OT: 2026 Coaching Carousel

[MADHAT1]

I think Rivera wanted the job himself judging by the article and posts out there.

It’s still early in the tenure so you never know and we’ll see if they can course correct. Sounds like Lupoi has his fingers in way too many things unrelated to the actual football on the field.

Just did a google search about what you said and that's a fact from what the search provided
>A recent investigative report from The Athletic confirms that Tosh Lupoi's extensive involvement in off-field business ventures and stadium projects has drawn internal criticism amid California's disappointing 3-6 start to the 2026 college football season.
Program sources revealed that Lupoi's duties have frequently shifted away from traditional head coaching responsibilities into massive fundraising and corporate operations, which some insiders believe has worn down his coaching staff and contributed to a program "mired in chaos"<

I would think those involvements should have been part of Rivera's or someone the Athletic Department's responsibility ?

 

[rutgersguy2]

Just did a google search about what you said and that's a fact from what the search provided
>A recent investigative report from The Athletic confirms that Tosh Lupoi's extensive involvement in off-field business ventures and stadium projects has drawn internal criticism amid California's disappointing 3-6 start to the 2026 college football season.
Program sources revealed that Lupoi's duties have frequently shifted away from traditional head coaching responsibilities into massive fundraising and corporate operations, which some insiders believe has worn down his coaching staff and contributed to a program "mired in chaos"<

A bunch of the articles I post from the Athletic say gift article or free to read so I assume anyone can read them. I posted the article you’re referencing above.

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

[Anon1754923206]

I’m surprised cal Berkeley hasn’t dropped toxic football from its allowed sports it’s so violent and masculine.

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

[rutgersguy2]

Firing on the horizon at Tulane?



Michigan may be shut out by MSU, wonder about Whittingham and/or Beck too.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Michigan may be shut out by MSU, wonder about Whittingham and/or Beck too.

 

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[rutgersguy2]

Odom is a defensive guy too.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Expected and all CFB media implied it was heading that way. Quite risky imo but we’ll see.

 

[Knight Shift]

Expected and all CFB media implied it was heading that way. Quite risky imo but we’ll see.

Yeah, I don't like it. Reminds me of the previous UCLA hire

 

[MADHAT1]

Yeah, I don't like it. Reminds me of the previous UCLA hire

Add the great Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller High School head coach Gerry Faust , who the imitation Irish hired for the 1981 season
His 178-23-2 record (19 years(there made him a legend in the Midwest HS coaching ranks,
But the College game provide far less wins and success for him
Rivers had a good 6 year record at St Michael's 50-21 , but his 6-5 ream this year might be a warning about his coaching to NC St falling from double digit winning years to a season that can;t be considered the type that brings suitors .
With a experienced college coaching staff and an ex P-4 HC mentoring him, Rivers might prove successful, but the odds are not in his favor

fact I found
The Associated Press and ESPN reported when Tony Sanchez was hired by UNLV in 2014 he was believed to be only the fourth coach ever to make the direct jump from high school head coach to FBS head coach, specifically naming Bob Commings (Iowa 1974), Gerry Faust (Notre Dame 1981) and Todd Dodge (North Texas 2007) as the previous examples.

Coach	High School Job	FBS College Hired By	College Record	Assessment
Bob Commings	Waterloo Columbus HS (Iowa)	Iowa (1974)	18-37	Failure [apnews.com], [espn.com]
Gerry Faust	Moeller HS (Ohio)	Notre Dame (1981)	30-26-1	Generally viewed as a disappointment relative to Notre Dame expectations [en.wikipedia.org], [foxsports.com]
Todd Dodge	Southlake Carroll HS (Texas)	North Texas (2007)	6-37	Failure [foxsports.com], [en.wikipedia.org]
Tony Sanchez	Bishop Gorman HS (Nevada)	UNLV (2014)	20-40	Mixed, but ultimately unsuccessful as a long-term rebuild [apnews.com], [espn.com], [en.wikipedia.org]

 

[Caliknight]

This is why you fire a HC as soon as you know they aren’t the guy. Get a head start on hiring. Can’t see how some guys here don’t see that.

