Coaches Hot Seat '17 CFB

[GowerND11]

I'd be surprised if Leach left for "greener" pastures. He definitely is a dude that walks to the beat of his own drummer. I think he likes walking to work in Pullman every day.

Exactly. He likes his stance as an outsider in football who can make splashes. I actually don't know how well he'd succeed at a high level job. I think he would rub too many people the wrong way.

In Pullman, he's their eccentric head coach who brings more wins than they are used to. At a more prestigious program... he's that arrogant prick who has to have things his way and doesn't kiss the butts of donors.

 

[drayer54]

Fitzgerald is doing what he can with what he has. I'd leave him there.

I love how the SEC goes full dumpster fire when they lose a few. Ed O needs at least a year, plus they got guys out.

 

[TomHaverford]

Sometimes it's painful getting what you ask for... the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the septic tank.

yup. Biggest mistake LSU ever made. Losing to Wisconsin by a hair in the state of Wisconsin is not something to sneeze at. Wisconsin is a heck of a program. Losing to Auburn by a hair in their stadium is nothing to sneeze at either, that was a tough 2 games in the first 4. Most teams play cupcakes first 4 weeks of the season. It was a total over-reaction by the AD. Losing at home to Troy? Getting blown out by freaking Mississippi State? Those are fire able offenses.

On what planet is that bumbling mumbling cajun retard Ed Oregeron a better coach than Miles? Was it his 16-28 record as a head coach? Hugh Freeze- a high school coach- was light years better at Ole Miss than Orgeron.

I am enjoying this at LSU. They did Les raw and they actually fired him just to make Ed Orgeron the head coach. Still in disbelief. But did they really think it would go any different? How did they not realize that this is who Ed Orgeron is as a coach?

 

[Bishop2b5]

yup. Biggest mistake LSU ever made. Losing to Wisconsin by a hair in the state of Wisconsin is not something to sneeze at. Wisconsin is a heck of a program. Losing to Auburn by a hair in their stadium is nothing to sneeze at either, that was a tough 2 games in the first 4. Most teams play cupcakes first 4 weeks of the season. It was a total over-reaction by the AD. Losing at home to Troy? Getting blown out by freaking Mississippi State? Those are fire able offenses.

On what planet is that bumbling mumbling cajun retard Ed Oregeron a better coach than Miles? Was it his 16-28 record as a head coach? Hugh Freeze- a high school coach- was light years better at Ole Miss than Orgeron.

I am enjoying this at LSU. They did Les raw and they actually fired him just to make Ed Orgeron the head coach. Still in disbelief. But did they really think it would go any different? How did they not realize that this is who Ed Orgeron is as a coach?

Not a defense of Orgeron's hiring, but Les needed to go. It was a lot more than just a couple of close losses to good teams. It was the steady spiraling down of that program from NC contender to 2nd tier from 2011 onwards. The ridiculously inept game plan for the 2011 rematch with Bama in the NC game, the year after year inability to recruit or develop a decent QB, the offenses that looked like some holdover from 1958, the chronic game clock mismanagement, and rather poor recruiting the past few years (which is a major contributor to their current problems... they don't have the talent because Les went full late career Bobby Bowden and was letting the recruiting services tell him who to sign instead of doing his homework). He was going downhill fast as a coach and not getting the job done, much as Spurrier and Fulmer did in their last couple of seasons. Les had to go. Ed O just wasn't who they should've replaced him with.

 

[BGIF]

Ole Miss Advertises for Head Coach

Ole Miss Advertises for Head Coach

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...football-coach-on-same-day-of-auburn-blowout/

On the same day it was blown out 44-23 at Auburn in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the score indicates, Ole Miss made it official -- it's in the market for a new head football coach.
The official job listing for the position to replace interim coach Matt Luke -- who stepped in after former coach Hugh Freeze "resigned" amid allegations to improper use of his school-issued cell phone in July -- appeared on Ole Miss' website with a posting date of Saturday, Oct. 7.

It reads, well, exactly like any other job posting.
Some of the responsibilities include identifying and recruiting athletically and academically qualified student-athletes; scheduling and conducting regular practice sessions; overseeing the administrative process for budget, student-athlete eligibility and academic progress; participating in fund raising and public relations activities; and promoting the philosophy and objectives of the Intercollegiate Athletics program that student-athletes should be successful athletically and academically. Knowledge of and commitment to compliance with all NCAA, Conference, departmental, and University rules and regulations as well as dedication to full academic development of student-athletes are essential.

