Jerimiah Donati

[gamecock stock]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula. Does anyone have confidence in Beamer being able to hire a competent Offensive Coordinator? In 3 times, he has yet to do so.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

 

[Evilchicken]

Excellent post!

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula. Does anyone have confidence in Beamer being able to hire a competent Offensive Coordinator? In 3 times, he has yet to do so.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

Is Kendall Briles possible HC material?

 

[Pinkgimp]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula. Does anyone have confidence in Beamer being able to hire a competent Offensive Coordinator? In 3 times, he has yet to do so.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

The better and more appropriate comparison is Heupel at Tennessee. He was hired the same year and apparently there was zero interest in interviewing him from Tanner and BOT. Do you remember how bad Tennessee had been for the previous decade? Coming off Derek Dooley, Good ole Butch, and Jeremy Pruitt?

 

[Legal_fowl]

Is Kendall Briles possible HC material?

I think so. Why would he not be?

 

[gamecock stock]

Is Kendall Briles possible HC material?

My preference is someone who has been a successful Head Coach. We have gone the Coordinator route with Bell and Scott. Both were unmitigated failures.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

My preference is someone who has been a successful Head Coach. We have gone the Coordinator route with Bell and Scott. Both were unmitigated failures.

I guess you were the wrong person to ask.

 

[gamecock stock]

The better and more appropriate comparison is Heupel at Tennessee. He was hired the same year and apparently there was zero interest in interviewing him from Tanner and BOT. Do you remember how bad Tennessee had been for the previous decade? Coming off Derek Dooley, Good ole Butch, and Jeremy Pruitt?

I understand. I stick to Kiffin and Drinkwitz because they are winning at places that do not have the tradition that Tennessee has. That being said, I strongly urged that Heupel be hired after we let Muschamp go. But someone, I don't remember who, on here said he did not want Heupel hired because he physically looked like Brad Scott . Heupel would have been an excellent hire. Hiring Beamer over Heupel is shameful on our BOT and Tanner. That being said as well, Alex Golesh I mentioned above as someone to watch, was OC for Heupel at Tennessee.

 

[gamecock stock]

I guess you were the wrong person to ask.

No problem, my friend.

 

[18IsTheMan]

My preference is someone who has been a successful Head Coach. We have gone the Coordinator route with Bell and Scott. Both were unmitigated failures.

Problem is, successful head coaches are rarely available. And you're not convince a successful head who is currently employed to leave and come here of all places.

There just happens to be a successful head coach available right now.

When is the last time a head coach who had won 70% of his games was available?

 

[gamecock stock]

Problem is, successful head coaches are rarely available. And you're not convince a successful head who is currently employed to leave and come here of all places.

There just happens to be a successful head coach available right now.

When is the last time a head coach who had won 70% of his games was available?

That's why 3 of the 5 I mentioned are non P-4 Head Coaches and one of the 2 P4 coaches I mentioned is from North Carolina. And as I said, I don't think Beamer will be fired after this season (though I wish he was).

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Donati has had somebody in mind for awhile. Real ADs always do. The problem is timing.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Donati has had somebody in mind for awhile. Real ADs always do. The problem is timing.

I doubt Franklin was on the list.

He better be now.

 

[gamecock stock]

Donati has had somebody in mind for awhile. Real ADs always do. The problem is timing.

Maybe it's just me but I believe Donati forced Teasley's firing on Beamer. Teasley got a huge pay raise after last season. Just seems unlikely to me that Beamer would have done a total 180 degree turn on him so quickly. So I believe you are right Jacque. Donati knows who he will go after.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I doubt Franklin was on the list.

He better be now.

I would settle for Franklin until 2028. He's certainly an upgrade for now. I think Donati has his guy in 2028.

 

[Island cock]

What do you expect from a BOT that’s made up of nepotism and the good ole boy network!!! Go do some research on our BOT and you will understand why we don’t care about football around here. It’s a business networking for the elitist in SC. It’s why Clemson was established a century ago. And it’s still in effect today at USC.

