OT: The Art of Hiring a College Football Coach
Seems to be a super slow day for new information on the board today, so I thought I'd throw this out there: an interesting article on head football coach searches and hiring, looking at the PAC 12 and focusing mostly on Washington State AD Bill Moos and his hire of Mike Leach.
Here's an excerpt from the article, quoting Moos:
"There's the Charlie Weis deal," he says of Kansas' hire. "He failed miserably at Notre Dame, but, 'By God, he was at Notre Dame.' Down at Ole Miss, they have to have 15 people on a search committee. By the time they get through the introductions on the search committee, all the good coaches are hired.
"I don't need 15 people sitting at the table. Where are the other 14 when I get evaluated on (the performance of) my football coach?"
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/cougarfootball/2018041576_coaches22.html?prmid=head_main
At the end of the article, there's a list of head football coach salaries in the PAC. Colorado's coach is listed at $725,000!
Byrne has a couple of guiding principles: If a candidate's name leaks out in connection with his search, his candidacy is done. Byrne will know he's being "played."
I found that part interesting. He really sounds like a no BS type of guy.
Yes, he does, as does Moos. It's amazing how much these searches have changed in the past ten years. And the fact that both Leach and Rodriguez were "out of work" simplified the negotiations and pretty much ruled out their using the job search as leverage to get more money out of their employers.
I think the biggest thing is knowing when to cut-bait or to stand pat.
Bill Moos is a great name for an AD at an agricultural school.
Ha ha! I hadn't even thought of that...Bull Moose.
I agree. It should be interesting to see how the recruiting battles play out between him and Rodriguez. I would expect Rodriguez to do better. He has a greater recognition as a coach, and this isn't his third coaching job in 12 mos. time.
when hiring either a head coach or a defensive coordinator.
and all that concernes a good D coordinator away from lighting the league on fire. He could score points he just couldn't get his defense off the field. Politics are another reason to bring a good hiring down.