Going from Coordinator to SEC Head Coach

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Presently there are 3 coaches in the SEC who went straight from a Coordinator position to being a head coach for an SEC school. Mullen, Stoops, and Mason. Granted, these are 3 of the toughest schools to have success at in the conference. It also shows how difficult it is to make the transition from being a Coordinator at any school to being a head coach in a major conference. The chances of Georgia doing better overall with Smart instead of Richt is very unlikely. Along with the Gamecocks, who appear as though they are headed the Coordinator route.
 
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Richt came from fsu oc in 2000. I know things have changed since then
 
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Butch Jones is now the longest tenured coach in the SEC East. Get your mind around that one.
 
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WooleyDooley2010 said:
Presently there are 3 coaches in the SEC who went straight from a Coordinator position to being a head coach for an SEC school. Mullen, Stoops, and Mason. Granted, these are 3 of the toughest schools to have success at in the conference. It also shows how difficult it is to make the transition from being a Coordinator at any school to being a head coach in a major conference. The chances of Georgia doing better overall with Smart instead of Richt is very unlikely. Along with the Gamecocks, who appear as though they are headed the Coordinator route.
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I knew UGA would go the cheapest route possible, they lucked out with Richt after some duds. They have no guarantee Smart will succeed. USCe hired Granny then Spurrier so they have shown they would open the checkbook, sort of surprised they won't this time.
 
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Pruitt to SCAR, IMO. Bet it's announced right after Smart to UGA.
 
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jbr82 said:
Richt came from fsu oc in 2000. I know things have changed since then
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Fulmer was an OC also. I think nowadays more than ever it is evident that having experience at, to use a basketball term "mid-major", is increasingly important before making the jump to a head coaching position in major conference. Especially the SEC.
 
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And to think, fans griped about TN not getting a big name hire. In my opinion, Saban was the last big name hire for this conference. Albeit a damn good one.
 
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Most hires are a crapshoot when they involve coaches who have never coached or succeeded in the conference. This is a huge gamble by UGa, and I think they downgraded.

Mullen is the one who concerned me.
 
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it worked fro Fulmer and Cutcliffe.

Jimbo Fisher as well. Bob Stoops has worked out. Charlie Srong to a certain degree as well.

Rich Rodriguez and Dabo Sweanyy too.

not so much for Will Muschamp
 
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jakez4ut said:
it worked fro Fulmer and Cutcliffe.

Jimbo Fisher as well. Bob Stoops has worked out. Charlie Srong to a certain degree as well.

Rich Rodriguez and Dabo Sweanyy too.

not so much for Will Muschamp
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Most coordinators that find succuess are on the offensive side of the ball.
 
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#JuanVol said:
Most coordinators that find succuess are on the offensive side of the ball.
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I'm sure there are a lot of DCs that work out, but the only two I can think of recently are Saban and Tommy Tuberville.
 
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ajvol01 said:
Bob Stoops from Florida DC to Oklahoma had the quickest and highest level of success.

Won the BCS in his 2nd year.
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Good call. With all those high octane offenses, it's easy to forget that Stoops is a defensive guy.
 
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It is a real roll of the dice by Georgia. Following Richt will be tough. Dropping down to 6 or 7 wins while Kirby learns his craft will not sit real well. Since he is a former Dawg they will likely have patience. There is no way to gauge what other coaches wanted the job - like Southern Cal, the field rarely is what fans expect for established coaches changing jobs. South Carolina will be a most interesting hire.
 
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Escape Goat said:
Butch has coached more games. That's what they go by.

So he will have coached 2 more games than stoops after this years bowl game.
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Whom is "they"? The term tenure is usually associated with a period of time. Given that there's more to a coach's job than just game day, I don't know why the number of games coached would be the measurement.
 
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