Next Coach Possibility (just putting this out there)
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I really hope you weren't aiming that at me. I mean, I get it, you're evidently not accustomed to big words so you resort to saying DA. I mean't that the SEZ took it's toll on ISU already...it's not like donors paid for the entire thing. Donors didn't pay for the new ribbon board, etc. Some money still comes out of the pockets at ISU.
I am getting more and more intrigued with Willie Fritz as well. He certainly has head coaching experience. Built Blinn JC into a powerhouse Juco. His stops at Sam Houston State and Georgia Southern should help with recruiting. And being at Blinn as well.
And he might be a very good fit for Iowa State and Ames, Iowa.
http://savannahnow.com/sports/2014-08-23/gsu-counts-new-coach-willie-fritz-lead-eagles-fbs-success
Another name thrown out there is Justin Fuente of Memphis. He is certainly another intriguing candidate.
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You can go after Meacham and Fuente if you want, but they're both from Oklahoma (Fuente's from Tulsa) and know Big 12 football. As such, they're very unlikely to take ISU and it's recruiting problems as their entry into Big 12 coaching. Fuente can wait until KSU or WVU is available. Meacham can do the same, or look for an opening in the SEC or PAC 12.
Also, Fuente is a Sooner alum and would be on a short list to take over if Stoops went anywhere. As for Meacham, he was an offensive lineman who blocked for Mike Gundy, Barry Sanders and Thurman Thomas at OSU. He has also spent 13 years of his coaching life as a member of the OSU staff. If and when Gundy moves on, he would likely by the Cowboys first pick to head the program in Stillwater.
But you can always ask. Just know they would be on loan for a very short time.
"The minute he became our coach, he gave us credibility maybe we didn't have," Tanner said. "He changed the culture, brought a swagger and a champion's mentality. The brand is better than it's ever been."
So what's next for Spurrier? Even he doesn't seem to know.
"I don't know if coaching is completely over or not. It is fun being on a team," Spurrier said. "I might be a consultant for somebody, I don't know. I doubt if I'll be a head coach. Who knows? But I doubt it."
Maybe Steve can help CPR in the last few games.
So what's next for Spurrier? Even he doesn't seem to know.
"I don't know if coaching is completely over or not. It is fun being on a team," Spurrier said. "I might be a consultant for somebody, I don't know. I doubt if I'll be a head coach. Who knows? But I doubt it."
Maybe Steve can help CPR in the last few games.
http://gseagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=242&path=football
[FONT=verb_regularregular]“Georgia Southern hit a home run hiring Willie Fritz,” said Dennis Hickey, longtime NFL executive and current general manager of the Miami Dolphins. “I have known Coach Fritz for over 20 years having played for him, coached with him, and scouted his players for the NFL.
[/FONT]"In over 22 years as a head coach, we've won over 91% of our games when we had one more yard rushing (than our opponent)," Fritz, 54, told USA TODAY Sports. "We set our offense up to be able to run the ball effectively, and our defense to stop people from running the ball."
Schools normally suffer in the transition year, but Georgia Southern has improved and ranks No. 1 in the nation in rushing yards (3,624), yards per carry (7.32) and rushing touchdowns (46).
“I was contacted (to see) if I was interested (in the vacant job),” Fritz said. “I had a burning desire to coach at the highest level of collegiate football. At this point in my career, if I was going to make the move, I had to act.”
Fritz grew up in Shawnee Mission, Kansas (10 miles southwest of Kansas City) as the third oldest child in a family that included five boys and two girls.
His father, the late Harry Fritz, was a graduate assistant for famed Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp before going on to coach football at Central Missouri and working as an athletic director at Western Illinois and the University of Buffalo.
[FONT=verb_regularregular]Currently makes $400,000 a year. Could probably get him for ~$1.75-$2 million if interested. He runs the triple-option, which might concern people. It would be something that other teams would have to do a lot of prep for.
Someone like him.
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[FONT=verb_regularregular]“Georgia Southern hit a home run hiring Willie Fritz,” said Dennis Hickey, longtime NFL executive and current general manager of the Miami Dolphins. “I have known Coach Fritz for over 20 years having played for him, coached with him, and scouted his players for the NFL.
[/FONT]"In over 22 years as a head coach, we've won over 91% of our games when we had one more yard rushing (than our opponent)," Fritz, 54, told USA TODAY Sports. "We set our offense up to be able to run the ball effectively, and our defense to stop people from running the ball."
Schools normally suffer in the transition year, but Georgia Southern has improved and ranks No. 1 in the nation in rushing yards (3,624), yards per carry (7.32) and rushing touchdowns (46).
“I was contacted (to see) if I was interested (in the vacant job),” Fritz said. “I had a burning desire to coach at the highest level of collegiate football. At this point in my career, if I was going to make the move, I had to act.”
Fritz grew up in Shawnee Mission, Kansas (10 miles southwest of Kansas City) as the third oldest child in a family that included five boys and two girls.
His father, the late Harry Fritz, was a graduate assistant for famed Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp before going on to coach football at Central Missouri and working as an athletic director at Western Illinois and the University of Buffalo.
[FONT=verb_regularregular]Currently makes $400,000 a year. Could probably get him for ~$1.75-$2 million if interested. He runs the triple-option, which might concern people. It would be something that other teams would have to do a lot of prep for.
Someone like him.
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This a million times. I think it's interesting that he flies under the radar so much. I hear everyone complaining that we run the spread and I agree that we should change it up. If I was Jaime I'd call him up right alway and try to get some type of agreement.
what I like about him is he doesn't just run the triple option out of the flex bone like Georgia tech, his triple option is ran out of the shotgun and pistol so you can always threaten to throw it down field if the defense doesn't respect the pass.
