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22 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Setting the scene for the Purdue Coaching Search

John Brice

One of the most disappointing stretches in modern history of Power Conference football now is over at Purdue.

The Boilermakers are officially seeking their next head coach, after parting ways Sunday with Ryan Walters, the promising defensive coordinator unable to translate that skill-set into head-coaching success.

Purdue has resources, solid history and facilities; a fan base that wants to win.

Who makes sense? Who can navigate the challenges at the school -- men's basketball is king; a natural recruiting base isn't overflowing with talent; the Big Ten is more arduous than ever -- to reclaim the consistent, very solid success of Jeff Brohm's tenure, and Joe Tiller some years before him?

Here's the latest that sources are sharing with FootballScoop:

Runner-up for the job the last time it was open, Tyson Helton is a legitimate contender once again to become a Power-Conference head coach.

Hindsight always is 20/20, but Helton is arguably Brohm 2.0, and he's a natural fit for the Boilermakers.

Additionally, sources tell FootballScoop that there already is internal support for Helton to helm the reins of the program.

A Gainesville, Florida, native who played collegiately at Houston, Helton is a perfect six-for-six in leading his Western Kentucky program into the postseason as the Hilltoppers head coach.

He was hired at WKU following a one-year stint as offensive coordinator for former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt.

All Helton's done in his six seasons in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is win eight or more games in five of those six years to go along with four postseason victories in five appearances; the Toppers are awaiting their bowl bid for this season's eight-win campaign.

Ohio coach Tim Albin, a Midwest staple doing flat-out remarkable work atop the Bobcats program, is another name to watch -- if he isn't first hired by Charlotte.

As heir apparent to Frank Solich, Albin continues to make Ohio one of the Group of Five's most consistent winners -- and talent developers. His Bobcats roster has been raided via the NCAA Transfer Portal in recent years; they just keep winning.

Charles Huff is another potential fit for the Boilermakers; he's guiding Marshall in this week's Sun Belt Conference title-game and is the coveted choice for Southern Miss's current opening; they've had in-depth discussions.

Army coach Jeff Monken has the longest track record of potential Purdue candidates, and sources with direct knowledge tell FootballScoop that Monken has definite interest in the position.

Monken, a Peoria, Illinois, native whose family is synonymous with football in that state and across the Midwest, has Army with its third season of 10 or more wins since 2017; Monken also knows the rigors of being at a school with strong academics and some limitations in resources and recruiting.

"There's simply no question Jeff could find the right players and staff to make Purdue a consistent winner in the Big Ten," a source who's been in recent contact with Monken told FootballScoop Monday afternoon. "He has a plan."

If Purdue wants to tap into its more recent success, Brian Brohm is the current Louisville offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for his brother, Jeff. He's got obvious ties to the school, the region and a strong offensive acumen, which seems a key in this process for the Boilermakers following the dismal Walters experience.

UNLV head coach Barry Odom is potentially in line for a significant new role, and he's expected to be in the mix at North Carolina, as well as potentially at West Virginia and Purdue. He has UNLV one upset-win against Boise State from a landmark College Football Playoff appearance.

Three more coaches worth monitoring in the Purdue search are Liberty head coach Jamey Chadwell, Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield and Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore, who's expected to be a head coach much sooner than later after his strong work atop the Tigers's offense and after turning down the opportunity to hop to a more high-profile offensive play-caller role in last year's cycle.

 

Of the above list, Helton, Albin, and Monken are most interesting.    Huff and Brohm less so. Not sure Odom would want to go there, as I could see him at a higher profile program in his next step.  The others?  Meh.

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38 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Gundy with the OC and DC firings to save his job 

He’s not in any danger but the DII hire for DC was a complete bust, and Dunns offenses even in our better years never lived up to prior iterations. I was going to be super pissed if we didn’t replace them, at least the DC.

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1 minute ago, 'stache said:

He’s not in any danger but the DII hire for DC was a complete bust, and Dunns offenses even in our better years never lived up to prior iterations. I was going to be super pissed if we didn’t replace them, at least the DC.

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1 hour ago, Macklemore said:

 

“Elite NFL OC …”

More like shadow job title hire to stand between Andy Reid and Mahomes.  His true dumbassery was on full display with the Skins, yet UCLA gave him a job?  They got what they deserved.

Next time, hire some Asian poon … couldn’t do any worse.

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2 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Bill Belichick interviewed for the UNC job? This can't be real, can it? 

https://247sports.com/article/unc-coaching-search-bill-belichick-interviewed-for-tar-heels-football-vacancy-after-mack-brown-firing-241358315/

One the other hand, it puts him around 20-something year old girls so maybe true. 

Im not sure Bill has thought this  one through. you never want to be the first guy to follow a coaching legend. 

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3 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Bill Belichick interviewed for the UNC job? This can't be real, can it? 

https://247sports.com/article/unc-coaching-search-bill-belichick-interviewed-for-tar-heels-football-vacancy-after-mack-brown-firing-241358315/

One the other hand, it puts him around 20-something year old girls so maybe true. 

