EKU Coach Danny Hope to Purdue?

[Qb7footballfan]

The Richmond Register is reporting that Hope may be leaving EKU for Purdue as early as Friday this week. This may affect recruiting because some of these high school players being recruited by EKU may be influenced by a coaching change. On the EKU forum, which may not be true, but they are saying that Purdue is also recruiting Coach Hope's son Chaz, from Madison Central.

[The Galloping Ghost]

Do you have a link....I was trying to find out about this myself. I talked to a couple of my buddies that coach college ball and they told me that there was a deal in the works with Hope going to Purdue as a Assistant Head Coach during the AFCA convention.

[Qb7footballfan]

Do you have a link....I was trying to find out about this myself. I talked to a couple of my buddies that coach college ball and they told me that there was a deal in the works with Hope going to Purdue as a Assistant Head Coach during the AFCA convention.

 

Just go to http://www.richmondregister.com/

[PRIDENEVERDIES]

If Hope leaves, who would be mentioned to replace him?

 

What would his son play in college?

[Qb7footballfan]

If Hope leaves, who would be mentioned to replace him?

 

What would his son play in college?

 

He was a QB and Defensive End at Madison Central, I think anyway.

[Qb7footballfan]

If Hope leaves, who would be mentioned to replace him?

 

What would his son play in college?

 

This article makes is sound very likely he is leaving. It's all over Purdue forums as well.I wonder if he has talked to his coaches and team at EKU?

[The Galloping Ghost]

I doubt it......the AFCA is over today. He should be on his way back from there.

[Henry521]

Where does EKU recruit? Don't here of alot of recruiting at Highlands. Maybe they are, and I appologize, but I just don't hear alot of parents or players talking about Eastern.:confused:

[TheLegends64]

Where does EKU recruit? Don't here of alot of recruiting at Highlands. Maybe they are, and I appologize, but I just don't hear alot of parents or players talking about Eastern.:confused:

 

Georgia and Florida. A couple years ago EKU signed 0 players from KY.

[GR8BigBull]

Looking at their 2007 Media Guide, they actually have 22 players from KY and 23 players from FL. I know when Roy Kidd was in his hey day, they recruited mostly from Florida and some Ohio, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

[Son of Bear]

Hope to follow Joe Tiller in 2009

 

Interesting...

[gchs_uk9]

Purdue must be planning to underachieve for several seasons before finally having one good year...only to lose their bowl game.

[strongopenyon]

I am not totally certain if this is the case here, but coordinators at big schools are making considerably more money than head coaches at many of the smaller NCAA schools.

 

To eliminate all the headaches involved with a head coaching position and be paid more money might be very attractive to a lot of coaches.

 

And the icing on the cake might be to give his son a scholarship to an outstanding academic school. Sounds like a pretty nice financial package to me!

[Blackshirts]

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/SPORTS0602/801100438/1247/SPORTS

[BEEN THERE DONE THAT]

I think the new coach will be Chuck Smith!