No emphasis on "essential." Although, given the circumstances surrounding Freeze's departure and the ongoing NCAA investigation, perhaps that should have been in italics or something.

The best part of the job listing is the hours.
"Monday -- Friday (some evenings and week-ends)."

I'd love to hear the potential interviewees who say, "Nah, I'm gonna need every Saturday off ... even in the fall."

 

[drayer54]

Sumlin cooled his seat tonight. Maybe Riley.

 

[Bishop2b5]

Sumlin cooled his seat tonight. Maybe Riley.

Yeah, I thought Sumlin had his guys ready and called a good game. They were in it right up until the end.

 

[NDbrbkny]

So it begins, Gary andersen departs Oregon state

 

[ab2cmiller]

LOL at Volnation salivating at the thought of Jon Gruden taking over at Tennessee. This thread has over 2,000 posts in a matter of 3 days.

Official Jon Gruden Thread XVII - VolNation

We all know how this ends for any team pursuing Gruden

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[zelezo vlk]

So it begins, Gary andersen departs Oregon state

Maybe leaving Wiscy was a bad choice

 

[Wingman Ray]

Not a defense of Orgeron's hiring, but Les needed to go. It was a lot more than just a couple of close losses to good teams. It was the steady spiraling down of that program from NC contender to 2nd tier from 2011 onwards. The ridiculously inept game plan for the 2011 rematch with Bama in the NC game, the year after year inability to recruit or develop a decent QB, the offenses that looked like some holdover from 1958, the chronic game clock mismanagement, and rather poor recruiting the past few years (which is a major contributor to their current problems... they don't have the talent because Les went full late career Bobby Bowden and was letting the recruiting services tell him who to sign instead of doing his homework). He was going downhill fast as a coach and not getting the job done, much as Spurrier and Fulmer did in their last couple of seasons. Les had to go. Ed O just wasn't who they should've replaced him with.

Plus you have to think there is a lot more to the issue that what is on the surface. There is a reason lesticles has not found another HC job. Big time history. No way he doesnt get snatched up at a lower middling team. Yet he hasnt. There is more to this story than what we know.

 

[BobbyMac]

So it begins, Gary andersen departs Oregon state

Does Chip Kelly show the Ducks just how much of the man he was in Eugene?

Does Bryan Harsin roll the dice in Corvallis and let Pete K from UDub take over his alma mater?

LOL at Volnation salivating at the thought of Jon Gruden taking over at Tennessee. This thread has over 2,000 posts in a matter of 3 days.

Official Jon Gruden Thread XVII - VolNation

Does a Yankee from New England running a fancy Westcoast offense march into the south like Sherman and end Bama's reign?

Maybe leaving Wiscy was a bad choice

Maybe he says... lol

 

[ab2cmiller]

Butch Jones had his normal Monday press conference and he came up with this jewel of a quote.

Nobody really knows what a leadership rep is, but the Vol fans are blowing an aneurysm.

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[NDohio]

LOL at Volnation salivating at the thought of Jon Gruden taking over at Tennessee. This thread has over 2,000 posts in a matter of 3 days.

Official Jon Gruden Thread XVII - VolNation

We all know how this ends for any team pursuing Gruden

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But his wife was a cheerleader there!! He has to come to Knoxville THIS TIME!!

 

[Wingman Ray]

Never understood the Gruden frenzy thing. You have a guy that was never anything more than a position coach in college (QB, WR, TE). Can he relate at all to college kids now? Can he coach them up? Few and far between is the coach that makes a successful transition from NFL to CFB.

And you know he wont come cheap. So basically, throwing a truckload of money at a guy who hasnt proven any of the above, which is required to be a successful CFB HC.

 

[Luckylucci]

So it begins, Gary andersen departs Oregon state

Bummer, really liked the guy. Was hoping he'd get Oregon state back to a decent team. Gave up his contract, you don't see that much anymore.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Never understood the Gruden frenzy thing. You have a guy that was never anything more than a position coach in college (QB, WR, TE). Can he relate at all to college kids now? Can he coach them up? Few and far between is the coach that makes a successful transition from NFL to CFB.

And you know he wont come cheap. So basically, throwing a truckload of money at a guy who hasnt proven any of the above, which is required to be a successful CFB HC.

He's making 6.5 million a year at ESPN
Cushy Hours
Considered a "rock star" by players and fans, thus the reason why his name comes up every year for openings.

