Week 1 Thread

[utee94]

Florida keeps hiring and firing not giving any coach time to build a program. They've had 4 coaches in the 12 years since Urban left. It's about to be 5 coaches in 13 years because they are going to throw Napier in the trash after the 2-10 season he's about to have.

Texas is in the same boat but it's a gamble.  Texas COULD have held on to Charlie Strong a year or two longer.  But he proved out to be an awful coach that set the program several decades back.  Ending the damage he was doing to the program as quickly as possible, was of paramount importance, even if it meant jumping back on the coaching carousel.  That's hindsight speaking, but it shows that Texas made the correct decision in cutting him loose as quickly as possible.

Tom Herman wasn't a terrible coach, he was just an arrogant asshole who alienated everyone around him, including the players.  Once the locker room turned against him, there was no choice but to terminate.  We had players on our team literally telling recruits to go elsewhere.  Not just a few bad apples, well over half the team, held that sentiment.

So then we hired... Sarkisian.  I guess I can say the jury is still out.  I don't have much faith that he's "the guy" but he's definitely a better coach than Strong, and not a complete shithead like Herman.

[medinabuckeye1]

Texas is in the same boat but it's a gamble.  Texas COULD have held on to Charlie Strong a year or two longer.  But he proved out to be an awful coach that set the program several decades back.  Ending the damage he was doing to the program as quickly as possible, was of paramount importance, even if it meant jumping back on the coaching carousel.  That's hindsight speaking, but it shows that Texas made the correct decision in cutting him loose as quickly as possible.

Tom Herman wasn't a terrible coach, he was just an arrogant asshole who alienated everyone around him, including the players.  Once the locker room turned against him, there was no choice but to terminate.  We had players on our team literally telling recruits to go elsewhere.  Not just a few bad apples, well over half the team, held that sentiment.

So then we hired... Sarkisian.  I guess I can say the jury is still out.  I don't have much faith that he's "the guy" but he's definitely a better coach than Strong, and not a complete shithead like Herman.

This is mostly how I view coaching hires.

At the end of the day it is more of an art than a science. Four years is plenty, if they aren't getting it done after four years, time to move on.

If it takes you four tries to get it right and you keep each one six years, it takes 18. If you keep each one four years then it only takes 12.

[FearlessF]

[Cincydawg]

What percentage of major program coaching hires work out to the point the coach stays a decade without being fired?  Or more than three years?  

[ELA]

Not starting its own thread, but my pick:

Michigan State 38, Central Michigan 23

[MrNubbz]

Shoulda kept Dan Mullin. Oops.

I thought Mullen was/is solid won Bowl games his 1st 2 seasons then took a dipp for two season so IMO he should have gotten a tie breaker

[MrNubbz]

Tom Herman wasn't a terrible coach, he was just an arrogant asshole who alienated everyone around him, including the players.  Once the locker room turned against him, there was no choice but to terminate.  We had players on our team literally telling recruits to go elsewhere.  Not just a few bad apples, well over half the team, held that sentiment.

Didn't know that he certainly showed promise for a few seasons earlier

[MrNubbz]

Florida is a poorly coached team with atrocious special teams and a truly god awful OL. That's a holy trinity for sucking ass at football.

I really, truly, honestly hate to say this, but Florida looks extremely poorly coached.  I haven't seen a team that lost and directionless since Charlie Strong was on the sideline in Austin.

Yes, Florida looks Charlie Strong-bad.  That's... a really bad place to be.

Damn I thought Napier was the up and comer and seemed like a good pick.847 maybe nailed it Mullen maybe should have been left alone he had 2 yrs remaining on the contract

[utee94]

Didn't know that he certainly showed promise for a few seasons earlier

Yeah he definitely showed promise.  I liked the hire at the time, it just didn't work out.  He was definitely not "head coach at a bigtime program" material when he arrived.  Perhaps someday he will be.

[MrNubbz]

Well according to Zack Smith (take that with a grain of salt) when he was recruiting with Herman they did blow off a strippers stomach at Nudie bar. I'm no prude but Da Fuq if true and we can't be sure what would the H.S.Coaches they were courting for recruits think? If all that's true they should be dropped off on the Galapagos for a year. All that coin and comfort that came with their position should forever be forfeited - dumb bastages

[Mdot21]

[Cincydawg]

Sark could be CotY

[Mdot21]

Sark could be CotY

if they win 10+ games and win the B12 he will be imo

[847badgerfan]

I saw that. Oops.