Football Coach Search Master Thread

[Rage Against the McKee]

On a serious note, I could totally see Currie going after Gus Malzahn.

Flashy name, Sun Belt HC that would jump at the job, etc.

I'd put him on the short list.

He wouldn't be my first choice, but I'm sure he's much better than the guy Currie ends up hiring.

[Brock Landers]

I am nearly verklempt just typing this, but if given a choice between some loser that gets picked from a Dallas hotel room while Currie sits in his underwear and sends texts messages from his Blackberry.   

I'll take Sean Snyder (gouging eyes out)

I would, too. Jim Tressel is the absolute best option for this team. Currie will not hire a coach with a show cause, even if it's very minor like Tressel's case. Petrino would also be nice, and he might be available if Bill retires after this season. We are going to be playing in a late bowl game, though, so it's entirely possible that he's off the table before Bill even announces his retirement. Without an obvious choice out there, I will take Sean over whatever loser Currie is going to find. The loser we know is better than the loser than no AD or UP can find anything bad to say about.

Tressel might be a better option than you will think. He might be able to get the show cause eliminated by showing our super Compliance Department.

oscar Pearl only had a 3 year show cause and our Mega Super Fun Time Compliance Department couldn't get him in here.  Isn't Tressel's 5 years?

[Rage Against the McKee]

I am nearly verklempt just typing this, but if given a choice between some loser that gets picked from a Dallas hotel room while Currie sits in his underwear and sends texts messages from his Blackberry.   

I'll take Sean Snyder (gouging eyes out)

I would, too. Jim Tressel is the absolute best option for this team. Currie will not hire a coach with a show cause, even if it's very minor like Tressel's case. Petrino would also be nice, and he might be available if Bill retires after this season. We are going to be playing in a late bowl game, though, so it's entirely possible that he's off the table before Bill even announces his retirement. Without an obvious choice out there, I will take Sean over whatever loser Currie is going to find. The loser we know is better than the loser than no AD or UP can find anything bad to say about.

Tressel might be a better option than you will think. He might be able to get the show cause eliminated by showing our super Compliance Department.

oscar Pearl only had a 3 year show cause and our Mega Super Fun Time Compliance Department couldn't get him in here.  Isn't Tressel's 5 years?

Pearl wasn't allowed to recruit with his. Tressel's lasts 5 years before a team can hire him without penalty, but the penalty would only last the first season, and it's a very weak penalty at that.

[catzacker]

I don’t want Tressel, I don’t want Petrino.  I want offensive consistency.  Changing defense style/scheme (outside of moving to a 3-4) is easy compared to switching offenses – especially considering the specific skill set that we currently have on the offensive side of the ball.  Patterson would be the only logical choice other than Dimel to maintain some semblance of offensive consistency, but I highly doubt that would happen.  Charlie Strong might want to make the switch, although I’m not sure of UL's offense.

[Dugout DickStone]

Welp, thanks for ruining my Friday guys. I was ready to get excited for tomorrow's game, but now I'm worried LHCBS is going to call it quits in January.

Bill isn't leaving at the end of this season.  Ignore the rubes who think otherwise, they are just trying to appear ITK.

[Mr Bread]

Tressel is pretty overrated.  He was head-and-shoulders above anyone else in the Big Ten talent-wise during his tenure.  He didn't out-coach anyone or have to coach players up.  He just always had the best players across the board.  When he played teams with similar talent (outside the Big Ten), he got smoked more often than he won.  What he was doing at Ohio State I don't think would translate to KSU at all.

Tressel deserves full credit for getting that talent, imo. I don't think he would be as successful at K-State as he was at Ohio State, but we would have more talent on the roster than we have ever had.

To an extent, but the overwhelming majority of that talent came from in-state with a few other guys cherry-picked from surrounding states like Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana.  Ohio State practically does that on it's own.  Cooper did.  Meyer certainly is and then some. 

