Coaching Dominoes Are Starting To Fall

[MMW]

4 minutes ago, BDYZR said:

You have got to be kidding! Recruiting disaster.

I've heard that they shackled him due to academic issues preventing him to take iffy kids academically.

I don't know how true that is but I'm just trying to explain to myself why the dude was successful everywhere but here.

 

[HOTbull]

15 minutes ago, MMW said:

I've heard that they shackled him due to academic issues preventing him to take iffy kids academically.

I don't know how true that is but I'm just trying to explain to myself why the dude was successful everywhere but here.

 

He left the coffers bare at ECU when he left as well. 

[Bullrush33]

I would take Kevin Sumlin and he would need to keep Shaun King or get Larry Scott.

[NewEnglandBull]

46 minutes ago, Bullrush33 said:

I would take Kevin Sumlin and he would need to keep Shaun King or get Larry Scott.

No Larry Scott he **** the bed at Tenn 

[Bullrush33]

28 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

No Larry Scott he **** the bed at Tenn 

I just mean for recruiting purposes. Make him running backs coach

[Bulls On Parade]

46 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

No Larry Scott he **** the bed at Tenn 

Agree, I dont want him at all as HC or OC.  Maybe as a TE coach.

Edited November 26, 2017 by Bulls On Parade

[Brad]

Hearing out here that Arizona State's HC is fired.  Todd Graham (you may remember him from Pitt).  Rich Rod (at Arizona) may be next.

[Brad]

 

[USFBulls727]

2 hours ago, MMW said:

I've heard that they shackled him due to academic issues preventing him to take iffy kids academically.

I don't know how true that is but I'm just trying to explain to myself why the dude was successful everywhere but here.

 

He got off to a decent start here, then slowly went downhill after that Notre Dame game. A lot of close loses with Skip. Always uses to hear that our 5-7 team was 5 plays away from being 10-2. He has three down-to-the- wire losses at La tech this year. 4 losses in 2015, 5 in 2016, 6 this year. This is the same guy that, on more than one occasion, would sit on two timeouts and let the last 30 seconds of the half run off before kicking a short FG. Hard to believe that Arkansas can't do better the Holtz.

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

3 hours ago, MMW said:

I've heard that they shackled him due to academic issues preventing him to take iffy kids academically.

I don't know how true that is but I'm just trying to explain to myself why the dude was successful everywhere but here.

 

 

49 minutes ago, USFBulls727 said:

He got off to a decent start here, then slowly went downhill after that Notre Dame game. A lot of close loses with Skip. Always uses to hear that our 5-7 team was 5 plays away from being 10-2. He has three down-to-the- wire losses at La tech this year. 4 losses in 2015, 5 in 2016, 6 this year. This is the same guy that, on more than one occasion, would sit on two timeouts and let the last 30 seconds of the half run off before kicking a short FG. Hard to believe that Arkansas can't do better the Holtz.

I think it was a combination of many things. Partially being shackled to get the academics up but also he got complacent in his stop here. Didn't work hard enough to recruit, was a very poor game manager and probably hit his Peter Principle ceiling. After the horrible slide here he worked harder at a lower level at LA Tech and found his success again. Looking at the increased loss trend at LA Tech his game management may be biting him again as the talent left for him graduates. Like Strong, he also has no killer instinct.

Oddly Taggart and Strong kept the academics and achieved winning records. We may see how Strong progresses but with all the openings I'd rather he leave tomorrow than after the bowl game if he is leaving. Too many openings for me to think he stays here.