I honestly don't think it's
we'd rather have Chris Peterson
or maybe we'll poach Dantonio.
signed, the Buffs
Hmmmm...
Boulder, or West
Hmmmm...
Boulder, or West Lafayette, IN?
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There actually might be some football coaches who do consider quality of life when making life decisions.
When your football
is almost devoid of talent, quality of life might not be that great. I live in Colorado and the bigger issue than Embree's coaching is the almost absolute lack of talent on the team. They are one of the slowest teams I've ever watched. I have no idea why anyone from a BCS conference (and I realize that is probably giving the Big East to much credit) would even consider the job.
Bill Snyder would disagree
Bill Snyder would disagree
"This is Michigan for God sakes" -Brady Hoke
Raises the question of
CU's willingness to accept JUCO athletes. CU academics are a cut above KSU and it will take 4-5 years of recruiting HS kids to fully rebuild.
Snyder fully agrees on this point.
"Everybody wants to be a hero, so to speak. But it takes everybody." - Charles Woodson
Disagree with what?
Bill Snyder thinks CU is one of the better jobs in the country?
I don't get this
Why would he not want the job just because the team now sucks? I'm sure they will suck next year, but it's a process that takes years. Plus, going to a team that's as awful as Colorado means they can't get worse. He could have a first year worse than RR here and people wouldn't be calling for his head.
Except that a coach doesn't
Except that a coach doesn't have time to go skiing . . . and Boulder is pretty far from most recruiting areas.
Maybe he is a pot head.
Maybe he is a pot head.
its easy enough to be a
its easy enough to be a pothead just about anywhere these days
What about their families?
What about their families? Coaches already work too many hours to spend much time at home.
Eating is murder.
Not totally surprised
If I was Butch Jones, I'd rather go to UC-Boulder instead of WL, Indiana. Expectations are super low, and boy, just look at the view!
Expectations aren't that low
The diehards think the Buffs run of success from the late 80's to early 2000's means they should be competing for conference championships just about every year.
I'd take the Colorado job
I'd take the Colorado job over Purdue any day.
It's not an insult to the
It's not an insult to the B10. Colorado is a much better job, considering program potential and quality of life. West Lafayette is a dump. Boulder is a paradise.
Maybe Butch likes the green,
Maybe Butch likes the green, funny smelling stuff?
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
Money?
Money?
Formerly 'mgoblaniel.'
It should be noted that
It should be noted that Colorado is sinking a ton of money into their football program. Stadium and football facility upgrades are a selling point for Jones
I'm going to treat you all the same. Like dogs. - Bo
Colorado and Purdue
both suck.
...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...
And therein lies the problem
Second- and third-tier programs in other conferences are sinking lots of money into their football programs while B1G teams hire Tim Beckman and stagnate.
Denard's 2010 was spent redefining what one man can do.
Despite the fact that Big Ten
Despite the fact that Big Ten teams have more money than anyone coming in
Hot dogs are the devil.
The rumor on the Boiler blogs
The rumor on the Boiler blogs was that they offered equal money so it ain't cash
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
I wonder...
if he will stay at Cincy? I mean, let us be honest...neither of those jobs are great.
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True. I wouldn't really
True. I wouldn't really consider either of them much of an upgrade.
my view from Cincinnati
is that any move out of the Big East into one of the big five conference, to any school, is an upgrade right now. No matter what success they might have on the field, it doesn't look like Cincinnati is going to get picked up by a major conference and whenever the musical-chairs game is finally over and the playoff scheme gets fixed they're likely to be left out in the cold.
I can't think of any sane
I can't think of any sane person who'd choose W. Lafayette over Boulder. Not only is the region a ton nicer, Colorado actually has some history to the program and the ability to turn into a good program once again. Purdue...eh...can't think of any positives.
but but purdue had DREW
but but purdue had DREW BREES!!!
Colorado has fallen off a
Colorado has fallen off a cliff, but it's still a better program than Purdue.
Gene Chizek
to Purdue?
Then There Was This...
Here's something from Hammer And Rails - according to this, an agreement in principle was reached between Darrell Hazell and Purdue, with details being worked out. It could still potentially fall apart at this stage if it only in principle, of course, but this would be a great get for them, I think.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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FWIW
I know that there are OSU fans who are/were hoping that Hazell would be able to take over for Meyer when the time came.
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -- Yogi Berra
Like next year
When he actually might lose a game, get over stressed, and break his contract with his family? Serenity Now!
Wisconsin?
Maybe Wisconsin will take a look at Butch Jones now. Wouldn't be a bad hire for them and considering the schools courting him you'd have to think Wisconsin could get him if they wanted to.
"Sometimes ya just gotta look at it."
