If we are not going to fire Hawkins until after the season, much of the legwork for the next hire better be completed between now and then. Here is a timeline with some key dates:
November 26th (Friday)
-Last game of the season against NU.
December 4th (Saturday)
-SEC, Big 12, and ACC Championship games.
-Last weekend of Pac-10 games.
December 11th-12th (Saturday/Sunday)
-Weekend available for official visitors.
December 18th-19th (Saturday/Sunday)
-Weekend available for official visitors.
December 20th-January 3rd, 2011
-Dead period.
Ideally we get two weekends of official visitors before the dead period, but we need at least one for sure. That means getting the new coach and most/all of his staff in place pretty soon after the season ends. It is going to be interesting logistically, considering the championship games and Pac-10 games are going to be happening that first weekend of December. If the search stalls, you can pretty much completely write off the 2011 class, which would be a damn shame.
November 26th (Friday)
-Last game of the season against NU.
December 4th (Saturday)
-SEC, Big 12, and ACC Championship games.
-Last weekend of Pac-10 games.
December 11th-12th (Saturday/Sunday)
-Weekend available for official visitors.
December 18th-19th (Saturday/Sunday)
-Weekend available for official visitors.
December 20th-January 3rd, 2011
-Dead period.
Ideally we get two weekends of official visitors before the dead period, but we need at least one for sure. That means getting the new coach and most/all of his staff in place pretty soon after the season ends. It is going to be interesting logistically, considering the championship games and Pac-10 games are going to be happening that first weekend of December. If the search stalls, you can pretty much completely write off the 2011 class, which would be a damn shame.