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My unofficial coaching wishlist
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In no particular order. Anyone who brings up someone without head coaching experience can DIAFF.
1. Tim DeRuyter
Current job: Head coach, Fresno State (15-4 record)
Positives:
-- Has an impressive history of turning around defenses. As a DC, he took Air Force from 78th in total D to 10th. At A&M, he inherited the 104th ranked scoring defense and had them #21 two years later. At Ohio, 99th to 22nd. At Nevada 78th to 48th.
-- Has experience around a tier 1 program as an assistant (A&M)
Negatives:
-- He has only been a HC for 1.5 years, the jury may still very much be out.
-- Is an unknown with regards to recruiting
2. Jim Mora
Current job: Head coach, UCLA (14-6 record)
Other HC experience: Atlanta Falcons (26-22), Seattle Seahawks (5-11)
Positives:
-- NFL head coach experience
-- Proven recruiter, emphasizes OL recruiting (thank fucking god)
-- Played and coached at UW during its glory years
-- Has openly expressed love for the University of Washington, including a declaration that despite coming off an 11-5 season, 1st place NFC East finish and NFC Championship Game Runner up, that he would leave his Atlanta Falcons team for the UW.
Negatives:
-- Despite positive early returns, he still has not been a coach at the CFB level for very long.
--Would he feel (A) a tinge of loyalty to UCLA for giving him his chance and (B) a tinge of animosity towards his alma mater for completely shitting the bed in 2007/2008?
3. Craig Bohl
Current job: Head coach, North Dakota State (96-32 record)
Positives:
-- Quietly has had an extremely impressive Tressel-esque FCS run, winning two national titles in 2011 and 2012. He hasn’t lost yet this year either.
-- Has experience around a tier 1 program as an assistant (Nebraska)
-- His teams are renowned for their line play and fundamentals.
Negatives:
-- Age (55), I don’t think that is particularly old but many are already grumbling about this. How many coaches stay 10+ years anyway? It’s rare.
-- Has expressed fondness for Nebraska job
-- Is a recruiting unknown
4. Bobby Petrino
Current job: Head coach, Western Kentucky (4-3 record)
Other HC experience: Louisville(41-9), Arkansas (34-17), Atlanta Falcons (3-10)
Positives:
-- Proven winner. Has twice turned once-defunct programs into exciting, BCS-level teams in three year spans.
-- Proven recruiter.
Negatives:
-- Major off-field issues, including lying about a mistress and an attempt to cover up their motorcycle crash. Would the school that hired Ty fucking Willingham and doomed the school to damnation with a fourth year really hire this guy? The antithesis of Ty? I can dream though.
-- Job hopper, frightening lack of program loyalty.
5. Chuck Martin
Current job: Offensive Coordinator, Notre Dame
Other HC experience: DII Grand Valley State(74-7)
Positives:
-- Was a beast at the D2 level as a head coach, with a ridiculous 74-7 record, national championships in 2005 and 2006, national championship runner up in 2009. They never lost a regular season game between 2005-2009. Broke all time D2 record with 40 consecutive wins from 2005-2007. Winners win, fuck what level it’s at, right?.
-- His resume looks frighteningly similar to Tressel’s at Youngstown State, except better .
-- Also serves as recruiting coordinator at ND, has done a much better job than the previous two regimes there.
Negatives:
-- Is a fan of pussy pass-happy football.
-- Impact at ND as an assistant is very hard to judge because Brian Kelly is the de facto offensive coordinator, make no mistake about it.
-- Inherited a D2 program already at the top of the hierarchy, did not build it out of the darkness like, say, a Petrino or Saban had done. Gets credit for maintaining and even exceeding that level, but still…
6. Hugh Freeze
Current job: Head coach, Ole Miss (11-9 record)
Other HC experience: Arkansas State (10-2), Lambuth College (20-5)
Positives:
-- Has won impressively at two places with shit history and tradition, Ole Miss status trending upwards too.
-- Recruited the #5 nationally ranked recruiting class, probably with the help of corrupt, win-seeking boosters (hi DNC!).
-- His 1.5m salary at Ole Miss is lowballish, could possibly be had for the right money.
Negatives:
-- Been in the south his entire life.
-- Has stated several times that he is happy at Ole Miss.
7. LOL CHIP KELLY LOL
Current job: Head coach, Philidelphia Eagles (3-4 record)
Other HC experience: Oregon (46-7)
Positives:
-- I don’t know if this is a serious post or not, but all of you know the positives.
