I watched all the new head coach pressers so you don't have to. Here is my ***OFFICIAL*** ranking of the hires based SOLELY on their press conferences

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Silverfield is definitely an underwhelming hire. The head coaching record is not particularly impressive. Sometimes you have to wonder if patience is the better option at these lower tier SEC schools, especially if this is the best you can do to replace the previous staff.

Thanks for the summary. As we all know, it's not the guy who wins the presser who becomes the most successful, but your observations are still very interesting. I never saw Kiffin as an LSU guy either. I always thought if he left OM that Florida was a much better fit for him. The next few years in the SEC will be very interesting indeed.

will110 said:

Silverfield is definitely an underwhelming hire. The head coaching record is not particularly impressive. Sometimes you have to wonder if patience is the better option at these lower tier SEC schools, especially if this is the best you can do to replace the previous staff.

They were convinced that Golesh was theirs. They were even tracking a plane that was flying from Fayetteville to (they thought) USF. Most of them were on board with Golesh if not downright fired up. Their insiders hadn't mentioned Silverfield at all in days, possibly weeks. They were fixing up barrels of Golesh Kool-Aid Jim Jones style. Then, out of no where, Auburn announced Golesh. Complete and total meltdown. Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Carolina vs. Texas A&M second half. Meltdown. Almost immediately after, Arkansas announced Silverfield and they went from depressed to enraged. As a neutral third party, I enjoyed perusing their coaching search thread on the treadmill last night.

Wow, I think its pretty obvious LSU is not serious about winning. They just accept mediocrity obviously Lame Kiffin is in over his head.

will110 said:

Silverfield is definitely an underwhelming hire. The head coaching record is not particularly impressive. Sometimes you have to wonder if patience is the better option at these lower tier SEC schools, especially if this is the best you can do to replace the previous staff.

You could do a lot worse than Silverfield. That said, I would've hired Colin Klein or Kane Wommack there if I couldn't get Eric Morris.

ComeOnYouSpurs said:

1. Alex Golesh - Auburn

• Pretty impressive presence, comfortable in front of a crowd
• Talked a lot about running the damn ball and being the tougher team, which is basically Auburn porn
• Had no idea his parents were Soviet immigrants. Pretty cool deal there.
• Like Beamer, his main negative was that he talks so much that even the reporters are like "alright bro, wrap it up."

2. Jon Sumrall - Florida

• Basically Will Muschamp 2.0, which I mean as kind of a compliment
• Charming in a country boy come to town kind of way
• "Football guy" as hell, if you know what I mean. Just "football guys" his face off. Could not "football guy" harder imo.
• They probably removed the obligatory Coke Zero bottle from the podium for fear he'd reflexively attempt to use it as his "spit bottle."
• Not quite as polished as I expected. Not sure how he'll be with the donors and Florida brass, which is more Chapel Hill than they'd like to admit. He's much, much more Muschamp than he is Spurrier or Urban Meyer.

3. Lane Kiffin - LSU

• To be someone who has been in front of cameras for 20+ years now, he is awkward as hell.
• Seemed squirmy and uncomfortable the entire time.
• His whole aura fit much better at Ole Miss than it will at LSU.
• This is just as weird a fit at LSU as Brian Kelly was, only for different reasons.
• It'll honestly be difficult for him to screw this up, but don't put it past him.

4. Ryan Silverfield - Arkansas

• Couldn't find his press conference. Know why? It hasn't happened yet. Know why? The Arkansas fans hate his guts so much that they wanted a few days for him to "get some wins" on the recruiting trail to calm the villagers.
• Has actually gotten some wins on the recruiting trail with several in-state flips.
• They still hate his guts.
• They hate the AD even more, this is a Tanner-on-steroids situation. Presser could be interesting.

I think you gotta do this for at least all the power jobs.

Uhaul said:

You could do a lot worse than Silverfield. That said, I would've hired Colin Klein or Kane Wommack there if I couldn't get Eric Morris.

Once they realized Golesh was gone there was a momentary "I guess its going to be Wommack, I can live with that" rush of copium followed by a "DID WE GET TURNED DOWN BY KANE FUCKING WOMMACK" that hit like a tidal wave.

ComeOnYouSpurs said:

1. Alex Golesh - Auburn

• Pretty impressive presence, comfortable in front of a crowd
• Talked a lot about running the damn ball and being the tougher team, which is basically Auburn porn
• Had no idea his parents were Soviet immigrants. Pretty cool deal there.
• Like Beamer, his main negative was that he talks so much that even the reporters are like "alright bro, wrap it up."

2. Jon Sumrall - Florida

• Basically Will Muschamp 2.0, which I mean as kind of a compliment
• Charming in a country boy come to town kind of way
• "Football guy" as hell, if you know what I mean. Just "football guys" his face off. Could not "football guy" harder imo.
• They probably removed the obligatory Coke Zero bottle from the podium for fear he'd reflexively attempt to use it as his "spit bottle."
• Not quite as polished as I expected. Not sure how he'll be with the donors and Florida brass, which is more Chapel Hill than they'd like to admit. He's much, much more Muschamp than he is Spurrier or Urban Meyer.

3. Lane Kiffin - LSU

• To be someone who has been in front of cameras for 20+ years now, he is awkward as hell.
• Seemed squirmy and uncomfortable the entire time.
• His whole aura fit much better at Ole Miss than it will at LSU.
• This is just as weird a fit at LSU as Brian Kelly was, only for different reasons.
• It'll honestly be difficult for him to screw this up, but don't put it past him.

4. Ryan Silverfield - Arkansas

• Couldn't find his press conference. Know why? It hasn't happened yet. Know why? The Arkansas fans hate his guts so much that they wanted a few days for him to "get some wins" on the recruiting trail to calm the villagers.
• Has actually gotten some wins on the recruiting trail with several in-state flips.
• They still hate his guts.
• They hate the AD even more, this is a Tanner-on-steroids situation. Presser could be interesting.

Well done 👍

Jon Sumrall is basically Billy Napier 2.0 with a nearly identical resume, which is why I'm simultaneously surprised and yet, ever so much not surprised Florida hired him.