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Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:25 pm to greygoose
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:25 pm to greygoose
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Coaches do not give a shite about staying at their alma mater.
I can guarantee you Clark Lea does. Kirby does as well.
If you've ever heard Lea talk about Vandy you would see he isnt voluntarily leaving.
Hell, we couldnt money whip Kiffin over a PowerPoint presentation by his daughter.
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Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:26 pm to greygoose
That would be the best coaching staff we've had since? Dye? Tuberville?
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:29 pm to IAmNERD
quote:If Lea keeps this up, he will not be at Vandy next season. Bet the house on that. He's about to get offered life changing money.
I can guarantee you Clark Lea does. Kirby does as well.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:30 pm to IAmNERD
Clark Lea has seen 100% of his success coaching one QB.
He is the one coach that seems to be part of the calculus.
He is the one coach that seems to be part of the calculus.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:30 pm to greygoose
What makes you think a school.loke Vandy cant pony up? Do you even know what he makes now?
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:32 pm to jangalang
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Clark Lea has seen 100% of his success coaching one QB.
Huh? Vandy turned around when Pavia, Kill and Beck came to town.
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He is the one coach that seems to be part of the calculus.
I must be confused on what you're saying because Kill and Beck are the ones who came to JHS stadium without Lea and whipped Auburn's arse then went to Vandy where Lea was struggling big time.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:36 pm to jangalang
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There are a lot of stars until theyre no longer. For all I know he will be reading Offense for Dummies by the time he gets her
And if he doesn't work out we are out a couple years with no huge loss financially. If we hire Dabo we are giving him a contract similar to Lincoln Riley or Kelly for 10 years, and we are completely fricked for a decade if he doesn't work out.
And given that Dabo has been declining steadily at Clemson and has never had an elite season without elite coordinators and a superstar QB, the odds are far more likely he would bust badly.
I honestly can't think of a single big name coach moving like that which has worked out well. Miami with Cristobal is the closest, and he's really just been solid in mediocre ACC.
Pretty much all of the top coaches in cfb came up as OC or DC, or they came up from smaller schools to bigger ones (a lot fewer of these than OC or DC). A head coach making a lateral move is usually a really bad hire or sign.
This post was edited on 10/4/25 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:40 pm to IAmNERD
quote:Are you serious? Vandy shut down it's athletic department a long time ago. Vandy is, and always will be, a stepping stone job for coaches. If Vandy had the ability to counter an offer from a big time program, they still wouldn't. Athletics is not that important to that school as it is at a whole lot of other places. They don't have very much fan support, and Texas has high schools with bigger stadiums.
What makes you think a school.loke Vandy cant pony up? Do you even know what he makes now?
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:43 pm to The_SwAUggford
quote:It would be top 3, for certain. Tubs with Chizik as DC was probably the best staff in the last 20+ years.
That would be the best coaching staff we've had since? Dye? Tuberville?
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:46 pm to greygoose
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and Texas has high schools with bigger stadiums.
You're just making shite up now. There isnt a HS stadium in TX that has 40k+. Vandy has a shite load of money. Of course they arent gonna throw it around when they ar the worst team in the P4. They arent now. And they have one of their own as the head guy. They dont have to report any financial info. They just put a lot of money into upgrading facilities. They arent letting their guy go right when they get good.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:49 pm to greygoose
I'm worried that the PTB, who seem to have beating the Gumps as their #1 resume requirement, will jump at Lea, especially if he wins today.
I'm not sold on him. Who knows how much of his success is due to Pavia and/or Tim Beck and Jerry Krill? I wouldn't be thrilled with that hire right now.
I'm not sold on him. Who knows how much of his success is due to Pavia and/or Tim Beck and Jerry Krill? I wouldn't be thrilled with that hire right now.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:56 pm to IAmNERD
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You're just making shite up now. There isnt a HS stadium in TX that has 40k+.
You got me. Vandy's stadium is twice as big as a Texas HS stadium. 40000 seats and opposing fans often outnumber the home fans. quote:Every coach Vandy ever had that was decent, left for much greener pastures. Remind me again, where was the current Penn State coach before he got that job?
They arent letting their guy go right when they get good.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 4:56 pm to IAmNERD
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Kirby does as well.
Terrible example. Georgia is an elite destination.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:00 pm to AUveritas
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Who knows how much of his success is due to Pavia and/or Tim Beck and Jerry Krill? I wouldn't be thrilled with that hire right now.
Given that his record was 9-27 in his three years without them at Vandy, all signs point to most of his success being due to them. Their offense is inventive and well run, their defense is mediocre. Lea would be an extremely risky hire.
Pretty much anyone who has had most of their success with one transfer QB, particularly a covid transfer QB, is pretty suspect as a hire. See GA Tech's head coach as another one in this category.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:01 pm to FlyDownTheField
We will trot Rhett Lashee out and abort 10 more years of Auburn football
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:01 pm to IAmNERD
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Huh? Vandy turned around when Pavia, Kill and Beck came to town
There is nothing confusing about this part of the post. All of Lea's success has come with Pavia.
quote:On this line I meant to say coach Kill
I must be confused on what you're saying
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:01 pm to AUveritas
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I'm not sold on him. Who knows how much of his success is due to Pavia and/or Tim Beck and Jerry Krill?
That was my entire original point.
Lea was struggling at Vandy until the New Mexico St gang came in.
But now that they have them there, they arent letting them walk cheap.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:02 pm to AUveritas
quote:For arguments sake, assume Freeze doesn't make it, and is fired. Who out there is above Lea at this point? Someone we could actually get. All the good ones that are at our level of program, have massive buyouts.
I'm worried that the PTB, who seem to have beating the Gumps as their #1 resume requirement, will jump at Lea, especially if he wins today.
I'm not sold on him. Who knows how much of his success is due to Pavia and/or Tim Beck and Jerry Krill? I wouldn't be thrilled with that hire right now.
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:03 pm to auyushu
quote:Okay well invite Lashlee then
auyushu
Posted on 10/4/25 at 5:08 pm to greygoose
I wouldn't fire Freeze without a guaranteed plan already in place. If Lea is our only option, I'd rather just stick with Freeze. I'm not crazy about Durkin but even he'd be a better option imo.
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