Jimbo Fisher Staff Thread

Greg Schiano (Ohio State DC)

Former Rutgers and Tampa Bay head coach.

We need to keep a close eye on SMU this season because we're likely watching our offense next year.

In the sense that he's quasi-available? Sure, he's realistic. But he has expressed interest in the job in the past but never hired, so I think it would be unrealistic to think he's somehow going to get a shot now. Plus he's similar to Sherman, and the AD/BOR already went down that route.

Judge Masterag offers:


1. David Shaw(probably not interested since he's at his AM, but make him say no)
2. DJ Durkin
2.b. Chad Morris
3. Justin Fuente
4. Dave Aranda

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Is Kubiak realistic at all?

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According to a family member who works for the NFL, Kubiak is still suffering from frequent debilitating migraines and wouldn't consider a full time or high stress gig. He's the kind of guy who is just going to do consulting type jobs where if he can't "work" that day, oh well.

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Mike Gundy. He's a man. He's 50. He's also one helluva coach.

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My top two:

1. Dan Mullen. He's turned chicken shite into chicken salad not only in the SEC, but in our division. Imagine what he could do with our resources and recruiting ground!

2. Mike Gundy. He's had 7 9 win or better seasons and 5 10 win or better seasons while coaching in the deep shadow cast by his in-state rival, which is the winningest program of all time, and making do with table scraps of leftover Texas talent. Unlike Sumlin, who now finds himself without a QB and with only 1 WR, Gundy's offense never falls on its face with no one to run it.

Names and concepts I don't like:

Chad Morris is the leading candidate by far.... because he's an Aggie? Just shoot me.

This is not the time or place for an assistant or a coach from a second tier conference to learn on the job how to be a major conference head coach. Go get a major conference HC who is over performing at a permanently disadvantaged school... like Mullen or Gundy.

Guys I wish we'd consider but I know we won't:

Chip Kelly. I think he'd set the world on fire at A&M. But he's got too much baggage for our unaggressive administration.

People who would win but neither I nor A&M would hire:

Art Briles. He would win - the guy is a badass coach - but he's basically Satan's herpes a-hole. Horrible person. Even I don't want to win that badly.

I don't have much to add but did want to drop in and say: watching the sips last two coaching hires and LSU's, it's become obvious that the days of stealing big name coaches are pretty much gone. Unless you walk into a lucky situation with a coach wanting to return to his AM (like dabo waiting on bama) it just doesn't happen anymore these days. Just like rojo on texags and his stupid spurrier tale, don't think LSU was ever close to landing Jimbo Fischer.

So that being said, we are going to have to hire an up and comer, it's just the way it is. Of the named I've seen tossed out on this site and texags:

Gary Patterson - not leaving TCU
David Shaw - not leaving Stanford
Chris Petersen - not leaving Washington

Mike Gundy - likely not leaving OSU. Sure we've all read about how he doesn't see eye to eye with T Boone Pickens, but I still don't think he's likely to move. And with Picken's deep pockets they can likely match anything we offer.
Chip Kelley - cheater, don't want him. Oregon was all about using those recruiting agents or whatever they were called that the NCAA cracked down on. Plus I don't think his spread up temp offense wouldnt work in the SEC. we don't have to become a power run team, even a pro style offense could get it done.
Dan mullen - similar to Gundy, I don't think he leaves M State. They can likely match an offer, and have heard he likes the job. He's done a good job there and similar to Patterson at TCU, fan base doesn't get too mad when he has a bad season or two mixed in, because they understand what he's working with.
Gary Kubiak - as CD said, he's still having health issues and might not return to full time head coaching ever. Have heard he wouldn't mind being an anyalst or something still tied to football, but not a head or assistant coach right now. Not sure he'd be 100% interested in college coaching even if he does return.
Les Miles - we could do worse, but we could do a lot better. His offensive style has long been passed up, and I think it speaks volumes that no semi-big to major program has called his number yet....
Chas Morris - obviously seems to be the front runner. I'm not going to say much on him as I haven't watched any of his games where he's been the head coach. Sounds like he's doing a decent job turning SMU around, obviously did a good job as the OC for Clemson, but would like another few years of HC experience to see what we are getting into.
DJ Durkin - similar to Morris, not a lot of HC experience at this point, so a bit of an unknown. Does get bonus points for having already beat the sips.
Justin Fuente - another name that looks pretty good on paper, but don't think he's super interested in leaving VT. But it's definitely a call you make. Still, doesn't have a huge amount of HC yet, but what he does have looks decent.

Outside of those there's the coordinators: Aranda, Schiano, etc. I don't know if they'd make good head coaches as they've never been one so I won't speculate there.

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Chip Kelley - cheater, don't want him. Oregon was all about using those recruiting agents or whatever they were called that the NCAA cracked down on. Plus I don't think his spread up temp offense wouldnt work in the SEC. we don't have to become a power run team, even a pro style offense could get it done

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I keep seeing Chip Kelly kicked around but honestly have no interest in him. Cheating aside I don't think his offense is suited for the SEC. It would be fine for OOC games, Miss St, Arkansas, etc.. but Bama, LSU, Auburn, etc... not so much. If you have a desire to actually win the SECw and occasionally the SEC championship then Chip isn't the guy. In the Big 12, yes. In the SEC.. no freaking way.

Schiano would be interesting. Fuente is on at least his 2nd head coaching gig at VT and seems to be doing well.

I am not interested in Chip Kelly whatsoever. Way too much baggage and seems to be very difficult to work with.

I would talk to Les Miles. He may be much more flexible now on how to approach the offensive side of the ball since he was specifically fired for offensive problems. He has had a full year to think about why he got fired.

I want us to hire someone that has been successful as a head coach. We also need to be very particular about the assistant coaching staff if we are going to be paying top dollar.

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I keep seeing Chip Kelly kicked around but honestly have no interest in him. Cheating aside I don't think his offense is suited for the SEC. It would be fine for OOC games, Miss St, Arkansas, etc.. but Bama, LSU, Auburn, etc... not so much. If you have a desire to actually win the SECw and occasionally the SEC championship then Chip isn't the guy. In the Big 12, yes. In the SEC.. no freaking way.

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Agree 100%