Does anyone WANT the job?
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My fault, I tend to ramble and the message wasn’t expressed on my end as I wished.
Great post; sobering numbers.
Rhule was preceded at Temple by none other than Al Golden and Steve Addazio. Golden was really the one who "rebuilt" the program to 8-4 and 9-4 seasons before leaving. Addazio followed up that success in his first year but not the second, and also left Temple. Rhule had a horrible first year, then went 6-6, then proceeded to put together two 10-win seasons and 1st place finishes in the AAC East. Baylor was doing very well under Art Briles until the scandal that forced his exit; Jim Grobe coached one year and actually got a 7-6 record. Rhule's first year was 1-11, then 7-6, then 11-3, and a tie for 1st in the Big 12. As far as Nebraska, Rhule did get the Huskers to their first bowl game since 2016. He's 5-2 this year, and I thought he was doing quite well, until that debacle at Minnesota the other night. Nebraska's got Northwestern this week, then USC, then away games at UCLA and Penn State, then finishing up with Iowa at home. I'm waiting to see what Nebraska does against Northwestern; otherwise, Penn State could be the only sure win on that remaining schedule, and who knows whether Penn State packs it in or treats it as their bowl game.
I agree, Rhule is not a "home run" hire when considering his record. He did put together some conference championships at Temple and Baylor, but we're talking AAC and Big 12. I like the "idea" of Matt Rhule as a Penn State alum and presumably "good guy," but if we're looking for an "upgrade," not so much.
I still say Urban Meyer is the only choice if Kraft is really serious about winning NCs.
Think Lea stays or stays in South. Elko really going to leave Texas A and M
I don’t know. He’s a hot commodity coming off that UConn loss.
It will be Rhule and it will be meh but we'll all rally around it like we always do
So you want to once again hire a Vanderbilt coach based 2 years and a fluke quarterback portal? How did that Vanderbilt thing go last time? And Elko is not coming here when he has the Aggies in the 4 spot with an SEC title game and a CFP semi final ready for the taking. They will give him the same check that Cignetti and Eli got.
Yes I am freaking out but I say offer Manny the job now and hit the ground running on December 1st and next year put a defense on the field that doesn't give up 300 yards rushing and can get off the field, and hey, for all I care let Manny hire a team of chimps to coordinate the offense and coach the wide receivers because they can't possibly be as bad as AK and Hagans
Yes I am freaking out but I say offer Manny the job now and hit the ground running on December 1st and next year put a defense on the field that doesn't give up 300 yards rushing and can get off the field, and hey, for all I care let Manny hire a team of chimps to coordinate the offense and coach the wide receivers because they can't possibly be as bad as AK and Hagans
Kiffin I do not want. No integrity and most likely going to Florida
We wait
This is about the right coach--as I stated before, everyone is way too worried about the 2026 class
Absolutely. It's not sexy and it's not a grand slam but how are those two grand slams coordinating our **** show of an offense and defense looking right about now?
I say hire Manny Diaz and don't look back. He understands the culture, the big donors will absolutely love him as opposed to Franklin who they hated, and he damn well can get us back to the CFP. There were less than 5 possible hires that you could have dreamed that would be certain things for a natty, and none of them are walking through that door, and the others won't walk through it until February. That's too late.
Manny Diaz.
Manny can only be paired with a truly innovative OC. Otherwise he could be a downgrade from Franklin.
And geez, now I am thinking about the last time we hired a coach who didn't walk in the building until February... and damn now I remember, he took over a team that should have finished 11-1 and sure enough he lost that time and they went out and lost to Ohio University and Virginia to open the season.
February is too late.
February is too late.
His quarterback at Duke right now is better than anything on our roster.
Lando wants to wait until February so that we can sign a bunch of low 3 stars and get some ivy portals. Lando wants 2014 again.
Manny is currently 4-3, including an early season loss to Tulane, who is coached by rising star Jon Sumrall. That guy is the real deal and on many of our lists. Manny just lost at home to another rising star on some of our lists - Brent Key of Georgia Tech. Manny has more resources than Sumrall and similar resources as Key. I have less issue with Diaz than I do with Rhule, but both are highly flawed and only on our lists because of their PSU connections. Otherwise neither candidate is on our list or Florida’s list for that matter.. We love familiarity around here.
Again this hire isn't about winning I'm 2026. It's a long term decision. There's no reason who can't hire someone in December or later and be fine.
Uh, no. He was shown the door at his last job for not working hard enough. He lied to get out of Florida. He is involved in some shady business deals. He currently makes 7+ million a year with Fox. He has not coached in the NIL era. Too many concerns for such an important hire.
I was mostly joking, though I think NIL/portal would offset some of his recruiting issues. Why is he not a good guy?
Take another look at Bob Chesney at JMU HE’ll come. Probably was always his dream Job Smart guy. He’ll figure it out. He’s won at a bunch of shiat holes. He’ll win here. Winning at JMU dispute half his team being in Indiana
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Bob Chesney - Wikipedia
lol, I used to be a regular visitor to the USC board and the meltdown there when Kiffin was hired was epic.
Forgive me if this seems out of leftfield, but...
To what extent does the State College airport matter? I can't stop thinking about this. If I'm a sought-after recruit, if I'm a reputable head coach... and I know that the situation at Penn State is, "Any time you have an away game, you have to take the bus to Harrisburg," (1 hr. 30 min.) -- that's definitely something I'm thinking about. I don't know that I want to do that all the time.
For any of us that travel a lot, we know the sting. It sucks. Hell, for those of us that live in the Los Angeles area, we don't even like to go our own airport! It's actually worth it for me to spend an additional $100+ on airfare if I can get a flight out of Burbank.
I dunno. Maybe I'm overselling it. But to me... it doesn't seem like nothing. I do agree with Franklin on this one. Come on, son. You got all these athletic teams that constantly need to fly out to get to road games... freakin' expand the airport so they can leave from there.
To what extent does the State College airport matter? I can't stop thinking about this. If I'm a sought-after recruit, if I'm a reputable head coach... and I know that the situation at Penn State is, "Any time you have an away game, you have to take the bus to Harrisburg," (1 hr. 30 min.) -- that's definitely something I'm thinking about. I don't know that I want to do that all the time.
For any of us that travel a lot, we know the sting. It sucks. Hell, for those of us that live in the Los Angeles area, we don't even like to go our own airport! It's actually worth it for me to spend an additional $100+ on airfare if I can get a flight out of Burbank.
I dunno. Maybe I'm overselling it. But to me... it doesn't seem like nothing. I do agree with Franklin on this one. Come on, son. You got all these athletic teams that constantly need to fly out to get to road games... freakin' expand the airport so they can leave from there.
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