There's a big risk for sure, but Tuberville's biggest problem was his complacency. I don't see that with Deion. Definitely a risk though as he likely would recruit the south moreso than the areas around Cincinnati since that's what he knows right now. So in that sense, yes it could be like Tuberville.
I was really being facetious here. Lol. But they would seem to have a fair amount of options available to them. I do think Tom Herman is an intriguing name. I mean, he was born there - FWIW. But I would argue that this is a more attractive job than Colorado right now.
In regards to Coombs, I understand he's gone through the ranks and bid his time so to speak, but just because he would stick around (I agree that he would) and because he loves the city doesn't mean you just hand it to him. If he does get the job, would like to see some really solid coordinators come in to handle the offense and defense, allowing Coombs to continue coaching DBs or STs. Maybe that's not fair based on his time as DC at OSU, but just some thoughts.
Kerry has been successful in every position he's had except for his short time as DC in Columbus. We don't know that whole story though. Maybe Coach Day was telling him what types of schemes to run, or what he wanted to see. It's been very apparent he doesn't game plan well, and Coombs became the easy scapegoat. Or maybe Coombs learned a lot from that experience. All I know is the guy is a winner, period. He has coached big time college ball and in the NFL with success. Lastly, whoever is brought in will need solid coordinators, I don't know why that keeps being said only with Coombs. That's a no brainer. UC coordinators were not that impressive this season.
We do. He didn’t. Great DB coach, it’s the only coaching spot he’s had success behind HS. It isn’t a coincidence no one else has tried to make him anything other than a DB coach.
Meyer is not going to coach UC. However, he would win right now as he has done wherever he has gone people might not like Meyer the person, but he is a great HC.
I disagree, Cincinnati is going to need a coach that can nationally recruit. You are going from playing cupcakes, like USF, Temple, Navy to playing schools like Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State. Cincinnati cannot just hope to be successful by tapping into Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. They need someone who can tap into Texas and the midwest. This is going to be a difficult transistion, one that might stunt the program for many years because I think they made this decision believing they would have Fickell long term.
So in 4 seasons, Ryan Day is on his 6th Defensive Coordinator. That to me screams that Day doesn't know what he wants on the defensive side of the ball. It shouldn't be that difficult to find and keep a coordinator at OSU. Seems like a leadership problem and not a defensive coordinator problem.
I agree that the transition may be difficult, especially if they don't get the right hire. But it is going to very hard getting Texas recruits. UC should continue to build it's foundation on locking up local talent within a 150 mile radius around Cincy...... Tons of talent there. Keep those kids from going to OSU, UK, etc. Getting kids from the rest of the midwest shouldn't be that hard since Cincinnati as a city has a lot to offer that most of the midwest does not.
LOL SEC schools give coaches 2nd, 3rd chances. Just look at Bruce Pearl at Auburn in bball. Meyer has never had any serious NCAA investigations regarding recruiting might not like Meyer the person, but he is an excellent football coach just look at his overall record including 7 - 0 vs TTUN and 2 - 2 vs saban and 3 national championships. Meyer could have almost any football opening he would want.
You're not wrong, heck Hugh Freeze just was hired by Auburn, a pretty good job in an elite conference. Read up on his past. I just think Urban's ship has sailed, he's not a young guy and I just don't know that he is into the NIL, transfer portal kids.
"Let him live." Lol.
We can say all kinds of things about why Fickell left, but he got about a 60% pay increase going to Wisconsin. There is no way any human could turn that down. Now, the MAJOR job for Fickell is can he somehow change Wisconsin from a standard grind it out offense to a passing offense. In 2022, you simply HAVE to be able to throw the football to have ultimate success. Wisconsin football is that solid investment, not high risk, not bottom out, between 6-10 wins a seasons, but they simply don't have the horses to matchup with the top 10 programs in the country. Can Fickell recruit the athletes needed to get that going at Wisconsin?
I mean if we’re including the guys who got a co- title for a pay bump, sure. But it does not change the fact he gave Coombs free reign and he was awful. There’s a reason he’s only ever been a DB coach beyond HS.
Fickell struck while the iron was hot however it's easier to win in the Big Ten west even with the addition of UCLA and USC than with UC in Big 12.
Bingo.
Again, not true. He's been a Special Teams coordinator multiple times.
Yep. Doesn't appear to have a sound, concrete philosophy let alone system defensively. I think a large part of Coombs issue is he was tasked with running a system he didn't really grasp at the needed level (i.e. should not have been the DC with what was expected), a system not predicated on defensive beliefs but on what Ryan Day personally thought was hard to scheme against offensively.
Secondary duties to his job as a DB coach. Does that somehow prove he has what it takes to be a competent DC, let alone HC?
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heard he took his name off the board for this job
