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Interim coach in waiting.Florida State hiring former Texas, FAU coach Tom Herman to staff
Tom Herman, who was most recently the head coach at Florida Atlantic, is heading to Mike Norvell's staff at Florida State.
Tom Herman is still hanging around.
If the Noles weren't broke bums, this might be a hilarious and realistic possibility.
I've always wondered if there's an untold story about that guy. His fall from the top was swift, and I wouldn't even say he was THAT bad at Texas. It took him years to get another gig and even then it was a low level one where he didn't even last 2 years. I compare that someone like Scott Frost, who had a much worse run at a lower tier p4 program and a truckload of off-field issues. Yet he's seemed to fare better.Florida State hiring former Texas, FAU coach Tom Herman to staff
Tom Herman, who was most recently the head coach at Florida Atlantic, is heading to Mike Norvell's staff at Florida State.
Tom Herman is still hanging around.
He has a reputation for being abrasive, overly demanding and intense. With players, staff and opposition. He's had more than one post game confrontation with opposing coaches. Alex Golesh was the most recent. His coaching and management style came into question BEFORE Covid, NIL and The Portal. That says a lot about him.
Frost was beloved by his players at UCF. He got guilted into the Nebraska job he didn't REALLY want. His wife REALLY REALLY didn't want him to take it, but he did. That caused a ton of issues at home too. He walked into a buzzsaw at Nebraska. They expected him to run things like they did in 1998 and win national championships. Combine a bad culture with a coach who doesn't really want to be there AND problems at home. No bueno. Then he did the right thing and essentially disappeared for a few years. Laid low and got his shit together. Then did right by his wife and moved her back to the city she loved living in as soon as he got the chance. And he owned his mistakes for the most part. That goes a long way. I hope he's successful there again, but even if he isn't, it was good to see him get the chance and appreciate it.
I thought that was you...
In all seriousness, no. It was an assistant coach of his.
Sounds like he’ll fit in nicely in Tallahassee.
it was actually one of Sark's assistants
canned by his former OC who became the AD this summer lol
Fortuna seems to think Elliot is in line for the Clemson gig next year
Makes sense.
It might be more about raising money than it is about winning, at some level. It's probably easier to sell (some) donors on a guy who recalls the glory days, vs. an unproven newbie. Even if the newbie is better suited for, um, "modern football."
I don't know the answer to my question... I'm asking to learn, but how much of Jimbo's recruiting skills translate to today's NIL world? Would he still be able to pull in top 5 classes or have things changed so much that he'd be lost at how to deal with the new world order?
Probably neither. He'd likely know what to do but wouldn't have the funds to do it.
