Pretty funny back to back in a NYT article I found when searching for Grobe/Alabama

FOOTBALL: COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Demon Deacons’ Coach Says He’ll Stay

By The Associated Press
Dec. 6, 2006

RODRIGUEZ MEETS WITH ALABAMA -- West Virginia Coach Rich Rodriguez met for 90 minutes with Alabama's athletic director yesterday but described their discussions as "informal," ESPN.com reported.

Rodriguez and the Alabama official, Mal Moore, met in New York, where both are attending the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame dinner.

Rodriguez is 49-24 in six seasons at West Virginia. He signed a three-year extension with the Mountaineers on June 24 and has six years left on his contract, which pays him about $1.1 million a year.

KELLY GETS STARTED AT CINCINNATI -- Brian Kelly said he expected to turn Cincinnati into a top-25 mainstay, win a Big East title right away and make sure his players graduate.

But before he gets started on that daunting to-do list, he has to figure out what to do about their bowl game.

Kelly, the Bearcats' new coach, arrived on campus and met with players Monday, a few hours after he accepted the job vacated by Mark Dantonio. Yesterday, he was introduced at a news conference that felt more like a pep rally: cheerleaders and the band were on hand, and the public was invited to attend and ask questions.

Kelly, who built Central Michigan into a Mid-American Conference champion in three years, promised similar results at Cincinnati.

"We're going to win a championship here right away," he said. "We're on a five-minute plan here. We have to win right away."

First, he has to decide how to get the Bearcats through the end of their season. Cincinnati went 7-5 under Dantonio, who was hired by Michigan State. The Bearcats will play Western Michigan in the International Bowl on Jan. 6 in Toronto. Defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, who interviewed for the head coaching position, has been running the team since Dantonio left.

Kelly will leave Central Michigan before it plays in the Motor City Bowl on Dec. 26. He said he was not sure how big a role he would play in preparing his new team for its game.

"It's a very fluid situation now," he said. "I'm going to be here at Cincinnati. In terms of whether I'll be coaching on the field, that has to be determined."

WORLDS COLLIDING