Who Would Be Rutgers's Best "Alumnus as Head Coaching Hire?"

[17Q66]

Pat Forde just posted a piece on SI about high-profile alumni head coaching hires.

The ultimate athletic scenario for a university president is to have a successful coach who is an alum of the school and will stay there for the long haul, winning big while declining overtures elsewhere. That dream scenario takes a problematic twist when controversies arise and a power struggle ensues.

-- Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated, "Fitzgerald, Huggins Controversies Reveal Complex Power Struggles at the Highest Level," July 9, 2023

With that in mind -- and fully granting that Schiano isn't going anywhere, anytime soon, no matter what the latest Coaching Hot Seat chart says -- who would be the leading Rutgers Football alumni candidates to step in as the new head coach if a change happened and the AD/BOG went that route? Who's your pick for head coach if that happened? Let's stick with living, working alumni, please.

 

[newell138]

Steve Belichick

 

[MADHAT1]

Steve Shimko

 

[koleszar]

Bernie Marcus. With a net worth of $8.6 billion he could just sit back and buy his team and coaches. Too bad no one ever showed that man the joys of athletic competition.

 

[rutgersal_rivals139582]

Krusty the Clown. No matter who we hired the joke would be on us.

 

[Purple-Ed]

rutgersal.

 

[wisr01]

Mr Magoo

 

[Morrischiano2]

Danny Devito.

If we are being honest, there are no alumni that would be viable candidates, using the criteria cited in the article.

The closest we got to a home grown talent in athletics was Tim Pernetti, who was my teammate back in 1990.

But we eat and railroad our own in NJ.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

VVV Dis Guy VVV RIP

 

[CranfordKnight]

Maybe a. couple of years down the road- Savon Huggins?

Edit: not exactly an alumnus because he transferred, but seems to be a Rutgers guy anyway.

 

[RU at the shore]

Alexi Lalas or Carli Lloyd (futbol)

 

[e5fdny]

Frank Burns.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Brian Leonard

 

[anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy]

The obvious answer is steve bellicheck. But i dont think hes cut for college ball. More of a pro football guy.