Who? Clay-Bob?...I raised him from a pup. Guess he's no longer a 210 pound Freshman Scout Team OLman for the 'Dins, huh? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PaladinFan
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Who? Clay-Bob?...I raised him from a pup. Guess he's no longer a 210 pound Freshman Scout Team OLman for the 'Dins, huh? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PaladinFan
Dave Brock is the perfect candidate for Lafayette
Southland. On the verge of losing the fan base:
Conque (SFA).
Collums (ACU). The "Transition is a process. We will be ready when we are eligible in 2017" message Collums has been preaching for four years now is not as believable since the Wildcats record has been getting worse not better each year. Collums still has a year left on his contract, so he may get a short term reprieve.
Ideal Candidate: A highly successful D2 HC or a hot FBS assistant wanting a head coaching gig. Must identify with and exemplify ACU's mission as a Christ-centered institution and ideally would have close ties to Texas/Oklahoma high schools.
Charlie Strong will available shortly.
Art Briles is available
Can you imagine Art Briles at Abilene Christian? Awesomeness will ensue!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Pod
I can't really think of anyone in the MVFC who would definately be on a hot seat at this point. Maybe Spack at Illinois State, although "The 'Stache" has been beloved at ISU for a while, and due to the last few year's successes, he's likely to get a pass on a bad season or two.
Possibly Sanford at Indiana State...depending on how they finish out the season. This is year 4 for him and while he did do pretty well in 2014, had a losing record last year and at 4-4 now with games @YSU, UNI, and @NDSU, it's likely to be a losing record again this year. I don't know if that's enough for the ISUb higher-ups to fire him. It would be if it was NDSU with back to back losing records, but ISUb seems to have slightly different "expectations" for their football team.
Otherwise, the coaches of the teams near the bottom are pretty much all in the first or second years (SIU - Nick Hill, 1st year; MSU - Dave Steckel, 2nd year), which isn't enough properly evaluate recruiting classes and stuff. Most FCS schools don't really have the money to be firing coaches at the first sign of trouble.
I'm not quite sure what would have happened with Farley at UNI if he'd stuck with Bailey and possibly finished with a losing record. He might have saved his job for another season by switching to Dunne and steamrolling MSU.
If we are to stay in the family, Mark Duffner would be a great candidate for his swan song. He would totally reenergize the 1980s and early 90s alums at HC (sader87 can back me up here).Quote:
Originally Posted by LeopardBall10
Terry Malone would be an intriguing option, and I bet he'd jump at the opportunity. The one red flag for me is that he's never been a head coach before -- why? Wouldn't want to hire another Sean Kearney...not saying that's the case with Malone.
Mike Sherman is another name that would get thrown around, but I imagine he's content with having hung it up. He's coaching high school football on the Cape, currently.
Bill McGovern is an intriguing name. Like Terry Malone, he's never been a head guy. He's currently the LB coach with the Giants, and spent more than a decade as an assistant at BC.
I am of the opinion that Tom Gilmore will be relieved of his duties following this season, and it will be really interesting to see the direction Nate Pines heads in. Would a guy like Randy Edsall be a candidate, given that Pine was the associate AD at Maryland before HC? Who knows what their relationship is like. Is a guy like Greg Schiano too big a name for HC?
I do think HC is a pretty attractive job, given the $90 million they're putting into new athletic facilities.
Here's a really good name for HC: Tim Cramsey.
Edsall is 58 and if Holy Cross does relieve Gilmore at the end of the year (I have no idea on the genuine odds of that part of it), it would be a bridge to retirement for him and would be likely his final head coaching position. Randy seems to have a pretty cushy gig at the Lions and it's open to question whether he would want to give that up - or whether Holy Cross would pony up the dough to attract him here.
No, we want Cramsey. He is from Allentown, Pa after all and I think we would love to come home. He would be a very good FCS head coach IMO. If Loose is available he would be a very solid choice as well. If all else fails just have player coaches.. They can't do any worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by crusader11