OT: Arizona State hires Herm Edwards (63) as Head Coach
Herm Edwards only college coaching experience was 1987-1989 as a defensive backs coach for the San Jose State Spartans.
He is 54-74 lifetime as a head coach (0.333)
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21615279/herm-edwards-l…
The deal still awaits approval from ASU president, Michael Crow.
This seems like a done deal.
Anderson got a contract extension to 2019.
Michael Crow (ASU President) & Ray Anderson (sports agent & ASU AD)
November 30th, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
For how many recruits would Graham have been the primary contact? And for the recruits whose primary contact is still going to be on the staff, how many of them are going to say "I really wanted to play for Todd Graham but now that you hired Herm Edwards I'm out of here"?
November 30th, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
should be great material during the Edwards press conferences...
November 30th, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
Let's return to this comment when ASU's AD and Herm are both fired in 2 years
November 30th, 2017 at 12:13 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
please
November 30th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^
So you're not predicting the future when you predict what will happen in the future?
Okay...
November 30th, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^
Kinda seems like you're the sensitive one here
November 30th, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^
Kicked any guys in the groin lately?
November 30th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
is Edwards thinking? He is giving up a well paid, cushy job where he get paid to talk football with his buddies.
Now, at age 63, he has to dredge through 4 hour practices in the heat every day and then schlepp across the country trying to recruit 17 year olds.
November 30th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^
I can't believe they actually hired him. Why not just keep Graham for another year?
November 30th, 2017 at 12:31 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^
The radio talking heads this morning were saying that Herm is being asked to glad-hand the boosters for a little while, while the assistants run things. Apparently, ASU is happy with the assistant's performance, but were not pleased with Todd Graham's lack of care regarding boosters and alumni. If Herm leaves football to the actual footballers while appeasing boosters, alumni, and recruits with outstanding stories, this might work out.
'Might' is quite the adjective, here. (Is that the correct grammar thingy - adjective, Grammar Nazi's?) If he insists on footballing the way he did it back in the day, ASU is burnt toast crumbs. If he hops on board the Figurehead train with both feet, it can work - so long as the assistants are up to par with football-ability.
November 30th, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
Anderson knew he was hiring Herm Edwards for this job well over a year ago people. This has been in the works for a very very long time.
November 30th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^
This is the most plausible explanation I've seen.
I'm not sure it's true. And I'm not sure it'll work -- if Herm is openly just a figurehead, then recruits will see through that and wonder what the near-term future really is at ASU.
Put me down in the "Still skeptical of this whole thing" category.
November 30th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
The fans and alumni are not happy. The department can’t contact me asking for donations while crying poor when they just paid 11 million for Graham to go away, retain his staff because they’re ultimately happy with what’s happening on the field and then replace Graham with a fucking figurehead to fundraise. Fuck that.
November 30th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
December 1st, 2017 at 1:21 AM ^
Grammar Nazi here. Might is a modal.
November 30th, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
Good hire for ASU. They need some visibility on the program and Herm will bring it to them.
November 30th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
When was the last time he even coached????
November 30th, 2017 at 1:17 PM ^
I realize this is a stretch, but maybe his involvement in the Under Armour All American game as a coach could help. Probably not, but maybe.
November 30th, 2017 at 1:03 PM ^
I'm an ASU alum and this is just yet another example of the failure to capitalize on what could be an absolute BEAST of a program.
November 30th, 2017 at 1:12 PM ^
Should kill this. That happened when Todd Graham got the job, also. Originally, the AD was set to hire June Jones but the boosters went to the President and got the school president at the time to veto it. They ended up with Todd Graham instead. I wonder what June could have done with actual talent for his run and shoot.
This is frankly an outrage. Their AD is firing a guy who has had some success there to hire his old buddy that absolutely nobody wants at any level of coaching.
November 30th, 2017 at 1:29 PM ^
November 30th, 2017 at 1:24 PM ^
To Coach. Unless you are Frank Kush.
Look it up Mlllennials.
November 30th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^
I’m an ASU alumnus. I’m not happy. It stinks of nepotism, AD is Edwards' former agent and this is going to be a disaster. If ASU football is in better shape three years from now I’ll be shocked. Graham was an easy punchline but was positioned to put a pretty good football team on the field next year. That’s going to be the maddening thing about this hire. It’s going to play out just like Hoke did here, year 1 he’s going to win some games and Anderson(The AD) gets to tell fans and alumni to shut it and then year two the lugnuts starting getting loose and year three the wheels fall off. Fuck me
November 30th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^