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2 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Wasn’t sure where to put this but Urban Meyer’s Chief of Staff for the Jaguars returning to UT…

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/11/21/urban-meyers-chief-of-staff-will-leave-jaguars-return-to-university-of-texas/

Probably the beginning of a mass exodus from this Jaguars staff likely returning to college. 

 

Lovo coming here to do what?? I thought Grooms took his job, is he a Football hire or a Athletics hire?

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16 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Wasn’t sure where to put this but Urban Meyer’s Chief of Staff for the Jaguars returning to UT…

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/11/21/urban-meyers-chief-of-staff-will-leave-jaguars-return-to-university-of-texas/

Probably the beginning of a mass exodus from this Jaguars staff likely returning to college. 

 

 

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Fernando Lovo previously worked with Meyer at his stops with Florida and Ohio State. After that, Meyer poured him to the NFL after serving under Tom Herman at Houston and UT.

His primary role at both schools was to lead off-field operations including: strength and conditioning, sports medicine, video, and non-coaching matters. Now Lovo is headed back to the Longhorns. Though it’s not apparent if it will be in the same capacity. 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

Wasn’t sure where to put this but Urban Meyer’s Chief of Staff for the Jaguars returning to UT…

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/11/21/urban-meyers-chief-of-staff-will-leave-jaguars-return-to-university-of-texas/

Probably the beginning of a mass exodus from this Jaguars staff likely returning to college. 

 

Meyer infiltrating from the inside out. Gotta love the moxy 

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Some explain the context here.  Thanks. 

For context: This was last season where many felt Florida could make the playoff even if they lost to Bama in a close game in the SEC title match. They then shit the bed against LSU the week before and lost in part because of the above legendary play. Since then Florida has been a fucking dumpster fire with just staggeringly inconsistent play leading up to the Mullen firing today.

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1 hour ago, Tex-19 said:

Definitely a bad year to be hiring a coach. Basically the same options as last year (add Aranda, subtract Sark/Urban) with way more competition.

Shits gonna get super crazy this off season. Mel Tucker getting a $95 million extension just sent the coaching salary train right the fuck off the tracks. Lord knows what some of these schools will be willing to offer when it becomes clear they are behind in negotiations for some mediocre option. Jimmy Sexton will likely get Jimbo 3-4 more contract extensions with A&M by the time next fall rolls around. Start a rumor, get an extension. Another team, another rumor, another extension. Those fucking rubes will be paying $35 million per season by next August. 

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We made our bed, shit in it and will be wallowing in it for years to come. 

Wouldn’t you just love to know the conversations that resulted in that decision?

It’s rare that you hire a coordinator who has HC experience, because it’s almost always the case that they were a failure as a HC.  And yet we ignored that gift of data and pretended like he was some hot OC who we were gambling on as an unknown commodity as a HC.  We run our athletic department like a business except when it comes to the most critical decision that affects the success of the business. 

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It’s rare that you hire a coordinator who has HC experience, because it’s almost always the case that they were a failure as a HC.  And yet we ignored that gift of data and pretended like he was some hot OC who we were gambling on as a HC.  We run our athletic department like a business except when it comes to the most critical decision that affects the success of the business. 

 

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Baylor and ou seem to. 

throw tOSU in that mix as well. Meyer was an obvious hire after his success at BG, Utah, and Florida, but Tressel was an out of the box hire, and Day looks like he was the right call as well. Hell, even Fickell is killing it right now even though his one season in Columbus was below standards. 

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Tressel was an out of the box hire 

Tressel won 4 FCS titles in the 10 years before being hired at tOSU, and he was a coach at tOSU when he took the Youngstown State job.  He was well known to AD Andy Geiger.  Not sure that qualifies as out of the box.

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A day after losing in overtime at Missouri and getting mercilessly trolled in the postgame press conference from Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz, Dan Mullen is out as Florida's coach.

A source on Sunday afternoon told FootballScoop of Mullen's future, “Out. Just happened.”

So where do the Gators, who won two national titles in a three-year span 15 years ago under Urban Meyer but have not threatened since that time, turn?

It's a premiere position in both the Southeastern Conference and the national college football landscape, rich with homegrown-talent and improving facilities with a new, $80-plus million complex nearing completion.

This is the move that will chart and define the course of Gators athletics director Scott Stricklin's tenure in Gainesville, Florida.

Who's up?

LUKE FICKELL, CINCINNATI HC: After an interim year at his alma mater, Ohio State, nearly a decade ago in the Buckeyes' transition from Jim Tressel to Urban Meyer, Fickell since has turned Group of 5 program Cincinnati into a national factor.


The Bearcats are undefeated this year, perching on the edge of top-four inclusion for the College Football Playoff, with only games left against East Carolina and versus Houston for the American Athletic Conference crown.

More than just winning, Fickell also is known for his great organizational skill and eye for talent – on the field and on his coaching staff.

