I count 11 1/2.
No one can win at CU. Well, except for like every coach the program has ever had other than Fairbanks and Hawkins.
Off the top of my head I'd say there is:
1. Mac too old
2. McCartney hasn't coached in 15 years
3. Bill Recruits don't know who he is
4. Coach Mac Believes in a magical being that saves people if they drink his blood and eat his body
5. And Bill McCartney Not the best "game day" coach
That's five.:smile2:
5
I call them the Pentaverate...
Somebody will need to explain to me what it means to be a "good fit" in Boulder. I find that most of the people who trash potential candidates have already made up their mind on who should get the position. Yes, I'm looking at you lefty.
As to number 4...wow.Hateraid
As to number 4...wow.
Phew, that's a relief, I can now call off the excommunication proceeding...:lol:Total joke. I was being a hater. I'm a god fearin' Christian.
Sorry, I guess I didn't realize I was not allowed to have an opinion on the topic.
What I have pretty consistently said in other posts is that I think Mac is the highest return, lowest risk candidate. He is not a sure fire fix and it is possible the criticisms launched (ie. too old, out of the game too long etc. ) could hold true. I doubt they would since the game isn't all that different and hasn't fundamentally changed in 40 years. Nobody knew who he was when he started recruiting to CU either, so why that is such a big deal I don't know. But I do recognize there is a risk Mac ends up being only marginally better than Hawk (it is hard for me to even imagine anyone doing worse than Hawk).
I would be happy with another proven candidate if that is the way it goes (i.e. Belotti, Miles, Richt). I don't think CU is in a position to take risks with this hire and a guy who has done it before, better than anybody else, is probably going to be the best candidate IMO.
If CU were to go with another unproven candiadte (Calhoun, Sumlin et al.) It would be too big a risk IMO.
Ther is one candidate I keep coming back to as the best risk (Mac). Several I think would also be good (Richt, Miles, Belotti, Cabral) some I really think would be risky (Calhoun, Sumlin, et al.) As far as what the "fit" is, as far as I'm concerned it si a winner who runs a generally clean program. I really wouldn't care what his religion/political persuasion is, and anybody who allows that to form the basis of their decision is pretty short sighted IMO.
:lol: I agree, I hope they beat the bushes and sort through all the possibilities. But based on what little bit I know, I still think Mac is the best risk. I just have a hard time believing CU is going to get a "name" coach to come here, especially if that coach has a job already paying seven figures. If that ends up being the case it boils down to Mac, a mid-major HC or a BCS Coord. I'll take Mac under that scenario.You should know you aren't allowed to have an opinion around here :smile2:
Every coaching hire is a risk (even Mac). I guess I just get tired of people who have already made up their mind saying how this guy sucks or that guy isn't ready. I'd still like to see the search committee explore the options without getting blinders on.
Phew, that's a relief, I can now call off the excommunication proceeding...:lol:
I would be happy with any of the following
Bellotti
Mac
Bieniemy
I would be "ok" with it and give it a chance
Miles
Richt
Would NOT want, be very dissapointed
Calhoun
Any other coach with no BCS coaching experience
Bellotti has a lower winning % and fewer top 10 finishes (in more years) than Richt does. Add in the fact that he's not coaching in the NCAA and he's already on record looking down his nose at our facilities and I can see more comparisons to Fairbanks with him than with Richt.
There are more factors I look at than that
I would love to see this formula.