[ltrain]

Stop talking about Tressel, he's not an option

[Rage Against the McKee]

Tressel is pretty overrated.  He was head-and-shoulders above anyone else in the Big Ten talent-wise during his tenure.  He didn't out-coach anyone or have to coach players up.  He just always had the best players across the board.  When he played teams with similar talent (outside the Big Ten), he got smoked more often than he won.  What he was doing at Ohio State I don't think would translate to KSU at all.

Tressel deserves full credit for getting that talent, imo. I don't think he would be as successful at K-State as he was at Ohio State, but we would have more talent on the roster than we have ever had.

To an extent, but the overwhelming majority of that talent came from in-state with a few other guys cherry-picked from surrounding states like Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana.  Ohio State practically does that on it's own.  Cooper did.  Meyer certainly is and then some.

Meyer is one of the best two coaches in college football. Michigan also recruits itself, but they are dogshit.

[steve dave]

I don’t want Tressel, I don’t want Petrino.  I want offensive consistency.  Changing defense style/scheme (outside of moving to a 3-4) is easy compared to switching offenses – especially considering the specific skill set that we currently have on the offensive side of the ball.  Patterson would be the only logical choice other than Dimel to maintain some semblance of offensive consistency, but I highly doubt that would happen.  Charlie Strong might want to make the switch, although I’m not sure of UL's offense.

We also have a great offensive roster returning next season (if this is the last for Bill). Would not be smart to eff with that. Our defense is going to be a clean slate. eff away.

[Dugout DickStone]

What about Paul Rhodes?  He would crawl to Manhattan just to interview for the job and lord knows we have more money left in Frank's swear jar than ISU has in their entire bank account.  Sure, he is below .500, hasn't ever pissed a drop in this conference, seems to whine about the refs alot and can't recruit but he seems to be very passionate.

Just a thought.

[Rage Against the McKee]

What about Paul Rhodes?  He would crawl to Manhattan just to interview for the job and lord knows we have more money left in Frank's swear jar than ISU has in their entire bank account.  Sure, he is below .500, hasn't ever pissed a drop in this conference, seems to whine about the refs alot and can't recruit but he seems to be very passionate.

Just a thought.

He is certainly making a name for himself in the college football world. I think he will end up being like Boyle was in the basketball search. We will all be bitching about media types saying they think we are going to hire Rhodes, and then Currie will go ahead and hire somebody else who is equally shitty/maybe even shittier.

[Dugout DickStone]

What about Paul Rhodes?  He would crawl to Manhattan just to interview for the job and lord knows we have more money left in Frank's swear jar than ISU has in their entire bank account.  Sure, he is below .500, hasn't ever pissed a drop in this conference, seems to whine about the refs alot and can't recruit but he seems to be very passionate.

Just a thought.

He is certainly making a name for himself in the college football world. I think he will end up being like Boyle was in the basketball search. We will all be bitching about media types saying they think we are going to hire Rhodes, and then Currie will go ahead and hire somebody else who is equally shitty/maybe even shittier.

Who is shittier than Rhodes who would even get interviewed?

[Mr Bread]

Tressel is pretty overrated.  He was head-and-shoulders above anyone else in the Big Ten talent-wise during his tenure.  He didn't out-coach anyone or have to coach players up.  He just always had the best players across the board.  When he played teams with similar talent (outside the Big Ten), he got smoked more often than he won.  What he was doing at Ohio State I don't think would translate to KSU at all.

Tressel deserves full credit for getting that talent, imo. I don't think he would be as successful at K-State as he was at Ohio State, but we would have more talent on the roster than we have ever had.

To an extent, but the overwhelming majority of that talent came from in-state with a few other guys cherry-picked from surrounding states like Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana.  Ohio State practically does that on it's own.  Cooper did.  Meyer certainly is and then some.

Meyer is one of the best two coaches in college football. Michigan also recruits itself, but they are dogshit.

