Breaking Coaching Carousel ‘21

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You could even look the other way during the covid season. Michigan was horrible. Now look at them.

Penn St, Michigan, and Wisconsin all finished sub-.500. Anyone would have had to have been stupid to think that some stuff meant anything during COVID

 

[Cash68847]

This is where you really have to admire Nebraska’s consistency, no matter what crisis swirls around

And Frost fucked himself letting the team vote on the bowl game. Now he won’t ever go to one.

 

[Bootleg11]

@slattimer

 

[Hardknocks1]

@slattimer

This guy may be one of those better coordinators then head coaches but hell Miss St is a rough intro. Either way he can call a damn offense!

 

[slattimer]

@slattimer

Interesting...curious as to why he'd want to go to the MAC as an HC. Go there for a year, kill it. Fire Frost...hire him. Boom.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Interesting...curious as to why he'd want to go to the MAC as an HC. Go there for a year, kill it. Fire Frost...hire him. Boom.

He was on staff from 2004-2008 at Akron

 

[slattimer]

He was on staff from 2004-2008 at Akron

I'd think he'd be on more lists of schools bigger than Akron.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Washington hiring Fresno St coach

 

[Kaladin]

Brian Kelly to LSU?

 

[vailhusker]

Brian Kelly to LSU?

 

[Steveweiser316]

I think he had to also look at staying at OU from the perspective what if I have a couple down years? It means you’re getting fired. The chances are much lower at USC. One other thing people might be overlooking is that he can have a private life. Most people in LA won’t even know who he is walking down the street.

And would anyone in their right mind (that has money) want to live in Norman over Los Angeles?

 

[Kinish]

 

[Baron Winnebago]

And would anyone in there right mind (that has money) want to live in Norman over Los Angeles?

If I was fuck you rich, LA all the way. If I wasn't, Norman

 

[RedSeaRising]

Would have to imagine #2ndChoice gets a call about ND job. It's a good little catholic boy's wet dream.

 

[Skerz4Life50]

Do you fellas think this is the craziest coaching carousel you can remember? Below is a table of the changes in the last 7 cycles. This is the only year with over 2 coaching changes at blue blood schools, but 2017 seems like it may have been a more wild ride overall (and we thought we won the lottery that year). The craziest part about this year seems to be the giant contracts and the coaches jumping to other (big name) schools (from already big name schools) instead of being fired.

Year	Total Coaching Changes	P5 Coaching Changes	Blue Bloods	Other Notables
2015	29	14	USC	Georgia, Miami, Va Tech
2016	23	9	Oklahoma, Texas	Baylor, LSU, Oregon
2017	22	13	Nebraska	FSU, Florida, Ole Miss, Miss St, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLAbia
2018	27	11	Ohio State	Miami
2019	24	11	-	Baylor, FSU, Mich St, Ole Miss, Miss St, Washington
2020	18	8	Texas	Auburn, Tennessee
**2021	23	11	Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas	Florida, LSU, Va Tech, Washington
**so far			Michigan and Alabama only blue bloods without a coaching change

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Who has moved is far more crazy than the number, imo.

 

[Skerz4Life50]

Who has moved is far more crazy than the number, imo.

Agreed. And with OU and Notre Dame (and possibly Miami), seems like we could still see more dominos continue to fall and more coaches getting poached.

 

[djw004]

Agreed. And with OU and Notre Dame (and possibly Miami), seems like we could still see more dominos continue to fall and more coaches getting poached.

Absolutely - this will be a sloooow burn until it's all over.

 

[Bootleg11]

Agreed. And with OU and Notre Dame (and possibly Miami), seems like we could still see more dominos continue to fall and more coaches getting poached.

Absolutely - this will be a sloooow burn until it's all over.

If Miami comes open I think it will be after the bowl season. I just don't see them making a move before hiring an AD.

 

[Toe]

Do you fellas think this is the craziest coaching carousel you can remember? Below is a table of the changes in the last 7 cycles. This is the only year with over 2 coaching changes at blue blood schools, but 2017 seems like it may have been a more wild ride overall (and we thought we won the lottery that year). The craziest part about this year seems to be the giant contracts and the coaches jumping to other (big name) schools (from already big name schools) instead of being fired.

Year	Total Coaching Changes	P5 Coaching Changes	Blue Bloods	Other Notables
2015	29	14	USC	Georgia, Miami, Va Tech
2016	23	9	Oklahoma, Texas	Baylor, LSU, Oregon
2017	22	13	Nebraska	FSU, Florida, Ole Miss, Miss St, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLAbia
2018	27	11	Ohio State	Miami
2019	24	11	-	Baylor, FSU, Mich St, Ole Miss, Miss St, Washington
2020	18	8	Texas	Auburn, Tennessee
**2021	23	11	Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas	Florida, LSU, Va Tech, Washington
**so far			Michigan and Alabama only blue bloods without a coaching change

Just from looking at the total changes number, a lot of this year's wave is probably just the result of restraint in changes following the bullshit 2020 season - moves are being made now that would otherwise have happened last year. As Baron said, though, the big names being poached are what's really striking.