Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
I read that one article - I had no idea things were that effed up out there .
of course , we dont play them this year
Coaching Carousel (Football)
of course , we dont play them this year
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Pretty crazy that Ryan Day played QB at New Hampshire with Chip Kelly as his OC years before anybody knew who Chip Kelly was.
Mike Bellotti feeling that his program had gotten a little stale and plucking a coordinator with zany ideas from a 1AA school the other side of the continent to change the way they play was really a watershed moment in the history of the sport.
The second week was them traveling to the Big House to take on a Michigan team reeling from the previous week's Appalachian State disaster, in what would prove to be Lloyd Carr's final season. Oregon 39 Michigan 7. Goodbye past, hello future.
Mike Bellotti feeling that his program had gotten a little stale and plucking a coordinator with zany ideas from a 1AA school the other side of the continent to change the way they play was really a watershed moment in the history of the sport.
The second week was them traveling to the Big House to take on a Michigan team reeling from the previous week's Appalachian State disaster, in what would prove to be Lloyd Carr's final season. Oregon 39 Michigan 7. Goodbye past, hello future.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
from internet research today
top fiveWill Stein, Oregon Offensive Coordinator
Jamey Chadwell, Liberty Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher, Former Texas A&M Head CoachRyan Grubb, Alabama Associate Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach
Rhett Lashlee, SMU Head Coach
The UIUC administration is not very supportive of athletics; UCLA's administration is way worse. Some would say adversarial. Couple that with two mediocre athletic directors (I'm being charitable) spanning over 20 years, with the current one not having success in developing NIL resources, a huge financial deficit . . . and there you go.
The current AD is in over his head; the right AD could turn things around. The facilities are decent enough, the donor base is there but not sufficiently engaged/activated, recruiting advantages are built in, and the tradition is there. UCLA Football and Basketball have been, and should be, a lot better than they are right now. But the highest levels of the admin need to decide if they want to hire a great AD and empower him; I have my doubts that will happen.
Still have to fill the OLB spot
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Chip Kelly at Ohio State scares me, heck he is still a better HC than Day and he can't recruit a lick....
Boy UCLA is going replace us and Rutgers as the conference jobber.
Boy UCLA is going replace us and Rutgers as the conference jobber.
Rittenberg's candidates to replace Chip Kelly:
Internal Options/Recent Assistants
-D'Anton Lynn, UCLA DC
-Brian Norwood, UCLA assistant head coach/safeties coach
-DeShaun Foster, Raiders RB coach
External Options
-P.J. Fleck
-Brian Hartline
-Ryan Grubb, Alabama OC
-Justin Wilcox, Cal head coach
-Barry Odom, UNLV head coach
-Dave Aranda, Baylor head coach
-Tony White, Nebraska DC
Internal Options/Recent Assistants
-D'Anton Lynn, UCLA DC
-Brian Norwood, UCLA assistant head coach/safeties coach
-DeShaun Foster, Raiders RB coach
External Options
-P.J. Fleck
-Brian Hartline
-Ryan Grubb, Alabama OC
-Justin Wilcox, Cal head coach
-Barry Odom, UNLV head coach
-Dave Aranda, Baylor head coach
-Tony White, Nebraska DC
Justin Wilcox would be an interesting hire. He's a much better coach than most realize. Give him a decent OC and he just might make UCLA relevant again.
The draw could be LA vs St.Paul & the opportunity of CA vs the limits of MN.
That said, I'd take MN.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
Very instructive. Great coaches want to work for quality ADs. Our advantage.
It's a vital component. Coach BLJ is proving to be a competent if not exceptional offensive coordinator. The fact that Coach Stepp and Coach BLJ have worked together before and been successful should make the transition more well ordered and elevate the performance of the receivers within our offense. I'm very optimistic that this will prove to be a solid hire.
Was disappointed to read this. Could you elaborate?
wow... You would take frozen lakes over hot chicks in sting bikini's ? ? ? WOW... LOL..... Just had to laugh at that one...
Can cross Grubb off that list. He has taken the open OC job with the Seattle Seahawks.
The argument Rittenberg made for Fleck is that he'd have a higher long-term ceiling at UCLA than he would at Minnesota.
Presumably based on SoCal talent?
UCLA football has the same conundrum IL basketball had for years. Being located near a major talent center and not getting that talent become a vicious cycle.
Kelly is the only UCLA coach in memory who has had trouble recruiting locally. Every other coach back to Donohue consistently pulled in Top 20 classes, sometimes getting into top 10. Kelly’s poor HS recruiting is really inexcusable.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
It was never more than marginally true and it's less true today than it's ever been.
The notion of athletics-hating UI leadership was just Guentherite propaganda.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
I am to a quick look at the candidates just focusing on the external candidates on this. Forget about a Hail Mary hire, the way this played out for UCLA they will need to get 60 yards on a Statue of Liberty play.
Brian Hartline- this is the only move that will seems like a 60 yard Statue of Liberty play to me
PJ Fleck- Really?!? Don't make me laugh.
Grubb- had to internet search him, he has already moved on to become the Seahawks OC. I would wait if I was him.
Wilcox- Seems unusually loyal to Cal. In previous years his teams would have fit well into the "Big Ten West" meme but I think he picked some offensive that run more Big XII style offenses in the 2022-3 offseason (kicking and screaming btw). Doesn't win a ton, but Cal is a really difficult place to win lately.
Barry Odom- His Mizzou record is very meh, but winning 9 games at UNLV is nothing to sneeze at.
Aranda- This might be the most Big Ten West HC outside the B1G. Defensive savant but his team has some iffy offenses in an neighborhood where there are some explosive offenses. Also Baylor sources say that he is not good with NIL (and that alumni base would happily put money in the NIL kitty). Baylor fans love the man, but ar lukewarm at best about the coach.
White- Is it too early to hire a Nebraska assistant to a big job?
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
per Ben Bolch
Los Angeles Times UCLA beat writer,
Next UCLA Head Coach Odds:
Jeremy Chadwell +300 (25%)
D’Anton Lynn +350 (22.2%)
David Shaw +450 (18.2%)
Tony White +650 (13.3%)
PJ Fleck +700 (12.5%)
Ryan Grubb +1500 (6.5%)
Barry Odom +2000 (4.8%)
Tom Herman +5000 (2%)
Other +900 (10%)
Los Angeles Times UCLA beat writer,
Next UCLA Head Coach Odds:
Jeremy Chadwell +300 (25%)
D’Anton Lynn +350 (22.2%)
David Shaw +450 (18.2%)
Tony White +650 (13.3%)
PJ Fleck +700 (12.5%)
Ryan Grubb +1500 (6.5%)
Barry Odom +2000 (4.8%)
Tom Herman +5000 (2%)
Other +900 (10%)
Disagree Gritty.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
it was real for quite a while (and still is) , and in the spectrum of things , we are still way closer to the side where the academics really in charge do not respect what successful athletics can do for a school , vs the schools that dully embrace it
it all started after the slush fund scandal. schools like Michigan & Ohio St and Wisc never had to deal with this
My partner who is a former chair of the board of trustees disagrees.