Coaches have left high profile jobs for lower ones

[RUSK97]

Two that come to my mind are Tommy Tuberville who left P5 Texas Tech for G5 Cincy and Gary Andersen who left top tier B1G Wisconsin for bottom tier Pac12 OSU.

Now whether these guys have any success in their new homes is another debate, but just saying it can happen.

 

[Bamm Bamm Rubble]

Add Les Miles

 

[RUwoz]

Didn't you see yesterday, Al declared us a high profile job! Top job actually

 

[WhiteBus]

Tuberville didn't leave. He was pushed out.
And woz. Al is right. Great opportunity with the right guy.

 

[RUfinal4]

I think we will need to see more examples because with Tuberville it seemed like his job was not secure at Texas Tech. You may also want to consider for the other guys who did this if they went to a school that they attended or have a strong connection to.

While this is not a realistic example, if Urban Meyer left Ohio St for Cincinnati where he was an undergrad.

 

[RUMBA-JK]

This is a very extreme rarity - and when it appears to have happened, if you dig deeper, you usually find that there were some other issues - something that was (or was going to be) profoundly limiting in the future.... or in a very, very few cases a coach opts to pursue some 'lifetime dream'.

Tuberville had some issues at Texas Tech, his wife was from the Cincinnati area and Tuberville was very close with the new AD at UC.... and UC offered him a more money - - plus there was & is the potential that UC moves into a superior conference (looking bleak right now)

A classic case of walking away from the top of the mountain was basketball's Gene Bartow - who left UCLA to start the basketball program at UAB.

Difficult to envision a current high level coach who would be in anyway inclined to follow this path & decide to step into the HC role at Rutgers. I would fear the guy who has been away for a while - too often either 'the heart is willing but the flesh is weak ' or they are being haunted by all the things that they miss - but then quickly come to remember all the reasons they left.

 

[RU2055]

Tuberville didn't leave. He was pushed out.
And woz. Al is right. Great opportunity with the right guy.

I agree. Al is right! For all the bashing RU fans receives, RU fans are pretty damn faithful to those who produce. Many schools would consider the likes of Schiano, Leonard, Sanu, etc as nothing more than mediocre. But at Rutgers those folks were worshiped. Imagine the accolades a coach would get if he ever brings Rutgers to the promised land? That coach will own the state.

 

[jmg75]

I was going to add Frank Solich to this list, the long time Nebrska coach now at Ohio. However he was another who didn't walk away, Nebraska let him go.

 

[lighty]

I agree. Al is right! For all the bashing RU fans receives, RU fans are pretty damn faithful to those who produce. Many schools would consider the likes of Schiano, Leonard, Sanu, etc as nothing more than mediocre. But at Rutgers those folks were worshiped. Imagine the accolades a coach would get if he ever brings Rutgers to the promised land? That coach will own the state.

Uh... Sanu was pretty amazing (115 receptions in 2011 as a junior) -- I think he would be thought of highly by fans of most programs.

And Schiano took over a team that regularly finished in ESPN's Top 10 Worst Teams of the Week. His overall record may not have been very good, but from where he started to where he ended was. I think he'd be thought of well by most fans as well. In fact, I think fans of other programs would think of him in an even better light. For some reason, RU fans don't seem to appreciate the depths of where we were when he began and the level of respect we had when he left.

As for Leonard... the man was simply what you'd wish every play would be imo. He changed the program...

 

[RU2055]

Uh... Sanu was pretty amazing (115 receptions in 2011 as a junior) -- I think he would be thought of highly by fans of most programs.

And Schiano took over a team that regularly finished in ESPN's Top 10 Worst Teams of the Week. His overall record may not have been very good, but from where he started to where he ended was. I think he'd be thought of well by most fans as well. In fact, I think fans of other programs would think of him in an even better light. For some reason, RU fans don't seem to appreciate the depths of where we were when he began and the level of respect we had when he left.

As for Leonard... the man was simply what you'd wish every play would be imo. He changed the program...

Hey, not minimizing those guys at all, whatsoever. I'm one of the "worshipers". But I'm just saying, we revere them because they were Rutgers. The coach that brings Rutgers to the promised land will be put on a pedestal much higher than if they were, for example, in Memphis .... wink wink.

 

[mdk02]

Two that come to my mind are Tommy Tuberville who left P5 Texas Tech for G5 Cincy and Gary Andersen who left top tier B1G Wisconsin for bottom tier Pac12 OSU.

Now whether these guys have any success in their new homes is another debate, but just saying it can happen.

That's an essentially lateral move for Tuberville and Anderson has publicly stated the admissions office at Wisky was the reason for his decision.


And with all due respect, unless and until there are changes, significant changes, to the administrative support, booster support and media environment this is NOT a great opportunity.