-- He will fail in the NFL as his offense isn’t sustainable against a 16+ game schedule and elite DL/LBs constantly hitting his RBs and QB a thousand times a game.
-- Would be a hilarious twist to our one-sided “rivalry” with Oregon.
Negatives:
-- ?
8. Kliff Kingsbury
Current job: Head coach, Texas Tech (7-0 record)
Positives:
-- Is a dreamy Ryan Gosling lookalike, ability to seduce recruit’s mothers a plus.
-- Hot name in CFB right now, that he has TTU undefeated is pretty damn amazing despite the schedule being relatively easy. If he beats Stoops next week people are going to lose their minds.
-- TTU is pretty far down the Texas totem pole, at UW he’d be the main man. 2.1m salary decent but not great.
-- Developed Keenum at Houston, was OC at A&M during Johnny Football 2012 season.
Negatives:
-- Extremely young at 33, definitely not a sure thing* at this time.
-- Recruiting unknown (and no doogs, being an energetic rah rah youngish coach does NOT automatically translate to recruiting success although it isn’t a bad sign by any means)
-- Has openly stated he loves being in the state of Texas.
*that’s what she said
1. Tim DeRuyter
Current job: Head coach, Fresno State (15-4 record)
Positives:
-- Has an impressive history of turning around defenses. As a DC, he took Air Force from 78th in total D to 10th. At A&M, he inherited the 104th ranked scoring defense and had them #21 two years later. At Ohio, 99th to 22nd. At Nevada 78th to 48th.
-- Has experience around a tier 1 program as an assistant (A&M)
Negatives:
-- He has only been a HC for 1.5 years, the jury may still very much be out.
-- Is an unknown with regards to recruiting
2. Jim Mora
Current job: Head coach, UCLA (14-6 record)
Other HC experience: Atlanta Falcons (26-22), Seattle Seahawks (5-11)
Positives:
-- NFL head coach experience
-- Proven recruiter, emphasizes OL recruiting (thank fucking god)
-- Played and coached at UW during its glory years
-- Has openly expressed love for the University of Washington, including a declaration that despite coming off an 11-5 season, 1st place NFC East finish and NFC Championship Game Runner up, that he would leave his Atlanta Falcons team for the UW.
Negatives:
-- Despite positive early returns, he still has not been a coach at the CFB level for very long.
--Would he feel (A) a tinge of loyalty to UCLA for giving him his chance and (B) a tinge of animosity towards his alma mater for completely shitting the bed in 2007/2008?
3. Craig Bohl
Current job: Head coach, North Dakota State (96-32 record)
Positives:
-- Quietly has had an extremely impressive Tressel-esque FCS run, winning two national titles in 2011 and 2012. He hasn’t lost yet this year either.
-- Has experience around a tier 1 program as an assistant (Nebraska)
-- His teams are renowned for their line play and fundamentals.
Negatives:
-- Age (55), I don’t think that is particularly old but many are already grumbling about this. How many coaches stay 10+ years anyway? It’s rare.
-- Has expressed fondness for Nebraska job
-- Is a recruiting unknown
4. Bobby Petrino
Current job: Head coach, Western Kentucky (4-3 record)
Other HC experience: Louisville(41-9), Arkansas (34-17), Atlanta Falcons (3-10)
Positives:
-- Proven winner. Has twice turned once-defunct programs into exciting, BCS-level teams in three year spans.
-- Proven recruiter.
Negatives:
-- Major off-field issues, including lying about a mistress and an attempt to cover up their motorcycle crash. Would the school that hired Ty fucking Willingham and doomed the school to damnation with a fourth year really hire this guy? The antithesis of Ty? I can dream though.
-- Job hopper, frightening lack of program loyalty.
5. Chuck Martin
Current job: Offensive Coordinator, Notre Dame
Other HC experience: DII Grand Valley State(74-7)
Positives:
-- Was a beast at the D2 level as a head coach, with a ridiculous 74-7 record, national championships in 2005 and 2006, national championship runner up in 2009. They never lost a regular season game between 2005-2009. Broke all time D2 record with 40 consecutive wins from 2005-2007. Winners win, fuck what level it’s at, right?.
-- His resume looks frighteningly similar to Tressel’s at Youngstown State, except better .
