Mike Shanahan would never, ever work for a guy like Jerry Jones.
But as much as I'd love to see Shanahan coach the Buffs,(although I'm expecting Hawkins to be here for a long time), there is no way we could afford him.
Listen. I realize that we can't afford him. I realize it will probably never happen.
I more hoping for speculation on what it would do the program and the school.
Listen. I realize that we can't afford him. I realize it will probably never happen.
I more hoping for speculation on what it would do the program and the school.
Top 10 recruiting class the first year, CU lands a bluechip QB, we get tons of national media attention, and CU wins a bunch of games. Shanny's the type of coach that returns you to national relevance before he coaches a game.
I love Shanahan, but I'd rather have Gruden or even Mariucci - I can see recruits loving those guys.
That said, I hope Hawk wins 10 and this discussion is moo.
It obviously worked out for Florida with Urban Meyer, but it would have been interesting to see what Shanahan could have done there.
I still find myself playing the occasional "what if" game with the Gary Kubiak situation.
Dream on! I've met him a couple of times, he's a decent guy, but I haven't been impressed with his body of work since Big John left.
Plus you Bronco fans hugely overestimate his star power outside the Front Range. Look at what Weiss did with a couple of Super Bowl Rings and a ton of pub at the most renowned program in the country...Pfffft! Been to NYC, Boston and Seattle among sports fans and these days, its "Mike Who?" That's national relevance?
I don't think we could afford Shanny...isn't he making like $2mil this year to do NOTHING except not talk $h*t about the Broncos?? (who are a complete train wreck for the first time in my life)
I see Wade Phillips getting RUN the F*** out of Dallas after a sub-par year this year and Jerry Jones bringing Shanny in at $3-4 mil a year.
But hey, who knows, like NashBuf said, maybe he'd stay in CO to enjoy the ridiculous house he just built.
Shanny is making ~$7 million a year to do nothing right now. His next coaching gig will likely pay him in that same ballpark.
McHoodie makes $2 million.
But IF he did decide to take a major pay cut to stay in Denver and commute to Boulder to take over the Buffs, I think it'd be a media frenzy, bringing major attention to the school & program. BUT as some people have mentioned, I don't think he's a very motivating or exciting guy who would get a blue-chip prospect as excited about CU as Pete Carroll does for USC or Saban does for 'Bama.
Shanny's biggest problem when he was the HC in Denver wasn't necessarily game-day coaching. When he set his mind to preparation for an opponent, he was usually pretty good. His problem was drafting and personnel decisions.
He could recruit on name recognition alone for a few years. If he didn't get any success, that name recognition would start to work against him. I don't think he'd be a failure at the college level, though.
Again, he won't make the move until his sweetheart deal with Bowlen runs out. At that point, assuming he's sold his house, he'll be a very wealthy man regardless. He won't need to make $7MM/Yr. I suspect he'd be perfectly satisfied making 1/4 of that so long as he's in a spot where he feels comfortable.