re: New Head Coach Thread: Officially Official 2020

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Lane went to Fresno State.

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I stand corrected - but either way, he went to school in Cali and "grew up" coaching at USC and rose through the ranks there. That was the draw there.

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It's not that I see other jobs as better than Auburn. I just think Lane is one of those guys that is attracted to shiny things and can't sit still for long.

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Right, but for something to be "shiny" it needs to be equal or better than this job. I assume you aren't suggesting that the Oregon State job is going to open up and Lane will leave Auburn for that?

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He would probably bolt just because that is what he does. He has never held a job longer than 5 years (USC Asst from 2002-06).

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You are being extremely hyperbolic. He was a young coach looking to rise in the profession. Young coaches move around and take new jobs to move up. That's how it works. The ONLY "lateral" move in his resume was leaving Tennessee for USC and we just went over that one. Everything else was leaving for a bigger job or to progress his career. And thats the point of what I'm saying: at Auburn, there really isn't anywhere else he can realistically "rise" to. He already went to USC and that didn't work. He already tried the NFL and I doubt they'd come calling again.

Look at his "job jumping":

Colorado State GA to Jacksonville Jaguars QCC - move upwards
Jacksonville Jaguars QGC to USC TE - move upwards
USC TE to USC WR to USC PGC/OC - move upwards
USC PGC/OC to Oakland Raiders HC - move upwards
Tennessee HC to USC HC - lateral move to a program he had long history with.
Alabama OC/QB to Florida Atlantic - move back upwards to HC'ing
Florida Atlantic HC to Ole Miss HC - move upwards

He's actually not randomly jumping from job to job at all.

I bet young Lane enjoyed FoCo. That would’ve been before the craft beer scene blew up and CSU was a rowdier place, as I understand it

There is no sense in arguing, I love Lane Kiffin. You make some fair points.

I lean Napier, but I would be extremely pleased with us hiring either Napier or Lane.

I think both would elevate the program to a level where we compete for ships every year.

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You might also not want to look at Billy Napier's coaching history because he most certainly hasn't been anywhere for more than 3 years

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Napier was at Clemson from 2006-10 (5 seasons). Bama from 2013-16 (4 seasons).

This is all irrelevant. Who is your guy, Meta?

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Napier was at Clemson from 2006-10 (5 seasons). Bama from 2013-16 (4 seasons).

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Right, but that stint at Clemson also included him being promoted to keep him there (2006-2008 he was TE/RC, and 2009-2010 he moved up to OC/QB). Had some other school offered the OC/QB job and Clemson didn't, he would have taken that and left. His job progression is no different than Kiffin's really. I think its silly to look at a young coach who jumps jobs in order to progress in the profession as if its a negative, when really, thats what needs to happen - and for them to get to a top level job like Auburn, they'd need to have "progressed" here somehow.

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This is all irrelevant. Who is your guy, Meta?

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I think that Hugh Freeze is the best/most proven "win now" target we could land. He would absolutely win here and turn the tide of this team immediately. He's also already done it in this division at a much harder school to succeed at. I'm also a big proponent of letting a guy do his fricking up elsewhere and then scooping up the "smarter" version once they've been humbled. The off field/NCAA stuff is the obvious problem and why he won't likely get the job, but if we're talking about pure output I think you guys are nuts if you don't see how good he is at actually producing results. I've said this before - he's the coaching equivalent of what we THOUGHT Malzahn was going to be.

I think that Lane Kiffin brings the same concerns as Hugh Freeze but without the actual SEC West performance (to date). I don't see the logic in not wanting Freeze, but wanting Kiffin. Both guys are going to have the NCAA at their backs, and Kiffin has his own problems with booze and "everything that goes with that". He's a very talented offensive mind though and would be fun here.

If we're talking about Freeze being off-limits, then we now need to be looking at a recruiting HC which is what our top priority should be period. Thats why Cristobal was THE guy for us and why it's so revolting that we fricked that up. I'm not sure if there are any "surprise" candidates we could dig up or uncover, but here we're looking at Billy Napier and Tony Elliott. Those are the only two realistic names right now that would make a dent on the recruiting trail. I've heard it suggested that Elliott might have the higher upside, with Napier having the higher floor. Both guys are obviously interesting though, but I feel like both are less ready versions of what Cristobal can already do. Maybe both guys end up being better "coaches" long term, but for where we are now Cristobal was the perfect guy. Both Napier and Elliott need more seasoning, but I could see both guys suceeding.

Plot Twist:

We thankfully accept ADAG’s resignation so he can be free to swag on the west coast
We fire Gus to allow him the opportunity to become AD.
We hire Freeze to be HC and allow a man of integrity like Gus to monitor Bruce and Freeze.
Steele, Gus, and ADAG have been in cahoots all along but now the social media outcry has nixed the grandiose 2 year plan in the making.


Now we hire Les Miles.

I like Campbell as well. He’s averaging $3.5 with a $6 million buyout. That $6 million wouldn’t normally be a big impediment, but after paying Gus, it seems like a big number.

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I like Campbell as well. He’s averaging $3.5 with a $6 million buyout. That $6 million wouldn’t normally be a big impediment, but after paying Gus, it seems like a big number.

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sounds like the biggest issue is Campbell's lack of interest, which is too bad