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2024-25 Coaching Carousel
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I think his ego will demand one more NFL gig to get those 15 wins and pass Shula on the all-time list.
Hmmm.... a CEO type NFL HC who hasn't worked in college in multiple decades (or, in this case, ever really). How could this possibly fail?
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Brian Floyd (@brianmfloyd.bsky.social)
loud, flashing alarms and danger signs for unc throughout this. if a group of ex-nfl people are taking a college job to get back at their exes, they’re doomed to fail [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Wasn’t UNLV pretty good this year? Why would they be looking to make a change?
Purdue hired their coach (Odom).
Barry Odom left for Purdue
Me too. I think because he's been a HC going back 15 years and was a prominent Coordinator at UF for several years before that. Weird thing to me is that I can't remember thinking of him as a young hotshot coach when he clearly was. Maybe because I'm about his age so when he was young for the jobs he was getting it didn't seem so to me.
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He was Alex Smith's QB coach at Utah at 32. Wild.
ahoelsken
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Air Force did close the year with four straight wins.
Calhoun's a heck of a coach.
He's looked like a 60+ year old who makes the mistake of not having a professional color his hair for well over a decade.
The ESPN ticker about Belichick’s NFL model is bulljunk. Colorado needs to promote what we are doing.
Question: can RG bump our assistant pool up to $10 Million? Everyone deserves a raise
Question: can RG bump our assistant pool up to $10 Million? Everyone deserves a raise
BuffBronco
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The $10 million assistant salary pool seems way over the top. Georgia pays $10 million, Oregon $8 million, how much is the Nepo Baby DC going to be paid?
hawg1
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He is an experienced executive. He knows BB. He fits the model BB wants for the NFL funnel. He knows player personnel and player development. He will use these skills to prioritize NIL and the roster. There are others like this already in CFB. I think it’s a good hire for this new adventure, yes. .
this is a good time for a program to take a chance like this. herm didn't work out because he couldn't be bothered with all the ncaa rules. now that everything is more transactional and wide open, bill b could conceivably do well as long as he has a smart compliance person helping him.
I expect abject and theatrical public failure but I am here for it.
I expect abject and theatrical public failure but I am here for it.
ZKobalt
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He and BB know personnel and player development with guys who are physically mature and have high level college tape. Evaluating and projecting 16-18 year olds, along with 18-22 year olds who probably don’t have a ton of tape is not something either have ever done. It’s very fair to question whether either will actually know what they are doing.
Lombardi was in New England 2014-2016, the 3 draft classes for the Patriots in those seasons combined for 2 Pro Bowl appearances. He's pretty good at media though, so he has a public perception that far outweighs his actual impact.
surprising anyone would hire him considering they have photo evidence of him assaulting #25.
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hawg1
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It’s very fair to question it. I too wonder.
I’m anxious to see his staff. And who Lombardi builds under him for talent acquisition.
I don’t care about his GF, his age, whatever.
I applaud UNC’s attempt to be disruptive and use a new model in a changing environment.
It may very well fail. Whatever happens, I’m here for every minute of it.
hawg1
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He indeed is good at media. And he may well indeed fail. Gonna be interesting to see who he hires under his GM role and how he structures his organization and structures talent acquisition/development.
I understand what you’re saying about disruption but it is Bill Belichick.
The guy has zero personality for coaching, recruiting or promoting an organization. He couldn’t get along with his one boss at New England, how is he going to get along with 100 500k donors who are now his boss?
His players in New England almost universally disliked him. How is that going to work when players don’t have contracts and can leave at any time?
Those weekly mumbling press conferences after a loss will not be very well received by the UNC fan base.
Oh and by the way, he was not the AD’s first choice.
This decision was made by the BOR at UNC who probably know nothing about football and just got all giddy when Bill Belichik showed interest in the job.
It is not going to end well.
For everyone who thinks that a college has become a mini NFL, UNC will be a good case study to see if or to what extent they are right.
I think Belichick's approach and pitch will be similar to Prime "follow our lead and we can get you to the NFL, we know what they're looking for, we know a bunch of people there and we know **** works there, we are living examples of what greatness in that league looks like". I think Prime, obviously, is more charismatic and probably vibes better with HS kids and can relate to them better, but Belichick is a better coach (obviously). My main concern with him would be if a) he can keep it simple enough so 18-19 year olds understand it and b) if he can find a way to relate to them and if he can adapt his leadership style so kids will follow him.
But I think it is very interesting to see a high profile name go from the NFL to college in this day and age as the trend is going in the other direction.
I think Belichick's approach and pitch will be similar to Prime "follow our lead and we can get you to the NFL, we know what they're looking for, we know a bunch of people there and we know **** works there, we are living examples of what greatness in that league looks like". I think Prime, obviously, is more charismatic and probably vibes better with HS kids and can relate to them better, but Belichick is a better coach (obviously). My main concern with him would be if a) he can keep it simple enough so 18-19 year olds understand it and b) if he can find a way to relate to them and if he can adapt his leadership style so kids will follow him.
But I think it is very interesting to see a high profile name go from the NFL to college in this day and age as the trend is going in the other direction.
I think he's good with younger people.
