ahoelsken
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Yeah, but I'm still very open to the idea of giving this job to him. I think he's got a ton of potential as a coach-but I'll say this: I'm not vehemently opposed to anybody we've talked about over the last few days.
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Darrin Chiaverini - CU Interim Head Coach
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Yeah, but I'm still very open to the idea of giving this job to him. I think he's got a ton of potential as a coach-but I'll say this: I'm not vehemently opposed to anybody we've talked about over the last few days.
I hope that Chev understands this deep in his heart. We know he wants the job badly. I think a lot of us want him to get the job - eventually.
But even the most diehard Buffs fan has to acknowledge that his lack of experience causes a huge problem for us in that he has zero gravitas. Meaning that he has fewer connections to the quality assistants that would have come and help a guy his age come and run a program AND fewer quality assistants are going to want to put their reputation on the line to work under a guy who they know little about and doesn't have a track record of running a program.
The only way you get the kind of assistants that Chev would need is by overpaying them - something that CU apparently can't do.
But even the most diehard Buffs fan has to acknowledge that his lack of experience causes a huge problem for us in that he has zero gravitas. Meaning that he has fewer connections to the quality assistants that would have come and help a guy his age come and run a program AND fewer quality assistants are going to want to put their reputation on the line to work under a guy who they know little about and doesn't have a track record of running a program.
The only way you get the kind of assistants that Chev would need is by overpaying them - something that CU apparently can't do.
I think Chev has some qualities that I find very intriguing for a HC. Dynamic personality, great recruiter, seems like he’s a good leader, and his passion for CU certainly doesn’t hurt (although, I actually think if he’s not careful it could be a detriment in some ways).
The major questions I have are about his ability to assemble a staff, particularly given the budget CU has, and what his general philosophy would be building and managing every single aspect of a P5 program. Had he learned under Tucker for 3-4 years and the program become relatively successful, I would be much more willing to hand him the keys, ala Lake in UW.
It just doesn’t seem like the right time and screams small time CU if he is made HC right now.
The major questions I have are about his ability to assemble a staff, particularly given the budget CU has, and what his general philosophy would be building and managing every single aspect of a P5 program. Had he learned under Tucker for 3-4 years and the program become relatively successful, I would be much more willing to hand him the keys, ala Lake in UW.
It just doesn’t seem like the right time and screams small time CU if he is made HC right now.
I don’t see this ending well for Chev. RG doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who responds well to public pressure. There are more experienced and better prepared candidates out there. Chev is getting his opportunity as interim and he’s not exactly covering himself in glory at the moment.
Meh. RG isn’t going to be swayed either way by Chev’s tweets. He’ll get the job if he’s the best candidate in RG’s estimation.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Regardless, RG and LC need to be very careful how they handle this with Chev. If they choose to go with someone else, they need to be totally upfront with Chev and protect the relationship. He may not stay here if he doesn’t get the head job, but 3, 5, 7 years down the line you never know. Don’t want any long-lasting hard feelings. I have full confidence in RG and LC to do right by Chev either way.
vinniew_11
Well-Known Member
Yes. I understand that. Thing is, I don’t believe Chev is the best candidate in RGs estimation.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Wrong reason to hire a coach IMO.
As long as you win
That sums up where I'm at. We recently got burnt by making the Embree hire for the same reasons we'd consider hiring Chev.
Of course it could work, but it's a lower probability move than a lot of other choices RG could make.
Agree. But I also have seen Chev convince some recruits to come here that I thought he had no chance to get. There's a lot of good coaches throughout CFB, not just big names. Sure it would look small time for awhile, but so did the KSU staff until they started opening some eyes. I'd be concerned that Chev's coaching tree isn't too solid and he'd be interviewing guys he never met, which makes it harder.
vinniew_11
Well-Known Member
Is Harrell even interested? We have zero idea on who wants the job. If Chev is the best of the interested lot?
On what we’ve seen with offensive coordination, playcalling and QB development, of course not. Is Harrell a great recruiter? Is he a leader?
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
That wasn’t the question, but I’m told doubling one’s salary is a good way to get them interested in a job.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
Chev should get the job because he coached under MM? The guy we fired a couple years after he got that most prestigious of awards?
I probably should have applied the sarcasm font on that one.Chev should get the job because he coached under MM? The guy we fired a couple years after he got that most prestigious of awards?
When Chev was the OC the defense was literally calling out our plays before the snap. I don’t think he’s ready.
NuggNinja
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Personally, I think this is the right take. You’d have to see what his plan is for coaches, who he has in the Rolodex and how he communicates with them.
Maybe the other posters are right and he doesn’t have the experience or network to fill a staff, maybe his network and coaches he could hire is pleasantly surprising. We won’t know unless he gets the job, I guess.
But I think he deserves the opportunity to interview and make his case.
I don't think it is likely that he will ever be ready. There are worse things in life than making a million bucks a year to be an ace recruiter and the HC's righthand man at your alma mater.
I know he’d have to leave his alma mater with no guarantee of ever returning, but I think it would serve him well to seek out a G5 head job and learn the ropes of running/managing/building a program. That said, I think it’s a little harsh to say he’ll never be ready.
I think RG needs to sit Chev down and say, listen, I've seen you as an heir apparent for a while (assuming he has), but we were here just a year ago. Coming into this year you were happy to be a crucial member of this staff under a coach that we thought would be here a long time. You're still a crucial member of this staff, but if not being the HC for a while longer yet was okay with you a month ago, why isn't it now?
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DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
EB coaches without a hat. What does this all mean??? I'm more confused now than ever!
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Cabral was a pro in every sense of the word and someone players could look up to like a father figure. Chev doesn’t seem to have that same presence. I worry Chev is more like the 2011 version of Bieniemy.