by Its almost been two years since Jim Mora Jr. was fired by the Atlanta Falcons after failing to make the playoffs. Â If you remember Mora wrote his own pink slip when he expressed interest in eventually becoming the head coach of the University of Washington on a Seattle sports-talk radio show. Â Mr. Home Depot Man, Falcons owner Arthur Blank thought he should be a little more concerned about the team he was actually coaching.
Interviewer: If it ever works out, if there’s an opening, and you’re available, we want you to coach the Huskies.
Mora: Well, I really have a lot of respect for Ty, and I know he’ll do a great job. But if he ever decides to move on, and get in the NFL or you know, go back to Notre Dame or whatever, if that job’s open you’ll find me at the friggin’ head of the line with my resume in my hand ready to take that job.
Interviewer: If you’re available.
Mora: It doesn’t even matter if I’m available.
Interviewer: So if you just won the Super Bowl, and it’s available, you’re there?
Mora: I’d be there
Interviewer: You’re there, OK.
Mora: Dewey, I promise you that. Now, I want to see Ty succeed, and I want to see that program succeed. But if he decides at some point that he’s ready to move on and they want me, I will be there. I don’t care if we’re in the middle of a playoff run, I’m packing my stuff and coming back to Seattle.
Well it is 2008 and try as he might Ty has failed.  On Monday it was announced that he would no longer be the UDub coach after the season’s end.  And the good news for Husky fans backing the quick hire of Mora over a lengthy interview process is he is already living in Seattle. The bad news is he is there coaching for the Seahawks and has been promised the head coach gig for the 2009 season.
Soon enough it will be gut check time for Mora. Â He will have to make decision between the Huskies and the Seahawks, because I have no doubt that Washington will come-a-callin. After all, they’ve seen how successful a struggling Pac 10 program can become after hiring a young energetic former NFL coach.
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1Mike on Oct 29, 2008 at 12:55 pm:
Mora should go home to U-Dub and forget the NFL and its prima-donna’s. He could be the next Pete Carroll because players would love to come to Washington and play for him. He’s exciting and could make a great future in the PAC-10.
2cgb on Oct 29, 2008 at 3:09 pm:
Selfishly I hope he goes to Washington, because the Pac 10 needs them to be good.