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Would you be OK with your university hiring a HC who quit there as a player?

Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:03 am
Posted by UnwashedVol
Johnson City
Member since Apr 2017
206 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:03 am
If a guy played football one year at your school and couldn't hack it and quit, would you be comfortable hiring him as HC decades later?
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72275 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:04 am to
Arkansas did. Houston Nutt transferred to Oklahoma State.

Who else?

Alabama should have with Bobby Bowden. But screwed it up.
This post was edited on 5/17/17 at 10:06 am
Posted by dawgdayafternoon
Jacksonville, GA
Member since Jul 2011
21615 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:04 am to
Probably not.

Then again, our last head coach that played for Auburn turned out to be pretty successful so who knows?
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66979 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:06 am to
Yes

Most coaches are grown adults not 19 year old kids.

Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:07 am to
I'm not ok with us hiring Houston Nutt.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:07 am to
quote:

If a guy played football one year at your school and couldn't hack it and quit, would you be comfortable hiring him as HC decades later?

Absolutely, if he's a good coach.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66979 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:08 am to
Yes

Most coaches are grown adults not 19 year old kids.

Would you be comfortable with a coach who was never a good enoug player to make your team's roster?

Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:08 am to
cajunbama's back!
Posted by Cobb Dawg
Member since Sep 2012
9804 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:13 am to
I'd be less comfortable hiring a HC who walked out on the team previously.
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
28540 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:59 am to
quote:


If a guy played football one year at your school and couldn't hack it and quit, would you be comfortable hiring him as HC decades later?




If he was a good HC then I wouldn't have an issue with it. People can change a lot from when they were in their late teens and early 20s.
Posted by Bamatab
Member since Jan 2013
15112 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 11:04 am to
I would be much more ok with hiring a HC who quit as a player, than a HC that quit on his players (looking at you Fran).
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
41827 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 11:12 am to
Of course. He may not be a good enough player to play at that level, but coaching is another animal. Not many of the top players are also top coaches.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42695 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 11:50 am to
Jalen Hurd is the only ex-Vol I know of who outright quit and short of a damn convincing reason and come to Jesus apology/explanation/begging for forgiveness/image rehab years ahead of time, the answer is: hell no.
Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 5/17/17 at 12:00 pm to
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If a guy played football one year at your school and couldn't hack it and quit, would you be comfortable hiring him as HC decades later?


yea, like it even matters. nick saban sucked as a player at Kent frickin' State. playing and coaching are not the same skill sets.

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