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Rank your top 5 HC Candidates
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:23 pm
Only realistic candidates. I will tally if I have time. 5 pts for first choice and 4 pts for second choice etc. parentheses are first place votes.
1. Gary Patterson
2. Jimbo Fisher
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Bobby Petrino
5. Charlie Strong
Combined List
1. Gary Patterson 121 (15)
2. Petrino 90 (10)
3. Jimbo 74 (3)
4. Strong 29
5. Malzahn 23
6. Jeff Fisher 21 (1)
7. C. Petersen 20(3)
8. Kirby Smart 12
9. James Franklin 8
10.David Shaw 4 (only mentioned as realistic because he was listed as a sleeper by ESPN in some video)
1. Gary Patterson
2. Jimbo Fisher
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Bobby Petrino
5. Charlie Strong
Combined List
1. Gary Patterson 121 (15)
2. Petrino 90 (10)
3. Jimbo 74 (3)
4. Strong 29
5. Malzahn 23
6. Jeff Fisher 21 (1)
7. C. Petersen 20(3)
8. Kirby Smart 12
9. James Franklin 8
10.David Shaw 4 (only mentioned as realistic because he was listed as a sleeper by ESPN in some video)
This post was edited on 11/26/12 at 10:29 pm
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Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:25 pm to Weagle25
I refuse to be realistic
1. Belichick
2. Gruden
3. Sean Payton
4. Bill Cowher
5. Nick Saban
1. Belichick
2. Gruden
3. Sean Payton
4. Bill Cowher
5. Nick Saban
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:26 pm to Weagle25
#1: God
#2: Jesus
#3: Bill Belicheck
#4: Al Pacino's character from "Any Given Sunday"
#5: Coach Boone & Coach Yost from "Remember The Titans"
#2: Jesus
#3: Bill Belicheck
#4: Al Pacino's character from "Any Given Sunday"
#5: Coach Boone & Coach Yost from "Remember The Titans"
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:26 pm to Weagle25
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1. Gary Patterson
2. Jimbo Fisher
3. Jeff Fisher(this guy aint coming hes a NFL guy thru and thru and never coached in college)
4. Bobby Petrino
5. Charlie Strong/Franklin
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:26 pm to Weagle25
1. Gary Patterson
2. Bobby Petrino
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Jimbo Fisher
5. None (Only one of the above)
2. Bobby Petrino
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Jimbo Fisher
5. None (Only one of the above)
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:27 pm to Weagle25
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Only realistic candidates
quote:
Gary Patterson
quote:
Bobby Petrino
Malzahn
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:34 pm to Weagle25
1. Gary Patterson
2. Charlie Strong
3. Jimbo Fisher
4. Gus Malzahn
5. James Franklin
There's a big gap between 3 and 4.
2. Charlie Strong
3. Jimbo Fisher
4. Gus Malzahn
5. James Franklin
There's a big gap between 3 and 4.
This post was edited on 11/26/12 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:41 pm to AUCE05
1. Chris Petersen (hey, if Arkansas can talk to him, so can we)
2. Gary Patterson
3. Bobby Petrino
4. Kirby Smart/Jimbo Fisher
5. Kirby Smart/Jimbo Fisher
My 4 and 5 are interchangeable. I'm starting to come around on Smart a little more. Is he a gamble? Absolutely. Is Saban more responsible for Bama's D than Smart? No question. But there can't be anybody out there that knows Saban's schemes and Saban's tendencies with knowledge of what it takes to have a top-of-the-line defense every year more than Smart. I don't want an assistant or an uproven coach, but if we're going to go that route, Smart is worth the gamble.
Jimbo has had good success at FSU and will bring a good defense to AU, but I'm not crazy about him. He coaches in a very weak conference, and he has yet to prove he can even dominate it (losses to NC State, Wake Forest, etc.). And he just got curb-stomped by a top-tier SEC team, which is what he's going to deal with on a weekly basis if he comes here. Not saying Jimbo isn't a good coach, but I think the ACC has made him look better than he really is. But he can recruit.
If we hire anybody but one of these five guys (barring a miraculous Jeff Fisher, Jon Gruden, Jim Harbaugh-type hire), I don't really care. We shouldn't have to settle for a Malzahn, Strong, Dykes type of coach. If we do, we will continue to get run roughshod over.
