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SEC West programs getting their first choice for coaches
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:28 pm
One thing very interesting about this massive hiring offseason for the SEC West is almost every program is getting their first pick for coaches.
Mississippi State got their guy without trouble.
Ole Miss got their guy without trouble.
A&M got their guy without trouble.
Auburn kept their guy without trouble.
Meanwhile the SEC East has two teams who had to resort to third picks or worse to get their guy.
Either this shows us the attractiveness of the SEC West, or the delusion of the SEC East. It is interesting either way.
Mississippi State got their guy without trouble.
Ole Miss got their guy without trouble.
A&M got their guy without trouble.
Auburn kept their guy without trouble.
Meanwhile the SEC East has two teams who had to resort to third picks or worse to get their guy.
Either this shows us the attractiveness of the SEC West, or the delusion of the SEC East. It is interesting either way.
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Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:31 pm to cardboardboxer
Close but not quite.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:31 pm to Dr RC
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Close but not quite.
Smoke and mirrors
Our train is coming
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:32 pm to cardboardboxer
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Ole Miss got their guy without trouble.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:32 pm to Dr RC
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Close but not quite.
Only because Arky was trying to steal a fellow SEC West Coach.
Bama hasn't had to hire someone for so long it doesn't count.
That means pretty much all of the SEC West has success with their first choice except when that first choice is at another SEC West program.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:35 pm to cardboardboxer
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Only because Arky was trying to steal a fellow SEC West Coach.
Bama hasn't had to hire someone for so long it doesn't count.
That means pretty much all of the SEC West has success with their first choice except when that first choice is at another SEC West program.
This guy knows how to sail
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:35 pm to cardboardboxer
East took one of the west teams guys.
OM folded on searching for a coach.
A&M and AU paying insane money for what they get.
OM folded on searching for a coach.
A&M and AU paying insane money for what they get.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:35 pm to cardboardboxer
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Either this shows us the attractiveness of the SEC West, or the delusion of the SEC East. It is interesting either way.
I don't think it shows either one. Florida got their first choice in Mullen. Tennessee had to fire their AD. Who else was looking for a coach in the East this year? UGa got their first choice 2 years ago. So did South Carolina. Missouri didn't have trouble replacing Pinkel. Stoops was just given an extension at Kentucky.
This post was edited on 12/5/17 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:36 pm to lsufball19
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Florida got their first choice in Mullen.
False. We know for a fact they tried to get Chip Kelly and Frost before settling with Mullen.
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So did South Carolina.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:36 pm to cardboardboxer
Gus wasn't our first choice
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:36 pm to lsufball19
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Florida got their first choice in Mullen.
What?
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:39 pm to hawgfaninc
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Gus wasn't our first choice
Even if he was I expect yall to get your first choice outside of the SEC West easily.
Any SEC West program willing to spend competitive money on a head coach will get who they want.
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:40 pm to cardboardboxer
Did every SEC West program get their first choice?
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:40 pm to cardboardboxer
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Any SEC West program willing to spend competitive money on a head coach will get who they want.
State and Ole Miss just hired assistant coaches. You really think either of those two schools could get whoever they wanted if whoever they wanted were more established coaches? I mean, State LOST their head coach to an East school
This post was edited on 12/5/17 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:42 pm to lsufball19
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You really think either of those two schools could get whoever they wanted if whoever they wanted were more established coaches?
I think part of the recent success for SEC West hires has been the fact that programs stay in their lane and go after realistic targets.
We didn't see Tenn or UF go after realistic top targets in their searches and it backfired on them.
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I mean, State LOST their head coach to an East school
Yeah after he lost an Egg Bowl. They wanted to upgrade.
This post was edited on 12/5/17 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:44 pm to cardboardboxer
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We didn't see Tenn or UF go after realistic top targets in their searches and it backfired on them.
Did it really backfire on Florida? Dan Mullen was a great hire. Arkansas tried to lure away a coach from a better program that was playing in the SEC title game. How realistic do you think that was? But at the end of the day, only 2 SEC East schools were even looking for coaches. One made a good hire, one is TBD.
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Yeah after he lost an Egg Bowl. They wanted to upgrade.
sigh
This post was edited on 12/5/17 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:46 pm to cardboardboxer
Pretty sad LSU didn't get their first, second, or third choices, but got a project hire at best. However, paying him millions of dollars less and yet he's beating several with higher salaries. I hope the ROI for your programs works out
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:47 pm to LiveGold
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Pretty sad LSU didn't get their first, second, or third choices, but got a project hire at best.
who was LSU's 3rd choice?
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:48 pm to lsufball19
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One made a good hire
That wasn't the first choice, right?
Posted on 12/5/17 at 2:49 pm to lsufball19
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Did it really backfire on Florida?
Sure thing, they got publicly rejected for UCLA.
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Dan Mullen was a great hire.
Maybe, I think his recruiting is below what it needs to be for UF.
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Arkansas tried to lure away a coach from a better program that was playing in the SEC title game. How realistic do you think that was?
They got pretty close if Gus's contract tells us anything.
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sigh
I am honestly surprised you expected better in this thread. I barely hid the hook. I am mostly responding now because I respect you.
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