2018 Coaching Changes thread

[Drew4UTk]

i have no doubt about his DC skills... I simply don't think he'll be able to produce in the SEC.  

@847badgerfan touched on it... it's not that he can't coach, but he has to coach against Smart, Saban, Mullens, Malzhan, and Muschamp... i'd put him in the same class as Muschamp, actually.  then, he has to do that against the odds of a depleted team... his name obviously brought no comfort to recruits who made a break for the door as soon as he was suggested- and who knows how many players are going to leave, but i imagine it will be a lot more than if the HC was Gundy, as an example... 

but..... who knows.. 

reports are that Gundy turned UT down... 

[Brutus Buckeye]

I wish Haslem would move my Browns to Knoxville, so they could start over again with competent ownership. 

Third times a charm. 

[Mdot21]

Moorehead to Miss State. Great hire for them. Kinda shocked, thought he'd wait it out couple more years for a better opportunity. 

[Mdot21]

Gundy has turned down Tennessee. According to ESPN it was a 6 year, $42 million offer. Kinda starting to feel bad for them. 

[MrNubbz]

Moorehead to Miss State. Great hire for them. Kinda shocked, thought he'd wait it out couple more years for a better opportunity.

Perhaps however when McSorley/Gesicki/Barkley/Hamilton/Johnson/Sanders are gone his luster might be also.Strike while the iron is hot.

[Mdot21]

Perhaps however when McSorley/Gesicki/Barkley/Hamilton/Johnson/Sanders are gone his luster might be also.Strike while the iron is hot.

Good point. Penn State will lose a lot on that offense after this season. Might make sense to go now. PSU offense will definitely take a big step back next year I think.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Gundy has turned down Tennessee. According to ESPN it was a 6 year, $42 million offer. Kinda starting to feel bad for them.

I never had any beef with Tennessee. I used to have a roommate that was a huge Vols fan. 
After they went all DNC on Schiano though, I'm going to enthusiastically bask in their misery. 

[CWSooner]

Gundy has turned down Tennessee. According to ESPN it was a 6 year, $42 million offer. Kinda starting to feel bad for them.

I don't think Gundy had any intention of accepting the Tennessee job.  Maybe the whole thing was a way for him to stroke his own ego.

He's a weird guy, and he demonstrates some signs of going through a midlife crisis.  The mullet is part of that.  He's gone off on a rattlesnake hunt, which is where he said he was during the OU-tOSU game, in explanation for why he had no comment on it.  Seems like I've read that he's gotten a Harley, but maybe the wish has become father to the thought on that.

There are a lot of rumors about his marriage, including the one that his wife has told him that he's not leaving Stillwater until the kids are out of high school.  His oldest is a sophomore (IIRC) and is the QB for Stillwater High.  Gunnar is his name.  Gunnar Gundy.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Think Gunner Gundy has a mullet?  That's a silly name, but it's no Jim Bob Cooter.


btw, Tennessee deserves this - from their AD to their fans - it's all on them.  Fans' Gruden obsession, AD's teasing (more like bluffing a royal flush while holding 3 of a kind), and the fans' reaction to Schiano....

It's going to end up with them grovelling to get some middling coach AND overpaying him.  Hell, where's John L. Smith??  lol

[847badgerfan]

Perhaps however when McSorley/Gesicki/Barkley/Hamilton/Johnson/Sanders are gone his luster might be also.Strike while the iron is hot.

Great coordinators/coaches overcome heavy personnel losses. It's part of what being a great coach is.

[MaximumSam]

Miss. State with a great hire.  Meanwhile Vols looking at Chad Morris and his 13-22 record at SMU.

[PSUinNC]

Perhaps however when McSorley/Gesicki/Barkley/Hamilton/Johnson/Sanders are gone his luster might be also.Strike while the iron is hot.

McSorely, Johnson and Sanders are all back (the latter two still have two years remaining), as well as the entire O-line and bringing in a potential Top 5 recruiting class and they redshirted about 20 guys this year.  Really the only 'unreplaceable' guys leaving are Barkley and Gesicki.  I'm not saying PSU will Ohio State/Alabama reload, but there's plenty of talent in the waiting folks, get used to it.  

[PSUinNC]

Good point. Penn State will lose a lot on that offense after this season. Might make sense to go now. PSU offense will definitely take a big step back next year I think.

Based on what premise?  Losing Gesicki and Barkley?

[PSUinNC]

I'm happy for Moorehead but the landing spot is a bit of a head scratcher to me.   Moorehead has zero ties to that part of the recruiting world - zero.  He's not a hands on recruiter by any means to begin with.  I get that it's an SEC job, but I really did think the UCF job was a good 'interim' spot for him to be a D1 head coach, grow some roots in the south for recruiting, then make the jump to a P5 school.  I wish him well, but I have a gut feeling this won't go all that great.  Remember Mullen was at UF before MSU and knew how to navigate those waters.  I don't think Moorehead does quite frankly.  

That said, I trust Franklin has a plan as he's had a full year to plan for this.  The transition will be smoother than many think.  While PSU loses Barkley, Gesicki and Hamilton, there's PLENTY of talent waiting in the wings, a 5th yr Sr QB returning, and the entire O-line is back.  I think y'all will be mighty surprised when this transition isn't as tumultuous as you might think it's going to be.  The same was said for PSU's defense when Shoop left, and frankly the defense never missed a beat.