Holgersen To Houston???

[BUBear]

Brett McMurphy
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Houston plans on firing Major Applewhite, @38Godfrey reports. Source told @WatchStadium, the whole situation "is still being evaluated." If Applewhite is fired, WVU’s Dana Holgorsen could be top target, @38Godfrey reports

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2:31 PM - Dec 29, 2018

 

[allvol123]

Confused. How would a coach at a P5 school be a top target by Houston.

 

[BUBear]

Tubberville set the precedent when he left Texas Tech for Cincy...



and Tilman Fertitta writes big checks.

 

[ButchPlz]

I'd leave West Virginia for that. Whole state smells of armpits.

 

[give_him 6]

Remember when some people wanted Holgersen here?

Pepperidge farms remembers.

 

[Zues1]

I hope it happens. WVa fans will burn every trailer park in the state.

 

[Pepe]

I'd leave West Virginia for that. Whole state smells of armpits.

Have you ever been to Stinkadena Tx?

 

[bag12day]

Confused. How would a coach at a P5 school be a top target by Houston.

I have no idea if any of this is true (rumor of Dana being a target) but here are some reasons
1) Its WVA and a beautiful place but hard to get to anywhere without a longish drive.
2) Texas is a smidge better recruiting area than West Va and you can make a dang good living off A&M and longhorn leftovers.
3) Houston has plenty of money they might make him say no.

 

[allvol123]

I have no idea if any of this is true (rumor of Dana being a target) but here are some reasons
1) Its WVA and a beautiful place but hard to get to anywhere without a longish drive.
2) Texas is a smidge better recruiting area than West Va and you can make a dang good living off A&M and longhorn leftovers.
3) Houston has plenty of money they might make him say no.

So. No one gives a damn about the conference Houston plays in.

 

[bag12day]

So. No one gives a damn about the conference Houston plays in.

Ummm No? I'm not taking the job... Look at it this way he is avg at best at WVA at about 8-4 over his tenure there. Its WVA and they aint gonna fire a guy at 9-3 8-4 and he just had his Bright spot QB for this decade and wasn't able to cash in.
No chance that 8-4 from the big 12 is gonna be in the PLayoff anyhow. Why not go to a place where things are a bit easier in the AAC and get to recruit Texas and LA?

 

[allvol123]

Because a AAC title is meaningless.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

I have no idea if any of this is true (rumor of Dana being a target) but here are some reasons
1) Its WVA and a beautiful place but hard to get to anywhere without a longish drive.
2) Texas is a smidge better recruiting area than West Va and you can make a dang good living off A&M and longhorn leftovers.
3) Houston has plenty of money they might make him say no.

Houston has all the money, but you still play Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, Okie state ever year. That's a lot of games in and around Texas, so you can still recruit to that.

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Houston reportedly expected to fire Major Applewhite but no decision reached; Dana Holgorsen a target?

 

[golfballs]

He’s a Mike Gundy disciple. Pulling a Mike Gundy trick.

 

[508mikey]

he gone Houston fires Applewhite after two seasons

 

[jpope9]

Confused. How would a coach at a P5 school be a top target by Houston.

Oil money > coal money

 

[vol-un-tear]

I'd leave West Virginia for that. Whole state smells of armpits.

I'd leave West Virginia for that. Whole state smells of armpits.

appalachian mountains>Houston
WVA is a beautiful state. All states have their rough spots.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

appalachian mountains>Houston
WVA is a beautiful state. All states have their rough spots.

Not all states are just a rough spot.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

Probably did all he can at WVU. He'll be expected to win 9 games per year there.

 

[Zues1]

WVA thought they had arrived. I'm still laughing

 

[ButchPlz]

appalachian mountains>Houston
WVA is a beautiful state. All states have their rough spots.

I love the mountains, don't get me wrong.

I've been approximately 5% impressed with any part of West Virginia I've ever been to. East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, and even Eastern Kentucky are all infinitely more appealing than West Virginia.

 

[Otis07]

Lots of Big oil money in Houston.....Probably could buy the whole state of West Virginia

 

[BUBear]

Have you ever been to Stinkadena Tx?

Lots of oil money and football recruits there though. Two or three years at Cougar High establishing recruiting ties and taking Tilman's money then give T Boone a call at Okie Lite.

Gundy's relationship with Pickens has always been on quick sand and Tilman's money wasn't enough to keep Briles, Sumlin or Herman in Houston.

 

[MurphyVol]

Fun fact- Houston has 500k more people than the state of West Virginia

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Ummm No? I'm not taking the job... Look at it this way he is avg at best at WVA at about 8-4 over his tenure there. Its WVA and they aint gonna fire a guy at 9-3 8-4 and he just had his Bright spot QB for this decade and wasn't able to cash in.
No chance that 8-4 from the big 12 is gonna be in the PLayoff anyhow. Why not go to a place where things are a bit easier in the AAC and get to recruit Texas and LA?

Still, you play in the B12. The AAC has had an undefeated champion for 2 years in a row and didn't sniff a playoff spot.

Granted a few years ago Houston had it all lined up pretty well that had they won out, they likely would have gotten a playoff spot, but the chances of that perfect storm happening again is pretty low.