2. Gary Patterson
3. Bobby Petrino
4. Kirby Smart/Jimbo Fisher
5. Kirby Smart/Jimbo Fisher
My 4 and 5 are interchangeable. I'm starting to come around on Smart a little more. Is he a gamble? Absolutely. Is Saban more responsible for Bama's D than Smart? No question. But there can't be anybody out there that knows Saban's schemes and Saban's tendencies with knowledge of what it takes to have a top-of-the-line defense every year more than Smart. I don't want an assistant or an uproven coach, but if we're going to go that route, Smart is worth the gamble.
Jimbo has had good success at FSU and will bring a good defense to AU, but I'm not crazy about him. He coaches in a very weak conference, and he has yet to prove he can even dominate it (losses to NC State, Wake Forest, etc.). And he just got curb-stomped by a top-tier SEC team, which is what he's going to deal with on a weekly basis if he comes here. Not saying Jimbo isn't a good coach, but I think the ACC has made him look better than he really is. But he can recruit.
If we hire anybody but one of these five guys (barring a miraculous Jeff Fisher, Jon Gruden, Jim Harbaugh-type hire), I don't really care. We shouldn't have to settle for a Malzahn, Strong, Dykes type of coach. If we do, we will continue to get run roughshod over.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:43 pm to Weagle25
1. Pat Dye
2. Jeff Fisher
3. Charlie Strong
4. Gary Patterson
5. Gus Malzahn
2. Jeff Fisher
3. Charlie Strong
4. Gary Patterson
5. Gus Malzahn
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:43 pm to Weagle25
Gary Patterson
Jeff Fisher
Bobby Petrino
Jim Leavitt
Jimbo Fisher
Jeff Fisher
Bobby Petrino
Jim Leavitt
Jimbo Fisher
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:43 pm to Weagle25
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This post was edited on 1/12/21 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:43 pm to Weagle25
1. Gary Patterson
2. Jimbo Fisher
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Gus Malzahn
5. Bobby Petrino
2. Jimbo Fisher
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Gus Malzahn
5. Bobby Petrino
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:44 pm to WarSlamEagle
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1. Gary Patterson 2. Charlie Strong 3. Jimbo Fisher 4. Gus Malzahn 5. James Franklin
If we could get Franklin, I would rank him towards the top of my list. People can say what they want, but we need someone who can come in, be a tough arse, and motivate the players. Especially if the crap about players treating workouts as optional and the team being "soft" is true. He's proven he can do that. He's also proven he can recruit. AU doesn't have the academic Vandy standards either.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:44 pm to Weagle25
1. Kevin O'Shea(cowboys coach from little giants)
2. Bear Bryant
3. Coach Kline
4. Bobby Cox
5. Danny O'Shea (giants coach from little giants)
2. Bear Bryant
3. Coach Kline
4. Bobby Cox
5. Danny O'Shea (giants coach from little giants)
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:44 pm to Weagle25
1. Gary Patterson/Bobby Petrino
2.
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Charlie Strong
5. Jimbo Fisher
2.
3. Jeff Fisher
4. Charlie Strong
5. Jimbo Fisher
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:45 pm to AUTiger5
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2. Charlie Strong
Somebody please help me understand the love for Charlie Strong. What has the guy done other than be decent in a God-awful conference? Yeah, he can recruit, but with the way he's recruited (ala Chizik) he should be absolutely dominating the Big East. Instead, he's losing to UConn and Syracuse.
Petrino took Louisville to BCS bowls when the Big East was much better.
I just don't understand the support for Strong. Would be a terrible hire, IMO.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:47 pm to LurkingTigers
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LurkingTigers
Nice avatar.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:52 pm to Weagle25
Patterson
That's my list.
That's my list.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:55 pm to AUTiger5
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AUTiger5
I agree with both your posts except I'm not as sold on the Kirby experiment as you.
Your list is solid and I completely agree with the Charlie Strong analysis.
Posted on 11/26/12 at 12:56 pm to Weagle25
Petrino
Patterson
Fisher
Strong
Smart
Patterson
Fisher
Strong
Smart
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