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List who you think they are and why.

I think they have to be an offensive coach, and again as I've said a billion times someone who calls his own plays (so we don't have to replace our OC every successful season.

1. Mike Leach. Not the sexiest hire, but imo the best one we could make considering his offensive prowess, ability to do more with less and his coaching experience. And yes.... I realize he's 0-2 this year. I will counter your argument by saying if you don't think Leach is a MASSIVE upgrade to Stoops your an idiot.

2. Dana Holgorsen. Another air raid guru. He's had a good run at WVU but apparently has been looking to leave since they joined the big 12. Too hard to lure texas kids across the country to wv, so you end up playing with Carolina and Virginia hs talent against Texas hs talent....not good. Still he's done extremely well considering all the moving parts he's had to deal with imo.

3. Dino Babers. Former Briles assist and has done extremely well everywhere he's been (eastern ill, bowling green and now Syracuse) his old QB at Eastern Ill just beat the Cardinals tonight and his other former assist Sterlin Gilbert is now tearing it up at texas as OC.

4. Phillip Montgomery. Baylors playcaller from 08-14. In his second year as HC at Tulsa. Nuff said.
 
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I would love to be making a short list for a coach but, alas, we are not going to see a change until after next season. It is just not economical to replace Mr. Stoops at this point. We are stuck with him and with Mr. Barnhart for a while longer.
 
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Who knows who will be available when and if Stoops is gone. You might have a Les Miles,Gus Malzahn or Kliff Kingsbury on the market. Not saying I want any of those three but they might be out there.
 
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NCukcat62 said:
You're very naive and ignorant to think tom Herman would come here. Heck you don't even know his name
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If Houston goes to a power 5 conf. Herman would be able to total $5 million.
Herman’s memorandum also provides for the immediate renegotiation of his contract so that he would be among the top half of the conference’s head football coaches in terms of guaranteed annual compensation from his school. If the Big 12 expands by two teams, including Houston, and the schools joined for the 2017 season, it could result in Herman receiving a raise of at least $350,000 – or a scheduled total of at least $1.4 million -- over deal that currently includes $2.8 million in basic annual pay and is set to run through Feb. 28, 2021
 
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ulismyman said:
Houston coach is the only option...thats the short and long list
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Did you miss the "realistic" part of the question?

We could never ever land the Houston coach. He's primed to land a powerhouse job the next time one opens up. And, in the meantime, he's already in a better position with an immensely better chance to win in an immensely better local recruiting market. Not a chance in hell he'd come here.

"Realistic" is the word that often seems to confuse people on these threads.
 
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KentuckyRLD said:
I would love to be making a short list for a coach but, alas, we are not going to see a change until after next season. It is just not economical to replace Mr. Stoops at this point. We are stuck with him and with Mr. Barnhart for a while longer.
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If we keep Stoops, the economics will not matter much. Keeping him will cost big money in ticket sales, concessions, parking, etc...
 
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Whoever the the coach is needs to be an offensive minded guy. Realistic names include IMO

Kiff Kingsbury (if he is fired)
James Franklin (if he's fired)
Jeff Brohm
Lane Kiifin
Chris Peterson

Get one off that list and it'll be a home run. Although Brohm will leave the second the UL job opens up. What we CANT do however is hire another coordinator with no HC experience. Idc how much promise they may have. On a side note, has any other SEC AD botched two straight football hires and survived? I can't recall one?
 
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I've never thought brohm would be an option. the name brohm is synonymous with ul football. can't see him at uk.
I read on another site that he already turned down bama oc job -- don't know if that's true.
 
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wish lists and realistic options or whatever are just mental exercises with no basis in reality

the most important question for this program isn't who the next coach might be, but who will HIRE the next coach & negotiate their contract

till that question is answered and it is different than the one who hired Joker & Stoops, then no thanks I'd just rather watch Stoops coach than that man do another hire
 
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CatsCats78 said:
Whoever the the coach is needs to be an offensive minded guy. Realistic names include IMO

Kiff Kingsbury (if he is fired)
James Franklin (if he's fired)
Jeff Brohm
Lane Kiifin
Chris Peterson

Get one off that list and it'll be a home run. Although Brohm will leave the second the UL job opens up. What we CANT do however is hire another coordinator with no HC experience. Idc how much promise they may have. On a side note, has any other SEC AD botched two straight football hires and survived? I can't recall one?
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If the hired Lane Kiifin I would have a much closer ride to go down and punch him myself.
 
