So I think LSU probably needs to get rid of the AD as well. I think Bertman originally hired Miles and because of the way last year played out, It's probably time the AD was axed as well. So my solution would be go to 'Ville and get Jurich to run your AD, and let him bring Petrino back to the SEC to fix the LSU offense.
Why would Jimbo leave for LSU, when he could get the Bama job if he wants it when Saban retired? Plus his job in the ACC is much more manageable than competing in the SEC west. I don't know anything, just asking.
Why would Jimbo leave for LSU, when he could get the Bama job if he wants it when Saban retired? Plus his job in the ACC is much more manageable than competing in the SEC west. I don't know anything, just asking.
sanctions vs Jim Tressel come off on Dec 19 2016 ... with the talent he would have to work with in LSU even at the age of 63 I think he could challenge Saban and Bama immediately. Whoever gets the LSU gig isn't exactly starting from scratch and Tressel has six Big10 titles, four 1AA's, and a BCS to his name.
I'd call Jimbo 1st, Tressel 2nd...
He was their only candidate. The "word" is that they swiftly fired Richt to prevent Smart from taking the South Carolina job (as Spurrier had left early in the season). Again, the last TWO head coaches at UGA had NO head coaching experience. So, yes....there is a reason; they got who they wanted (when they hired Richt he was fresh off a National Championship at FSU).
I don't see why that should matter. Danny Ford wasn't a coordinator when he got the interim job at Clemson, but one win over Woody Hayes and Ohio State, and the job was his. Likewise, Dabo Swinney wasn't a coordinator when he took over as interim coach in 2008. Head coach and coordinator involve different skill sets.
The problem with Orgeron is that he's been a head coach before, at Ole Miss, and it was a total disaster.
They were saying the same about Pete Carroll when he was at SC. But Saban is in the midst of a great/historic run. Any team that can do it these days with scholarship reductions is impressive. You used to be able to sign 120 guys so that the lower teams in a conference could not get kids. There aren't any more Kansas St or NWestern in P5 football anymore. Well, maybe Kansas but they could probably beat those old teams.
How am I, an Ohio State fan an SEC "honk"... i give credit where credit is due. Personally, I feel Ohio State should be the number one rated team in the country, despite their youth. They have athletes equal to Bama and the biggest edge over Bama is at QB. I heard all this BS about Florida having the best defense in the country.. i laughed because the best defense in the country is in Columbus, Ohio. The over all SEC bias is still out there but slowly slipping away. People associate the Alabama dominance as an SEC dominance and its kinda funny...
I attended the first Ohio State game this year because I was curious to see all this youth I was being told so much about. I watched the game at field level..I was left saying wow after the first few series of the game.. I have been going to games for about 42 years now and this team is by far the biggest and fastest team Ohio State has ever put on a field. I was still a little concerned with their youth but the Oklahoma game put that to rest.
My biggest concern this year is October 15th @ Wisconsin, 8:00 kick off time. The crowd will be loud with a team that has always played OSU tough, even when they were bottom feeders..
Honk ! Honk !
Dont count out jimbo to wvu if wvu starts losing here soon. A key 3 game stretch for holgs...byu,k st, and at texas tech...thats before the more difficult schedule comes...jimbo was very close to coming last time around to wvu...changed his mind after asst coaches budget was lowered on him. With his divorce,along with family just outside of motown and he/family purchased additional land there last year its possible he could come back to morgantown if holgs gets fired.
Alrightyyy then..... are UGA fans still trying to convince themselves they hired a better coach than they already had... the guy will not succeed. They could easily be sitting at 2-5. I find it entertaining to hear the excuses for this guy.. no players, takes 3 years, etc... UGA coming off back to back 10-3 seasons in the mighty sec and now this??
Agree.
If you're gonna fire Richt, you need to go out and hire a sure fire proven successful head coach (which Georgia could have done).
You don't fire Richt and hand the keys to a defensive coordinator (Saban's DC no less) with zero head coach experience.
The fact that Smart was a Georgia alumni held precedence over every other actual coaching quality they should have been seeking.
That's not a great Vandy team either and to lose that game between the hedges has to have UGa fans smirking a bit. I've never been a big fan of giving 1st time HC big time jobs, whether they are DC's or OC's. As a coordinator, you go from only being concerned with 1 side of the ball (offense or defense) to now having to manage both sides plus a bunch of other ancillary things. It's a big ask for anyone, which is why most guys DONT succeed their first time out, especially at big time programs. Look at a guy like Urban Meyer, starting at BG, then step up to Utah, and then on the big stage at UF and OSU. Step by step. Meyer went 17 - 6 at BG, but finished 3rd both years. But he learned how to be a HC. He then went to Utah, and met Kyle Winningham and begged him to stay on as his DC, and finished 1st in both years years before going to UF. But I heard him say that he surrounded himself with talented coaches. Looking at the UGa staff, I just wonder if HC Smart has done that. I don't think his staff is very good.
