CC: Tom Herman to be named Houston Head Coach

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Per Bruce Feldman on twitter. I know he wasn't really a candidate for the Michigan job, but it will be interesting to see how he does. 

mGrowOld

December 15th, 2014 at 1:34 PM ^

And this is the part where we all smile, nod our head and remember the first time our post didnt go through right away so we hit "save" muliple times thinking that would speed things up only to find out, to our horror, we'd created a series of muliple posts.

Been there myself Mr "mobile connection sucks" guy.  

BlueinOK

December 15th, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^

Good for him. Houston is a school where you can have some success and get to a big time job. Give him 3-4 years and maybe he'll be back in the B1G, SEC or Big 12. 

Blue Noise

December 15th, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^

Fuck. This means in a few years Herman will have the requisite head coaching experience to take over the reigns at OSU when Meyer steps down after his next nervous breakdown.
Will OSU ever not have an obvious successor dream coach?

Stay.Classy.An…

December 15th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^

promoting Braxton Miller from within to become the O.C next season? That's the obvious move, right? I've always wondered how much of tOSU success is from Herman or Meyer, my guess is that tOSU doesn't regress at all. This is a program that is on it's 3rd starting QB and is curb stomping opposing teams. It pains me to speak well of their program, but it is what it is, to deny their success would be amatuer. 

jaggs

December 15th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^

"I know he wasn't really a candidate for the Michigan job"

Seems like he was at least in a group of 5-10 or so. Depending on how other candidates went I would have liked to see him in at least the top 5.

Perkis-Size Me

December 15th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^

To all those hoping there will be a drop off in OSU's offensive production, keep dreaming. As long as Meyer is there, OSU will put up points.

Houston is a good stepping stone for Herman. He'll be in a big time job in about 3-4 years.



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jvallen

December 15th, 2014 at 9:38 PM ^

Yes-I have been convinced;  Tom Herman is not the perfect hire for Michigan. Too big, too fast.  Meyer went to Bowling Green first. Urban probably told him that he will be 3-4 more years at Ohio State.  As a result, he needs to go to Houston for a while for the head coach resume stuff before he's handpicked to return to Columbus to continue Meyer's legacy.  Urban is waiting for Harbaugh to reignite the rivalry series.  I think that's where were headed.  If he wins more than he loses in those games, and the legend is in place, he calls Tom Herman from Texas to cement his own at Ohio State. This is how Urban thinks.  When Herman was first hired as OC from Iowa State, the fans scratched their heads.  Now, it's more clear. Herman has proven, especially in his Urban job interview, that he is a brainy football mind with all the other intangibles. Urban elevated his profile at Ohio State, and then Herman does the same for Houston--and then he has sufficient success and celebrity to be a great coach and celebrity magnet all on his own.