And everyone posting in this thread knows he wouldn't leave Seattle.Closer to $11MM. Both of his sons are on the team. He has 100% IPTAY and community support.
He isn’t leaving for LA.
And everyone posting in this thread knows he wouldn't leave Seattle.Closer to $11MM. Both of his sons are on the team. He has 100% IPTAY and community support.
He isn’t leaving for LA.
Dabo???And everyone posting in this thread knows he wouldn't leave Seattle.
I think Clemson would risk bankruptcy to keep DaboDabo???
Oh yeah. He’s not going anywhere. I was confused by the Seattle reference.I think Clemson would risk bankruptcy to keep Dabo
We had a few Pete Carroll postsOh yeah. He’s not going anywhere. I was confused by the Seattle reference.
Whittingham!Instead of just throwing a bunch of names on a dartboard, let's look at which ones are actually viable and go from there:
Not viable:
- Fickell -- if nothing else, based on his prior relationship with Bohn. We can also pay him a lot more money and his buyout is next to nothing. Still and yet, you have to convince him and his wife that there is life outside the Midwest, and that might be a bridge too far
- Franklin -- has it good at PSU but knows he will always be sloppy seconds to tOSU. He also has a "Hollywood" personality and would be a good fit for the area (unlike a Chris Petersen). Even though he's from the East Coast he's not married to the area.
- Bobby Stoops -- unencumbered if nothing else. Will be there or thereabouts in the rankings but probably not a home run hire
- Joe Moorhead -- young, runs the kind of offense that most SC fans long for. From the Cristobal weed. Only making $900K at Oregon
- Joe Brady -- SoCal ties plus the Clemson weed
- Chris Petersen -- is this the time he decides he is not burned out after all? If nothing else, we get the discipline we have not had in years
- Kyle Whittingham -- Utah pretty much took him off the market with his last contract BUT he only knows coaching players nobody else wants and then coaches them up. Given our recruiting base, perhaps he turns into a different type of coach?
- Matt Campbell -- that would be a tough one. He's everybody's flavor of the month NOW but a couple of Helton-like seasons might bring him, and us, back down to earth
- Ryan Nielsen -- the "X" factor. Young, well-respected, on his way up the ladder in the NFL, some college coaching experience, and has ties to both the area and the school
- Dante Williams -- not based on anything other than Bohn has him in his back pocket in case 1-9 don't pan out. Unless Bohn has told him otherwise, we should consider him "auditioning" for the open position. It's not as if we have never made "expedient" hires in the past and then back-filled the justification. After a $10+M buyout, the salary we would probably pay him is refreshing. And then there is the issue of whether the new coach, if it is not Williams, keeps him.
- Urban -- he's still the same guy that Folt and Caruso blackballed at any price. Absolutely NO chance he could work within USC's corporate culture. He'd go Chernobyl and walk out the first time the Title IX office got involved with one of his players (which would probably be soon would based on the type of players he gets)
- Del Rio -- yeah, yeah, I know BIG defensive guy. Has never coached a single down at the college level. We need someone who can hit the ground running, not someone with a 2-3 year learning curve.
Yes he is looking good, but he had a very good team last year, wouldn't have played in the Pac 12 championship game if not for COVID, played a good game against SC, and then lost the bowl game big time. I will wait until I see a full season out of him. Beating an Ohio State team which is having serious defense issues is not that big a deal. There are much better candidates.Cristobal is @ the top of my list .
can recruit OL
OL is physical
Knows how to recruit the West coast
And program is on the up and up
Kiffin? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!1. Luke Fickell
2. Urban Meyer
3. Lane Kiffin
You have this season to watch. Big games start this weekend for Penn State - I plan to watch the game against Auburn.Scott, how would you feel about Franklin? Would he be good for recruiting? Personally, I don’t think franklins good enough. Went 4-5 last year and his teams lose big games.
Yeah, but unless he goes undefeated and wins the CFP, hard to forget a 4-5 season just last year.You have this season to watch. Big games start this weekend for Penn State - I plan to watch the game against Auburn.
Scott, how would you feel about Franklin? Would he be good for recruiting? Personally, I don’t think franklins good enough. Went 4-5 last year and his teams lose big games.
Then maybe we should steal their head coach and make their overblown heads explode.I could not agree with you more. I live in Southern Oregon and the Duck fans are a bunch of **** heads
They aren't available, I can assure u of that. They've been pretty clear on that front.I have this posting in a previous thread. It seems relevant to include it here also. USC should not hire any coach who has a winning percentage bellow 70%. Several of the names suggested have winning percentage bellow this value. I think SC successful coaches like Howard Jones, John McKay, John Robinson I, and PC each had winning percentage above 70% at USC.
