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Insider confirms Steelers fans fears regarding Mike Tomlin in 2025

A Steelers insider reports the team is likely to retain Mike Tomlin despite another winless postseason.

Stop me if you’ve heard this before—after another winless postseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers are likely to bring back HC Mike Tomlin for another season.

On Sunday—less than 24 hours after Pittsburgh’s embarrassing Wild-Card loss to the Baltimore Ravens—Steelers insider Gerry Dulac reported the growing fears that Tomlin’s return in 2025 may be realized:

“The Steelers are not planning to make any move involving coach Mike Tomlin, according to team sources.”

If the Pittsburgh Steelers keep Tomlin at the helm heading into 2025, will a potential rebuild be put on the back burner in favor of another ‘win-now’ philosophy?

How much longer will Steelers fans have to endure the mediocrity of Tomlin’s so-called winning seasons? The Steelers organization’s loyalty to Tomlin—and his loyalty to his average-at-best coaching staff—is the reason this team has failed to win a playoff game in what will be well over 3,000 days by 2025.

Until more information is made official, fans should treat everything as speculation—but if Tomlin does remain, here’s to another reload this offseason.

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Mike Tomlin’s old-school mentality is failing in today’s NFL

Mike Tomlin’s defense-first coaching style faces scrutiny as the Steelers continue to struggle to adapt in an offense-driven NFL.

While it’s no secret that the ‘fire Mike Tomlin’ supporters are gearing up for another call for change regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach position, those in favor of Tomlin may have little ammunition to back up their argument.

The age-old, ‘He’s never had a losing season’, argument looks weak after four consecutive losses to end the season. There’s a simple reason for this late-season collapse: Tomlin’s coaching style doesn’t work in 2024.

Tomlin is a great defensive mind, but his overreliance on defense is why the Pittsburgh Steelers have yet to win a playoff game since 2017. The Pittsburgh Steelers currently have the most expensive defense in the NFL, while many of this season’s Super Bowl favorites have adopted a more offense-focused team and coaching style.

His inability to adapt in an offense-driven league, the basic Black and Gold playbook, and his overreliance on star players to compensate for questionable decision-making have caught up to him.

Tomlin stated that if the Steelers were unable to complete a 4th-and-1 in Week 18, the team didn’t deserve to win. However, another situation is clear: if Tomlin cannot earn a playoff win in 2024, perhaps the team should find a new head coach.

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Former Steelers All-Pro RB calls out fans over Mike Tomlin criticism

Former RB Le’Veon Bell defends Mike Tomlin amid rising calls for the Steelers’ head coach to be fired following the team’s Week 12 loss.

In what has resulted in a terrible Pittsburgh Steelers blame game, the team’s Week 12 loss to the Cleveland Browns has taken a toll on players and fans alike.

While much discussion over who is more directly responsible for the 24-19 loss to Cleveland has resulted in several prominent names being thrown under the bus, such as HC Mike Tomlin, OC Arthur Smith, QB Russell Wilson, and P Corliss Waitman, former Steelers All-Pro RB Le’Veon Bell is sick of hearing it.

This blame game has recently turned into a Tomlin witch hunt, with fans calling for the head coach to be fired. Bell, who spent the majority of his career under Tomlin’s leadership, recently made it clear on social media that any fans calling for the coach’s firing are “not real Steelers fans.”

Out of everything Bell touched on, the truest statement he made is that everyone is clearly overreacting to the Steelers’ Week 12 loss. Within a few weeks, fans will forget this stinging defeat, and the 8-3 Pittsburgh Steelers can prove why the 2024 season will finally lead to a deep playoff run.

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Dennis Allen is on his longest single-season losing streak

Seven games is the longest losing streak of Dennis Allen’s career, and it’s the most games he’s lost consecutively in a season:

The New Orleans Saints have lost seven games in a row, with the last game being to the Carolina Panthers. This is the hottest Dennis Allen’s seat has ever been from outside voices, and the pressure is mounting from the front office at this point.

