Joel Goodson
- 9th man conundrum
when your livelihood is largely based on the performance of 18-22 YOs, job security is virtually non-existant. even more so when the payroll and expectations are high
Coaching Carousel (Football)
Exactly.
What's happening now is that head coaches have contracts that are so locked up that Universities are essentially stuck with the head coach.
Fans and Admins want heads to roll and it's far cheaper and easier to dump an assistant.
OSU Coordinator:
Matt Patricia - 3 year deal, locked in until 2029, making ~3.8M/season - highest paid college coordinator
Day is the De facto OC, but Smith could be next - just because he's only making about 1.75M/year and his contract ends early 2028.
Next up for DC & OC's contracts - they will only sign for longer term contracts and for much more money. They will following Patricia's lead.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And the cultural distinctions that make both Utah and Montana quite distinct from Michigan and especially the current Michigan fishbowl with the Bryce Underwood and Barstool of it all are that much more distinct when you're dealing with an old, set-in-his-ways guy.
Both sides thought their mutual "prestige" would paper over the marriage making no sense.
Everyone disagreed with me about this a year ago (which I didn't see coming. It was an immediate gut reaction that the hire was clearly a foolish disaster). I'm still on guard before fully declaring victory on this.
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Patricia looked worth that until Saturday. Pretty crazy that they gave up 41 to a team we gave up 10 to!
Oregon had 4 of their top 5 receivers hurt / arrested against Illinois.
They were much more healthy against Ohio State.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
2 of the 4 receivers returned against OSU (Stewart and Lott). They combined for 2 catches for 18 yards.
Yeah, if we are going to play the game where so and so is missing the game, Illinois will win that most weeks.
Illini in Italy
- Illini HQ, Florida Panhandle
Morgan Park fires football coach Chris James
Morgan Park was 55-24 with six consecutive state-playoff appearances in James' nine seasons as coach.
chicago.suntimes.com
Time to add CJ to the staff
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
CJ and Juice, my former neighbors in Scott Hall!Morgan Park fires football coach Chris James
Morgan Park was 55-24 with six consecutive state-playoff appearances in James' nine seasons as coach.
Time to add CJ to the staff
He did a great job at Morgan park and would bring big time connections to Chicago. I don’t think we ever replaced Terry Hawthorne when he left.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
One surgeon out on the West Coast certainly is.Sadly, too true. These folks might be our MVP’s this year . . .
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Morgan Park fires football coach Chris James
Morgan Park was 55-24 with six consecutive state-playoff appearances in James' nine seasons as coach.
Time to add CJ to the staff
Does anyone know the reason he was fired? Seems surprising.
article says it's because he wouldn't decide immediately if he would come back next year to be morgan park's hc. must be more to it, because that's a crazy reason to fire a good coach. if he bolts, promote an assistant.
edit to add:
Morgan Park principal Dan Kuzma disputed James’ account, sending the Sun-Times this statement: ‘‘This is not an accurate depiction, and Coach James made a series of decisions that made his status as head coach no longer viable after the conclusion of Morgan Park’s state playoff run. It is unfortunate that these decisions have had a significant impact on our student-athletes, families, and the school community.’’
We will see what comes out but CJ built that program back up.
I doubt they can afford the buyout
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
And it isn't even THAT big in the modern scheme of things, reportedly $18M for him, $28M for his whole staff.
But then you add the commitments needed to attract anyone appealing to a dead-end job to the escalating ante to even put a P4 worthy roster on the field and it's beyond what any booster community there can swallow.
Don't think for a second we're in a stable equilibrium. The existing financial structure of this sport cannot sustain itself for very long.
It’s $17 million. Peanuts compared to guys like Norvell and Rhule, but still a tough pill for their debt-ridden department. And then, of course, there’d be the question of attracting a replacement.