Search results

This one aged pretty well. Jurich was being pushed by Mas, but Rad was a better option.

I haven’t heard anything about an imminent announcement. My understanding is that we are more like a week away.

My biggest concern with Jurich is the influence of the search firm. Again, I have not heard this is a done deal and the Louisville situation is a hurdle that needs to be overcome.

My best guess is next week.

One thing that's changed as I've gotten older- the more I know, the less I say. Even innocuous things can cause unforeseen problems.

Appreciate you, man. We need some celebration videos from you in the next few years.

The flip side is that we need some of that style. We're one of the worst short-yardage programs in the nation despite a parade of NFL backs. We're soft. The key will be to get more forceful up front while also retaining our explosive passing game.

Let's make it even easier for you. If we count the COVID year, he's 34-11 with two conference championships. That's a 76% winning percentage. If we don't count the COVID year, he's 30-8 with one conference championship. That's a 79% winning percentage. Our winning percentage over the past...

I like Lane. If we got him, I'd be excited. There is just some selective criticism going on.

So now our standard is "road games in conference?" OK. I prefer "wins," "conference championships" and "Top 10 wins," but let's use that bizarre standard. Lane Kiffin is 11-11 in conference road games at USC/Ole Miss. I assume that's your candidate based on your prior posts. Should we drop him?

It's fair, and the truth is none of know how this will turn out. My problem is when people act like 2018 Cristobal is the same as 2021 Cristobal. I don't want Cristobal because he's a recruiter with Miami ties. I want Cristobal because he's proven he can win the conference, win big games and...

Yep. He's definitely not the next Saban. My best-case comparison would be more like Butch. It's a different time (there will never be another 2001 roster) but I see similarities as a program builder.

That brings me to the most important stat with Mario. He's 4-1 against Top 10 teams.

Then take away the COVID year. It would look like this: 9-4, 12-2, 9-2. Isn't that miles better than what we have now? And he has the best talent because he got the best talent. If he comes here, I expect him to: (1) consistently land Top 10-12 classes with Top 5 upside; (2) improve our OL...

Mario has signed 4 blue-chip QBs since he's been there, so it is more of an evaluation than recruiting issue. It's a weird position. Butch was the best evaluator ever but missed on most of his QBs. Manny has rebuilt our QB room despite no real background or special recruiting skill. I like...

Helfrich inherited a championship contender and was 4-8 three years later. Willie was 7-6 in his only year. Mario went 9-4 right away, went 12-2, had a bad Covid year (4-3) but won the conference, and now he's 9-2.

I agree. What do you think of Moorhead? He was great at Penn State and they have a decent offense now with a bad QB. I wasn't a fan of the prior OC (Arroyo) although he got a head coaching job.

How do you know they haven't evaluated other candidates? This all started after Michigan State.

Because they both have other strengths that allow their teams to win. And we have a couple QBs to ease the transition.

By hiring expensive head coaches from Top 10 programs?