I see Brian Johnson as possibly our Ryan Day or Lincoln Riley. Obviously a bigger reach than those guys but the continuity of our system here , I feel like he was the catalyst for one of the best offenses we've had here and most importantly I'm a big fan of having a solid qb coach / oc as head coach.
Difference being, Lincoln Riley and Day were both handed the keys to a Lamborghini.
Neither one of those guys built a damn thing.
The similarities of those two programs are amazing actually.
Both have benefited from amazing QB transfers and both have benefitted from playing in relatively weak conferences where going undefeated or losing one game is the norm.
I’m not impressed at all with their coaching abilities.
What I see from both are amazing
recruiting abilities and enough coaching acumen to keep those programs on cruise control, with top 5 talent.
I’m not sure if either coach could build a program back from the doldrums we find ourselves in.
I’m looking for a coach that can build us back with strong top 5 recruiting and instill confidence, fundamentals and top 5 coaching abilities.
I like up and coming coaches that need a destination, like Our University, to shine.
A guy that can take lesser talent and make a name for the himself.
There is a head coach that has a team in the top ten right now, that’s NOT in a major conference or traditional power house program.