The only reason Schiano hasn’t been fired is financial.

 

[Knight Shift]

Add the great Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller High School head coach Gerry Faust , who the imitation Irish hired for the 1981 season
His 178-23-2 record (19 years(there made him a legend in the Midwest HS coaching ranks,
But the College game provide far less wins and success for him
Rivers had a good 6 year record at St Michael's 50-21 , but his 6-5 ream this year might be a warning about his coaching to NC St falling from double digit winning years to a season that can;t be considered the type that brings suitors .
With a experienced college coaching staff and an ex P-4 HC mentoring him, Rivers might prove successful, but the odds are not in his favor

fact I found
The Associated Press and ESPN reported when Tony Sanchez was hired by UNLV in 2014 he was believed to be only the fourth coach ever to make the direct jump from high school head coach to FBS head coach, specifically naming Bob Commings (Iowa 1974), Gerry Faust (Notre Dame 1981) and Todd Dodge (North Texas 2007) as the previous examples.

Coach	High School Job	FBS College Hired By	College Record	Assessment
Bob Commings	Waterloo Columbus HS (Iowa)	Iowa (1974)	18-37	Failure [apnews.com], [espn.com]
Gerry Faust	Moeller HS (Ohio)	Notre Dame (1981)	30-26-1	Generally viewed as a disappointment relative to Notre Dame expectations [en.wikipedia.org], [foxsports.com]
Todd Dodge	Southlake Carroll HS (Texas)	North Texas (2007)	6-37	Failure [foxsports.com], [en.wikipedia.org]
Tony Sanchez	Bishop Gorman HS (Nevada)	UNLV (2014)	20-40	Mixed, but ultimately unsuccessful as a long-term rebuild [apnews.com], [espn.com], [en.wikipedia.org]

Art Briles comes to mind, but he spent 2 years at Texas Tech as RB coach before moving to HC at Houston then Baylor.

 

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[MADHAT1]

Art Briles comes to mind, but he spent 2 years at Texas Tech as RB coach before moving to HC at Houston then Baylor.

I forgot to put in the latest from HS to collage failure
Trent Dilfer who the UAB brought from the HS ranks
he was fired after the 6th game in his 3rd year there with a 9-21 record

I found article that was put out his second year there that had in it:
>At the very least, it’s a case study in what happens when you give an important, high-profile job that requires specific expertise to a Loud Famous Guy from Television rather than someone with the actual qualifications to perform the job <

A breakdown of UAB's Trent Dilfer Debacle (Dilfsaster?)

This is the story of a program which had a lot to be proud of, but decided its own remarkable revival was less interesting than ESPN's 248th-most likable personality.

rodgersherman.substack.com

 

[rutgersguy2]

Michigan may be shut out by MSU, wonder about Whittingham and/or Beck too.

 

[Knight Shift]

What a stupid contract for a coordinator?

 

[rutgersguy2]

What a stupid contract for a coordinator?

Well he did have the #4 or so offense at Utah last year so I kind of get it. The impression I get from reading about it is that he didn't adapt his offense to the personnel he had at Michigan...square peg round hole. More of this is what I run and no matter what personnel I have that's how I'm going to run it as opposed to adapting to the situation he stepped into which was kind of late in offseason for coaching hires.

 

[Anon1754923206]

lol um can spend $10m to can a coordinator…we are so far from big time…remarkable actually

 

[rutgersguy2]

From the article:

Three years ago, Indiana president Pamela Whitten and athletic director Scott Dolson executed college football’s perfect coaching search. After conducting a study of successful programs nationally, they identified three key criteria for potential candidates: 1) He had to be a proven head coach who could bring his own staff. 2) He needed to have considerable recruiting experience. 3) He needed to have a history of developing quarterbacks.

This led them to an under-the-radar candidate named Curt Cignetti.

