OC Candidate, Paul Wulff, former WSU HC

[Reliable Source]

What gives me hope is that this was the 1st and only candidate that CWT was after. He was decisive about the firings and about the hiring as well. Gonna be eal interested to see who winds up QB Coach. I love Marquel but we might need someone more seasoned. My god maybe a QB coach who has recruiting chops. What a novel idea.I will still be happy if we plug in MB though.

[9-40]

@gregauman: Folks at @AllCougdUp say former Washington State coach Paul Wulff will be new offensive coordinator at USF. http://t.co/BwiFTjclU6

After spending the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49′ers, Paul Wulff is returning to college football as offensive coordinator for the University of South Florida Bulls. Whether coach Wille Taggert knows it or not, USF hired a quality man who brings a wealth of coaching experience and integrity to the Bulls football program.

Wulff will always be a Coug.

Highly recruited out of high school, he was a standout player at Washington State lettering four years from 1986-89, graduating in the spring of 1990. Paul was in Pullman during the coaching carousel days, meaning he played for three different head coaches (Jim Walden, Dennis Erickson and Mike Price).

The Cougs won the Aloha Bowl in 1988, a season where he earned honorable mention All Pac-10 as the center for that team. He followed that up with a senior campaign which earned him second team All Pac-10 and honorable mention as a Sporting News All-American. Paul was both center and long snapper for the Cougs during his playing career.

Injuries during the pre-season ended Wulff’s shot at the NFL with the Jets. He would go on to play in the World League for a couple of seasons before hanging up his cleats.

When a committee was formed in 2007 to begin the process of finding new leadership for Cougar football, Wulff was tapped to take on rebuilding from top to bottom.

PROMOTED BY INTEL

Devices That Do It All Flood-In

Paul took over as the Washington State head coach in 2008, his “dream†job, only to discover the rebuilding process might better be termed complete reconstruction. Cougar football lacked Pac-10 caliber athletes and the character expected from WSU student-athletes.

The foundation set in place by Paul Wulff made it possible for a turnaround to begin. He was forced to start with scholarship sanctions by the NCAA because of unacceptable academic performance by student-athletes. Paul worked with his players to improve their classroom performance and conduct themselves appropriately on and off the field.

During his four-year stint in Pullman, Wulff was not able to produce a winning season going 9-40 including an abysmal 4-32 in conference play.

WSU athletic director Bill Moos pulled the plug on the Wulff era, seizing the opportunity to bring in Mike Leach for both coaching and marquis value.

This writer will always hold Paul Wulff in high regard because of a number of reasons.

First and foremost, Paul is a Coug. Beyond that, he brought passion back to his players and everyone associated with Cougar football. You never would have known he failed to gain fan support, primarily because of four consecutive losing seasons.

The man who was the face of Cougar football conducted himself admirably at all times.

Wulff always was available to media regardless of the situation. He would even take conference calls on a Sunday night to provide information from the previous week and preview upcoming opponents. The manner in which he conducted himself during each and every session was respectful, though that courtesy wasn’t always returned in kind.

If you’re a Monday morning quarterback, it isn’t tough to argue the Cougs would have won more football games in 2012 had Wulff remained in the fold rather than changing direction to first-year coach Mike Leach. That’s part of the charm of the college game. Talking “what if†is contagious and an entertainment form in and of itself.

So after two years of NFL coaching experience Paul Wulff will be back in the college game…a place where he has flourished in the past. During his eight seasons at Eastern Washington, the Eagles won two Big Sky Conference championships, named conference coach of the year in 2001, 2004, and 2005 while advancing to post season play three times. His record at Eastern was 53-40 and had winning seasons seven of the eight years.

Turning 44 next month, there is a lot of coaching left in Paul Wulff. He will be asked to breath life back into a USF offense that was just plain awful last year ranking 121st out of 123 Division I teams.

One thing is certain, he won’t hesitate to call a play-action from the 1-yard line if there’s a good chance of beating a defense. And his work ethic should inspire young men to perform beyond expectations.

