Dana Holgerson leaves WVU to coach Houston for some reason

[oxrageous]

Source: Houston set to hire WVU's Holgorsen

Discuss.

 

[Tunaboat]

$20M for 5 years = $4M/year. Don't know what Houston has been paying, but that would be a helluva bargain for a head coach in a major conference. WVA paid less I guess?

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

How awful must Morgantown be for someone to willfully leave there for Houston?

 

[Zambo]

Does the contract include a stipulation that he get a presentable haircut? The guy looks like a moron.

 

[NOLAGATOR]

I thought he was pulling for a raise.

This is suprising.

 

[gingerlover]

Interesting. I wonder is Houston is going to push for the Big 12 invite again. If they expanded I would expect them and Memphis to be the top teams they look at.

 

[78]

The Houston contract averages only 300k a year more, but it's guaranteed for six years. WVU balked at extending him beyond the 2021 contract expiration after the 8-4 finish this year.

 

[cover2]

How awful must Morgantown be for someone to willfully leave there for Houston?

I thought he was pulling for a raise.

This is suprising.

Surprising indeed. I posted a few days back that I thought it would take a lottery-like payday to move him. Boy was I wrong. @Captain Sasquatch must be right about what kind of place Morgantown has to be.

 

[gatormandan]

Surprising since he had the Heisman QB this year...oh wait...

 

[NOLAGATOR]

The Big 12 could add Houston, Memphis, ND and or UCF.

I would really like to see 6 Power Conferences

 

[neteng]

More $ in Houston. More talent in Texas. Easier schedule. Makes some sense.

 

[CGgater]

The Big 12 could add Houston, Memphis, ND and or UCF.

I would really like to see 6 Power Conferences

The big 12 resides in the land of the longhorns network. Not sure Texas and nd can fit in the same room.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Probably a very smart move. I don't follow WVU football (why would anyone?), but i did happen to watch a couple of their games this year as well as their bowl game against 'cuse. Their offense w/o Grier dropped off significantly. I know nothing about their roster, but a quick check on Rivals shows their last five classes in 30+ range (their current class sits at 56 - ouch!). He probably stood a good chance of getting fired in a year or two, and this gives him a chance for a fresh start and probably four years at least. If Ginger is correct about them making a run at B-12 membership there's a lot of logic to their offer and his acceptance.

 

[PaterLacerta]

The big 12 resides in the land of the longhorns network. Not sure Texas and nd can fit in the same room.

As long as the Domers have a TV contract with NBC they won't be in a conference.

 

[KronoGator]

Texas and Oklahoma would bailout the moment the big 12 added a bunch of metro schools, like Houston and UCF.

 

[Jack o' Diamonds]

As long as the Domers have a TV contract with NBC they won't be in a conference.

Only way to get the Domers in a conference is to eliminate them from playoff consideration...

 

[jaywalker72]

He got out when the gettin' it was good. Perfect timing for him, I think, if he was not going to get any better offer to leave WV this offseason.

 

[TN G8tr]

When I first heard this I went......

But then again Morgantown is a shythole. It's the Starkeville, MS of the B12.

 

[MidwestChomp]

How awful must Morgantown be for someone to willfully leave there for Houston?

I've been to Morgantown several times. The last time was for a job interview at UWVa. It's actually pricier than you think and the town is old and dirty and the weather is not great. I'm happy I didn't get the job.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I've been to Morgantown several times. The last time was for a job interview at UWVa. It's actually pricier than you think and the town is old and dirty and the weather is not great. I'm happy I didn't get the job.

Only thing you needed to say was the abbreviation that follows Morgantown. WV.