- The head football coach at USC must have proven, successful head coaching experience. Promoting an offensive or defensive coordinator to this important decision is a major mistake. It is like hiring an AD who has no management experience in running an athletics department and we have seen two major mistakes like that at SC which almost destroyed the program and resulted in the situation we have now. Currently there is a pool of viable, qualified candidates that have successful head coaching experience. If we want to have a sold-out Coliseum, enthusiastic support from the “Trojan Family”, lucrative TV contracts, and money pouring into the program from our alumni and donors, then we must have a qualified, competitive, successful, and energetic football head coach. USC is a traditional college football powerhouse, and the program should stay like that. When I was studying in the East Cost in the early 1970s, I had a SC sticker in the back of my car. People who saw the sticker complimented me for being an alumnus of “the Great Western Football Factory.”
- If my calculations are correct, Urban Meyer has a winning percentage of 85% and Bob Stoops, Nick Saban, Dabo Sweeney, and Chris Petersen each have a winning percentage of 80%. It seems Bob Stoops and Chris Petersen might be available and although Urban Meyer is a long shot, the search committee has four viable candidates in Meyer, Stoops, Petersen, and Luke Fickell. It is so imperative that the previous mistakes in hiring the football head coaches not be repeated.
USC needs to say No before Brian Kelly has a chance to. His name should not even be mentioned in speculation.
He's using Sark's offense at Alabama and I think we all like what that looks like with Alabama players.@ScottSchrader what are your thoughts on Bill O'Brian? Pros and cons if hired. He has college and NFL coaching experience. He's learning from one of the best college head coaches in Nick Saban.
I am not sure USC culture will allow throwing a dummy off the HH roof again.Personality and charisma will play a large part in success at USC.
What separates PC’s USC teams and other powers over the past 20 years is USC was far more fun and cool than any other program. Alabama, Georgia, tOSU all didn’t come close. The new USC coach will not only have to install the discipline, accountability and toughness that has been missing, but will have to bring back the fun and cool like PC did that made USC so freaking captivating. That’ll help beat out recruiting battles against the new SEC super conference.
I think I would prefer him to stay in Oregon and we whoop their ***Then maybe we should steal their head coach and make their overblown heads explode.
Why would it be 20% for Rio? let alone Wilcox, Schiano or Orgeron? lolI've been through too many SC Coaching Search Rodeos to dream about big names coming to LA. Here's my list of the guys I expect to be hired along with the chance percentage. Keep in mind I'm not favoring any of these coaches, these are just who I expect to be hired:
Donte Williams----30%
Jack Del Rio--------20%
Justin Wilcox------10%
Marvin Lewis------10%
Greg Schiano------10%
Ed Orgeron---------10%
Kris Richard--------10%
Del Rio gets a 1 in 5 probability because his name always comes up in an SC coaching search, it's been rumored each time he's interested, and he's currently not a HC in the leagueWhy would it be 20% for Rio? let alone Wilcox, Schiano or Orgeron? lol
From a recruiting perspective Franklin would be a home run hire. Not sure of much beyond that
My wishes are for Donte to finish the season undefeated, get the permanent job, and go on a dynastic run. That would be the best case scenario.I've been through too many SC Coaching Search Rodeos to dream about big names coming to LA. Here's my list of the guys I expect to be hired along with the chance percentage. Keep in mind I'm not favoring any of these coaches, these are just who I expect to be hired:
Donte Williams----30%
Jack Del Rio--------20%
Justin Wilcox------10%
Marvin Lewis------10%
Greg Schiano------10%
Ed Orgeron---------10%
Kris Richard--------10%
This makes no sense, he's never been a head coach...so you just want to repeat the same mistake over again? that's what i'm hearing. You have to be trolling.My wishes are for Donte to finish the season undefeated, get the permanent job, and go on a dynastic run. That would be the best case scenari
Why interview him if he has no shot at the job? Almost impossible to judge him with an easy schedule for SC. Aside from ND and maybe UCLA, we have more talent and should win the rest. He needs to exceed expectations to be considered seriously.Sorry, I mean a "shot" as in - a chance to interview. Not a "shot" at the job.
I can't see Mario taking a step back by going to uscCristobal has to be the top choice. I also like James Franklin, Ed Ogeron, Lane Kiffin, Matt Campbell, and Herm Edwards. I place primary importance on recruiting and competitiveness.
Lol...come on man. You've been smoking too much of that peyote. When it comes to well known top college football programs, Oregon is not in USC's stratosphere...just because we have had a string of ****** coaches due to horrible leadership in Heritage Hall does not mean Oregon has become a more prestigious program. USC would definitely be a step up from Oregon.I can't see Mario taking a step back by going to usc
“Taking a step back”?? That’s akin to having that type of recency bias attitude if they discussed a Clippers coach having the opportunity to move to the Lakers. Yes, the jewel of the conference has been down for quite some time and another program has been doing very well during that same period, but in what realistic world is going to USC taking a damn step backwards? Don’t be that guy. That’s just a stupid statement to make.I can't see Mario taking a step back by going to usc