Nice - Iowa State gets an A.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e-football-coaching-carousel-grades/77628580/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e-football-coaching-carousel-grades/77628580/
USA Today Grades Football Hires
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Well, yeah. ISU was basically the Cobra Kais of this coaching carousel:
"Strike first; strike hard; no mercy"
"Strike first; strike hard; no mercy"
I think they should swap Memphis's new HC and Scott Frost at UCF. I see UCF having more successful with Florida recruits in an Oregon like offense. If Memphis loses their QB this season, I see it being a hard road for a young first time HC.
I think Fuente was over rated. Way too much hype for 1 big win.
Richt is a great coach, very good hire for Miami.
I didn't know Fritz was hired away from GSU.
Richt is a great coach, very good hire for Miami.
I didn't know Fritz was hired away from GSU.
Lets just say that I was relatively neutral on the hire at first, but as time has gone on, I've come to realize a lot more of why Pollard made the decisions he did, and I've also come to love the hire more and more. For the record, I was never against it, it was simply more an insufficient data reaction rather than a solid "Oh no!!!" or home run type deal.
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The article said Fritz was hired to Tulane by new athletic director Troy Dannen.
I thought that AD's name sounded familiar so I looked it up. He used to be UNI's AD until very recently and upgraded to Tulane.
I agree with the A for ISU.
Illinois should be incomplete. Their entire leadership is interim (chancellor, provost, vice provost, AD). There was no one with the political authority to perform a national coaching search nor the ability to hand out a large contract. And what kind of coach would even want to join a school in such turmoil?
They did punt for a year, when there should be permanent hires in leadership positions that are able to make a long term choice.
Illinois should be incomplete. Their entire leadership is interim (chancellor, provost, vice provost, AD). There was no one with the political authority to perform a national coaching search nor the ability to hand out a large contract. And what kind of coach would even want to join a school in such turmoil?
They did punt for a year, when there should be permanent hires in leadership positions that are able to make a long term choice.
The article suggests it knows more about coaching than professionals managing these schools. It makes for interesting reading, little else. I certainly didn't need USA Today to tell me ISU made a good hire.
Is it correct that BYU requires the head FB coach to be an active member of the Mormon faith?
It's a private institution, but even then I didn't know you could require that, legally. I don't think Catholic schools can require employees to be Catholic (could be wrong, not an area of law I am familiar with). Do BYU require that of all faculty and staff?
Second, if it is legal, why self-limit your candidate pool that way? As long as the guy wasn't scandalous or anti-church. And I could see it being helpful to relate to the players better as a bonus. But why just eliminate like 90% of applicants out of hand?
It's a private institution, but even then I didn't know you could require that, legally. I don't think Catholic schools can require employees to be Catholic (could be wrong, not an area of law I am familiar with). Do BYU require that of all faculty and staff?
Second, if it is legal, why self-limit your candidate pool that way? As long as the guy wasn't scandalous or anti-church. And I could see it being helpful to relate to the players better as a bonus. But why just eliminate like 90% of applicants out of hand?
My understanding of this stuff says you may have just answered your own question right there: it's a private institution. It can do whatever it wants, however it wants, because it doesn't depend on tax dollars to operate... I think.
A private institution doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Drake can't refuse to hire blacks.
