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2013 College Football Coaching Carousel thread...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Mizzougrad96, Sep 19, 2013.

  1. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Ok, hypothetically...... if there are more than two major unbeaten (not counting Northern Illinois and Fresno State) standing after the conference championship games, any chance the pollsters say "Screw Alabama, they've had their time in the spotlight. We have every reason to pick someone else this year, so let's do it."?
     
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I think if people think he does a good job as interim coach, he might (emphasis on might) get a sniff for another NFL HC job, something that would have seemed highly unlikely before he took over for Fox.

    I don't really think this will happen because even if the Broncos win out and Fox doesn't come back, the credit for that will go to Manning. I can't imagine that Fox isn't back for the playoffs. This isn't exactly an Arians-Pagano situation.
     
  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    That's happened in the past, but it won't be enough to make a difference. This was ages ago, but I remember Barry Switzer famously voted for unbeaten Fresno State the season when Oklahoma won the national title.
     
  4. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    I think John Fox will come back at some point. But it's not a given. So, then what? If Denver wins the Super Bowl, or at least gets to the Super Bowl, I would expect them to stay within the organization and Del Rio seems to be a leading candidate. But, like Mizzou said, he might also be a candidate for other NFL head coaching jobs down the line.

    So I guess it really comes down to what would he like to chase: the USC job or an NFL job, either in Denver or somewhere else?
     
  5. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    When was the last assistant coach who "stayed on until the end of the year" before taking a job that was already announced not a quagmire, punctuated by an earlier-than-expected playoff loss?

    Buddy Ryan and the 1985 Bears?
     
  6. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Make sure you bring that up the next time you're at a bar in Norman, Oklahoma.
     
  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel with the 2004 Patriots?
     
  8. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Charlie Weis took the Notre Dame job in 2004 and finished with the Patriots' third Super Bowl win. Romeo Crennel also interviewed with the Browns long before that Super Bowl run ended.

    I think there have been others, but I know about that one. You're making way too much of the one-time hurdles, which are not significant.
     
  9. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Well, until Fox returns, Del Rio is the de facto head coach, with all of those responsibilities. Different than just being a coordinator.
     
  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Shanahan and the Broncos after the 49ers Super Bowl win.
     
  11. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Per Del Rio...... I've got to think Pat Bowlen and John Elway and the braintrust talked about this prior to naming him the interim coach. Sort of like "If we hand you the reigns for whatever period of time here, you've got to be 100 percent focused and committed to the here and now, not looking over your shoulder at other jobs." Gotta think they had that conversation with Del Rio.
     
  12. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    You'd think that because of how dumb you are.
     
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