2018 Coaching Changes thread

[847badgerfan]

They are looking at Butch Jones and a few others.

John Fox is available, which would counter their neighbors to the North, and their own brilliant hire.

[rook119]

Sounds like Sumlin is at the top of Arizona's board.  Makes sense.  Made sense when their in state rival was rumored to have him at the top of their board a month ago.  Not too shabby to be forced into it a month later, and still wind up with the better hire.

Is there any hotshot OC/DC at TCU? Arizona plays a 3-3-5 and Tate would be excellent in that kind of offense. 
Don't think Sumlin would be a bad hire tho. 

[mcwterps1]

I have not heard of him. Is this a good thing?

He just finished up in the Div II championship game at JMU.  I'd have to look it up, but he had a pretty good OL when at VT and can recruit the VA area well with many players in the NFL.


https://twitter.com/MichaelVick/status/950435457648807939

[CatsbyAZ]

Everything was in place for Ken Nuimatalolo to be signed as Arizona's head coach but now he's staying at Navy. Back to the drawing board in Tucson.

[DevilFroggy]

Sumlin it is. I think his known drinking problems are why he wasn't their initial first choice (which likely explains the relative lack of interest in a lot of coaches searches for him) but once Niumatalalo turned them down uofa went after him.

I think he'll be a decent recruiter down there, won't ever consistently beat out the LA schools but he'll steal one or two real good ones here and there. How he develops that talent is the question IMO.

[FearlessF]

drinking problems?

what's the problem?

[bayareabadger]

drinking problems?

what's the problem?

He's bad at it, and one needs to stay hydrated in that climate.
(I'll see myself out)

[FearlessF]

natty light

[OrangeAfroMan]

Would've been really cool to see the triple option at a PAC school.  

[FearlessF]

what about the coach at Army?

[CatsbyAZ]

For Arizona, Sumlin is an A hire in the short term.

Yes Sumlin and his A&M staff were an emotional bunch, effectively the Steelers of the SEC where his talented rosters played at a high-risk, high-reward basis. This is why roster turnover was high and explains the fast starts and slow finishes. How many times did it seem A&M would start 6-0 only to finish 8-5?

To bigger names like SC or Penn St these are turnoffs during a coaching search, but for Arizona these are merely cautions which pale in comparison to the total package Sumlin brings when it comes to recruiting, keeping the current DC who he's worked with before, improving attendance, giving a strong public face and force of personality to the program, presumably keeping UA in the division race, and finally addressing the defensive side of the ball.

Not to mention what Arizona avoids in hiring Sumlin: No triple option, no old guy riding out his career, no coaching experiments.

[DevilFroggy]

For Arizona, Sumlin is an A hire in the short term.

Yes Sumlin and his A&M staff were an emotional bunch, effectively the Steelers of the SEC where his talented rosters played at a high-risk, high-reward basis. This is why roster turnover was high and explains the fast starts and slow finishes. How many times did it seem A&M would start 6-0 only to finish 8-5?

To bigger names like SC or Penn St these are turnoffs during a coaching search, but for Arizona these are merely cautions which pale in comparison to the total package Sumlin brings when it comes to recruiting, keeping the current DC who he's worked with before, improving attendance, giving a strong public face and force of personality to the program, presumably keeping UA in the division race, and finally addressing the defensive side of the ball.

Not to mention what Arizona avoids in hiring Sumlin: No triple option, no old guy riding out his career, no coaching experiments.

Pretty much agree with this.

[rolltidefan]

alabama oc daboll going to bills oc position. and of course, dc pruitt went to tenn hc position.

saban seems to usually come out of left field with the oc hires, and latest rumors i've seen are chip long, nd oc.

for dc, most think tosh lupoi will get promoted.

[mcwterps1]

alabama oc daboll going to bills oc position. and of course, dc pruitt went to tenn hc position.

saban seems to usually come out of left field with the oc hires, and latest rumors i've seen are chip long, nd oc.

for dc, most think tosh lupoi will get promoted.

Locks may be waiting for the offer. 
He's in limbo right now. Some thought he was a done deal to FSU, but that may not be true. He may be holding for the OC spot at Alabama. 
If true, and it happens, word is, Walt Bell may be the next option for FSU.