The Coaching Search Thread

[PaterLacerta]

Petrino bagged a graduate chic. He has less baggage than Chip Kelly.

Tell that to Arthur Blank.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Tell that to Arthur Blank.

I'm not a Falcons fan. I also don't give a damn about any NFL owner. They hire and fire people on whims. They do things like convince a player to come off Disable List at 50% strength because their team really, really needs them, then cut the player minutes after they agree to come off DL. I give zero fvkks about NFL owners.

 

[PaterLacerta]

I'm not a Falcons fan. I also don't give a damn about any NFL owner. They hire and fire people on whims. They do thinks like convince a player to come off Disable List at 50% strength because their team really, really needs them, then cut the player minutes after they agree to come off DL. I give zero fvkks about NFL owners.

 

[GatorTruth133]

Am I the only one who thinks Norvell is a mistake waiting to happen, that is still Fuente's team he's running.

I think there is a valid argument here. However, I’d also argue that we’ve seen many crappy power-5 teams have some good years and then fall off the map when their coach bails. Memphis hasn’t done that. It is also worth noting that Norvell was not at Memphis for Fuente’s success, so the coaching coninuity argument (like Whittingham continuing Meyer) isn’t the same.

Norvell has also continued to recruit well, and I heard, but haven’t researched it, that he pulled in Memphis’ top or at least one of the top 5, Memphis football classes of all time. He also took over with a new QB, which is always iffy.

I’m not saying he’s top 2, but I’d take his offense with Florida recruits (probably the difference with UCF right now). I’d definitely take him over Strong, Campbell, and Mullen.

 

[78]

Norvell is a quality coach with a dynamic offense, an offense that's much more entertaining to watch than Frost's and which is probably perfectly suited to shake things up in the SEC right now. There are going to be some sorry people over not going after him. That may include us.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Now that fuente is gone memphis's offense is even better, and with better talent fuente's tech offense is much more pedestrian and ho-hum. Memphis scores more points now than they did under fuente at the helm and they have more imaginative play calling and more vertical passing and big plays. Not only that, but Norvell has brought in better recruiting classes than fuente did at memphis.

Norvell is a confident, charismatic coach whos teams are fundamentally sound, play to their strengths, and can flat out sling it all over the field. If you think hes just trading off fuente you havent watched football or you dont understand it. He's better than fuente.

 

[Gator Fever]

Hopefully Mullen isn't an option.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Hopefully Mullen isn't an option.

even if he was, the big money boosters would never approve him. and stricklin would have just put himself on the hot seat for simply suggesting him.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I’d love to see a Norvell-coached team attempt to play defense at some point.

 

[GatorTruth133]

I’d love to see a Norvell-coached team attempt to play defense at some point.

Yep, I heard if we have him, he demands $100k at most for a defensive coordinator because he doesn’t think it’s important



Sarcasm btw

 

[williston_gator]

Not that he means it, but:

@FootballScoop: Dan Mullen says he’s staying at Mississippi State http://footballscoop.com/news/dan-mullen-says-hes-staying-mississippi-state/

 

[williston_gator]

Lots of rumors that Todd Graham is out at Arizona State.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Not that he means it, but:

@FootballScoop: Dan Mullen says he’s staying at Mississippi State http://footballscoop.com/news/dan-mullen-says-hes-staying-mississippi-state/

Yeah, b/c after that azz pounding he took at the hands of embarrassingly bad ole miss, the couple mid-major programs he was hoping for called back and said no thanks.

 

[NetEngGator]

Norvell .... never heard of her

 

[Slevin]

I was thinking: could it be that it took us three weeks to get this far with kelly because he’s been waiting for UCLA this entire time? And we gave him enough to think about that it’s delayed his ultimate decision with them.

I’m going to be livid if he leaves at the altar for that never-been sheit stain of a program UCLA Ruins but I hope it burns a hole through Stricklin too and he doesn’t play around. Go after the best coach, idc if it’s frost or Norvell. Offer him 5+ mil with a ton of money for assistants and everything you promised kelly. Don’t hold back and let’s go murder the football season in the upcoming years

 

[AugustaGator]

I generally do not have a huge opinion except I do not won't mordor.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I generally do not have a huge opinion except I do not won't mordor.

And yet, you dislike a post making fun of his dumb azz, makes sense.

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

Lots of rumors that Todd Graham is out at Arizona State.

And also rumors that Kevin Sumlin is heading to ASU.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

And also rumors that Kevin Sumlin is heading to ASU.

That would actually be a really good fit, tbh.

 

[AugustaGator]

And yet, you dislike a post making fun of his dumb azz, makes sense.

Rules are rules.