Baylor: Guy Morriss Out, Mike Singletary In.

[TX-Husker-2011]

More than likely, Guy Morriss will not return as the head coach next year and his contract will be bought out. He has one more season left, but the Baylor B.O.R is not happy. Baylor is controlled by alumni and Friends Of Baylor, so they have a ridiculous amount of influence. Friends Of Baylor has been pushing to give the job to Mike Singletary for YEARS...and I heard from an insider in the athletic department that the talks have taken place and that Singletary at Baylor is basically a "done deal". Another gentlemen with influence who posts on BaylorFans.com (the Baylor fan site that's basically run by Friends Of Baylor):

 

"heard this a few weeks ago and it was confirmed this weekend:

 

A small but influential group of BU regents, with a few select alums, will name the next football coach at baylor.

 

the morriss era is over -- he knows it (that's why 3 assistant coaches bailed out on him). this group is not about to let lilley get involved in this decision. he is viewed as a short timer who would rather go to a baylor symphony than a baylor football game.

 

they don't trust the a.d. on this one, either. -- too big of a decison. they are determined to bring the glory days of baylor football back, and mike singletary is their first choice. he was approaced about the job several months ago and he is very interested for several reasons. first, he has 7 kids, and the chance to get them a baylor education appeals to him, also to get back in texas.

 

this group is also trying to get another former bu legend involved in all of this, but that is another story.

 

bottom line -- this group will select the next coach, not a search committee or the a.d. the person who told me this is a former bu regent who has been involved with the for school decades. he has never been wrong on things like this. he has some serious doubts about this, mainly because singletary has zero head coaching experience. but the job is singletary's to turn down.

 

egos are running the baylor asylum these days."

 

 

Another insider heard this from another member of the athletic department. There's a 99.9% chance that Singletary is in next season.