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Bryan Harsin - HC Boise State University

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Age: 42

Organization: Boise State University

Current Position: Head Coach

Former Positions:
2000Eastern Oregon (RB/WR)
2001Boise State (GA)
2002–2005Boise State (TE)
2006–2010Boise State (OC/QB)
2011–2012Texas (Co-OC/QB)
2013Arkansas State
2014–presentBoise State
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Record and Awards:
Overall58–19
Bowls3–1
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Championships
1 Sun Belt (2013)
2 Mountain West (2014, 2017) Fiesta Bowl(2014)
Awards
Broyles Award finalist (2009)
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Notable Recruits:
Antwuan Davis - CB (4*)
Connor Brewer - QB (4*)
Tyrone Swoopes - QB (4*)

Coaching Notes:
 
good bowl record. Looks like he can recruit QBs. Looks tough. 06-10 boise was a good offense
 
RG knows how fans would react to hiring the Boise State HC.

Part of me would respect him having big enough balls to do it if he thought Harsin was the right guy. But I have a hard time thinking that Harsin fits the profile of what RG is looking for. I believe that RG is going to want a big tent guy with a big personality and a dynamic offense.
 
Buffnik said:
RG knows how fans would react to hiring the Boise State HC.

Part of me would respect him having big enough balls to do it if he thought Harsin was the right guy. But I have a hard time thinking that Harsin fits the profile of what RG is looking for. I believe that RG is going to want a big tent guy with a big personality and a dynamic offense.
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Tennessee would happen.
 
Buffnik said:
RG knows how fans would react to hiring the Boise State HC.

Part of me would respect him having big enough balls to do it if he thought Harsin was the right guy. But I have a hard time thinking that Harsin fits the profile of what RG is looking for. I believe that RG is going to want a big tent guy with a big personality and a dynamic offense.
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the number of people who work for him now who were here under Squawkins bothers me, but he comes off as less of a goofball than D2 Danny was. I wouldn't ignore him, but I'd rather look elsewhere first.
 
ahoelsken said:
the number of people who work for him now who were here under Squawkins bothers me, but he comes off as less of a goofball than D2 Danny was. I wouldn't ignore him, but I'd rather look elsewhere first.
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Same big issue that hit with Hawkins.

He took over a program that already had a culture in place. They had established assistants , a talent pipeline and development process.

It is one thing to manage something that is already up and running. It is completely different when you have to build that culture from the ground up.
 
Like most of us, I dismissed this guy pretty much immediately when his name first came up, but I’m warming up to the idea. To me, he has a lot of the same things I like about Lake (who has been a favorite of mine)—he’s been mentored by one of the best in the game (Petersen), has spent time as a coordinator at an elite program (Texas), and is already connected to the CU recruiting footprint of California and Texas. In fact, his connection to Mack Brown, who was absolutely revered by Texas high school coaches, probably opens even more doors.

The one thing I wish Lake had, some previous head coaching experience, this guy already has at both a middling G5 school, and pretty much the premier G5 school over the past decade, where his record the last three years compares pretty favorably to Petersen’s last three years at Boise. He doesn’t have the charisma Lake offers, but few coaches (including Petersen) do. Nevertheless, he seems to have a presence. Somebody talk me off the ledge, aside from the trauma of Hawk, why don’t we like this guy?
 
lawdogg said:
Like most of us, I dismissed this guy pretty much immediately when his name first came up, but I’m warming up to the idea. To me, he has a lot of the same things I like about Lake (who has been a favorite of mine)—he’s been mentored by one of the best in the game (Petersen), has spent time as a coordinator at an elite program (Texas), and is already connected to the CU recruiting footprint of California and Texas. In fact, his connection to Mack Brown, who was absolutely revered by Texas high school coaches, probably opens even more doors.

The one thing I wish Lake had, some previous head coaching experience, this guy already has at both a middling G5 school, and pretty much the premier G5 school over the past decade, where his record the last three years compares pretty favorably to Petersen’s last three years at Boise. He doesn’t have the charisma Lake offers, but few coaches (including Petersen) do. Nevertheless, he seems to have a presence. Somebody talk me off the ledge, aside from the trauma of Hawk, why don’t we like this guy?
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It isn’t just Hawkins trauma - it is a fear of all small conference coaches. I would rather see the Buffs hire a P5 assistant coach (OC or DC) and give him a shot, as opposed to hiring someone who has been a great success as a head coach at Utah State or Boise State or San Jose State, FAU, etc.
 
