If BAMA loses then they possibly miss the playoffs. Daboer bolting could be a shot if tbat happens.
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Like him or not.....LSU made the best hire this cycle....
He could end up as the best hire, but coordinators who have never been head coaches come with risk as well, some are just not cut out for the HC gig and all that comes with that, but are great OC's. That's why the Kentucky's of the world get a shot at them, because the bigger programs want proven HC's. It's also a different talent level when you have the Oregon talent and Nike recruiting budget to work with vs. coaching Kentucky talent against SEC schools- you have to be sure it's the coach, not the kids, when you hire an OC into the HC spot and we'll see with Stein.
He did a great job at Oregon, but let's not act like he built anything up there. In his one season there, Kenny Dillingham had Oregon as the #8 offense going by Total Offense. Stein inherited that and had that offense at #2 (2023), #20 (2024), and #10 (2025). That's not a knock at all - Dillingham was a top notch OC and Stein was able to keep the machine running just as smoothly. And Dillingham has done a good job at ASU, so for him it did translate to being a good HC. But Kentucky is going to require more building up than the Oregon offense did, and that will be a new test.
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i am not equipped to answer that
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I don't think we will be shut out like we were during the dark ages, but there is no doubt we will lose some percentage of the guys we go head to head with MSU with, which hasn't really happened much these last few years and will no doubt suck.
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Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
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Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
2nd place in the SEC is 100% going to make the CFP. Committee is not going to punish a team for getting 2nd place in SEC.
Rather spend all that cash in the transfer portal.
Not to go full-on Brad Underwood hyperbolic, but....Problems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
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Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
These are BIG BOY hires.
That's the start of a staff that intends to stay relevant! Takes some serious Donor confidence and backing to bring in some freaking HITTERS like this. Illinois is not about to fall back into mediocrity.
This is likely true but I wouldn't say 100%, just due to the fact that Alabama is already basically the last team in. Let's say BYU beats Texas Tech in a close game, who is currently the #5 team in the CFP rankings, and Bama gets blown out by UGA. That moves BYU from the outside looking in to getting an auto bid. Does TT get bounced from #5 to out of the picture entirely, despite having beat BYU previously? If not, then a 3-loss Bama would need to take someone else's spot. Is the committee going to move Bama ahead of a team currently ranked higher than them, like ND, after a blowout loss? That seems like it would be pretty hard to justify. Certainly can't jump Oklahoma, a team that beat Alabama, right? In the above scenario, I think it's pretty tough to justify keeping Bama in. If TT beats BYU, then Bama's odds of making it despite a loss go way up.
I agree with all of your points. I was responding to “if Bama lost”. If it’s “if Bama lost AND BYU beats TT” then I agree there is a possibility.
The committee would be in a tough spot. SEC commissioner or ND would be furious. And everyone will be asking why is the 11th and 12th teams in and quality teams are out.
If there was a button for 1000 likes this would be the one. This is a staff that gets Illinois where we want to go.Problems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
Problems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
Problems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
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That would make me so happy, if this happens Im buying 2 extra sets of season ticketsProblems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
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"I can't tell you. Secret."
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Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
Problems solved …
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman enters his sixth season as the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only Arkansas coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Jim Leonhard | Football Coach | Wisconsin Badgers
Leonhard wrapped up his time with the Badgers at the conclusion of the 2022 season. Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and in...
Where do they go if they miss on both Sitaki and Daboer?
Ron Zook, Tim Beckman, Brian Ferentz ? All available if the price is right
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