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What's your main criteria for our next Head Coach?
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This is a tough call. I want a recruiter who can build a staff and yet I’m scared of landing on the next Embree. I would generally say someone who has been successful at a big time program in the last 5 years even though that might exclude my number one.
1. Jeff Tedford
2. Jimmy Lake
3. Les Miles
4. Chip Long
5. Jim McElwain? (Assuming he didn’t rape that shark)
1. Jeff Tedford
2. Jimmy Lake
3. Les Miles
4. Chip Long
5. Jim McElwain? (Assuming he didn’t rape that shark)
If our next HC can consistently go to quality bowls while being a fixture in the Top 25 competing for conference titles... I'll ****ing become a pimp to satisfy his shark fetish.
I feel like I spelled it out w/o actually doing so
Your top four is solid. Hell ****ing no on McElwain. He struggled to recruit to freaking Florida.
Really seems like a great G5 HC and very good P5 coordinator to me is his level.
Dude, it is Northwestern! They just won the Big Ten West At NORTHWESTERN using creative offensive concepts using players that no one in the Big 10 wanted. Who gives a **** about ranking in the Big 10.
I was spitballing with with Sparkles. I will say that he did well at CSU and has good connections with his current and previous jobs. Also, all three of the Florida schools have been lagging with their facilities, which will definitely impact recruiting.
Just stick with any of your top four.
I really want a head coach that understands the importance of recruiting to CU and assembles a staff with several high effort, good energy recruiters.
Obviously, that’s not enough based on the Embree years, but it should be a big strength for the next HC.
That why I like the idea of
Jimmy Lake or Chip Long.
Obviously, that’s not enough based on the Embree years, but it should be a big strength for the next HC.
That why I like the idea of
Jimmy Lake or Chip Long.
Jimmy Lake
Chip Long
Jake Spavital
if we have to go retread
Les Miles
Jeff Tedford
Chip Long
Jake Spavital
if we have to go retread
Les Miles
Jeff Tedford
Initially I didn’t like the idea, but I’m really coming around to a Tosh Lupoi. The guy has had a high impact everywhere he’s been, been named a top recruiter, and is young and energetic. Fits the successful at a P5 program, although he’s at Alabama so hard not to be successful. Key here is that Saban wouldn’t just put any random coach up at DC, he clearly thinks the guy is capable and I think a Saban seal of approval is good enough for me. Might be tough to get him here though.
The main lesson from the McCartney era that still apples at CU i that it's all about recruiting. Get the top talent and you will win.
Problem is that he is thought to be the main reason that Cal went into APR hell and Tedford ended up getting canned. It's a risk.
BuffBronco
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FlatironsBuff
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I’m guessing RG would be on top of that issue.
buffs04
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I think there's a bit of cult of personality around our athletic director here. At some point it's about the players. Rick George can't make guys go to class if the team recruits a bunch of guys who aren't interested in going to class.
cubuffinsc
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As a SC Native; I can tell you Venables is going nowhere. He makes HC money, doesn’t have to worry about anything but the D. He has a son at a local high school that is going to Clemson next year and a son there now. There’s absolutely no reason to leave.
You mean Mike Bobo or Jim McElwain?
How much $$$ will it take to buy out Coach Mac and How much $$$ will it take to hire Coach Miles or whomever RG decides to hire?
Don’t under-rate the advantage of hiring someone like Miles right now because we don’t have to buy him out in addition to possibly having to pay off MMac the next several years.
ScottyBuff
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When CU went after McCartney they found that the ideal program to emulate at the time was Michigan under Schembechler. While they couldn't hire away Schembechler they went after the assistant they could find that emobodied that success and would put in the work necessary to raise the bar at CU.
In today's age, I would say that aside from Alabama the program that CU should try to emulate is Stanford. Based on CU's desire to be academically-oriented I think that is even more fitting; and the fact that we share the same recruiting grounds only makes it more ideal. Washington since hiring Peterson has done that as well; but Stanford has been the better program for longer. Since we can't get David Shaw, the next best thing is...
I would submit: Lance Anderson
The Gatekeeper: Lance Anderson and the redefinition of Stanford football
I like him for many reasons that people have posted as criteria for our next HC; but I like most is that he puts his head down, does the work, flies under the radar, and doesn't make it about himself much like David Shaw does. So much so that the dude doesn't even have his own Wikipedia despite all of his accomplishments!. I like him over Jimmy Lake as he has a longer track record in the Pac-12, in recruiting, and in being a DC (since 2014). Another reason to love him: Utah hates him for plucking away their in-state talent!
In today's age, I would say that aside from Alabama the program that CU should try to emulate is Stanford. Based on CU's desire to be academically-oriented I think that is even more fitting; and the fact that we share the same recruiting grounds only makes it more ideal. Washington since hiring Peterson has done that as well; but Stanford has been the better program for longer. Since we can't get David Shaw, the next best thing is...
I would submit: Lance Anderson
The Gatekeeper: Lance Anderson and the redefinition of Stanford football
Willie Shaw Director of Defense
Stanford's Anderson Evaluates Cardinal Defense
I like him for many reasons that people have posted as criteria for our next HC; but I like most is that he puts his head down, does the work, flies under the radar, and doesn't make it about himself much like David Shaw does. So much so that the dude doesn't even have his own Wikipedia despite all of his accomplishments!. I like him over Jimmy Lake as he has a longer track record in the Pac-12, in recruiting, and in being a DC (since 2014). Another reason to love him: Utah hates him for plucking away their in-state talent!
That is your sole criteria?
This is a pretty average class. I would hope that is not really an overriding reason to hire a coach.
Get the right coach and the class should actually get better than what we have now which is pretty freaking average
Im only wanting a coach that has balls. After our powderpuff game yesterday, I turned on the Ok State/OU shootout and saw the Mullet go for two to win the game. That’s the type of balls that has been missing in Boulder since Barnett. If OK State were to let Gundy go that’s my dream guy , but the chances of that happening are slim to none.
I watched OSU go for 2 in a bar in Boulder after the game thinking that’s a move only a coach with job security makes. I hope OSU is stupid enough to let Gundy go - I’d take him in a heartbeat - over Miles, over Tedford, over Lake, over pretty much anyone.
That would be fun to watch unfold.