As Coach would say time and time again, “GO COUGS!!!â€

Wow you must subscribe to Cougfan and be one of the Wulff apologists who after 2 season must still think WSU lost it's innocence when he was fired for winning 3 PAC 10/12 games in 4 years, one of them against  0-12 UW in OT.   Wulff's entire staff from Eastern Washington who was fired with him went to Weber State. They were all fired  in December after 2 seasons, yep that terrible. 

 

No matter how crappy they palyed he continued to blame the previous staff for leaving him no talent, even after the 4th season. He never took it upon himself that atter 4 years they still were basically an FCS team with FCS talent despite the suppose epic rectuiting he did.   This epic recruting produced more kids that never got in school or were booted from school that played a down.   If you are framiliar with the Fulmer Cup look it up, WSU in the top 5 every season he was at WSU.  

 

 

 

Wulff was the worst coach in the history of the PAC 12, the absolute worst and he is now yours.  May god have mercy on your soul. 

[Bulls2k]

Hey, at least he didn't go through a Wendy's drive thru naked.

So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.

[Bulls2k]

 

i dont really know what to think

 

its kinda hard to get an OC when you tell them... you'll be the OC but I own the offense and i'll be calling the plays.

 

I dont see how you can get top talent at OC that way. 

 

You're not hiring an OC, you're hiring an OL coach. We're not looking for a top talent OC because we supposedly already have one .... Only time will tell if he's good enough.

 

Who's good enough.....the OC or the OL coach ?

[2000bull]

i dont really know what to think

its kinda hard to get an OC when you tell them... you'll be the OC but I own the offense and i'll be calling the plays.

I dont see how you can get top talent at OC that way.

You're not hiring an OC, you're hiring an OL coach. We're not looking for a top talent OC because we supposedly already have one .... Only time will tell if he's good enough.

Who's good enough.....the OC or the OL coach ?

both?

[Hem]

@gregauman: Folks at @AllCougdUp say former Washington State coach Paul Wulff will be new offensive coordinator at USF. http://t.co/BwiFTjclU6

After spending the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49′ers, Paul Wulff is returning to college football as offensive coordinator for the University of South Florida Bulls. Whether coach Wille Taggert knows it or not, USF hired a quality man who brings a wealth of coaching experience and integrity to the Bulls football program.

Wulff will always be a Coug.

Highly recruited out of high school, he was a standout player at Washington State lettering four years from 1986-89, graduating in the spring of 1990. Paul was in Pullman during the coaching carousel days, meaning he played for three different head coaches (Jim Walden, Dennis Erickson and Mike Price).

The Cougs won the Aloha Bowl in 1988, a season where he earned honorable mention All Pac-10 as the center for that team. He followed that up with a senior campaign which earned him second team All Pac-10 and honorable mention as a Sporting News All-American. Paul was both center and long snapper for the Cougs during his playing career.

Injuries during the pre-season ended Wulff’s shot at the NFL with the Jets. He would go on to play in the World League for a couple of seasons before hanging up his cleats.

When a committee was formed in 2007 to begin the process of finding new leadership for Cougar football, Wulff was tapped to take on rebuilding from top to bottom.

PROMOTED BY INTEL

Devices That Do It All Flood-In

Paul took over as the Washington State head coach in 2008, his “dream†job, only to discover the rebuilding process might better be termed complete reconstruction. Cougar football lacked Pac-10 caliber athletes and the character expected from WSU student-athletes.

The foundation set in place by Paul Wulff made it possible for a turnaround to begin. He was forced to start with scholarship sanctions by the NCAA because of unacceptable academic performance by student-athletes. Paul worked with his players to improve their classroom performance and conduct themselves appropriately on and off the field.

During his four-year stint in Pullman, Wulff was not able to produce a winning season going 9-40 including an abysmal 4-32 in conference play.

