2018 Coaching Changes thread

[Mdot21]

Yeah, I think that's the point.  Wasn't he a lifelong Steelers fan, and tried to buy an interest there, and was basically told no, even though he was the highest bidder?  That should tell you something.

do the Rooney's sell stakes in the team? Just asking, cause I really don't know. I doubt that family will ever sell that team.

[Mdot21]

https://twitter.com/OldTakesExposed/status/936611588735369216

just goes to show you how full of hot air the idiots in the media are. Wow.

[847badgerfan]

just goes to show you how full of hot air the idiots in the media are. Wow.

Just to help you out with any potential carpel tunnel, you can convey the above with far less keystrokes.

Mediots works just fine for what you typed.

[Mdot21]

who is more unlikable in this entire Tennessee fiasco? Jimmy Haslam or Clay Travis?

[FearlessF]

Mike Leech is too smart to get sucked in

unless he really just wants to retire to Margaritaville with a boatload of $$$

then sign a HUGE deal with a buyout that would dwarf Ferentz, tank the program so they fire him after 2 or 3 seasons and float off into the sunset on his own aircraft carrier.

[Mdot21]

Leach's offenses would be fun to see at Tennessee. Tennessee can recruit nationally, and they can recruit top level QB's. Hell they had the #1 or maybe #2 pro-style QB in the 2017 class committed to them in Hunter Johnson out of Indiana before he flipped to Clemson. Clemson was on an NC roll, Butch Jones was on the hot-seat. Pretty easy to see that flip happening. Not that STARZ are the end all be all, but it is easier to get higher rated QB's to come play for you at Tennessee than it is at Washington State. I think Leach's offense would terrorize the SEC. They wouldn't know what hit them.

Washington State lucked into Drew Bledsoe, he was from the area. Also kind of lucked into Ryan Leaf, he was from Montana and hardly anybody knew about him at all. Leaf was coming up WAY before the advent of the internet and the 'crootin sites and YouTube highlight tapes, way before they had all of these Elite 11, Nike, Rivals Challenge, UnderArmour, and Army All-American camps/combines. To get offers and rankings, now all a kid with elite size and athletic ability has to do is go to all those camps and wow. Worked wonders for Shane Morris. He went to them all as a freshman in high school and showed off his arm strength and size in t-shirts and shorts and the rankers went gaga and so did the scholarships. MSU fans like to make fun of him, but Dantonio offered him even before Michigan did.

[rolltidefan]

just goes to show you how full of hot air the idiots in the media are. Wow.

to be fair, he hasn't gotten a fair shake in this. his initial hire, while not spectacular, probably would have been a good hire long term.
schiano is a good coach. people forget his success at rutger.

[Mdot21]

to be fair, he hasn't gotten a fair shake in this. his initial hire, while not spectacular, probably would have been a good hire long term.
schiano is a good coach. people forget his success at rutger.

same people that were loving the hire, trashing him.
I'm with you. Schiano would've been a good fit to clean that mess up. That Rutgers turnaround was not an easy job. Would Rutgers even have been invited into the B1G and be a P5 program if Schiano never showed up? I highly doubt it. They are probably not even an FBS team if he never got there. He built that thing from scratch.

[CatsbyAZ]

So in this latest episode of As Jimbo's World Turns, local media media has photographed his Christmas Tree as it was discarded at the end of his driveway this morning.

Yes it's not a "done deal" to A&M but with the way he's handled himself this week there's no goodwill left for him to stay in Tallahassee. For some reason (maybe contract incentives?) Jimbo is bent on coaching this last meaningless game while leaving FSU official dealing with the backhanded PR mess. I don't blame FSU officials for telling Jimbo to hurry up and decide, nor would I blame them for scouring his contract for a clause that allows them to remove Jimbo from the sideline this Saturday.

Outsiders of the program must wonder how it turned into this surprising mess? And why would Jimbo ever leave FSU?

I happen to listen to one of those 'insider' program podcasts put on by local beat writers and back in Sept, they were talking about how there was already contention within the athletic department when Jimbo was last season pressured to move onto a new batch of assistants. It was a battle Jimbo really didn't want to fight, and these insiders were saying that when push came to shove he'd probably be willing to look around for another job if it ensured his new employer wouldn't question the staffing of his coaches. That was the first time I'd heard Jimbo's days in Tallahassee might be ending. The podcast went on to elaborate that Jimbo had good seasons left, but to relive the higher success he'd earlier had at FSU it would probably require "different scenery." And what'd'ya know - A&M has brand new facilities and a fan base to match.

[847badgerfan]

same people that were loving the hire, trashing him.
I'm with you. Schiano would've been a good fit to clean that mess up. That Rutgers turnaround was not an easy job. Would Rutgers even have been invited into the B1G and be a P5 program if Schiano never showed up? I highly doubt it. They are probably not even an FBS team if he never got there. He built that thing from scratch.

As do I.

Rutgers was close to being "Templed" by the BE before he showed up.

[Mdot21]

well, sounds like it's official. Bob Ley of ESPN fame reporting that Fisher has left FSU for A&M. Wowzers.

[Mdot21]

gonna be fascinating to see what happens with FSU and if it affects Oregon and Nebraska at all.

have a feeling that FSU class could start falling apart. Already has a little bit, as they've lost 4 commits in the past 3 days and are probably going to lose more.

[Shiner]

A&M handled this to near perfection.  Started talks with Fisher back in September (allegedly).... worked the process behind the scenes throughout the season... Made the decision to let Sumlin go at the right time and has navigated this change well.  Now... Fisher needs to deliver.

Tennessee still on the clock.

[fezzador]

gonna be fascinating to see what happens with FSU and if it affects Oregon and Nebraska at all.

have a feeling that FSU class could start falling apart. Already has a little bit, as they've lost 4 commits in the past 3 days and are probably going to lose more.

For stability purposes they may just want to slap the interim label on one of his coordinators, and if he ends up sucking, go all-out next offseason.  My gut says Willie Taggart stays put in Eugene, for now at least.