cuervo72
11-06-2007, 10:22 AM
From the Sports II Bracket, it's the first round matchup of NCAAF coaches!
The Matchup:
Rick Venturi
Rick Venturi is a former head coach at Northwestern University and longtime NFL assistant known for his defense. As head coach of Northwestern, his career record was 1-31-1, as he coached the early segment of Northwestern's Division I record 34-game losing streak. Venturi has served as defensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. With both the Colts and Saints, Venturi has also served as an interim head coach - in 1991 with the Colts and 1996 with the Saints. As a head coach, his career record stands at 2-17.
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Rick Neuheisel
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. (born February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American football coach. Formerly a college head coach, he is currently the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, after being promoted from quarterbacks coach on January 15, 2007. While attending law school at USC on an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, Neuheisel served as a graduate assistant with UCLA, where he tutored Troy Aikman. He later became a full-time assistant coach, and stayed at UCLA through the 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to Colorado as an assistant to Bill McCartney. McCartney retired following that season and Neuheisel, age 34, became the head coach. He stayed for four seasons (1995-98) in Boulder, then left for Seattle in January 1999 to coach at the University of Washington for four seasons (1999-2002). In the 2000 season, the Huskies won the Pac-10 title and the Rose Bowl over the Big Ten champ Purdue Boilermakers. Neuheisel was fired in the summer of 2003 from the University of Washington for participating in a neighborhood pool for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Legal proceedings enabled Neuheisel to collect a $4.5 million settlement and essentially clear him of wrongdoing as the NCAA and University of Washington were forced to abandon their case. He served as a volunteer coach for Rainier Beach High School in Seattle for two seasons (2003-04), then became an assistant coach (quarterbacks) with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens in January 2005. In 2006, the Ravens acquired quarterback Steve McNair and won the AFC's North division with a 13-3 record. After the season, Neuheisel was promoted to Offensive Coordinator of the Ravens. Neuheisel has frequently been spotted around State College, PA in recent years, fueling speculation that he's in line for a coaching position once legend Joe Paterno retires.
Voting will be open for two days.
The Matchup:
Rick Venturi
Rick Venturi is a former head coach at Northwestern University and longtime NFL assistant known for his defense. As head coach of Northwestern, his career record was 1-31-1, as he coached the early segment of Northwestern's Division I record 34-game losing streak. Venturi has served as defensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. With both the Colts and Saints, Venturi has also served as an interim head coach - in 1991 with the Colts and 1996 with the Saints. As a head coach, his career record stands at 2-17.
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Rick Neuheisel
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. (born February 7, 1961 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American football coach. Formerly a college head coach, he is currently the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, after being promoted from quarterbacks coach on January 15, 2007. While attending law school at USC on an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, Neuheisel served as a graduate assistant with UCLA, where he tutored Troy Aikman. He later became a full-time assistant coach, and stayed at UCLA through the 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to Colorado as an assistant to Bill McCartney. McCartney retired following that season and Neuheisel, age 34, became the head coach. He stayed for four seasons (1995-98) in Boulder, then left for Seattle in January 1999 to coach at the University of Washington for four seasons (1999-2002). In the 2000 season, the Huskies won the Pac-10 title and the Rose Bowl over the Big Ten champ Purdue Boilermakers. Neuheisel was fired in the summer of 2003 from the University of Washington for participating in a neighborhood pool for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Legal proceedings enabled Neuheisel to collect a $4.5 million settlement and essentially clear him of wrongdoing as the NCAA and University of Washington were forced to abandon their case. He served as a volunteer coach for Rainier Beach High School in Seattle for two seasons (2003-04), then became an assistant coach (quarterbacks) with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens in January 2005. In 2006, the Ravens acquired quarterback Steve McNair and won the AFC's North division with a 13-3 record. After the season, Neuheisel was promoted to Offensive Coordinator of the Ravens. Neuheisel has frequently been spotted around State College, PA in recent years, fueling speculation that he's in line for a coaching position once legend Joe Paterno retires.
Voting will be open for two days.