Former Titans head coach Danny Boily finds new home with Alb…
Former Titans head coach Danny Boily finds new home with Alberta Golden Bears
By Trevor Robb
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Published on: December 19, 2012 | Last Updated: December 19, 2012 6:52 AM MST
It's a case of the classic switch-a-roo.
After eight seasons as head coach of the Tier I powerhouse Harry Ainlay Titans, Danny Boily is now looking forward to his new role as the defensive coordinator with the University of Alberta Golden Bears.
Boily will take hold of the defensive reigns for the Bears under recently appointed head coach Chris Morris, who served as Titans offensive coordinator under Boily for the past four seasons. Together the two coaches have amassed an incredible resume with the Titans, capturing three city championships, two Northern championships and one provincial championship title.
"Coach Morris and I worked together for so long and we've developed, over time, a respect and trust for each other," says Boily. "We also have very similar philosophies and visions and we hope to continue what we built here (at Ainlay) onto the next level."
Boily is no stranger to the Golden Bears, as he played defensive back for the Golden Bears for four years (1995–1999).
"I had very good coordinators that I was coached under and I was able to learn quite a bit — I was very fortunate," says Boily. "During my time here at Ainlay, I started off as offensive coordinator and I moved to the defensive side of the ball and it's been good – that's definitely the side of the ball I'm most comfortable with."
Boily has served as the Harry Ainlay athletic director since 2010, however with his new job Boily will have to step away from that position.
"Doing an AD job is so much outside of the school and because I'll be away for a big chunk of it at the start of the year especially, I wouldn't be able to do the job well," says Boily.
However, Boily will continue his role as a teacher at the school. He has also been integral in finding replacements for the now vacant head coach and offensive coordinator positions with the Titans.
"We already started working on that the day I made the decision. I know there's a number of my coaches coming back that are great," says Boily. "They are all high-level coaches and so with us being able to step away, they've worked under both of our systems, that's not an issue, and they were with us over the time it took for us to become an elite-level program and they know exactly what it takes to continue that."