Gene Chizik - All Bridges Lead Out of Ames

[kingcy]

Brian Kelly would have been gone the first chance he got as well... although I have a feeling he would have left the program in better shape.

He is staying put at Cincy and he has had chances to leave that job.

 

[clonefan_80]

If he does leave....

This is going to be another wasted recruiting class for our new coach

We won't get near as big of a name or excitement as we did out of Chizik

Some players will probably transfer, not to follow Chizik, but just to go to their second choice (Sed to A&M, LJ to Michigan, etc)

Ticket Sales will drop, stadium construction will get suspended.......basically the world is going to explode. Not quite that bad, but we were starting year 3 of 5 of our rebuilding process and we're in the process of getting pushed back to year -1.

 

[kingcy]

If he does leave....

This is going to be another wasted recruiting class for our new coach

We won't get near as big of a name or excitement as we did out of Chizik

Some players will probably transfer, not to follow Chizik, but just to go to their second choice (Sed to A&M, LJ to Michigan, etc)

Ticket Sales will drop, stadium construction will get suspended.......basically the world is going to explode. Not quite that bad, but we were starting year 3 of 5 of our rebuilding process and we're in the process of getting pushed back to year -1.

Easy now. Mac was loved by his players and most stayed. A lot depends on the hire.

 

[clonefan_80]

Easy now. Mac was loved by his players and most stayed. A lot depends on the hire.

But I think that had a lot to do with the "sexiness" of the Chizik hire. I don't seeing us making that big of a splash this time around. I obviously hope I'm wrong.

 

[cmoneyr]

I love how all the people that talked Chizik up so much as a person and as a coach when he came here are the same ones ready to tear him down now that he's gone, real classy.