-- Also serves as recruiting coordinator at ND, has done a much better job than the previous two regimes there.
Negatives:
-- Is a fan of pussy pass-happy football.
-- Impact at ND as an assistant is very hard to judge because Brian Kelly is the de facto offensive coordinator, make no mistake about it.
-- Inherited a D2 program already at the top of the hierarchy, did not build it out of the darkness like, say, a Petrino or Saban had done. Gets credit for maintaining and even exceeding that level, but still…
6. Hugh Freeze
Current job: Head coach, Ole Miss (11-9 record)
Other HC experience: Arkansas State (10-2), Lambuth College (20-5)
Positives:
-- Has won impressively at two places with shit history and tradition, Ole Miss status trending upwards too.
-- Recruited the #5 nationally ranked recruiting class, probably with the help of corrupt, win-seeking boosters (hi DNC!).
-- His 1.5m salary at Ole Miss is lowballish, could possibly be had for the right money.
Negatives:
-- Been in the south his entire life.
-- Has stated several times that he is happy at Ole Miss.
7. LOL CHIP KELLY LOL
Current job: Head coach, Philidelphia Eagles (3-4 record)
Other HC experience: Oregon (46-7)
Positives:
-- I don’t know if this is a serious post or not, but all of you know the positives.
-- He will fail in the NFL as his offense isn’t sustainable against a 16+ game schedule and elite DL/LBs constantly hitting his RBs and QB a thousand times a game.
-- Would be a hilarious twist to our one-sided “rivalry” with Oregon.
Negatives:
-- ?
8. Kliff Kingsbury
Current job: Head coach, Texas Tech (7-0 record)
Positives:
-- Is a dreamy Ryan Gosling lookalike, ability to seduce recruit’s mothers a plus.
-- Hot name in CFB right now, that he has TTU undefeated is pretty damn amazing despite the schedule being relatively easy. If he beats Stoops next week people are going to lose their minds.
-- TTU is pretty far down the Texas totem pole, at UW he’d be the main man. 2.1m salary decent but not great.
-- Developed Keenum at Houston, was OC at A&M during Johnny Football 2012 season.
Negatives:
-- Extremely young at 33, definitely not a sure thing* at this time.
-- Recruiting unknown (and no doogs, being an energetic rah rah youngish coach does NOT automatically translate to recruiting success although it isn’t a bad sign by any means)
-- Has openly stated he loves being in the state of Texas.
*that’s what she said
Comments
The time is now.
Also, as a point of order, I look at Petrino banging out hot mistresses as a plus.
Alison Melder > Erin Andrews
Allegedly.
Of course, since Sark will be our coach in 2014, Kelly in 2015 would be great.
Wulff worked out ok, though.
I'm beginning to think that what we're going to need in the next attempt at hiring a new head coach should Sark leave or get dumped will be an existing head coach who is presently proving himself at an FBS school in a BCS conference (Pac-12, SEC, Big-12, ACC, or Big Ten). If you want to speculate on viable candidates, look at current head coaches already having success in bigtime college football who might have connections in the West or outside the region or conference they're presently employed at.
With the new stadium and significant overpricing of tickets, it's time for the UW to get serious and step up with the big bucks to acquire a serious coach as other Pac-12 schools have done....... or stick with the mediocrity we already have and plug along with a partially empty new stadium.
As usual, the doogs are wrong about what gets collegiate football fans away from their other pleasures or pursuits on Saturday afternoons in the Fall. For us it's Husky Fever which I believe we've not really felt since the 2001 Rose Bowl. It can never be luxury suite ambience, the Zone, nor (gasp!) dare I say it.... tailgating, that can bring our fans back nor apparently will it be SarkBall.
Only thing that worries me about him is the Doogs like him too which is never a good sign.
Mora would be successful here and win a Rose Bowl. I don't think he could return us to the Don James level but he would be easily our best coach since James.
I think Bohl is a good choice too but if Nebraska sacks Pelini we have no shot at him.
Sark finishes next year 6-6, gets fired before the Idaho potato bowl game, Wilcox gets promoted to interim coach. He leads a masterful come from behind victory over Air Force. This gives Wilcox praise from upper elites for saving the season, and keeping the winning season streak alive. UW has a pretend interview with a minority candidate to show that UW is classy like that, and 35 minutes later, Wilcox is given the keys as full time head coach.
Justin Wilcox will be the UW head coach going into the 2015 season.