in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Jan. 2 vying for their 10th victory, which would be a first for ECU in a season since the 1991 campaign.
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Mr. quinn: For a mature individual as you have stated your sensitivity is elevated! Secondly I expressed my opinion just like you eloquently voice yours! Thirdly before Pete Carroll's(PC) arrival USC couldn't sell a ticket! The LA Coliseum holds at least 93K. Prior to PC USC averaged 50K. They were lucky to go to a second tier bowl. Believe me they were that bad. In fact the year ECU went to the fruit bowl, oops excuse me the Peach Bowl ECU finished ahead of USC in the final poll(s). I am NOT afraid or ashamed to reveal that. What bothers me about SOME ECU fans is their [hyper inflated heads]. Whether you like it or NOT ECU is NOT ready for the big CFB boys. Finally Mr. quinn: "Life's to short...". Like I said before it's a good thing you stated that you did NOT major in English. How about life's [too] short... Oh, I forgot you were an Art major. A simple preposition NOT correctly placed in a sentence by a former college student is absolutely unforgivable grammar, Sir. Good day!
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Pete Carroll claims one NCAA championship that he does NOT have. The 2004 season ended with LSU winning as well as USC. Pete Carroll claims a share of the NCAA championship that year. He, along with every other Div 1 coach agreed to let the BCS's decision be the final say so. But when his failure to appear against LSU in "The Big Game" he decided to lay to claim to 1/2 of the championship. He and the USC team had no claim on 1/2 of anything. The LSU Togers won the BCS championship, PERIOD. A coach that will agree to one thing and then go back on his word has no morals.
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Deadfish,why so negative? So you are a big USC fan. Pete Carroll has a great resume, everybody knows that. But to get to that point you have to start somewhere. Period. So bashing our present head coach, athletic director, college,etc. What is that going to prove? Everyone knows USC record,and the records behind most of the BCS schools. Being larger institutions with all their funding has ALOT perks. TONS, in fact. I'm sure USC is a fab institution. Basically, football is just a game. Fun to watch and play, but it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Life's to short to waste time putting down everybody else for whatever reason. This comes from 41 yrs of experience. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain. Sorry, I missed 60 minutes. I crashed early so I could get up and go surfing.
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