This is the longest single season losing streak of Allen’s coaching career. As coach of the Raiders, he suffered six game losing streaks in both of his first two seasons but he never reached seven in one year.

Allen’s longest skid was 10 games and extended over two seasons. This led to his departure from Oakland. He hasn’t made it to 10 games, but it’s possible if Allen even makes it that far.

NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reported “everything is on the table after that loss” including a firing. The bye week always seemed like the point where a decision on Allen’s future would be made. This loss to Carolina could have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.

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Wisconsin upcoming opponent fires offensive coordinator after 1-3 start

Some big news before next weekend

Purdue has fired offensive coordinator Graham Harrell after a 1-3 start to the 2024 season, the latest loss a 28-10 defeat at the hands of Nebraska.

Head coach Ryan Walters makes this significant move ahead of the Boilermakers’ upcoming matchup against the struggling Wisconsin Badgers.

Harrell joined the program with Walters in 2023. He previously held offensive coordinator positions at North Texas (2016-2018), USC (2019-2021) and West Virginia (2022).

Purdue averaged just 21.8 points per game during the first four games of the young season. It began with a 49-0 win over Indiana State, then followed with point totals of 7, 21 and 10 respectively in its next three losses. The team is 1-3 through four weeks and ranked No. 89 overall in ESPN SP+. Its offense is down at No. 84 in the nation.

Walters has his own issues to fix on the defensive side of the football — Purdue has allowed point totals of 66, 38 and 28 over the last three weeks as well. This change will likely be one of many to come as the Boilermakers continue to struggle in the post-Jeff Brohm era.

Wisconsin will host Purdue at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT on Saturday. It is a must-win for the Badgers if they have any chance at bowl eligibility. Purdue’s coaching change should shake things up entering the contest. For the Boilermakers, the on-field product can’t get much worse.

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Fire devastates clubhouse at popular Indiana public golf course

When firefighters arrived, the fire was coming through the roof of the building.

GRANGER, Indiana — Several fire departments worked together Monday morning to extinguish a clubhouse fire at Juday Creek Golf Course, which sits minutes from Notre Dame.

The clubhouse’s fire was first reported by a person walking in the area, Clay Township Fire Chief Jaren Killian said. When firefighters arrived, the fire was coming through the roof of the building, he said. An investigation by the Indiana State Fire Marshal is underway.

“Unfortunately, we don’t have any determination on what caused the fire at this point in time,” Killian said.

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at Juday Creek Golf Course in Granger on Monday, Aug. 26. (Photo: Michael Clubb/South Bend Tribune/USA Today Network)

Ten fire departments joined to diffuse the fire and prevent spread, including firefighters from Clay, Edwardsburg, Cleveland, Baugo, Mishawaka and South Bend. Firefighters contained the fire in the building, but the newly renovated clubhouse now stands in ruins.

The course was built in 1989.

Golf course general manager Michelle Wittig arrived at the scene at 5:50 a.m., Monday. By 9:30 a.m., firefighters were working at extinguishing the last of the flames.

One firefighter did experience minor injuries, Killian said, and was treated on the scene. No one else was reported injured.

Email Tribune staff writer Camille Sarabia at csarabia@gannett.com.

Report: Multiple Cowboys players displaced by Tuesday’s training camp fire

From @ToddBrock24f7: The fire was put out quickly and without injury, but “a couple” of players reportedly had to change rooms for the final two nights of camp.

In all of Mike McCarthy’s training camps, he said, he’d never seen anything quite like this.

Sixteen fire trucks and 35 firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon in one of the guest rooms at the River Ridge Residence Inn, where the Cowboys train during their annual summer stay. The team was conducting a walkthrough several hundred yards away at the time of the incident.

“When you think you’ve seen it all…” Coach McCarthy commented to reporters Wednesday. “Sometimes things like this happen; thankful no one was hurt,”

The room in question was thankfully empty, and the fire was put out quickly.

“The Oxnard Fire Department was outstanding,” McCarthy said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and although the team’s practice schedule was not affected, ESPN’s Todd Archer is reporting that a couple of Cowboys players had to move to new rooms for the final two nights of camp.