His veteran offensive coordinator, Mike Denbrock, is potentially in the mix for some FBS head jobs this cycle.

Fickell's hand-picked defensive discipline, Marcus Freeman, has Notre Dame's defense in the midst of a three-game streak without allowing a touchdown, and Freeman is similarly viewed as a future head coach. In fact, Freeman may get traction in the Atlantic Coast Conference in this cycle.

University of Southern California parties involved with their search have had Fickell prominently featured, per sources, but Fickell has not worked out West and, per sources, has not had strong interest in the Trojans' vacancy.

However, expect Fickell to give this position a long look.

LINCOLN RILEY, OKLAHOMA HC: Riley took over at Oklahoma when Bob Stoops retired, and in his first-ever head coaching post has simply won 55 of his first 64 career games with three College Football Playoff appearances.

Riley's teams also deploy an entertaining, fast-paced offense, and he's been heralded for his work in developing quarterbacks – with a trio of former Sooners play-callers, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts, now starting in the NFL.

Though Riley's name has been linked to the opening at LSU, which earlier this fall fired Ed Orgeron, it wasn't clear this past week just how much mutual interest existed between Riley and the Tigers.

In Florida, with the Sunshine State's ample supply of skilled athletes, Riley's system could terrorize the SEC East – which is seeing Georgia in an unprecedented run of dominance on that side of the division.

JAMES FRANKLIN, PENN STATE HC: Though Franklin indicated to reporters on Saturday that he's working with Penn State officials on something that will make clear his future in Happy Valley, as in what sources tell FootballScoop is a long-term extension with a raise, Franklin is a viable candidate for the Gators until any new pact is signed.

In fact, Franklin can exit from Penn State right now for just $4 million – a minor buyout in today's college football climate.

With his work previously in the SEC at Vanderbilt, which has not remotely enjoyed a similar profile of success since Franklin departed after the 2013 season and had not enjoyed much success prior to Franklin's arrival, he remains linked to the LSU job much the same as Riley.

Franklin also is a gifted recruiter and markets his programs extremely well – two factors undeniably in the demise of Mullen.

LANE KIFFIN, OLE MISS HC: Kiffin already won big as a head coach in Florida – when he led Florida Atlantic just a few years ago to that program's greatest stretch of success.

Too, Kiffin has shown an ability to turn his Twitter account into a legitimate recruiting vehicle for his programs – whether it was his #ComeToTheFAU mantra at FAU or his #ComeToTheSip work more recently with Ole Miss.

Kiffin's Rebels are a top-10 team in just his second year and own head-turning wins this season against Arkansas, LSU and Texas A&M. Kiffin also has turned Matt Corral into a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate and expected 2022 NFL Draft first-round pick.

BILLY NAPIER, LOUISIANA HC: A prime candidate for Virginia Tech's current vacancy, Napier just went on the road and smashed Hugh Freeze's Liberty Flames squad this weekend and already had clinched a spot in the SunBelt Conference title game against Appalachian State.

Napier has been pursued previously for SEC openings at South Carolina, Auburn, Mississippi State and Tennessee, among others. He's valued his program at Louisiana and been selective in the process.

This cycle feels like Napier's chance to leap into a Power 5 post, be that in the ACC or SEC.

MATT CAMPBELL, IOWA STATE HC: Sure, this 2021 season has been a disappointment for Matt Campbell and Iowa State. But who would have thought the Cyclones could be a preseason top-10, top-15 type of program and in a position to disappoint? That's testament to what Campbell has built atop the Iowa State program, and it's also testament to Campbell having been previously pursued for both college and pro jobs but staying put.

Like Napier, Campbell could decide this is the cycle to go from a very good and stable job to a leap into the upper levels of the Power 5 fray, especially as college football already looks dramatically different now than this time a year ago with Name, Image and Likeness legislation passed and realignment unfolding.

MARK STOOPS, KENTUCKY HC: He was part of strong success at Florida State when he served as the Seminoles' defensive coordinator under Jimbo Fisher, and Stoops has made Kentucky perhaps the No. 2 program in the SEC's East Division.

He already this fall has secured the program's fifth winning season in six years, its best run since the Wildcats' Bear Bryant days of long ago.

Stoops also has shown an ability to develop talent, an element alleged to be lacking at Florida in recent years.

BILL O'BRIEN, ALABAMA OC: The former Houston Texans head coach first served notice of his head coaching abilities when he took over scandal-ridden Penn State as the successor to Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky debacle.

O'Brien so overcame adverse elements in that job atop the Nittany Lions that he was hired into the NFL post, and he had good success in Houston – before he cratered his work by adding general manager duties.

O'Brien has worked a retooled Alabama offense with first-year starting quarterback Bryce Young into a No. 2 national ranking. Young also is a Heisman candidate and just set an Alabama single-game passing record Saturday in the Tide's win against Arkansas.

