Coaching carousel 2016-17 version

[parialex]

The Cougars aim SHOULD be higher than Holtz. There are a lot of good coaches out there that got fired due to politics and over zealous influential fans/donors. With the success that Houston has had recently and the upgraded facilities, major US city, and resurgent fan base, Houston can do MUCH better.

Right now all eyes are on Holgerson. After he says no (and Mullen), I expect we'll end up with someone like Blake Anderson.

Concerns with Kiffin include that he will leave after a year and that he has failed everywhere he's been a head coach. But it could be him.

[The Historian]

Right now all eyes are on Holgerson. After he says no (and Mullen), I expect we'll end up with someone like Blake Anderson.

Concerns with Kiffin include that he will leave after a year and that he has failed everywhere he's been a head coach. But it could be him.

Don't count Holgerson out. That job would put him within driving distance of Harrah's in New Orleans, the French Quarter, and the casinos on the Mississippi gulf coast. The man has his priorities.

[parialex]

Don't count Holgerson out. That job would put him within driving distance of Harrah's in New Orleans, the French Quarter, and the casinos on the Mississippi gulf coast. The man has his priorities.

West Virginia was never a good fit for him. I was surprised when he chose WVU over Pitt. WVU may have been the more prestigious job at the time, but the guy likes local action and that's not Morgantown.

[DawgyNWindow]

Parialex, where is Mudfort?

[70TECHGRAD]

Those of you who don't live in Natchitoches have no idea how truly bad it is. I could relate a few conversations I had today, but you would think I was making up the nonsense.

The Demons won only 1 game this year! And from what I heard, it was against a school that has only 700 students!

[Dawg06]

The Demons won only 1 game this year! And from what I heard, it was against a school that has only 700 students!

An NCAA DII school. NWST did not win a single DI game this year.

[parialex]

Parialex, where is Mudfort?

Harpers Ferry/Bolivar.

[dawg80]

Yes, NSU beat Kentucky Wesleyan, a DII school, 49-7. It was one of three games I attended at Turpin Stadium. Yeah baby!

In his remarks, made after they just finished the 2016 campaign, 1-10, Coach Jay Thomas, aware he was on a hot seat mentioned a couple of games that ended kind of close, saying "we kind of, almost, could have won those two games..." and he mentioned his win over Tech, from September, 2014, that's really three full seasons ago, as reasons for Demon fans to keep the faith and be optimistic.

Ridiculous? Yeah, but I've had two hard core NSU fans tell me....after they came down off that high of "one of our very own" being the head coach at almighty LSU!!! Why, there's a kindred spirit between the two schools now. NSU is gonna start including some puke yellow in their uniforms and their new unofficial (for now) nickname is gonna be Demon Tigers. Kind of like Wake Forest's Demon Deacons.

Oh, back to what the delusional ones said, "of course we'll keep Jay Thomas, he beats Tech, and we play Tech next!"

[HogDawg]

FAU's first call should be to Jim Leavitt. He knows the state of Florida like the back of his hand, and enough time has passed since his firing at USF. And he's had a lot to do with Colorado's turnaround as its DC.

^^^THIS!!

[inudesu]

FAU's first call should be to Jim Leavitt. He knows the state of Florida like the back of his hand, and enough time has passed since his firing at USF. And he's had a lot to do with Colorado's turnaround as its DC.

My first call would be to Diaz.

Leavitt would be interesting if they could sell people on the idea that he has mellowed.

But if they're looking to hire another former Florida G5 coach, Mario Chrisbal might be the way to go. It'd certainly help spice up that F_U rivalry.

[JuBru]

Helfrich out at Oregon.

[Champ967]

Helfrich out at Oregon.

Wonder if Chip Kelly is having a long talk with Saban and/or Spurrier today ...

[inudesu]

I thought their choice of one of the pictures was interesting.

At least we know who won the game.

[The Historian]

Wonder if Chip Kelly is having a long talk with Saban and/or Spurrier today ...

Think he'll pull a Bobby Petrino and leave a note in the 49ers' player's lockers on Monday like Petrino did with the Falcons. At least Kelly would have a template:

"Atlanta Falcons Players," it began.
"Out of my respect for you, I am letting you know that, with a heavy heart, I resigned today as the Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons. This decision was not easy, but it was made in the best interest of me and my family. While my desire would have been to finish out what has been a difficult season for us all, circumstances did not allow me to do that. I appreciate your hard work and wish you the best.
"Sincerely, Bobby Petrino.

[Elwagonne]

Sonny picked a bad time to have a 5-7 season, although his team put a complete game together last weekend.

It's been interesting watching some of Cal's games this year. He's had tougher admission standards to deal with for his recruits, which will get even tougher with this upcoming recruiting class. They've also had a tough time getting graduate transfers admitted to school. UCLA has had the same issues. They lose players who transfer out as graduate transfers but can't get any in. And there are probably a dozen other issues he's dealt with that are unique to Cal.

Even with the losing record Sonny is getting mentions for jobs. I also think that several schools might be interested in making changes if Sonny had won a couple of more games. Texas Tech and NC State being two of them.

If you believe the papers out here, Baylor is high on Sonny D. This will cause a dilemma in the house, since the better half graduated from there and actually watches Baylor football. I can't in good faith root for a Sonny D led team.