OT CC: What are some of the least heralded coaching hires at a major program in recent history?
Outside of Hoke (who was obviously unheralded, especially in hindsight), who are some of the least heralded hires at a major program? More specifically, a coaching hire that had fans/media extremely underwhelmed from the get go. Also, how did they wind up doing?
I say this only because hiring Schiano or Addazio would definitely add one to that list.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:19 AM ^
Minnesota is not a "major program" I guess but Jerry Kill was comin off 1 really good season at Northern Illinois.
Gary Andersen was coming off 1 very good season at Utah State after 3 ho hum ones.
Even Sark at USC, guys record at Washington was not great - I think he had a lot of 7-8 win seasons off top of my head.
Les Miles was not a huge splash hire @ LSU - he turned a horrid OK State into a 7-8 win type program which for OK State was great but in a relative sense it was a program that was way behind Texas and Oklahoma.
Ray Goff at Georgia in the early 90s was a Dooley assistant who was just promoted. Didn't do much at all there.
December 8th, 2014 at 1:16 AM ^
December 8th, 2014 at 1:25 AM ^
Here is one - Chip Kelly. OC at New Hampshire - then OC at Oregon for 2 years. That worked out quite well.
December 8th, 2014 at 3:12 AM ^
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December 8th, 2014 at 7:00 AM ^
both at ND and Washington was not a popular pick.
Dooley at Tennessee
Mike Price at Alabama was so unpopular he didn't make it to his first game
December 8th, 2014 at 7:18 AM ^
"Bo Who?"
December 8th, 2014 at 10:35 AM ^
Indeed! I hate to consider what social media would have done with that hire.