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Souers leaving NAU

Post by Hawks86 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:29 pm

It may only be September but the coaching carousel started spinning in college football today with a change being made in Flagstaff. Longtime Lumberjack head coach Jerome Souers will not be back after this season is complete. More coming up after a 5:30pm media session in Flagstaff. Souers has been the head football coach at NAU since 1998.
http://www.sports360az.com/2017/09/souers-coach-nau/


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Post by John K » Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:36 am

Hawks86 wrote:
It may only be September but the coaching carousel started spinning in college football today with a change being made in Flagstaff. Longtime Lumberjack head coach Jerome Souers will not be back after this season is complete. More coming up after a 5:30pm media session in Flagstaff. Souers has been the head football coach at NAU since 1998.
http://www.sports360az.com/2017/09/souers-coach-nau/
I met him once a few years ago at the GranTree bar the night before NAU played MsU, and he is a super nice guy. That being said, I'm sorta surprised he kept his job as long as he did, because it seems like his teams generally underachieved. I think he only made the playoffs 2 or 3 times in his 20 years there, despite usually being picked at or near the top of the BSC.



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Post by Colter_Nuanez » Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:35 am

NAU to part ways with Souers, longest tenured coach in Big Sky
http://skylinesportsmt.com/nau-to-part- ... n-big-sky/



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Post by catgrad05 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:18 pm

Well that game for the cats just got more emotional for NAU. It's their last home game of the Souers era



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Post by iaafan » Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:15 pm

Sounds like NAU WR Emanuel Butler has serious shoulder injury. Not going well there.



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Post by bobcat92 » Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:46 pm

I am surprised that he wasn't gone earlier. He has had teams that have shown great promise but can't seem to win the big games that turn the corner for the program. He was on Don Read's staff at UofM.



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Post by Rich K » Mon Nov 19, 2018 6:12 pm

Souers retires, round 2.
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i ... m=&src=FCS
Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is retiring after 21 seasons guiding the Big Sky program, according to reports.

Souers will end his career with a 123-114 record, including a Big Sky-record 85 wins in conference games. His 2003 squad earned a share of the Big Sky championship and was one of five that he led to the FCS playoffs.

This year's injury-plagued team finished 4-6. ......


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Post by AFCAT » Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:34 pm

Do I dare ask if Gregorak will apply for the job?


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Post by onceacat » Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:34 pm

AFCAT wrote:
Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:34 pm
Do I dare ask if Gregorak will apply for the job?
TG is more than due for a promotion. I’m guessing he’d be a short lister if that’s what he wants. Or he could do a lot better financially looking to FBS programs. I’d like to keep him a couple of years, but right now I think his stock has to be pretty high...



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Post by Montanabob » Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:30 am

I think that his departure was in the wind since last year. After the ad got fired last year he got one year reprieve but I think he was a lame duck this year and they started looking last year for a replacement they just haven't announced it
And no, TG doesn't go there. One more year with Choate and on to FBS as defensive coordinator.


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