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2022-23 Coaching Carousel
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or that he wasn't the candidate for any other jobs.
Yep. Will certainly be interesting to watch though.
It was always about being a Buff. It all worked out in the end, but can you imagine had we hired Bronco Mendenhall and then watched Walters take the Purdue job?
Really happy for Mr. Walters. I didn’t think they were looking at him in West Lafayette. The staff he puts together will be fascinating.
If we didn’t get Prime, I think Walters would’ve been a really good get.
If we didn’t get Prime, I think Walters would’ve been a really good get.
ahoelsken
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That's a much better situation for him than this would have been. He doesn't need to flip the roster at Purdue like Coach Prime has to do here.
Yep, probably wouldn’t have moved the needle on the transfer restrictions ultimately setting him up for failure.
Doubt it. Those restrictions were getting remedied regardless. The only question about Walters at CU would have been his staff construction and emphasis on recruiting.
Great way for him to get some HC experience and come on back to Boulder once Prime goes elsewhere? Setting Purdue up for two straight coaches bailing for their alma maters?
wishful thinking but I hope he has nothing but success there (in the black and gold, no less!)
wishful thinking but I hope he has nothing but success there (in the black and gold, no less!)
Welcome to the black and gold!
Agreed.
Though, I thought the biggest knock against him as HC here had nothing to do with who he is or his qualifications. It was more our unfortunate history with hiring former Buffs and those previously connected to the program, as it went along with the assumption that their prior connection would be the main reason for being hired here.
He deserved a better, cleaner first HC shot than that. I'm so glad he got it.
ahoelsken
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Their AD left for Auburn about a month and a half ago. As far as I know, they haven't hired a permanent replacement. They named their DC Zach Arnett their interim coach when word leaked of Leach's hospitalization. Don't they have to give him some kind of trial run as HC? Two ways to do it-
1. Give him all of 2023 under a Luke Fickell/tOSU type arrangement.
2. Give him a multi-year contract, but do it in a way that will allow them to get out of it if they have to.
It’s so hard to recruit when youre an interim but this was such a unexpected tragedy, they almost have to start with an in-house replacement to keep the team together and the next AD can sort it later. Best case would be if Arnett can be the MSU version of Pat Fitzgerald.
Wonder if they kick tires on Dan Mullen again?
BuffBronco
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Jeez mate, I hope that HCP (and other coaches) have the decency to not pick off MSU recruits at a time like this. Would be a new low for CFB. If they want to voluntarily de-commit ok ... but .....
ahoelsken
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Possible. I have heard Mullen likes what he's doing now. Nothing concrete......just twitter/message board type stuff.
I think Arnett gets a multi-year deal that MSU can get out of if he's a disaster.
ahoelsken
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That's why they'll promote Arnett for right now..
Prime? Doubt he would do that especially since he leaned on Leach for his staff. Now the majority of coaches in a HC position got there by being ruthless, egotistical, methodical, assholes. I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear of them reaching out to recruits. Maybe they will give 24-48 hours.
BuffBronco
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