 

[Atlanta Cock]

What do you expect from a BOT that’s made up of nepotism and the good ole boy network!!! Go do some research on our BOT and you will understand why we don’t care about football around here. It’s a business networking for the elitist in SC. It’s why Clemson was established a century ago. And it’s still in effect today at USC.

So what you're saying is that the rest of this year is shot. Next year will be just as bad or worse. The following year will probably be a mixed bag because there will be a new coach. Yippee.

 

[Pinkgimp]

I understand. I stick to Kiffin and Drinkwitz because they are winning at places that do not have the tradition that Tennessee has. That being said, I strongly urged that Heupel be hired after we let Muschamp go. But someone, I don't remember who, on here said he did not want Heupel hired because he physically looked like Brad Scott . Heupel would have been an excellent hire. Hiring Beamer over Heupel is shameful on our BOT and Tanner. That being said as well, Alex Golesh I mentioned above as someone to watch, was OC for Heupel at Tennessee.

Really hope that is not true. Tanner and BOT were total disasters but that reasoning would elevate it to an unbelievable level. That tradition that you talk about…kids Heupel recruits/recruited have zero idea what Fulmer, Majors, or Neyland did.

 

[gamecock stock]

Really hope that is not true. Tanner and BOT were total disasters but that reasoning would elevate it to an unbelievable level. That tradition that you talk about…kids Heupel recruits/recruited have zero idea what Fulmer, Majors, or Neyland did.

I'm sure that recruiters show prospects the history of respective programs.

 

[gamecock stock]

Really hope that is not true. Tanner and BOT were total disasters but that reasoning would elevate it to an unbelievable level. That tradition that you talk about…kids Heupel recruits/recruited have zero idea what Fulmer, Majors, or Neyland did.

The Scott physical resemblance comment was from a fan. Of course that fan could have been from the Athletic Department or from the BOT. Who knows? But that was a ridiculous reason not to hire him.

 

[Ckali7]

Maybe it's just me but I believe Donati forced Teasley's firing on Beamer. Teasley got a huge pay raise after last season. Just seems unlikely to me that Beamer would have done a total 180 degree turn on him so quickly. So I believe you are right Jacque. Donati knows who he will go after.

Agree with this 100%.... Beamers interview afterwards made no sense. Definitely sounded like someone made him do it.
I think Donati will hold coaches feet to the flame and it will either force action or give CSB the excuse he needs to take the VT job.

 

[KingWard]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula. Does anyone have confidence in Beamer being able to hire a competent Offensive Coordinator? In 3 times, he has yet to do so.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

Sonny Dyches is 55 years old, but looks older. He's also an excellent coach. Does he have an imposing challenge of this magnitude left in him?

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Sonny Dyches is 55 years old, but looks older. He's also an excellent coach. Does he have an imposing challenge of this magnitude left in him?

Signed through 2028. But, you know.

 

[KingWard]

The better and more appropriate comparison is Heupel at Tennessee. He was hired the same year and apparently there was zero interest in interviewing him from Tanner and BOT. Do you remember how bad Tennessee had been for the previous decade? Coming off Derek Dooley, Good ole Butch, and Jeremy Pruitt?

Don't forget Johnny Majors. That didn't end well, either. You made good points. I'd only point out that it's easier for someone with coaching chops and a good staff to turn around a program that has previously won at the highest levels.

 

[KingWard]

I'm sure that recruiters show prospects the history of respective programs.

If they have trophies and photos, they show them - behind glass and under flattering lights.

 

[KingWard]

I would settle for Franklin until 2028. He's certainly an upgrade for now. I think Donati has his guy in 2028.

Franklin wouldn't be a matter of settling. Franklin will get a good job, and it won't be as a fill-in. I'd bet the house Florida is already on him - and that they mean business - bigtime business.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Franklin wouldn't be a matter of settling. Franklin will get a good job, and it won't be as a fill-in. I'd bet the house Florida is already on him - and that they mean business - bigtime business.

I only say settle because he's not the guy I want.

 

[KingWard]

I only say settle because he's not the guy I want.

That's fine. Who is your favorite?

