Like I've been saying all of these guys mentioned have the same chances of feasting or flopping here, so just pick one and get on with it.
He won 6 titles in 8 years. THey'd won zero before that. He did something right I'd say.
Why don't you go check Grand Valley States record before Kelly took over before you say he built something and Leipold didn't? 11-1 and 10-2 before the Head Coach left to become the OC at Notre Dame. So the program was built before him, but that doesn't make what he did over the next 13 years any less impressive.
I'm really selling my soul for being like this, but honestly, I don't care if ISU hires a total d***head. As long as that d***head wins a large amount of football games, let him run his course. Once the program is heightened, then maybe look into someone who is more "likable".
He won 6 titles in 8 years. THey'd won zero before that. He did something right I'd say.
Why don't you go check Grand Valley States record before Kelly took over before you say he built something and Leipold didn't? 11-1 and 10-2 before the Head Coach left to become the OC at Notre Dame. So the program was built before him, but that doesn't make what he did over the next 13 years any less impressive.
Brian Kelly went to the MAC and took scalps at CMU.
Leipold is 5-6.
This would be a laughingstock hire the likes of which we've never seen. I mean, he MIGHT work, but this is a total gamble when there are proven commodities who are interested.
Carl Pelini, COME ON DOWN!
So we might be getting Leipold a year or two earlier than we'd like, so what? That probably is the only way we get him over a bigger school to begin with.
Any coach we hire is going to be a risk....any coach. We aren't hiring a top 20 coach, so they're all risks after that. Might as well go get a guy that could pay off big as he's not only won before, but won BIG, and won CONSISTENTLY.
The ability to recruit talent to Ames...that is the vast majority of concern with this hire. Talent wins..period. Leipold hasn't exactly improved Buffalo recruiting in his year and half. The 2015 and 2016 classes are no diff than 2013 and 2014. Granted it's Buffalo. I'm not saying I like or don't like Leipold. But these current HC have a history in recruiting to go off of. The one coach who has improved his teams recruiting is Fritz. Actually I've seen several recruits CPR is/was going after that had a Georgia Southern offer. That would never have happened 3-4 years ago. What I like about Fritz is he knows the juco market better than maybe any coach in college football. We cannot hire a coach that thinks they have what it takes to jist recruit Hs kids...it will never ever work at ISU(this was CPR downfall IMO, hit jucos too late in his tenure)
I'm really liking Frtiz the more I read. They are a tough football team that runs ball better than anyone and plays great D.
Stop bringing up Brian Kelly. When you only have one example of something working, it's probably not a good idea.
Where's Major Applewhite?
Solid argument
My early frontrunner among coaches most commonly mentioned in these updates: Willie Fritz, although several others appear to have potential, too, for various reasons.
I’ve mentioned several times, I’m in favor of head-coaching experience with a lot of winning, someone who has gradually climbed the ranks, success at each level. There’s more involved than that, but I like a lot of aspects (overall) about this summary, for ISU’s situation.
Art Briles
Gus Malzahn
Jim Tressel