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Could Bama be losing their OC? Tommy Rees now a candidate for Northwestern HC
Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:59 am
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Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:05 am to JetDawg
Or he could wait a little and get a much better job, like any halfway successful Saban coordinator. It would definitely be shitty to lose our OC this late.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:08 am to JetDawg
I wouldn't think a 31-year old would want to step into that shitshow as his first head coaching gig.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:10 am to JetDawg
If he leaves, I can't wait for all the posts about how he's the "best offensive mind in football"
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:10 am to Tornado Alley
I wouldn't think a 31-year old would want to step into Saban's office and say "later Nick!"
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:11 am to JetDawg
Choices:
1) Go over to a 1-11 team with an obvious mutiny taking place within the program, or
2) Continuing with an elite program that puts their coordinators, one after the other, into excellent HC positions within a year, or two.
Hard choice?...I think not.
1) Go over to a 1-11 team with an obvious mutiny taking place within the program, or
2) Continuing with an elite program that puts their coordinators, one after the other, into excellent HC positions within a year, or two.
Hard choice?...I think not.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:13 am to McGregor
Northwestern isn’t a terrible job depending on what you are looking by for.
-Win 7-8 games a year and you are safe
-Major investment in their facilities which are top tier in the B1G
-Major P5 budget
-Weak instate competition for recruiting
-Decent program base from Fitzgerald
You could coach there for 10 years @5M/year and have much lower stress than almost anywhere else in P5 like Fitzgerald was doing until the scandal.
-Win 7-8 games a year and you are safe
-Major investment in their facilities which are top tier in the B1G
-Major P5 budget
-Weak instate competition for recruiting
-Decent program base from Fitzgerald
You could coach there for 10 years @5M/year and have much lower stress than almost anywhere else in P5 like Fitzgerald was doing until the scandal.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:13 am to CCTider
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It would definitely be shitty to lose our OC this late
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:13 am to coachcrisp
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Continuing with an elite program that puts their coordinators, one after the other, into excellent HC positions within a year, or two.
None of this is true.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:14 am to coachcrisp
True. The best Rees can hope for at NU is a few 8/9 win seasons in 7 years which will land him a top job. He can do that at Alabama without risking his W/L record.
If he really feels the need to coach NU, he'd be wise to wait until he's failed somewhere else
If he really feels the need to coach NU, he'd be wise to wait until he's failed somewhere else
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:16 am to tide06
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-Win 7-8 games a year and you are safe
I don't think that's as easy as you think it is.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:55 am to Tornado Alley
Northwestern is a bad job. Fitzgerald was really good and did a lot with very little. Rees can get a better gig if he waits.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 11:57 am to McGregor
That would be career suicide for Rees
They are throwing all kinds of names out there but no one is taking that job on short notice
NW needs to get thru an interim coach assuming no involvement in hazing scandal
They are throwing all kinds of names out there but no one is taking that job on short notice
NW needs to get thru an interim coach assuming no involvement in hazing scandal
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:02 pm to nicholastiger
You hire guys like Mike Shula after these out-of-band terminations. If they want a permanent coach before the 2023 season, they’ll be hiring some favorite son lucky to receive the offer and dumb enough to accept it.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:06 pm to SidewalkTiger
quote:Count the number of Saban's coordinators who are in HC positions and get back to us...HELL! just count the SEC HCs who are Saban's old coordinators.
None of this is true.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:11 pm to SidewalkTiger
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None of this is true.
What?
Pouring a cup of coffee for Saban will get someone hired elsewhere.
Every single DC until Golding left for a head coaching job. Every OC since Applewhite left for a head coaching job or NFL OC.
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:12 pm to coachcrisp
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Count the number of Saban's coordinators who are in HC positions and get back to us...HELL! just count the SEC HCs who are Saban's old coordinators.
Don't move the goalposts now.
Your original statement:
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an elite program that puts their coordinators, one after the other, into excellent HC positions within a year, or two.
Alabama fan fiction.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:15 pm to tide06
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Weak instate competition for recruiting
What?
Bielema is building a solid program at Illinois, and you have to keep in mind the geography of the area. Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Purdue are all as close, or closer, to Chicago than U of Illinois.
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:16 pm to SidewalkTiger
How the hell is this fiction?
Sans Golding and Applewhite, who hasn’t eventually been hired as a head coach?
Sans Golding and Applewhite, who hasn’t eventually been hired as a head coach?
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 7/11/23 at 12:26 pm to Bama Bird
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He can do that at Alabama without risking his W/L record.
Other than Kirby, what Saban assistant with zero HC experience has vaulted themselves straight from Alabama to a top P5 head coaching job? Pruitt is the only other one I can think of, but he took over a Tennessee program who was winless in the SEC and wrecked his career in the process.
Fisher - LSU OC > FSU OC > FSU HC
Kiffin - Raiders HC > TN HC > USC HC > Alabama OC > FAU HC > Ole Miss HC
Muschamp - LSU DC > Miami DC > Auburn DC > Texas DC > Florida HC
Jim McElwain - Alabama OC > Colorado St HC > Florida HC
Steve Sarkisan - USC OC > Washington HC > USC HC > Alabama OC > Texas HC
Mel Tucker - ALabama DB > UGA DC > Michigan St HC
Billy Napier - Alabama WR > Arizona St OC > ULL HC > Florida HC
This post was edited on 7/11/23 at 12:27 pm
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