Give me your Top 3 canidates...

#254
#254
sjt18 said:
Brohm is a MUCH better X's and O'x coach than Jones. It isn't close. He has good recruiting contacts in UT's target recruiting areas. He played and coached under Petrino but doesn't come with the baggage.

Brown would be a huge risk... OTOH... he does have a win against an SEC West team.

Norvell is probably a bigger risk... but it is hard to be a bigger risk than a coach who has pretty much demonstrated he can't get it done. With that guy... there's pretty much a 100% probability of your program going down hill.

Durkin is a risk as well but he has some of the right influences in his background.



FWIW... I think this list by LWSVOL is more of a reflection of a lack of confidence in the decision makers than anything else. Brohm is the exception in that group IMO. The others are possible up and comers with resumes no better than Jones and Dooley when they were hired.
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Brohm is the only one on that list that I can say with some confidence is a better coach that Butch, but I'd rather wait and see what he does after a year or two at Purdue. Because right now he certainly doesn't have a better resume than Butch when he was hired.
 
#255
#255
I feel like most/all of the exciting hires are probably ungettable.
All except for Venables. I think that guy would be an exciting hire and we could certainly hire him away from his DC job.
 
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#256
Remy said:
Shaw at Stanford does not get near the athletes there which he would and could pull at UT. One of the things his teams all have no matter talent is toughness. Those guys play good football year in and year out under Shaw. Throw money at him until he shows up. I think he gives Saban a run for his money in short order.
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Shaw is coaching at his alma mater. I can't seen him being pulled unless we give him a TRUCK load of money and complete autonomy of the program.

Also, his defenses haven't been quite the same since Derek Mason left for Vanderbilt. I still think he's a very good coach though.
 
#258
#258
1) Kelly
2) Petrino
3) Patterson

I would bet that is the list in order of who Currie is talking to as well. I see all 3 as realistic possibilities and coaches who can come in and compete with Bama. Any of those 3 would be the best coach in the SECe
 
#261
#261
I'd like to think that we're not going 100% overhaul as far as schemes/style to avoid the complete rebuild. With that being said, a coach that currently is a "spread" type coach that prefers a 4-3 D. If you change to traditional pro style O and a 3-4 we could be looking at a couple of yrs to see success
 
#262
#262
orangeluvr said:
1. Gruden
2. Gruden
3. John Gruden

Make an offer he can't refuse and start the dynasty, roll over, little nicky.
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NFL success does not often translate to CFB success and vice versa. The only coach I am aware of who succeeded as a HC at both levels is Carroll.

Saban, Sherman, Spurrier, Kelly, Erickson,... are notable names that had success in one but not the other.

Gruden has been out of coaching for several years. He has never recruited. He has not coached an amateur athlete in 28 years.

As an NFL coach, he about 20 assistants to coach 53 players vs the 10-15 if you count GA's to coach over 100 in college. When work is over in the NFL... you go home. You have no direct responsibility for what the players do on their own time. In college, the HC is responsible for everything a player does or doesn't do.


There is a LOT more risk to this pipe dream than most ever consider.
 
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#264
LibertyVol said:
1. Petrino
2. Petrino
3. Petrino

Coached and won in the SEC. It is a no brainer.
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Except for the baggage he brings and questions about how he could discipline a program considering his past.

That's one reason I like Brohm. He doesn't have Petrino's baggage but has been hired by Petrino two separate times which suggests they have similar offensive philosophies and minds.
 
#266
#266
Inception level dreaming:
Saban
Swinney
Meyer

Dreaming:
Gruden
Kelly
Stoops

With a competent AD, go make an offer:
Garry Patterson
Jim Bob Cooter
Justin Fuente


Who we will inevitably pursue:
who really cares but....
Les Miles
Mike Norvell
Craig Bohl
 
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#271
#271
LWSVOL said:
Just fits our profile. Along with coordinators like Venable.. Frost at UCF is another
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The media loves Scott Frost... 6-7 last year and ranked in the top 25 this year despite have beat no one and only played 3 games. He seems to be a good coach though... i wouldn't hate it.
 
#273
#273
volfan_28 said:
The media loves Scott Frost... 6-7 last year and ranked in the top 25 this year despite have beat no one and only played 3 games. He seems to be a good coach though... i wouldn't hate it.
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He is a good coach..............but I don't want a poor mans Chip Kelly.........I want the real thing.
 
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#274
#274
JoAllan said:
He is a good coach..............but I don't want a poor mans Chip Kelly.........I want the real thing.
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Well said. Tough to imagine why anyone would prefer a disciple of Chip instead of Chip himself. That'd be like wanting McEllwain or Swinney instead of Saban.
 
#275
#275
How about another coach for a mid major conference? This AD and Admin won't pony up the money to hire an elite coach. Sad but true..
 
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