Sexton Hardcastle
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How's that?best option... from the names being bounced around...
How's that?best option... from the names being bounced around...
best option... from the names being bounced around...
How's that?
mcelwain... sec guys seem to use other coaching jobs to get head coaching job in the sec... i dont think hes stay long enough to make it worth our while
Mac- ive said my peace no need to rehash
Nolan... i would like it but don't think it will happen
so far... calhoun is the best option... give me some more options...maybe you can change my mind
You still avoided the question.mcelwain... sec guys seem to use other coaching jobs to get head coaching job in the sec... i dont think hes stay long enough to make it worth our while
Mac- ive said my peace no need to rehash
Nolan... i would like it but don't think it will happen
so far... calhoun is the best option... give me some more options...maybe you can change my mind
I wasn't that psyched on Calhoun, but after reading his bio he really has done well at every stop. In his first year, he beat Utah, TCU, and Notre Dame. Lost to Cal by 6 in bowl game. 2008 they beat Houston during the season, then played them again in bowl game and lost. In 2009, lost by 3 to TCU, lost by 7 to Utah, then beat Houston in bowl game. Overall, he's beat up on Navy, new Mexico, SDSU, etc., but has played the BCS schools close but has generally lost. I think the talent disparity becomes too great at the BCS level for Air Force to win.
He has been a coordinator at a BCS school (Wake Forest OC when they led ACC in offense) and in the NFL (OC Houston Texans).
As far as assistant coaches, Calhoun is from the Jim Grobe coaching tree. He would also have contacts in the NFL with the texans and the broncos. This is a much wider exposure than Hawkins could dream of. I believe he could assemble a knowledgeable staff.
CU could do a lot worse it seems. He would also be running a run oriented offense that would be fun to watch and would give PAC 12 teams a fit.
I don't understand the folks who don't like McElwain because he might leave for a bigger job someday...so fu**ing what? If he gets offered a head SEC gig in a few years, it means CU has become a winner which is what I'm looking for.
What message does that send - we want to hire someone better than Hawk, but not so good that he might leave? If that's the case, hire Calhoun, win 7 games a year and be happy that our HC will never get a sniff from any other school.
Calhoun has won exactly zero big games at Air Force, hell even Hawk's win over Oklahaoma is better than any win Calhoun has had at AF. Being the OC for a mediocre Houston Texans team doesn't really impress me either.