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Did Auburn or Florida consider Kyle Whittingham for head coach
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:30 am
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:30 am
He would have been a solid hire.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:35 am to RelentlessTide
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He would have been a solid hire.
Look what happened to Auburn when the AD hired Brian Harsin. No connection to the SEC or the Southeastern states.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:35 am to RelentlessTide
Auburn had already hired the Russian by the time Whittingham announced he was leaving.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:36 am to TrueLefty
Harsin didn’t have Whittingham’s resume
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:36 am to RelentlessTide
Whittingham’s a good coach, but he’s getting up there in age to be a new hire.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:37 am to Sid E Walker
So is Cignetti
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:37 am to RelentlessTide
10 years ago he would have been a great hire...giving a 66 year old a 5 year, 75% guaranteed contract...iffy.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:38 am to TrueLefty
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Look what happened to Auburn when the AD hired Brian Harsin. No connection to the SEC or the Southeastern states.
This isn't a prerequisite for success. Look at what happened to Florida after they hired Urban Meyer. They won two national championships in three years and would have had a third if not for Nick Saban and the rise of Alabama.
This post was edited on 1/1/26 at 9:39 am
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:45 am to RelentlessTide
After living in Utah and paying attention to Utes football for just over 10 years, I love Whittingham. He is just a damn good coach who does more with less. Will love to see him with a roster full of blue chips. Hell, I would have loved to see him at LSU.
Very solid hire anywhere he would have went.
Very solid hire anywhere he would have went.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:51 am to Chad4Bama
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10 years ago he would have been a great hire...giving a 66 year old a 5 year, 75% guaranteed contract...iffy.
Yep. Michigan said "the coaching pool is spent, we're not getting "our guy" this cycle and kicked the can down the road a few years.
Whittingham is the guy who's supposed to keep things from collapsing for a year or so, not win a title. Everyone involved understands this.
He might retire next season.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:12 am to jonnyanony
Bingo
Whittingham is a solid hire and probably the best hire Michigan could make due to all the scandals surrounding the program.
Reality is he is a bandaid to stop the bleeding and will be around for a few years, but is not a long term solution.
Whittingham is a solid hire and probably the best hire Michigan could make due to all the scandals surrounding the program.
Reality is he is a bandaid to stop the bleeding and will be around for a few years, but is not a long term solution.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:26 am to AshleySchaeffer
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Reality is he is a bandaid to stop the bleeding
Exactly what both programs need
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:28 am to RelentlessTide
quote:the UAA too incompetent to do that
He would have been a solid hire.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 10:29 am to trackem
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Auburn had already hired the Russian by the time Whittingham announced he was leaving.
Auburn AD should have reached out ti him before hiring a G-5 HC.
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