2020-21 CFB Coaching Carousel

What’s a bigger pain in the ass to an Auburn coach: Nick Saban or dipshit, Loudmouth boosters like Bobby Lowder?

 

As the resident Oregon guy here... no, Oregon does not come out ahead on any level if Cristobal leaves. The exciting brand got beaten into the ground by Helfrich and Taggart. Now they've got a promising future with a couple of excellent recruiting classes. There's not an Oregon fan anywhere looking for a full reset.

(I'd be fairly surprised if Cristobal left for anything short of the Alabama job.)

 

I appreciate the full context here. Besides, I’m a Beavs fan...

However, I find a lot of Mario’s game decisions puzzling. On a Mike McCarthy level.

 

There's been some bewildering stuff. The play calling last year was so bad it hurt Justin Herbert's draft stock -- scouts assumed he had limitations that were really tied to a dull offense.

 

Mario is still very much learning how to be a gameday coach. This is his second head coaching job and it's been tougher this year without a quarterback that's a top 5 draft pick. He'll be fine, might take another year but by the 2022 season I think he'll have Oregon in a great spot.

 

Same goes for Virginia Tech. The fan base is irate that Babcock kept Fuente, but in reality, what's out there? Tech fans want a big name, but I also think they have a severely inflated sense of where that job sits in the college football universe. It is a middle-of-the-road P5 job at this point. It's no better than Virginia, Miami or North Carolina, all of whom occupy space in the ACC Coastal with the Hokies. I think Tech fans were hoping that Luke Fickell would take that gig, but I think Fickell has much larger aspirations than Blacksburg.

This year has been a serious reality check for Hokie fans. Tech is not as good as they think Tech is.

 

And he’s getting paid.

 

Yes.

 

Briles will end up coaching a JUCO or small D2/D3 for a year.
Strictly from a football perspective, as a Tech fan, I would have dug it.

 

While we're at it.......


Report links ex-Badgers coach Bret Bielema with interview for Illinois head coach (jsonline.com)

 

That was my immediate answer, but I wasn't feeling it so I didn't post it. Thanks for stepping up.