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blubo said:
I've never thought brohm would be an option. the name brohm is synonymous with ul football. can't see him at uk.
I read on another site that he already turned down bama oc job -- don't know if that's true.
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I would never say "never" about anyone. Rupp was ready to go to Duke after UK retired him. He didn't go because his wife stopped it. A Brohm interview might lead to a Petrino ok to leave U of L - then that would make sense. But, why would U of L let Petrino go for Brohm? If Brohm came to UK and was successful - do you really think he would leave for U of L? Anything is possible.

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Jared1985 said:
List who you think they are and why.

I think they have to be an offensive coach, and again as I've said a billion times someone who calls his own plays (so we don't have to replace our OC every successful season.

1. Mike Leach. Not the sexiest hire, but imo the best one we could make considering his offensive prowess, ability to do more with less and his coaching experience. And yes.... I realize he's 0-2 this year. I will counter your argument by saying if you don't think Leach is a MASSIVE upgrade to Stoops your an idiot.

2. Dana Holgorsen. Another air raid guru. He's had a good run at WVU but apparently has been looking to leave since they joined the big 12. Too hard to lure texas kids across the country to wv, so you end up playing with Carolina and Virginia hs talent against Texas hs talent....not good. Still he's done extremely well considering all the moving parts he's had to deal with imo.

3. Dino Babers. Former Briles assist and has done extremely well everywhere he's been (eastern ill, bowling green and now Syracuse) his old QB at Eastern Ill just beat the Cardinals tonight and his other former assist Sterlin Gilbert is now tearing it up at texas as OC.

4. Phillip Montgomery. Baylors playcaller from 08-14. In his second year as HC at Tulsa. Nuff said.
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Your thread title refers to "realistic" coaches. Then you list Leach, Holgorsen, and 2 former Baylor coaches. Oxymoron. Not 1 coach listed by anyone on this thread is "realistic". Please give us a break.
 
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ulismyman said:
Houston isnt the SEC and never will be...not even close...Hermann would take it
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This is like saying Gonzaga isn't a better basketball program than Boston College. Kentucky is not a better job than Houston right now. Houston is a playoff contender. Kentucky is in turmoil and is a difficult job. The best thing you can say about us is that the bar will be low for the next guy because we have underperformed for the last 6 seasons.
 
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They have to make Brohm say no. All that program has done is improve under his leadership and his offense with our talent would be insane.

WKUs recruiting classes has been in the 80s and 90s yet they're competing in every game, even when they're vastly out matched (Alabama.)
 
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FieldstoneWarrior said:
They have to make Brohm say no. All that program has done is improve under his leadership and his offense with our talent would be insane.

WKUs recruiting classes has been in the 80s and 90s yet they're competing in every game, even when they're vastly out matched (Alabama.)
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Brohm has a clause in his contract that he can't coach another school in Kentucky for 2 years after he leaves WKU.
 
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Jared1985 said:
List who you think they are and why.

I think they have to be an offensive coach, and again as I've said a billion times someone who calls his own plays (so we don't have to replace our OC every successful season.

1. Mike Leach. Not the sexiest hire, but imo the best one we could make considering his offensive prowess, ability to do more with less and his coaching experience. And yes.... I realize he's 0-2 this year. I will counter your argument by saying if you don't think Leach is a MASSIVE upgrade to Stoops your an idiot.

2. Dana Holgorsen. Another air raid guru. He's had a good run at WVU but apparently has been looking to leave since they joined the big 12. Too hard to lure texas kids across the country to wv, so you end up playing with Carolina and Virginia hs talent against Texas hs talent....not good. Still he's done extremely well considering all the moving parts he's had to deal with imo.

3. Dino Babers. Former Briles assist and has done extremely well everywhere he's been (eastern ill, bowling green and now Syracuse) his old QB at Eastern Ill just beat the Cardinals tonight and his other former assist Sterlin Gilbert is now tearing it up at texas as OC.

