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Sonny Dykes seems like a good one. Nice air raid offense as well (really think we need to go this route) and has gone 5-7 to 8-5 and 1-0 at La Tech. Also looks like as a OC at Arizona, he did a nice job.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Dykes
CVilleBuff
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We do NOT want Larry Coker. No, no, no and no.
Give me. Noel. Mazzone. Dammit. :lol:
This. The other two are excellent choices IMO
We could do a lot worse than Tedford or Mark Richt. As mentioned, I think we would have a hard time pulling Smart out of the SEC. Not saying do not try, I think we should. Just saying that maybe a very long shot.
Most of these guys know about their system, but my fave President Bill Clinton reminded us all that we need to do some plain ole arithmetic when thinking about a big decision.
Slow your rolls and ask yourself this fundamental question:
How many of these coaches are going to take $750K -- $1mm per year to coach Colorado?
For many of the guys y'all have listed, $750K -- $1mm is a pay cut. For many of the guys listed, their current non BCS job is better than Colorado. For the coordinators, they'll be on lists for programs who give a **** about football. We are terrible. The light at the end of the tunnel is exceedingly dim. Hell, even though they can't pay for their fantasies, Little Brother U's administration cares more about football than ours does.
No connection to Colorado? A hot coordinator? Keep dreaming, Lennon.
Slow your rolls and ask yourself this fundamental question:
How many of these coaches are going to take $750K -- $1mm per year to coach Colorado?
For many of the guys y'all have listed, $750K -- $1mm is a pay cut. For many of the guys listed, their current non BCS job is better than Colorado. For the coordinators, they'll be on lists for programs who give a **** about football. We are terrible. The light at the end of the tunnel is exceedingly dim. Hell, even though they can't pay for their fantasies, Little Brother U's administration cares more about football than ours does.
No connection to Colorado? A hot coordinator? Keep dreaming, Lennon.
Step 1: establish unreasonable and unrealistic ceiling on coaching salary.
Step 2: feel smug about sucky outlook.
1. What leads you to believe that the University of Colorado admin as it is currently composed is willing to spend significant $$$ on the football program starting with the Head Coach?
2. I don't feel smug; I am completely devastated. In the last twenty years, we have gone from fielding teams who have regularly competed at the highest levels to an also-ran. Most of it is related to the administration's inability to show people in the University community that having a good football team really helps to solve a lot of greater money problems. The school does not care about football. Many would be happier if the team went away. If you think that a hot coach wants to come to CU, you're delusional.
The fact that our coaching staff, when it was hired, had a total salary higher than half the pac 12. We paid big $ for assistants.
Has Larry Coker even had another job since he got canned at Miami?
And apparently he has, at UTSA..
No thank you.
Dykes intrigues me too. His offenses always produce and he seems to be doing a solid job at LT. Can't say I'm a fan of the air raid, but I am a fan of points. Any offense that will score points is ok in my book.
And apparently he has, at UTSA..
No thank you.
Dykes intrigues me too. His offenses always produce and he seems to be doing a solid job at LT. Can't say I'm a fan of the air raid, but I am a fan of points. Any offense that will score points is ok in my book.
Finest
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Another name that intrigues me is Chavis, LSU's defensive coordinator. He has consistently had good defenses, even at the HBCU's that he coached at. No HC experience, but coordinator at big-time programs and would likely have enough connections to put together a decent staff. No clue how much he would cost...
Yeah, because select donors were running the show and agreed to pay for people who have history with the program. As it stands, our staff is NOT amongst the highest paid in the conference (as you state). I wish that we'd ante up, but it ain't happening. We should understand that.
Hmm. what has changed since we hired the staff. Something about a new conference, I think. Maybe another 20 million dollars coming in per year that we didn't have at the time we hired the staff. Maybe. something like that, probably.
The assistants are and Embree (doesn't deserve a dime more than he is making right now), took a paycut to pay his assistants better, and that was during the time when we were paying Halk and the Big 12 exit fee, we have neither of those to pay now, or if we do, we can still pay a good amount due to the Pac 12 money. There's not much doubt in my mind that Bohn will be willing to pay a good sum for a coach. Hell, Hawkins had a $1.3M/year salary, it's not unreasonable one bit that he would pay $2M+ for a new coach.
77buff
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If he got us going, he would catch the first big train running.
Washington State and Arizona are paying their new football coaches in the region of 2m per year. The same Arizona, where football is an afterthought.
If the PAC 12 money enables those 2 to pay their head coach 2m per, you'd hope and think the same is possible at a school where football at least used to be king.
If the PAC 12 money enables those 2 to pay their head coach 2m per, you'd hope and think the same is possible at a school where football at least used to be king.
Running sounds far better than being five feet under.
I honestly think he'll get the reins at Arky next year anyway.
Why is it that we have the thought that if a coach wins here he's gone? We have money to pay (obviously not SEC money) and should have some excellent facilities coming (once again won't be top notch by SEC standards) and a fanbase that is desperately wanting a winner. So long as theirs no scandals and he wins 8 games a year or so, you won't have to worry about being fired. They'd have legit chances at conference titles (not so much against Georgia, Alabama, LSU, and maybe Auburn or Florida) at CU. Don't get it.
Well yes, I mean Colorado is last in he union in financially supporting the university. Flagship my arse, they dont care one way or another. Boulder is pretty stupid in biting a major hand that feeds them.
Jim Tressel, works in the booth for the Colts, I'm sure he wants to get back on the field.
Nick Alioti from Oregon, is a very intriguing name.
Dave Christensen from Wyoming has proven that he can coach. Could be almost Tad-like.
Nick Alioti from Oregon, is a very intriguing name.
Dave Christensen from Wyoming has proven that he can coach. Could be almost Tad-like.
I thought that was Mac's line. But your point is well taken.