 

[SouthernBelly]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

I want to believe you’re right about the new AD. I hope Dr. Amiridis is the difference maker. Tanner has received much criticism for hires, raises, & extensions. But the BoT has been a problem just the same. But until something tangible happens I’m not looking forward to any useful changes.

I’ve been on the proven HC thing for a while now. Clearly won’t guarantee anything but the closest USC has been to building anything has never been done by a brand new HC’s.

 

[Rob Hawk]

So what you're saying is that the rest of this year is shot. Next year will be just as bad or worse. The following year will probably be a mixed bag because there will be a new coach. Yippee.

Unless there is drastic change, yes. Looking at the 2026 schedule of teams 4-5 wins tops.

 

[gamecock stock]

But the BoT has been a problem just the same.

Agree. From what I have heard, the BOT is the culprit for the Beamer experiment.

 

[SouthernBelly]

The better and more appropriate comparison is Heupel at Tennessee. He was hired the same year and apparently there was zero interest in interviewing him from Tanner and BOT. Do you remember how bad Tennessee had been for the previous decade? Coming off Derek Dooley, Good ole Butch, and Jeremy Pruitt?

I don’t recall there being much interest in from anyone regarding Heupel and it was part of the best coaching search ever. UT had recently hired his former AD, Danny White, from Central FL but hadn’t been pursuing Heupel. White got the job because they fired an AD with a very short lived time there, forgot his name. He was going to hire Greg Schiano but when that leaked the fans revolted and the deal never went through.

So they bring in a new AD unexpectedly, still don’t have a football coach and were potentially facing having to pay Pruitt’s buyout. They claimed they fired him for cause but it went to court. IIrc White really didn’t interview that many people and Heupel got the job. It wasn’t hated but wasn’t loved by UT fans. His initial contract was only 3 years and pretty cheap. That all made sense as it was an emergency type hire - not out very much money if it went in the ditch and the Pruitt mess would have likely been cleared up by the time they get the next guy, had they needed a next guy.

But as we all know they have not needed the next guy. As much of a gaggle as that process was, still better than the one that got Beamer to Columbia. And here we are needing the next guy.

 

[Spurman54]

When our new Athletic Director has to make a coaching change to lead our football program, I have great confidence in Jerimiah Donati. Sorry, it won't happen this year. But, I would not bet against it happening next year. Here in Beamer's 5th season, we are 12th in the SEC. Contrast that to Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss and Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri. They won 10 or more games in both Years 4 and 5. Right now, in Year 6, they both have 6 wins with a good chance at 10 or more wins, AGAIN.

After Donati fired legendary TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson, he hired Sonny Dykes, who was a proven, successful Head Coach. What has Dykes done since going to TCU 3.5 years ago? 32-15 record, including 5-2 this year. He has taken TCU to the national championship game final. TCU is the winningest team in the Big 12 since Dykes became their Head Coach.

I believe Donati is making plans in case he has to pull the trigger on Beamer. That includes identifying well-heeled boosters to contribute to Beamer's buy out. I believe that includes identifying potential replacements. He will look to our history to see what Head Coaches have had success here in football;:
Paul Dietzel: won our only conference (ACC) championship. He retired as coach:
Jim Carlen: won 8 games twice in 11-game schedules (when not winning 8 games in a season here was a barrier). He was fired for non-football reasons by eventual disgraced and corrupt President Jim Holderman who himself was fired;
Joe Morrison: produced 2 Top 15 teams (never been done here before). He died.;
Lou Holtz: produced 2 Top 20 teams here. He retired;
Steve Spurrier: produced 3 Top 10 teams here (never been done here before). He retired.