4. Phillip Montgomery. Baylors playcaller from 08-14. In his second year as HC at Tulsa. Nuff said.
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Not a bad list, though I'm not a fan of Holgersen. I think they need to go after Leach. When he was in Lexington for the book signing he said he would LOVE to be back there. I personally asked him what it would take and he said that the administration would have to come to him. That's how it works. He said he could go to them to start the process, but that's usually not how it works.

He would definitely come back here, if we would have him.
 
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FieldstoneWarrior said:
http://wkuherald.com/sports/wku-jef...cle_651bb5b4-cad1-11e5-acbb-277975a8c9b9.html

The non compete was removed in February.
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Did not know that. Good catch. UK should without a doubt go after Brohm but there are a few issues with that. First, UK can't realistically go after any coach until after the end of the 2018 season..I don't expect Jeff Brohm to still be at WKU in 2018. Secondly UK should throw the farm at him if he's still there in 2018...but if he's held out that long and been successful, he's angling for a big time program somewhere and combined with his family ties I think it might be difficult to lure him to Kentucky.
 
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Brohm has a clause in his contract that he can't coach another school in Kentucky for 2 years after he leaves WKU.
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Now that's some interesting information! I guarantee you if U of L came calling, they would find away to take care of that clause and it will involve $$$$$$$. Anything is possible!

Go Big Blue!
 
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LOL! Be honest. How many of you guys were predicting 7-8 wins a couple of weeks ago? On multiple threads, I tried to tell you that this is a 4-5 win team, but nobody was listening. So now, we have lost games to 2 football teams that were ranked higher than Kentucky in national polls, and some of you guys are freaking out. Instead of accepting what people like Lorenzen saw all along, many of you want to fire everyone this week. Here is what will happen. You can discount what I am saying now if you want, just like most of you discounted me in August when I told you this is a 4-5 win team. Kentucky has a bad offensive line coach, an OJT defensive coordinator, and a bad front 7. This team will get better, but the 2016 season won't be what everyone wants. We will easily beat NMSU, but basic problems remain. South Carolina, Vandy, Mississippi State are vulnerable, rebuilding teams that must travel to Lexington. Kentucky will win some of those games. This is probably still a 4-5 win team. If Stoops only squeezes 2-3 wins out of this year, then he could resign or be fired. The more likely picture is that Stoops survives to coach our team in 2017, which would become do or die. The next hire would probably be a young, winning head coach at a feeder school that has produced successful P5 head coaches in the past. It's the same path Hugh Freeze and Butch Jones took to the SEC. While this plays out, people need to take a deep breath and chill. Barnhart will not be fired. Briles and Leach will not be hired. People calling for stuff like that just lose credibility. So if you want to be taken seriously, learn from what you have seen, and try not to post before thinking carefully. Above all, our players deserve your support.
 
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Mark Stoops does not approve of this thread
 
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Jared1985 said:
List who you think they are and why.

I think they have to be an offensive coach, and again as I've said a billion times someone who calls his own plays (so we don't have to replace our OC every successful season.

1. Mike Leach. Not the sexiest hire, but imo the best one we could make considering his offensive prowess, ability to do more with less and his coaching experience. And yes.... I realize he's 0-2 this year. I will counter your argument by saying if you don't think Leach is a MASSIVE upgrade to Stoops your an idiot.

2. Dana Holgorsen. Another air raid guru. He's had a good run at WVU but apparently has been looking to leave since they joined the big 12. Too hard to lure texas kids across the country to wv, so you end up playing with Carolina and Virginia hs talent against Texas hs talent....not good. Still he's done extremely well considering all the moving parts he's had to deal with imo.

3. Dino Babers. Former Briles assist and has done extremely well everywhere he's been (eastern ill, bowling green and now Syracuse) his old QB at Eastern Ill just beat the Cardinals tonight and his other former assist Sterlin Gilbert is now tearing it up at texas as OC.

4. Phillip Montgomery. Baylors playcaller from 08-14. In his second year as HC at Tulsa. Nuff said.
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Jeff Brohm needs to be on the list
 
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