WSU athletic director Bill Moos pulled the plug on the Wulff era, seizing the opportunity to bring in Mike Leach for both coaching and marquis value.

This writer will always hold Paul Wulff in high regard because of a number of reasons.

First and foremost, Paul is a Coug. Beyond that, he brought passion back to his players and everyone associated with Cougar football. You never would have known he failed to gain fan support, primarily because of four consecutive losing seasons.

The man who was the face of Cougar football conducted himself admirably at all times.

Wulff always was available to media regardless of the situation. He would even take conference calls on a Sunday night to provide information from the previous week and preview upcoming opponents. The manner in which he conducted himself during each and every session was respectful, though that courtesy wasn’t always returned in kind.

If you’re a Monday morning quarterback, it isn’t tough to argue the Cougs would have won more football games in 2012 had Wulff remained in the fold rather than changing direction to first-year coach Mike Leach. That’s part of the charm of the college game. Talking “what if†is contagious and an entertainment form in and of itself.

So after two years of NFL coaching experience Paul Wulff will be back in the college game…a place where he has flourished in the past. During his eight seasons at Eastern Washington, the Eagles won two Big Sky Conference championships, named conference coach of the year in 2001, 2004, and 2005 while advancing to post season play three times. His record at Eastern was 53-40 and had winning seasons seven of the eight years.

Turning 44 next month, there is a lot of coaching left in Paul Wulff. He will be asked to breath life back into a USF offense that was just plain awful last year ranking 121st out of 123 Division I teams.

One thing is certain, he won’t hesitate to call a play-action from the 1-yard line if there’s a good chance of beating a defense. And his work ethic should inspire young men to perform beyond expectations.

As Coach would say time and time again, “GO COUGS!!!â€

Wow you must subscribe to Cougfan and be one of the Wulff apologists who after 2 season must still think WSU lost it's innocence when he was fired for winning 3 PAC 10/12 games in 4 years, one of them against 0-12 UW in OT. Wulff's entire staff from Eastern Washington who was fired with him went to Weber State. They were all fired in December after 2 seasons, yep that terrible.

No matter how crappy they palyed he continued to blame the previous staff for leaving him no talent, even after the 4th season. He never took it upon himself that atter 4 years they still were basically an FCS team with FCS talent despite the suppose epic rectuiting he did. This epic recruting produced more kids that never got in school or were booted from school that played a down. If you are framiliar with the Fulmer Cup look it up, WSU in the top 5 every season he was at WSU.

Wulff was the worst coach in the history of the PAC 12, the absolute worst and he is now yours. May god have mercy on your soul.

Except he was your HEAD COACH. Here he will coach the O Line, something he knows, and just have the OC title to justify a bigger salary.

[Skingraft]

He's been learning under harbaugh and mangini for the past few years; I'm all about giving him a chance before crucifying

[SJT]

His first yeat at wsu, the offense finished ranked at 118 and during his final season, the offense finished ranked around 50. I know it's still not great but I believe the bulls offense was ranked near the bottom last year. Some coaches are not meant to be head coaches, but are good position coaches like Ron Cooper. He is an O-line coach who will assist in game planning with CWT still calling all of the plays. Hopefully CWT can pull in some more lineman like Ward, Knox, and Allen to solidify the O-line.

[Hem]

Somewhere near the bottom? Try 123 out of 125. We were THE BOTTOM.

[USFbulls24]

Until I hear otherwise I consider this an OL coach hire regardless of OC title. And regardless the offense can only improve - it was that bad. So I look forward to seeing what Wulff can do.

 

The offense could only improve if no changes were made, because it was that bad last season. Wulff is in such a win-win position. If the Offense only improves marginally people will hang their hat on well the offense improved a little bit, and if they improve more than that he's golden. Deciphering how much credit goes to this guy vs. a whole year under the players belts learning the system and Taggart bringing in more talent will be the hard part. He could be a great OLine coach, but on the other side of it even if he's not a good to great coach I don't think we'll be able to tell for a few years since improvement is inevitable.