Grobe says he's staying at Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jim Grobe insisted Tuesday that he is not leaving Wake Forest, brushing off rumors that other schools are interested in hiring him.<br> <br> Grobe, who coached the 16th-ranked Demon Deacons to an Atlantic Coast Conference division title, said he has not been contacted by other schools and has no interest in leaving the Wake Forest program he has rebuilt during his six-year tenure.<br> <br> ``There&#39;s probably some misunderstanding with how excited I am to be at Wake Forest,&#39;&#39; Grobe said. ``I think people assume that if you&#39;re at a smaller school, at a program that hasn&#39;t been successful, that you would want to jump at the first opportunity that came along for a bigger school or more of a football reputation or whatever.<br> <br> ``But people misunderstand how good we feel about not only what we&#39;re doing right now but where we&#39;re headed,&#39;&#39; he added.<br> <br> Grobe had been rumored as a potential candidate at Alabama, which fired Mike Shula, after he led the perennially struggling Demon Deacons to a school-record 10 wins and a berth in Saturday&#39;s conference championship game against No. 23 Georgia Tech.<br> <br> He is 36-34 at Wake Forest, which hasn&#39;t won a conference championship since 1970.<br> <br> ``I don&#39;t have any interest in other jobs. I have not been contacted by anybody,&#39;&#39; Grobe said. ``I&#39;m perfectly happy at Wake Forest. I think our football team is going to be better next year than it is this year. ... All the things are in place for us to continue to be a good football program.<br> <br> ``Too many good things going on at Wake Forest to even think about the rumors running around.&#39;&#39;

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