My point is that the guy before and the guy after Tressel both recruited as well or better than he did at Ohio State.  Michigan recruiting started slipping in Carr's last few seasons and RR was a train wreck.  Then they followed that up with a silent fart hire in Hoke.  They're mumped in the head if they still think they're on Ohio State's level.  More importantly, Michigan doesn't have the in-state talent pool that Ohio State does.  It's not even remotely close.  Ohio State could exlusively recruit Ohio kids and still be the most talented team in the Big Ten every year.  Not a good comparo. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

What about Paul Rhodes?  He would crawl to Manhattan just to interview for the job and lord knows we have more money left in Frank's swear jar than ISU has in their entire bank account.  Sure, he is below .500, hasn't ever pissed a drop in this conference, seems to whine about the refs alot and can't recruit but he seems to be very passionate.

Just a thought.

He is certainly making a name for himself in the college football world. I think he will end up being like Boyle was in the basketball search. We will all be bitching about media types saying they think we are going to hire Rhodes, and then Currie will go ahead and hire somebody else who is equally shitty/maybe even shittier.

Who is shittier than Rhodes who would even get interviewed?

That is exactly what we all said about Tad Boyle.

[Skipper44]

Tressel is pretty overrated.  He was head-and-shoulders above anyone else in the Big Ten talent-wise during his tenure.  He didn't out-coach anyone or have to coach players up.  He just always had the best players across the board.  When he played teams with similar talent (outside the Big Ten), he got smoked more often than he won.  What he was doing at Ohio State I don't think would translate to KSU at all.

Tressel deserves full credit for getting that talent, imo. I don't think he would be as successful at K-State as he was at Ohio State, but we would have more talent on the roster than we have ever had.

To an extent, but the overwhelming majority of that talent came from in-state with a few other guys cherry-picked from surrounding states like Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana.  Ohio State practically does that on it's own.  Cooper did.  Meyer certainly is and then some.

Meyer is one of the best two coaches in college football. Michigan also recruits itself, but they are dogshit.

My point is that the guy before and the guy after Tressel both recruited as well or better than he did at Ohio State.  Michigan recruiting started slipping in Carr's last few seasons and RR was a train wreck.  Then they followed that up with a silent fart hire in Hoke.  They're mumped in the head if they still think they're on Ohio State's level.  More importantly, Michigan doesn't have the in-state talent pool that Ohio State does.  It's not even remotely close.  Ohio State could exlusively recruit Ohio kids and still be the most talented team in the Big Ten every year.  Not a good comparo.

Big 12ers need to think of OSU - UM as UT - OU but with the big difference of OSU is the trashy, win at all costs Tshirt fan base school is actually in the state with all the players while the elitist, act like they do it the right way school is not.

[MixBerryCrunch]

On a serious note, I could totally see Currie going after Gus Malzahn.

Flashy name, Sun Belt HC that would jump at the job, etc.

I'd put him on the short list.

Dimel is a better O-Coordinator than Malzahn, probably would be a better head coach too.

[steve dave]

Agreed mixed berry

[KSUBrian]

KU fans yammering about Mangino roaming the KSU sidelines all season. Anybody ITK about if this is true?

[Rage Against the McKee]

KU fans yammering about Mangino roaming the KSU sidelines all season. Anybody ITK about if this is true?

I had a KU fan ask me if I thought we would hire Mangino after Snyder just last weekend. I assured him that Currie would find somebody much worse.

[steve dave]

Mangino was at the cotton bowl, last sighting I'm aware of

[CNS]

Pinkle is going to be available in the next year or two.

Also, if we hire Dooley, I will find our donor list and murder someone from the list every day that he is our coach until Currie notices that he won't have any living donors left and makes a change.

[michigancat]

Pinkle is going to be available in the next year or two.

would take

[POWL]

Pinkle is going to be available in the next year or two.

would take

don't like

['taterblast]

Pinkle is going to be available in the next year or two.

would take

meh

[Institutional Control]

Pinkle is going to be available in the next year or two.

would take

meh

Pinkle must be a decent recruiter. I mean, if he can get kids to want to go Columbia... He'd probably have 5 stars lined up to come to Manhattan.