Who's on the Hot Seat and Who's the perfect candidate?
With a little under a month left in the regular season many of you are preparing for your team's deep playoff run that will hopefully end with a ring. For the rest of us we cringe watching game after game of miserable losing, counting down the games, and hoping for a change at the end of the season.
Delaware made the bold move of firing Dave Brock, much to the jubilation of Hens faithful. I don't see anyone else in FCS willing to make that kind of move this season, but who else has a coach on the hot seat? The Patriot League may have 2 or 3 coaches who have to answer to an angry alumni base at seasons end (Tavani at Lafayette (1-7), Gillmore at Holy Cross (3-5), Susan at Bucknell (3-4)). And if your AD does make a change who do you see as the best candidates available? Will your school try to take another teams HC or assistants? And FBS guys who may be interested in the job?
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Bruce Fowlers seat has to be getting pretty hot at Furman.
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Patriot League Hot Seat (warmest to coldest)
1. Gilmore
2. Tavani
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3. Susan
4. Coen
5. Breiner/Hunt
7. Sgarlata
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Big Sky
Mike Kramer (ISU) - I doubt they'd fire him now with another year on his contract, but you never know.
Ron Gould (UCD) - He also has another year, but his team has had little success in 4 seasons. I wonder if hiring someone not connected to Bob Biggs was a mistake.
Jody Sears (SAC) - Another contract that expires next year… The Hornets were supposed to suck last season after graduating a ton, but they've been worse this year instead of better.
Nobody else seem close to the hot seat, honestly.
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The fact that Tavani can have 7 straight losing season including back-2-back 1-10 campaigns and still keep his job blows my mind.....xrotatehxxcrazyx
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Mocs123
Bruce Fowlers seat has to be getting pretty hot at Furman.
It takes a long time (I mean, really long time) for Furman fans to turn on a coach. I think the Kennesaw State game, regardless of what happens the rest of the season, was the straw that broke the camel's back for the fans. Furman is too talented to just not show up to play football several times a season, which has become a routine occurrence under Fowler's administration.
At the end of the day, Furman fans are a pretty low key bunch. We understand the economics of college football, and that you cannot change coaches like one changes their socks, especially at a small liberal arts college. Still, our fans are proud of the university and its football tradition and watching some of these performances are just unacceptable. I don't mind losing, but mailing it in several times a season cannot be allowed.
In terms of the perfect candidate, most Furman fans would probably agree on Clay Hendrix. Hendrix is from North Georgia, a Furman grad, and was the OL coach under Bobby Lamb. He is now the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Air Force, where he has been wildly successful. He also recruits the heck out of the deep south for the Academy, often recruiting directly against Furman.
Many Furman fans will equate our 10 year malaise with Hendrix's departure moreso than any other event. He'd probably have to take a pay cut, but provided the opportunity to come back home might be enticement enough. I believe he was in the conversation for the Citadel job as well three years ago. He'd be a monumental hire for Furman, I think.
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Well clearly the perfect candidate for Delaware would be K.C. Keeler.
Their fans can't get enough of him even though he now coaches at SHSU.
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UNIFanSince1983
Well clearly the perfect candidate for Delaware would be K.C. Keeler.
Their fans can't get enough of him even though he now coaches at SHSU.
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UNIFanSince1983
Well clearly the perfect candidate for Delaware would be K.C. Keeler.
Their fans can't get enough of him even though he now coaches at SHSU.
xlolx. Im pretty sure that wouldn't happen. I think the current AD at Delaware burned that bridge, plus I think KCK is liking it in Texas.
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katstrapper
xlolx. Im pretty sure that wouldn't happen. I think the current AD at Delaware burned that bridge, plus I think KCK is liking it in Texas.
I know. He would never go back there. Just saying if you took a poll of Blue Hen fans I guarantee his name would be on top.
