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Posted on 9/16/17 at 8:57 am to GenesChin
Posted on 9/16/17 at 8:57 am to GenesChin
There are a handful of programs in the country that a coach would likely never leave for AU or ANY other program.
Michigan
Ohio State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Penn State
USC
Texas
FSU
These are generally blue blood programs. Also, a current SEC coach likely wouldn't leave UGA, TN, Florida or LSU for another SEC program.
With that said, that leaves 100+ D1 schools that AU could likely go out and poach a coach. However, the pool diminishes greatly when whoever comes in realizes he has to compete against Bama annually on field and in recruiting as well as rest of SEC.
To your point that we haven't had interest, sure, but we also have a smaller sample size than a lot of schools. And it's not like Saban was hired away from a top program. Bret is really the only coach who left another established program for another head coaching job that I would argue is a step down from Wisconsin.
Michigan
Ohio State
Alabama
Notre Dame
Penn State
USC
Texas
FSU
These are generally blue blood programs. Also, a current SEC coach likely wouldn't leave UGA, TN, Florida or LSU for another SEC program.
With that said, that leaves 100+ D1 schools that AU could likely go out and poach a coach. However, the pool diminishes greatly when whoever comes in realizes he has to compete against Bama annually on field and in recruiting as well as rest of SEC.
To your point that we haven't had interest, sure, but we also have a smaller sample size than a lot of schools. And it's not like Saban was hired away from a top program. Bret is really the only coach who left another established program for another head coaching job that I would argue is a step down from Wisconsin.
This post was edited on 9/16/17 at 10:42 am
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Posted on 9/16/17 at 11:10 am to atlau
You've got a 1999 mindset... when it comes to head coaching hires, the game has completely changed over the last decade.
Every single Power 5 program has boat loads of money to spend on coaches. The days of a major program like AU stealing a successful coach from a lesser P5 program are all but over. There will be exceptions, but that's the new normal... get used to it.
Every single Power 5 program has boat loads of money to spend on coaches. The days of a major program like AU stealing a successful coach from a lesser P5 program are all but over. There will be exceptions, but that's the new normal... get used to it.
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