I'm completely confident that he doesn't take any coaching position until his "star power" on ESPN fades. Of course his agent does a great job of fueling rumors every year which feeds the aura of him being a "rock star", builds up his rep (and ego) even more and ensures a big payday when ESPN talks another contract extension.

You think he's going to risk all of that because his wife was a cheerleader at Tennessee. LOL

 

[MNIrishman]

Never understood the Gruden frenzy thing. You have a guy that was never anything more than a position coach in college (QB, WR, TE). Can he relate at all to college kids now? Can he coach them up? Few and far between is the coach that makes a successful transition from NFL to CFB.

And you know he wont come cheap. So basically, throwing a truckload of money at a guy who hasnt proven any of the above, which is required to be a successful CFB HC.

That's true, but his name probably carries a ton of weight with recruits.

 

[NDdomer2]

Gruden openly said he was getting a group together to enter coaching this next season. I think most assumed he meant NFL.

Jon Gruden on coaching return: 'I'm preparing' - NFL.com

could all be bullshit too

 

[Valpodoc85]

Gruden is a South Bend boy right? Didn't he go to Clay High School.

 

[woolybug25]

Gruden is a South Bend boy right? Didn't he go to Clay High School.

Yep.

To see that marching band walking across campus at 8 o’clock in the morning, to look up and see Touchdown Jesus and the Golden Dome, to feel Rockne’s ghost, the best word I can use to describe it is chilling. Every time I see Notre Dame on TV, it gives me goose bumps. (NFL.com)

Bucs head coach Jon Gruden, interviewed in the Sept. issue of Playboy, reveals that he lost his virginity at age 17, in South Bend, Indiana. “I lost my virginity to the Notre Dame fight song,” Gruden says. “There was a band?” asks Playboy. “No, not even music,” Gruden replies. “But it was in my mind.” (ESPN.com Page 2)

 

[NDohio]

He's making 6.5 million a year at ESPN
Cushy Hours
Considered a "rock star" by players and fans, thus the reason why his name comes up every year for openings.

I'm completely confident that he doesn't take any coaching position until his "star power" on ESPN fades. Of course his agent does a great job of fueling rumors every year which feeds the aura of him being a "rock star", builds up his rep (and ego) even more and ensures a big payday when ESPN talks another contract extension.

You think he's going to risk all of that because his wife was a cheerleader at Tennessee. LOL

Well, that and he was a grad assistant there!! This is it! This is the job he is taking!!

 

[ab2cmiller]

Well, that and he was a grad assistant there!! This is it! This is the job he is taking!!

Through the years, he's turned them down three times, but he can't say no to them the fourth time.

 

[dwshade]

Home run hire for Tennessee would be Chip Kelly. Only drawback is the current FBI basketball investigation which reminds people of what happened at Oregon when Kelly was there. But it is the SEC football so I think UT would be willing to take that chance. Don't think they'd care too much about the "image" thing.

 

[stlnd01]

Between Tennessee and A&M it feels like Chip Kelly could name his price.

 

[NDohio]

Through the years, he's turned them down three times, but he can't say no to them the fourth time.

It's about time you came around...

 

[BGIF]

That's true, but his name probably carries a ton of weight with recruits.

As an analyst maybe, the last time he was a football coach, they were in the third for fourth grade.

Most of their parents probably weren't even dating when "Chucky" became a legendary character.

 

[Wingman Ray]

Between Tennessee and A&M it feels like Chip Kelly could name his price.

Just cant see CKs gameplan working in the SEC. Too much heavy run and CK loves the fast agile guy. And honestly, when he did play the SEC with those Mach 12 guys they always lost. Just got manhandled and the run eventually wore them down.

Just dont see it working anywhere but West and East coast.

 

[koonja]

How much longer do the Bamers expect Saban to coach?

That'd directly influence whether or not I'd take a SEC job. If he's there, I don't want to be coaching against him.

And if he's gone, one hell of a job just opened up. Talk about 2 birds.

 

[stlnd01]

Just cant see CKs gameplan working in the SEC. Too much heavy run and CK loves the fast agile guy. And honestly, when he did play the SEC with those Mach 12 guys they always lost. Just got manhandled and the run eventually wore them down.

Just dont see it working anywhere but West and East coast.

Oh I'm not necessarily saying he'd win in the SEC. But those programs will open the vault for a proven winner, and he's probably the closest thing on the market to that.