I'd caution the Dan Hawkins paradigm as a lens to fear BSU head coaches. . . in the last 20+ years BSU has had some very successful head coaches at BSU and who moved on and found success after Boise (sans Dan Hawkins)

Houston Nutt1199756.455
Dirk Koetter31998–20002610.722
Dan Hawkins52001–20055311.828
Chris Petersen82006–20139212.885
Bob Gregory*201301.000
Bryan Harsin5th2014–5214.788
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For RG to simply disqualify Harsin because of Hawkins would be a terrible mistake. The proclamation that Boise is a small school compared to recent history at CU is also ridiculous. Since 1999 Boise State has been to 18 bowl games and won 12, whereas CU has been to 7 and won 2. Harsin alone has won more Bowl games 3 than CU 2 since '99 (beating Arizona and Oregon in two of those Bowl Games). Boise and Harsin have clearly experienced big time games and been successful enough to be able to compete at the P5 level.

I am all in with Harsin.
 
amazing to me how boise St can recruit so well and get players into boise ****ing idaho and we struggle so much with Boulder duplicating that.
 
Allbright says he's waiting on Texas to open up, so I guess we have to take that as gospel.....shut this thread down now lol.
 
ahoelsken said:

Lol here you go! Feel free to tell him to stick to the NFL.
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i don't necessarily disagree that Harsin wouldn't be interested in Colorado, but yikes if that's really Harsin's thought process.Every P5 coach (except Wilcox-lol) makes more than he does, and in fact the vast majority make more than twice what he does. In the last 2 years PJ Fleck and Chad Morris are good examples of guys who made the G5 to P5 leap and got more than 100% raises to do so. Would Harsin really turn down that much money on the small chance to be a hire at UT if Herman flames out? Plus- do you think the UT boosters are going to be thrilled about going the G5 route again if Herman fails?

The opportunity cost there is mind bottling.
 
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i don't necessarily disagree that Harsin wouldn't be interested in Colorado, but yikes if that's really Harsin's thought process.Every P5 coach (except Wilcox-lol) makes more than he does, and in fact the vast majority make more than twice what he does. In the last 2 years PJ Fleck and Chad Morris are good examples of guys who made the G5 to P5 leap and got more than 100% raises to do so. Would Harsin really turn down that much money on the small chance to be a hire at UT if Herman flames out? Plus- do you think the UT boosters are going to be thrilled about going the G5 route again if Herman fails?

The opportunity cost there is mind bottling.
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Uh yeah, I would bet that Texas probably wouldn't even interview a G5 guy. I'm not saying they shouldn't, but the boosters that run that program would laugh at the thought of that, IMO.
 
Denver_sc said:
i don't necessarily disagree that Harsin wouldn't be interested in Colorado, but yikes if that's really Harsin's thought process.Every P5 coach (except Wilcox-lol) makes more than he does, and in fact the vast majority make more than twice what he does. In the last 2 years PJ Fleck and Chad Morris are good examples of guys who made the G5 to P5 leap and got more than 100% raises to do so. Would Harsin really turn down that much money on the small chance to be a hire at UT if Herman flames out? Plus- do you think the UT boosters are going to be thrilled about going the G5 route again if Herman fails?

The opportunity cost there is mind bottling.
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Yeah I only posted that tweet to make fun of Benjamin Allbright again-I'd be stunned if Harsin is Rick George's pick.
 
Gary Indiana said:
Huh??
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Sorry, I meant more of a career G5 guy like Harsin. Herman had a bunch of experience as a P5 guy, including a major position with a blue blood, prior to the brief stint at Houston in which he was wildly successful. Herman would have been on a short list for that job regardless of whether he stayed at Ohio State for another year or two or jumped to Houston.
 
TSchekler said:
Sorry, I meant more of a career G5 guy like Harsin. Herman had a bunch of experience as a P5 guy, including a major position with a blue blood, prior to the brief stint at Houston in which he was wildly successful. Herman would have been on a short list for that job regardless of whether he stayed at Ohio State for another year or two or jumped to Houston.
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They actually have almost identical resumes.
 
BuffUp said:
amazing to me how boise St can recruit so well and get players into boise ****ing idaho and we struggle so much with Boulder duplicating that.
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I think it comes down to the message. At a G5 place like Boise, you can recruit good players and get them to play with a chip on their shoulder - "Show those P5 schools that they should have recruited you!!". That doesn't work as well when you are a P5 school.
 
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