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We need another Earle Bruce, someone that is currently an assistant to someone who is possibly legend or has had great success over a period of time. And they must have coached for a while.
My thoughts on a future coach
1. Tom Herman: Iowa State whiffed so hard on him kicking him to the curb. He will continue to win wherever not named ISU probably
2. Brent Venables: Synder Coaching Tree, Stoops coaching tree. Winning again at Clemson. Seems to go and win where he goes. Does he want to come to ISU and start something great in the B12? Or waiting for Synder to retire to make his return?
3. Justin Fuentes: Killing it at Memphis, understands a winning team under Gary Patterson
4. Doug Meacham: Familiar with the B12 with OKST and TCU. Getting good experience under Patterson
5. Kendal Briles: Doesn’t fit my criteria, but maybe Art would take it easier on us every year?
- No way Pelini comes to Iowa State. You must be mad Husker fans thinking he would want to come to Iowa State.
- Scott Frost. Really? More Huskermania living so close to Lincoln. He will have his chance once Riley is run out of town.
My thoughts on a future coach
1. Tom Herman: Iowa State whiffed so hard on him kicking him to the curb. He will continue to win wherever not named ISU probably
2. Brent Venables: Synder Coaching Tree, Stoops coaching tree. Winning again at Clemson. Seems to go and win where he goes. Does he want to come to ISU and start something great in the B12? Or waiting for Synder to retire to make his return?
3. Justin Fuentes: Killing it at Memphis, understands a winning team under Gary Patterson
4. Doug Meacham: Familiar with the B12 with OKST and TCU. Getting good experience under Patterson
5. Kendal Briles: Doesn’t fit my criteria, but maybe Art would take it easier on us every year?
- No way Pelini comes to Iowa State. You must be mad Husker fans thinking he would want to come to Iowa State.
- Scott Frost. Really? More Huskermania living so close to Lincoln. He will have his chance once Riley is run out of town.
Has Doc Holliday, current coach at Marshall, been mentioned in this thread?
Holliday coached underneath Urban Meyer at Florida when they won their first National Championship and has been widely considered one of the best recruiters in the country. Prior to that he led the offense at NC State where they were the top in the ACC. He left Florida to become the HC at Marshall where he led them to a 10 win season and then last year they won the conference and finished 13-1.
His offense last year at Marshall was #2 in the nation behind Baylor and ahead of Oregon. They run a Big 12 style offense.
So, he's coached under a legend, is an offensive guy, and has already cut his teeth (very successfully) as a Head Coach at a FBS school.
Holliday coached underneath Urban Meyer at Florida when they won their first National Championship and has been widely considered one of the best recruiters in the country. Prior to that he led the offense at NC State where they were the top in the ACC. He left Florida to become the HC at Marshall where he led them to a 10 win season and then last year they won the conference and finished 13-1.
His offense last year at Marshall was #2 in the nation behind Baylor and ahead of Oregon. They run a Big 12 style offense.
So, he's coached under a legend, is an offensive guy, and has already cut his teeth (very successfully) as a Head Coach at a FBS school.
I like the "idea" of Fritz and the offense he runs. I don't know much more about him so it will be interesting to learn more.
Pelini - I would't attend another game as long as he is the coach. The guy is a doooosh bag.
Recruiting - While it may seem counter-intuitive, we should really try to recruit Minnesota, Dakotas, Montana - places where there isn't great college football traditions now. We could knock the socks off kids visiting our stadium and environment/facilities coming from those small population areas. Minneapolis is largely untapped - the Gophers aren't exactly ripping it up, and we've landed some recruits from there in the past. I know we always say Texas, Florida, and California. There are obviously more kids from those places, but it also is where every other school in the world focuses on, and we can't compete with every other school in the world. We need to establish a foothold on a certain aspect of the country. Maybe it's small class rural high schools across the mid-west? We go to Florida and Texas and California to try to get a handful of really fast and skilled players for QBs and CBs, but otherwise focus on the best of the best from rural small schools. Kids from small schools are coachable, humble, work their arses off, and will develop. Think Dallas Clark, Chad Greenway, Jake Knott, Todd Blythe, Ryan Harklau, Levi Peters, etc.
Pelini - I would't attend another game as long as he is the coach. The guy is a doooosh bag.
Recruiting - While it may seem counter-intuitive, we should really try to recruit Minnesota, Dakotas, Montana - places where there isn't great college football traditions now. We could knock the socks off kids visiting our stadium and environment/facilities coming from those small population areas. Minneapolis is largely untapped - the Gophers aren't exactly ripping it up, and we've landed some recruits from there in the past. I know we always say Texas, Florida, and California. There are obviously more kids from those places, but it also is where every other school in the world focuses on, and we can't compete with every other school in the world. We need to establish a foothold on a certain aspect of the country. Maybe it's small class rural high schools across the mid-west? We go to Florida and Texas and California to try to get a handful of really fast and skilled players for QBs and CBs, but otherwise focus on the best of the best from rural small schools. Kids from small schools are coachable, humble, work their arses off, and will develop. Think Dallas Clark, Chad Greenway, Jake Knott, Todd Blythe, Ryan Harklau, Levi Peters, etc.
Brown was losing to ISU while at Texas. TEXAS!!!! whats makes you think he can win at ISU. Nimrods.
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Everyone go empty their piggy banks and report back with how much we can pay for this please lol
Iowa State fans were whining for his head after the 2nd season. They were loud and wanted nothing to do with him.
Isn't Doc Holliday from West Virginia and thus a perfect fit? Bringing him to the Midwest may be taking him out of the region he knows and recruits well.