Colorado was a great program
Colorado was a great program not so long ago, and has a ton going for it, other than that pesky record. I'd take that job in a heartbeat over Purdue.
If you don't ride a camel, you ain't shi'ite.
Purdue was just too cheap to
Purdue was just too cheap to pay him. Do we need a coaching salary floor or what? They should earmark a portion of the BTN money, force cheap teams like Purdue not to just sit on their cash.
The Big Ten is becoming a league full of former MAC rejects. The big money and big talent of late is HC in a major conference or coordintors in a major conference.
Who was the last MAC hire to work out? (I'm honestly asking...)
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Brady Hoke
Just sayin'
The argument isn't that great
The argument isn't that great coaches don't come out of the MAC (Nick Saban, Brian Kelly, and Urban Meyer aren't shabby examples either), but that B1G should be a big enough deal they can poach those talents after they move up a step and prove they can they can build even better programs with the resources of a larger school. We got Hoke after he began to show he could transition his MAC success to even greater success at SDSU. While occassionally you pull and MSU and get a Saban right out of the MAC, B1G schools should be able to be more discerning.
When does this happen?
How often do any teams get hired away from other major conference teams? Lane Kiffin went for his dream job at USC. There are NFL rejects that land at good schools (Saban, Carroll, Spurrier, Lane Kiffin, and plenty more) but rarely is it the case that big name hires happen anywhere.
Guys like Jim Harbaugh, Nick
Guys like Jim Harbaugh, Nick Saban, Brady Hoke, Urban Meyer, and Brian Kelly have all climbed the HC ladder but whether it is a coach like that or a big name OC/DC like Bob Stoops, Les Miles, Kevin Sumlin, Dana Holgersen, or Barry Alvarez, the ADs are going to have to spend some money to take a chance. You obviously can't just throw money at the problem, but hiring in the B1G has always seemed to be pretty conservative, except maybe Rich Rodriguez and Urban Meyer.
Saban was in Cleveland
as the DC before he got to State, which I think only helps the point you're making.
Urban Meyer was one of those
Urban Meyer was one of those worthless MAC guys too. I'm guessing Utah was glad they didn't throw a bunch of money at an established BCS coach.
Gary Pinkel, Glen Mason, maybe Hoeppner but he never had a chance to find out...it doesn't seem like that bad a list to me.
Do you really think Utah was
Do you really think Utah was capable of pulling an established BCS coach at the time?
You're right, they probably couldn't.
They were forced to make the right hire.
The big schools hire big names because their fanbases expect it. Has anyone ever done a decent study showing how the strategies compare? It's not obvious to me that the BCS-experienced guys have worked out better on average. Staying close to home and looking at Michigan and Ohio because I don't have to waste time looking them up, we have:
BCS-level experience:
minor-conference experience:
direct in-house hire of assistant:
A lot of good coaches on all three lists, obviously, but the middle set looks pretty damn good to me.
Following up on this...
it may be just about the dumbest way to sort these, but it's clean and quick: here are the records of each group in the game:
If you move Moeller into the BCS group it's:
It doesn't come out to .500 because I started Michigan's clock with Oosterbaan and OSU's clock with Hayes. If you want to start them both in '51 you can take two wins and a tie out of the asst. promotion lines.
And another try.
There are lot better ways to study this if I had some time, but here's another quick analysis. Here's a list of all the BCS-level coaches of the last half century with more than 200 wins and how they got to their main schools:
That's 5 with prior BCS experience, 6 with prior head coaching experience at a lower level, and 3 who had never been a head coach before.
I'm assuming this is usually the goal of a hire at a top school--you want someone that will stay at your school forever and win a ton of games (presumably without embarrassing you too badly). And it's clear from history that that guy doesn't have to have had prior BCS-level coaching experience.
Urban Meyer? Bo Schembechler?
Urban Meyer? Bo Schembechler?
Who was the last MAC hire to work out?
Lessee... some guy named Schembechler coached at Miami, then some guy named Meyer coached at Bowling Green, then some other guy named Hoke coached at Ball State, then some guy named Kelly coached at CMU.
Of those 4 only Bo really
Of those 4 only Bo really counts. Kelly won a Big East title at UC, Brady Hoke turned around a SDSU program that was pretty bad, and Urban Meyer won a BCS bowl at Utah and two national titles at Florida. I don't necesarilly think MAC hires = DOOM(although I was not a huge fan of the Hoke hire at first), but it's probably important to see that a coach has some non-MAC success before bringing him into your major program.
" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."
I honestly don't think it's that big of a "miss" for Purdue. Darrell Hazell is a much better option, IMO. Jones was another Hazell just a couple years ago in the MAC. Good hire for Purdue.