It was an emphatic lesson for schools everywhere that making the right hire is far more important than making a splash.

Unfortunately, no one ever heeds that lesson.

 

[Knight Shift]

From the article:

Three years ago, Indiana president Pamela Whitten and athletic director Scott Dolson executed college football’s perfect coaching search. After conducting a study of successful programs nationally, they identified three key criteria for potential candidates: 1) He had to be a proven head coach who could bring his own staff. 2) He needed to have considerable recruiting experience. 3) He needed to have a history of developing quarterbacks.

This led them to an under-the-radar candidate named Curt Cignetti.

It was an emphatic lesson for schools everywhere that making the right hire is far more important than making a splash.

Unfortunately, no one ever heeds that lesson.

I don't like Stewart most of the time, but I agree with this article. A lot of butt hurt replies from Wolfpack fans to his post on X. The article is free.

Also from the article (and I mentioned Andrew Luck above- the quote from Dirty Harry comes to mind- "A man has to know his limitations."

I actually think NC State could have gotten the exact same excitement/fundraising bump it’s hoping for with Rivers by hiring him as the GM with top billing on the org chart. That’s what Stanford did in bringing back Andrew Luck. Then Rivers, in consultation with AD Boo Corrigan, could hire an experienced college coach with an existing staff and perhaps a core of players he can bring with him from his current team.

 

[Anon1754923206]

I hope nc state makes it to the playoff next year just to shut ahole media dicks like mandel up…

 

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Wonder if Rhule losing to Rutgers will make the $60M less prohibitive?

 

[rutgersguy2]

Manny Diaz is a FSU alum

 

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[Knight Shift]

2022	Oklahoma	6–7	3–6	T–7th	L Cheez-It
2023	Oklahoma	10–3	7–2	T–2nd	L Alamo

2024	Oklahoma	6–7	2–6	T–13th	L Armed Forces
2025	Oklahoma	10–3	6–2	T–5th	L CFP First Round†	10	13
2026	Oklahoma	5–4	3−3

Now let's do Ryan Day!

 

[MADHAT1]

Until the end of season ,could have been left out of that statement.
Of course the seat might not be hot because a $51 Mil buyout could have a cooling effect

 

[Leonard23]

Until the end of season ,could have been left out if that statement.
Of course the seat might not be hot because a $51 Mil buyout could have a cooling effect

Likely a similar case of not wanting to light $ on fire. The current model isn't sustainable for most schools, and is a giant waste of $ for the ones that can afford it or get their donors to.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Until the end of season ,could have been left out if that statement.
Of course the seat might not be hot because a $51 Mil buyout could have a cooling effect

They also extended him for no reason. No different than us with GS. It happens all across the P4. Agents run circles around admins plus OPM, if it goes to hell not my problem or my money...the person/people are long gone with the school left holding the bag. Schools need "agents" themselves and have the backbone to say no and let the coach walk if that's what he wants. I'd bet more than half the time they probably won't even get a chance to leave. Doeren flirted with other jobs all the time while at NC State and he ended up staying for 14 years and who was the instigator of the separation? The school lol. They fired him rather than him leaving.

 

[Knight Shift]

Interesting comment by Lanning. Wonder what Oregon owes Mehringer?

 

[rutgersguy2]

Interesting comment by Lanning. Wonder what Oregon owes Mehringer?

Whatever it is, it's certainly not the 10-13M Beck is getting from Michigan for 9 games lol.

 

[Knight Shift]

Whatever it is, it's certainly not the 10-13M Beck is getting from Michigan for 9 games lol.

Someone commented that Larry Ellison (Oracle) has given $10M to UM NIL? I don't have the time or care to verify. He's not a UM grad, but think his wife is connected.

 

[rutgersguy2]

Someone commented that Larry Ellison (Oracle) has given $10M to UM NIL? I don't have the time or care to verify. He's not a UM grad, but think his wife is connected.

It’s his wife and it was for Underwood.

 

[rutgersguy2]

 

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