Holgorsen To Houston

[2000bull]

http://footballscoop.com/news/houston-reportedly-announce-dana-holgorsen-hiring-new-years-day/

[Brad]

Holgerson sees 

Houston sees P5

Their lines of vision intersect down the road?

[Brad]

 

[Rocky Style]

Wow.

[TRUTH D. Antagonist]

I know the common logic is "P5 always > G5" but if the money is as good (or better) & as a coach u embrace the role of helping to build something special at a G5 school, possibly even being "the guy" to be at the helm if/when a school like Houston (or USF, UCF, Cinci) gets the invite to a P5 conference or leading a G5 school to a CFP bid (especially given the prospects for CFP expansion within a few years), it is HUGE for legacy & resume.

there ARE potential upsides to coaching a G5 school that don't exist, or are harder to accomplish, at a P5 school. as a head coach, why take $X million a year to win 6, 7 or 8 games a season in [P5 Conference] & play in the Camping World Bowl or Russell Athletic Bowl every year when u can earn the same/more at a solid G5 program winning 10, 11 or 12 games a season, conference championships & an easier path to NY6 bowls... & the potential, even if remote, to elevate an entire program to another level in the form of breaking into the CFP or getting a P5 invite when the next round of expansion comes.

it's potentially the difference between being just another coach in a long line of coaches at a given school, & being a legend on a Mount Rushmore of coaches who really did something special.

this is the kind of coach USF desperately needs. not necessarily Holgerson, but a guy that sees the potential here & embraces the opportunity to make a lasting mark by taking this program to the next level.

i respect Holgerson for this. I know the money is probably significantly better, but he sees the opportunity to do special things at Houston that were far less likely to happen at West Virgina.

[Skingraft]

It’s a 2-3 year stop to a better P5... he was trapped in Morgantown and wanted out

[JTrue]

We don’t have the testicular fortitude to do something like this. Kudos to our former provost and company. 

[NewEnglandBull]

 

[Brad]

[DELdaBull]

5 years 20M? Houston must know something that the rest of us g5 peons don't.