“It was a very unfortunate situation,” McCarthy continued. “No one was injured, but it’s definitely something we can learn from.”

It’s not known which players were displaced or whether any of their personal items were lost or damaged.

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“Fire, it’s scary, the damage it can do and has done. Some individuals have been affected by it, no doubt about it.”

McCarthy did not go into any further detail about the incident, but he did suggest that team staffers were among the first to respond, even using fire extinguishers, presumably before firefighters arrived on the scene.

“Thankful that we had people that jumped right in there and were on top of it,” he said.

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Michigan fires head coach Juwan Howard, 755 days after his altercation with Greg Gard

Reaction to Michigan firing HC Juwan Howard?

Michigan basketball announced the firing of head coach Juwan Howard Friday afternoon.

The Wolverines just finished a disastrous 8-24 season with a 66-57 loss to Penn State in the Big Ten tournament. The team ended the year on a nine-game losing streak, and lost 14 of 15 going back to mid-January. The program reached a crater after Howard’s steadily worsened after the team’s Elite Eight trip in 2020-21.

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Howard’s tenure at Michigan finishes with an 87-72 record, one Big Ten regular season title and five NCAA Tournament wins.

For the interest of Wisconsin Badgers fans, the news comes 755 days after February 20, 2022 — the day of the famous altercation between Howard and Greg Gard.

Michigan’s record since that date is 31-44, including this year’s disaster of a season. Wisconsin’s record, on the other hand, is 45-30 and could improve if the team goes on a run in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

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Saints assistants Kodi Burns, Bob Bicknell also let go

Saints assistant coaches Kodi Burns, Bob Bicknell also let go after Pete Carmichael dismissed

More changes are coming for the New Orleans Saints after firing offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. The team announced that assistant coaches Kodi Burns and Bob Bicknell will not be returning for the 2024 season.

Dennis Allen commented on the staff changes in a statement from the team: “I would like to thank Pete, Bob and Kodi for their service to the New Orleans Saints and to this coaching staff. These types of decisions are never easy to come to, but are necessary as we move forward.”

Both hired in recent years after Allen took over as head coach, Burns coached wide receivers while Bicknell worked as a senior assistant on offense. The Saints had too many miscues with their receivers and struggled to pick up first downs or score points for long stretches this year, so change was necessary.

And more departures may be coming. Stay tuned for updates as the 2024 Saints coaching staff continues to take shape.

Arctic temps made it tough for firefighters to extinguish clubhouse fire at this PGA Tour Americas venue

The fire occurred at one of just three Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses in Canada.

The clubhouse at the site of the PGA Tour Americas’ ATB Classic went up in flames recently, and firefighters were contending with temperatures of 40 below while battling the blaze.

The Northern Bear Golf Course in Sherwood Park, Alberta — one of just three Jack Nicklaus Signature Courses in Canada — has a deal to host the PGA Tour Americas event through 2025. But the iconic clubhouse at the course, which sits about 40 minutes from downtown Edmonton, caught fire on Saturday morning.

Neighbors saw the structure billowing smoke and called the authorities, who sent numerous emergency vehicles to the scene. But with temps dipping so low and gusts making the wind chill even lower, crews had trouble on-site with frozen pump ports and lines, according to Dana Terry, deputy chief of operations for Strathcona County’s emergency services department.

The course is one of the longest on the PGA Tour Americas schedule and is known for tree-lined fairways, five lakes and huge greens. This year’s ATB Classic is scheduled for June 27-30.

There were no injuries, but the building is a total loss with just the skeletal remains standing in the Alberta cold for the foreseeable future. Temperatures in the region are not expected to get above zero Fahrenheit until Friday.

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A message on the club’s Facebook page gave thanks to the crews that fought the fire in such difficult conditions.

“We are all devastated about the loss of our beautiful clubhouse. We are so grateful no one was at the clubhouse and there was no one injured. We want to thank the Strathcona fire department for their work in treacherous weather. Thank you to everyone for their well wishes and we vow to rebuild better than it was before,” the post said.

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