HUGH FREEZE, LIBERTY HC: Freeze turned the SEC on its head during a powerful run at Ole Miss before he was forced out. So now Freeze again has turned a different program into being relevant at Liberty.

Yes, the Flames were badly beaten at home Saturday night by Napier's Cajuns, but Freeze nearly navigated an undefeated season last year at Liberty and positioned the Flames again for postseason.

Freeze deploys an incredibly entertaining style of offense, has evolved on defense and remains the only coach with consecutive regular-season wins against Saban at Alabama.

BOB STOOPS, FORMER OKLAHOMA HC: Stoops served as Steve Spurrier's defensive coordinator on Florida's first national title team in 1996. He then revived Oklahoma, where he won his own national title as head coach and made the Sooners a lasting, annual player at the top levels.

Stoops has remained out of the fray but he's a young 61 and a ferocious competitor. Plus, he's remained close through the years with Spurrier – who still has an office at Florida.

SEEMS UNLIKELY, BUT …: If this Florida search winds well down its list, a pair of top-flight defensive coordinators could merit consideration in Texas A&M's Mike Elko and Georgia's Dan Lanning.

Architect of arguably college football's best defense of the past decade, Lanning has been surging as a head coaching candidate and this season has only burnished that mindset.

Lanning worked at Arizona State before he logged a year on Nick Saban's Alabama staff and then spent the past four years with Kirby Smart at Georgia after a two-year stop at Memphis.

Lanning is young and energetic. He's likely not at the top of the Gators' list because the Florida job is viewed as such a prime opportunity, but Lanning is trending upward.

Elko is expected to get a head-coaching crack in this cycle, and his Aggies' defense has carried Texas A&M this season through its offensive injuries and struggles this season. Elko has been defensive coordinator for Dave Clawson at Wake Forest, Brian Kelly at Notre Dame and now Jimbo Fisher at A&M. He's learned from three of the sport's absolute best program-building coaches. He will soon be a head coach.

 

 

 

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53 minutes ago, Blotto said:

throw tOSU in that mix as well. Meyer was an obvious hire after his success at BG, Utah, and Florida, but Tressel was an out of the box hire, and Day looks like he was the right call as well. Hell, even Fickell is killing it right now even though his one season in Columbus was below standards. 

Tressel wasn’t really well known but he won 4 national championships at Div I-AA Youngstown State. Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti was a candidate. During his interview he asked if Ohio State and Michigan play every year. When told that they do he said they have something similar, it’s called the Civil War. That ended his candidacy. A lot of people thought former Buckeye player and assistant coach, and head coach at Minnesota Glen Mason would get the job. But Tressel aced the interview. He came in with a plan and spelled it all out and so impressed the AD and the search committee that he got the job.

Meyer wasn’t an obvious hire just because of his success. He’s from Ohio, is a lifelong Buckeye fan, keeps a poster of Woody Hayes on his office wall, and got his coaching start at tOSU as a GA for Earle Bruce. Bruce was a lifelong mentor. In 2011, during his year off while he was doing color commentary for ESPN, he called a Buckeye game and was so taken with Braxton Miller that he sounded like he was campaigning for the job. “If I was coaching Braxton, I’d...”

Meyer hired Day and basically named him as his successor. He’s definitely got an eye for talent because Day had never been a head coach before. He’s definitely exceeded my expectations.

Dont even get me started on all the ways you can’t count 2011 against Fickell. He was behind the 8 ball with his hands tied. I used to get into a lot of arguments with Buckeye fans who insisted he sucked as a coach. 

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24 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Tressel won 4 FCS titles in the 10 years before being hired at tOSU, and he was a coach at tOSU when he took the Youngstown State job.  He was well known to AD Andy Geiger.  Not sure that qualifies as out of the box.

I'm not saying nobody had ever heard of him, but he was at youngstown state for a whole lot of years winning championships and nobody else hired him. I cant think of another P5 blueblood that hired an FCS coach with no FBS head coaching experience, so its a hell of a lot more out of the box than most hires

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I'm not saying nobody had ever heard of him, but he was at youngstown state for a whole lot of years winning championships and nobody else hired him. I cant think of another P5 blueblood that hired an FCS coach with no FBS head coaching experience, so its a hell of a lot more out of the box than most hires

But should it be that odd? Tressel was a part of a big time program and experienced it close up. Then he was successful as a leader against other programs with resources similar to his. Isn’t that a reason to believe that he would have done well at Buckeye? And shouldn’t that be a path that other schools to consider following?
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22 minutes ago, Blotto said:

I'm not saying nobody had ever heard of him, but he was at youngstown state for a whole lot of years winning championships and nobody else hired him. I cant think of another P5 blueblood that hired an FCS coach with no FBS head coaching experience, so its a hell of a lot more out of the box than most hires

I don’t know if any other teams reached out to him but I’m not sure Tressel would’ve left YSU for any school other than Ohio State. 

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