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Dear living god inside every man, woman, and child please make this happen.

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5 hours ago, Macklemore said:

 

And it looks like we've already hired Tino Sunseri, co OC at Indiana.  Bienemy's schemes were just too complex for college kids.  The offense improved as the season went on and they got more comfortable with it, but numerous players quietly complained about the offense.  And now we have a boatload of offensive players hitting the portal.  Hopefully this saves some of them.

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2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

And it looks like we've already hired Tino Sunseri, co OC at Indiana.  Bienemy's schemes were just too complex for college kids.  The offense improved as the season went on and they got more comfortable with it, but numerous players quietly complained about the offense.  And now we have a boatload of offensive players hitting the portal.  Hopefully this saves some of them.

 

2 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2024/12/05/former-central-catholic-pitt-tino-sunseri-taking-job-ucla/

Santino Sunseri leaving Bloomington for Westwood.

Holy cow, we posted at the same time. 

Watched him in high school and at Pitt. He was undone by some bad offensive coaching but, he also contributed to that with some head-scratching decisions. He has done well in coaching. I don’t really know him although we have spoken. His dad played high school and college with one of my cousins.

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5 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

 

Holy cow, we posted at the same time. 

Watched him in high school and at Pitt. He was undone by some bad offensive coaching but, he also contributed to that with some head-scratching decisions. He has done well in coaching. I don’t really know him although we have spoken. His dad played high school and college with one of my cousins.

 

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7 hours ago, pops said:

Bronco mendenhal to Utah state, apparently

Utah State has been pretty good identifying up and comers that then get poached. Going with an older, retread coach is a different tack for them. Still, Bronco is probably a good get and fit for them and likely won't get poached. May be his last coaching stop. 

Glad Utah State didn't get BYU's DC, Jay Hill, who was in the mix. He's done an amazing job at BYU and was a former HC (Weber State). 

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1 hour ago, Crockett said:

Utah State has been pretty good identifying up and comers that then get poached. Going with an older, retread coach is a different tack for them. Still, Bronco is probably a good get and fit for them and likely won't get poached. May be his last coaching stop. 

Glad Utah State didn't get BYU's DC, Jay Hill, who was in the mix. He's done an amazing job at BYU and was a former HC (Weber State). 

Went back to hill 3 times. Final offer doubled the first, which was almost double his salary at byu. 

Eck, the coach ai Idaho also said no. Supposedly harsin was in the mix but can't confirm.    

The AD is an absolute shit show and has alienated pretty much everyone that works with/for her and many boosters.

I think bronco was willing to take it because supposedly his wife really wanted to be back in Utah and secondly he doesn't really have to put up with any shit from the AD. He's in a spot financially and career wise where he can just say bye if she tries to pull anything with him. Guess we will see how it plays out. 

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3 hours ago, pops said:

Went back to hill 3 times. Final offer doubled the first, which was almost double his salary at byu. 

Eck, the coach ai Idaho also said no. Supposedly harsin was in the mix but can't confirm.    

The AD is an absolute shit show and has alienated pretty much everyone that works with/for her and many boosters.

I think bronco was willing to take it because supposedly his wife really wanted to be back in Utah and secondly he doesn't really have to put up with any shit from the AD. He's in a spot financially and career wise where he can just say bye if she tries to pull anything with him. Guess we will see how it plays out. 

Wow. I'm sure Hill just got a big raise from BYU then. Not surprised Hill was their #1 target. I've heard from someone close to Utah State that there will probably be an announcement about Hill in the next days. He will get a promotion / upgraded title at BYU, so it's not just money that kept him here, but there's also still some possible dominos to fall if Kyle Whittingham retires, too. Drama may not be over. 

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41 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

No way this is real... Right???

Dumbasses if true.  Yeah, his record sucked this season, but it's not a trend.  He went 10-4 last year, 12-2 in 2021 with a Fiesta Bowl win, numerous double digit wins in the years before that, and a winning record since 2007.  Will they find a coach who will have that level of success over the next 5 years?  I doubt it.

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Total pipe dream.  But does Gundy want to come be our offensive analyst/special assistant a la Paul Chryst.  That dude always has good ideas; he just doesn't always have the players to execute his good ideas (and I recognize that, as a head coach, the latter is his fault/issue).

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So the potential coaching carousel this year could be

Belichick to UNC (lol)
Frost back to UCF
Rich Rod back to WV
Gundy out of a job
Sun Belt Billy stays at UF because they can't afford to fire him
Ohio State fans want Day gone

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9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

So the potential coaching carousel this year could be

Belichick to UNC (lol)
Frost back to UCF
Rich Rod back to WV
Gundy out of a job
Sun Belt Billy stays at UF because they can't afford to fire him
Ohio State fans want Day gone

Mack to Oklahoma State would really tie the room together.

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1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Mack to Oklahoma State would really tie the room together.

This, or heck maybe Lincoln Riley wants to go back to the land of meth and people too poor to pay their bills? But please for the love of god I really hope Ok State is too proud/thinks too highly of themselves to go find GJ Kinne in San Marcos...

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