what if:chip kelly gets fired, which school does he go to?

Submitted by newfoundhbomb on

i know its only 2 games but the eagles look really bad.  With Chip Kelly cleaning house this past offseason all the blame will be on him if the eagles remain horrible this season.  My question is if he is let go and he decides to go back to college what school do you think he ends up at?  I could see Texas if they continue to struggle under Charlie Strong.  what do you guys think.

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Bluebells and maize

September 20th, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^

This could summarize many media pundits speaking on Harbaugh's future back in December. If Philly fires him, he'll still be in high demand (at all levels).

Not that they're a viable candidate, but it seems to me that Illinois has underachieved for years. I believe if they could make the right hire, they should have the resources to build a competitive program (felt the same way about Minnesota for years pre-Kill).

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September 20th, 2015 at 11:47 PM ^

I bet Bishop Gorman outbids them all and makes history as the only high school to send one coach to college and take another one from the NFL!

 

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Ronnie Kaye

September 21st, 2015 at 12:14 AM ^

Things would have to get REAL bad in Philadelphia for him to get fired this season. He's one of only three coaches in the league with full personnel control. That's a gesture from the Eagles ownership that says they plan to be in it for the long haul with him.

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LJ

September 21st, 2015 at 12:49 AM ^

I don't get this stuff.  Guy's only in his third year, and won double digit games both of the first two.  What makes an NFL front office think it's worth the transaction cost to get another guy?  Let him have some time to get a non-godawful QB in there, and see what he can do.

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doggdetroit

September 21st, 2015 at 1:06 AM ^

Kelly went 10-6 in each of his first two years. If the Eagles do end up firing him (still way too early to judge, there's 14 games left), he will get oher NFL offers.

Now, people will bring up the Harbaugh example of spurning the NFL for college, but the one difference here is that Harbaugh left the NFL to return to not only his alma mater, but the place where he grew up. If the Michigan job was not open at the end of last year, Harbaugh stays in the pros. Kelly is a native of New Hampshire and a UNH grad so I don't think there will be any similar sentimental pull for him to go back to college with the exception of going back to Oregon where there's unfinished business if you will.

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bacon

September 21st, 2015 at 2:03 AM ^

The Eagles have played some tough teams. IMO, they looked ok against Atlanta in the second half of that game. I think that Chip turns it around and stays in the nfl. But mostly just so he doesn't come back to college. As it is, I think there are a lot of nfl teams that would try to get him.

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uminks

September 21st, 2015 at 2:34 AM ^

He will be offered the job! Texas has the money to offer them something big. There are some Texas fans I know who think they will buy out Harbaugh from us!

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julesh

September 21st, 2015 at 8:47 AM ^

>There are some Texas fans I know who think they will buy out Harbaugh from us!

Seriously? How delusional are these people? Though I guess people said that about the Michigan folk who always said we'd get Harbaugh. But, seriously. Come on.

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