What do Sonny Dykes and the above former USC coaches have in common? They all had prior, proven success as Head Coaches. You can't hire just anyone to come here and win in football. We are just 300 miles, at most, from the Universities of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson. Those 4 have won national championships since the 1990s. USC is a tough football job. You just can't roll the dice like Arkansas did with Sam Pittman and we did with Shane Beamer (neither of the 2 had been Head Coaches nor even college Offensive or Defensive Coordinators prior to their hirings.) and expect to win in a conference as tough as the SEC. Of course, Sam Pittman was hired by Arkansas one year before Beamer was hired here. And as we all know, Pittman was fired a couple of weeks ago. Hiring proven, successful Head Coaches do not guarantee success, But, it improves the odds. I don't believe we are paying a guy $8 million/year to produce up and down, up and down years. I believe the expectation is winning consistently. By the way, Beamer "snapped back" at a question about our play-calling? President Harry Truman said it best: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Beamer gets paid $8 million/year to take such questions. If he does not like it, then he needs to turn in his keys. Relatedly, I hear that Shula has a contract through the end of 2027. Satterfield, Loggains, Shula. Does anyone have confidence in Beamer being able to hire a competent Offensive Coordinator? In 3 times, he has yet to do so.

Names to keep an eye on should Donati pull the trigger on Beamer next season:
G.J. Kinne of Texas State
Alex Golesh of South Florida
Scott Satterfield of Cincinnatti
Jamey Chadwell of Liberty
Brent Key of Georgia Tech
Those are just some names. There are others.

Finally, a big THANK YOU to Dr. Michael Amiridis for hiring Jeremiah Donati.

News flash! Beamer is not going anywhere. You need to go back to where you came from.

 

[gamecock stock]

News flash! Beamer is not going anywhere. You need to go back to where you came from.

News flash!. I don't care what you think. You are stuck with me. You are right about one thing: Nepo Baby Beamer is not taking our football program anywhere.

 

[Legal_fowl]

I may have missed it, but has Donati come out and said he supports Beamer and will do everything he can to help him be successful - or something similar?

Don't think he has and I find that unusual when there is so much criticism right now.

This is probably not the year to hire a new coach with so many vacancies, but maybe he is polling donors to find out how much support he would have for a coaching change.

 

[Gamecock98!]

Problem is, successful head coaches are rarely available. And you're not convince a successful head who is currently employed to leave and come here of all places.

There just happens to be a successful head coach available right now.

When is the last time a head coach who had won 70% of his games was available?

Brent Key could have the pick if the litter. If there was an Eli Drink clone out there, then get him. Someone who is smart for once

 

[cockyferg]

News flash! Beamer is not going anywhere. You need to go back to where you came from.

nah, he's right. Shane's days are numbered here. You can't lose like we're losing and keep getting paid millions. ANYBODY in this forum could coach the team and get these results. I could pull plays out of a hat and probably coach the offense to 7 points. He's a joke and he needs to be cut loose. Donati isn't Tanner.

 

[cockyferg]

Brent Key could have the pick if the litter. If there was an Eli Drink clone out there, then get him. Someone who is smart for once

We could have hired Eli Drinkwitz but we hired Shane instead.... We didn't even go after Drink. We went after the easy, stupid hire in typical Tanner fashion.

 

[gamecock stock]

nah, he's right. Shane's days are numbered here. You can't lose like we're losing and keep getting paid millions. ANYBODY in this forum could coach the team and get these results. I could pull plays out of a hat and probably coach the offense to 7 points. He's a joke and he needs to be cut loose. Donati isn't Tanner.

We have already lost one 4 star recruit. Does anyone believe that will be the last as we lose to Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M? We have a dumpster fire being created by Nepo Baby Beamer. It has only one ending for Nepo Baby Beamer next year. And it won't be good.

 

[Lurker123]

I understand. I stick to Kiffin and Drinkwitz because they are winning at places that do not have the tradition that Tennessee has. That being said, I strongly urged that Heupel be hired after we let Muschamp go. But someone, I don't remember who, on here said he did not want Heupel hired because he physically looked like Brad Scott . Heupel would have been an excellent hire. Hiring Beamer over Heupel is shameful on our BOT and Tanner. That being said as well, Alex Golesh I mentioned above as someone to watch, was OC for Heupel at Tennessee.

This brings back memories. I remember being told Heupel would "destroy" the UT program, and that the only reason he had any decent results early were because of some VT transfer qb.

That didn't age real well, did it?