The NEXT Coach

[Usafhawg]

He has 1 less title than Cal and the same number as DVH.

What about my other two questions?
Also, didn't realize DVH was just hired. Again, that is a dumb comparison. You should probably check to see what DVH was doing in 1994 too.

[Pig Benis]

What about my other two questions?
Also, didn't realize DVH was just hired. Again, that is a dumb comparison. You should probably check to see what DVH was doing in 1994 too.

Who do you want us to hire?

[Usafhawg]

I honestly have no clue. I think I feel like so many others. You let Bobby have his chance and go from there.
I'm not sold on Lashlee. Not a Gus fan. Don't know enough about the others that have been mentioned.

[Texzilla]

If you want to see what Gruden could do, look at Belichik.  He's fishing for that last big payout, except now he's going to get that nfl settlement.

[Barton Fink]

There isn't a runaway candidate. Every person listed has similar number of  pro's/con's.

I tilt to BP for nostalgia reasons. Love him as OC. Reservations as a HC. I'd love nothing more than for him to come in and start kicking ass again.

Next would be Mullen for sustained success at Moo St. Which isn't easy. He had them #1 for a few weeks and only had 2 losing seasons there. That's impressive.

The rest, pick a name from a hat.

[The Whyte Boar]

No coach is likely to stay longer than four or five years these days, or at least you can't plan on it. Coaches don't build anything other than the program they have at that instant as that all the players can leave tomorrow. 

So, I guess what I'm saying is that you shouldn't hire a younger guy hoping he stays for a long time.  You shouldn't hire a big name just to make a splash.  You just need to hire the best coach you can get and help him put together a roster he can compete with with every year.

[Pig Benis]

I honestly have no clue. I think I feel like so many others. You let Bobby have his chance and go from there.
I'm not sold on Lashlee. Not a Gus fan. Don't know enough about the others that have been mentioned.

I'm in the same boat. You've played devils advocate against Petrino in several posts so I was curious. Sumrall feels like the closest thing to a "home run" but I don't like our chances.

[DirkPiggler]

There isn't a runaway candidate. Every person listed has similar number of  pro's/con's.

I tilt to BP for nostalgia reasons. Love him as OC. Reservations as a HC. I'd love nothing more than for him to come in and start kicking ass again.

Next would be Mullen for sustained success at Moo St. Which isn't easy. He had them #1 for a few weeks and only had 2 losing seasons there. That's impressive.


The rest, pick a name from a hat.

Mullen is a high floor guy.  He got a raw deal at Florida.  They panicked because Georgia started winning titles and Mullen wasn't recruiting well. 

It seems like he should be older than 53.  He's been around what seems like forever as a head coach.

[Barton Fink]

Agree, feels like he is older. His bad year at FL was what 5-7? Still only had 1 bad year there. The guy knows football. People question his recruiting like BP. NIL should help that.

Checked: Holy shit. He was 36 when he started at Moo St. Don't recall him being that young when he was hired.

[Usafhawg]

I'm in the same boat. You've played devils advocate against Petrino in several posts so I was curious. Sumrall feels like the closest thing to a "home run" but I don't like our chances.

I LOVED old Petrino. I'm just not sure that is what we're getting. I'm also not sure time will tell. As others have pointed out, old Petrino might not work in today's college football.

[Pig Benis]

Agree, feels like he is older. His bad year at FL was what 5-7? Still only had 1 bad year there. The guy knows football. People question his recruiting like BP. NIL should help that.

Checked: Holy shit. He was 36 when he started at Moo St. Don't recall him being that young when he was hired.

He definitely has the best resume of the realistic names being floated, mainly for what he did in Starkghanistan. I never loved his offense but the one with Trask, Pitts, Toney, etc. was awesome. I question is his ability to excite a fanbase enough for fundraising but on paper he's solid.

Recruiting was the issue at FL but that doesn't matter now. You want the best strategist and QB coach you can find which is why I think he or Petrino coild potentially be great if the NIL funding is there.

[jdcatty]

Let's face it.  There is never a sure-fire hire.  It doesn't matter if it is Jimbo Fisher (see how that worked out) or Lane Kiffin (some of you may argue about it, but we don't have any idea what he would have done at Arkansas).

Obviously with any of the up & comers, like Sumrall or Golesh, you are taking a chance. 

HY is just going to have to man up and pick the one he thinks is the best fit and the most likely to succeed. It's a crap-shoot under the best of circumstances.

[HTL]

Let's face it.  There is never a sure-fire hire.  It doesn't matter if it is Jimbo Fisher (see how that worked out) or Lane Kiffin (some of you may argue about it, but we don't have any idea what he would have done at Arkansas).

Obviously with any of the up & comers, like Sumrall or Golesh, you are taking a chance. 

HY is just going to have to man up and pick the one he thinks is the best fit and the most likely to succeed. It's a crap-shoot under the best of circumstances.

Would rather take the chance and may get lucky and catch lighting in a bottle.

[Barton Fink]

Let's face it.  There is never a sure-fire hire.  It doesn't matter if it is Jimbo Fisher (see how that worked out) or Lane Kiffin (some of you may argue about it, but we don't have any idea what he would have done at Arkansas).

Obviously with any of the up & comers, like Sumrall or Golesh, you are taking a chance. 

HY is just going to have to man up and pick the one he thinks is the best fit and the most likely to succeed. It's a crap-shoot under the best of circumstances.

It really is a crap shoot.

[bigpig]

It's okay to take a chance on an up and comer. As someone said, it's better to get them on the way up rather than when they're established (and can use us for a raise).

The problem with us is we give those up and comers giant contracts after one 8 win season. The advantage of a young coach is a cheap deal to make them prove themselves.

Some nobody comes in an wins the liberty bowl and we name them coach for life. Of course they're gonna get lazy

[DirkPiggler]

More on one score games, from SEC Mike.

https://x.com/MichaelWBratton/status/1974903484614128070

The takeaway there seems to be that coaching has a lot to do with it, that it isn't just talent.  Otherwise you wouldn't see Stoops, Kiffin and Beamer on the plus side with Freeze, Sark, and DeBoer with less than stellar records.  Maybe Freeze shouldn't be included there as Auburn's talent the last couple of years has dipped, but they've recruited pretty well both in the portal and high school ranks. 

[egregious]

jury is not out on DeBoer yet - he won a lot everywhere else he has been but it does match up so far

[DirkPiggler]

jury is not out on DeBoer yet - he won a lot everywhere else he has been but it does match up so far

I agree.  He's a better coach than the Gumptards think.

[HTL]

https://x.com/rileymcferran/status/1975224149703553032?s=46&t=Z4r2QIiNNsZM5Lty4ufQXQ

[Show-Me Hog]

Interviews "like these." Interviews like what?

He looks like he enjoys white bread much more than mac and cheese.