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[metsfan2323]

I don't dislike Clawson, he has good credentials, but to me he is no more exciting than TJ, so why not just keep TJ and let him and Warde go out and rebuild the defensive staff.

Bowling Green has a very good defense, I would prefer we just steal their defensive coordinator.

 

[huskymedic]

Not sold on Clawson after his shirt stint at Tennessee. I remember a guy named Kragthorpe being a GREAT coach at Bowling Green too. I'd rather see Ambrose than Clawson..and i don't want Ambrose anywhere near this program!!!
University of Tennessee
On January 11, 2008, it was announced that Dave Clawson had been hired as the newoffensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team by head coach Phillip Fulmer.[7] He replaced David Cutcliffe, who moved to Duke University as head coach. Clawson's stay in Knoxville was short and disappointing. Fulmer was forced to resign as head coach with 3 games left in the 2008 season. Incoming head coach Lane Kiffin relieved Clawson of his duties on December 1, 2008. With Clawson as their offensive coordinator, Tennessee suffered its worst statistical offensive season in over 30 years.

One bad year under Fulmer 5 years ago does not make him a bad coach/choice...

That team was a crap show w/ a new QB and a new offensive coaching staff... Besides Foster - they had an empty cupboard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team

Not my first choice but not in the bottom half either.

 

[sportsart]

Not sold on Clawson after his shirt stint at Tennessee. I remember a guy named Kragthorpe being a GREAT coach at Bowling Green too. I'd rather see Ambrose than Clawson..and i don't want Ambrose anywhere near this program!!!
University of Tennessee
On January 11, 2008, it was announced that Dave Clawson had been hired as the newoffensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team by head coach Phillip Fulmer.[7] He replaced David Cutcliffe, who moved to Duke University as head coach. Clawson's stay in Knoxville was short and disappointing. Fulmer was forced to resign as head coach with 3 games left in the 2008 season. Incoming head coach Lane Kiffin relieved Clawson of his duties on December 1, 2008. With Clawson as their offensive coordinator, Tennessee suffered its worst statistical offensive season in over 30 years.

Do you think it had anything to do with the talent he had to work with (for 11 months) that got the head coach fired? Tough to implement your system with other people's talent and have less than a year to do it.

 

[FDNY99]

One bad year under Fulmer 5 years ago does not make him a bad coach/choice...

That team was a show w/ a new QB and a new offensive coaching staff... Besides Foster - they had an empty cupboard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team

Not my first choice but not in the bottom half either.

Just not sold on him medic...my gut tells me he will be Kragthorpe 2.0

 

[ZooCougar]

Just not sold on him medic...my gut tells me he will be Kragthorpe 2.0

Any of these guys could be Kragthorpe 2.0, there are no sure things.

 

[noeynox]

I really like clawson. Have since i read the si article. I would be thrilled with him.

 

[06029]

Any of these guys could be Kragthorpe 2.0, there are no sure things.

This is something you and I agree on.

There is something to be said about prior HC experience in all of this. So many assistants flame out on their first try as head coach. That is why Lembo and Clawson jump to the top of my list. Narduzzi has the resume but not the HC experience I think is vital.

I just wonder how many of the names being floated here are willing to wait another year or 2 where they are for future openings in their dream conference. Uconn is a step up from the MAC but it is not a quantum leap that a B1G job (even for a bottom feeder school) would be.

 

[metsfan2323]

Uconn is a step up from the MAC but it is not a quantum leap that a B1G job (even for a bottom feeder school) would be.

It is a quantum leap in salary.

UCONN is a better job than the bottom feeders in the P5. Easier to win here, pad your record and then land your dream job like Edsall. Look where Brian Kelly landed coming out of the Big East, in theory Narduzzi, Lembo or Clawson could do the same.

 

[ktuck911]

After looking at his current BGSU profile ( http://www.bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=10&path=football ) I see a guy that can probably get us to a bowl game in 2 years, but we'll never get over the hump... We'll be competitive with him, but if we want more I just don't see it with him...If he is our guy, I hope he proves me wrong...

Clawson Coaching Timeline Year Position School Record
2012 Head Coach % BGSU 8-5
2011 Head Coach BGSU 5-7
2010 Head Coach BGSU 2-10
2009 Head Coach ! BGSU 7-6
2008 Offensive Coordinator Tennessee 5-7
2007 Head Coach Richmond 11-3
2006 Head Coach Richmond 6-5
2005 Head Coach * Richmond 9-4
2004 Head Coach Richmond 3-8
2003 Head Coach Fordham 9-3
2002 Head Coach % Fordham 10-3
2001 Head Coach Fordham 7-4
2000 Head Coach Fordham 3-8
1999 Head Coach Fordham 0-11
1998 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 6-5
1997 Offensive Coordinator * Villanova 12-1
1996 Offensive Coordinator & Villanova 8-4
1995 Offensive Coordinator # Lehigh 8-3
1994 Offensive Coordinator Lehigh 5-5-1
1993 Running Backs # Lehigh 7-4
1992 Quarterbacks/Running Backs Buffalo 4-6
1991 Secondary Buffalo 3-7
1990 Secondary Albany 3-7
1989 Quarterback/Running Backs Albany 5-4
Totals Head Coach 13 Years 80-77
Totals Overall 24 Years 146-130-1
* Atlantic 10 Conference Champions, I-AA Playoffs?
% Patriot League Champions, I-AA Playoffs?

 

[06029]

It is a quantum leap in salary.

UCONN is a better job than the bottom feeders in the P5. Easier to win here, pad your record and then land your dream job like Edsall. Look where Brian Kelly landed coming out of the Big East, in theory Narduzzi could do the same.

Uconn is a total rebuild job just like any job in the P5 for a bottom feeder. Kelly took over a decent Cinci program when he left C. MI. Cinci won 8 games the year before he arrived. Kelly did make them even better, no denying what he brought to Cinci. But that is not entirely analogous to where Uconn is today. But it does support my position that bringing in someone with HC experience works better than an assistant from a big time program.

 

[sdhusky]

I really like clawson. Have since i read the si article. I would be thrilled with him.

Clawson reminds me a bit like Calhoun. Best body of work but not coming off the sexiest season.

The guy from Fairfield had made a nice NCAA run and JC got bounced early that year, but JC had by far the best record over the previous years - success for more than one or two years.

I like a guy who has been a HC and been successful for more than a year or two.

After looking at his current BGSU profile ( http://www.bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=10&path=football ) I see a guy that can probably get us to a bowl game in 2 years, but we'll never get over the hump... We'll be competitive with him, but if we want more I just don't see it with him...If he is our guy, I hope he proves me wrong...

Clawson Coaching Timeline Year Position School Record
2012 Head Coach % BGSU 8-5
2011 Head Coach BGSU 5-7
2010 Head Coach BGSU 2-10
2009 Head Coach ! BGSU 7-6
2008 Offensive Coordinator Tennessee 5-7
2007 Head Coach Richmond 11-3
2006 Head Coach Richmond 6-5
2005 Head Coach Richmond 9-4
2004 Head Coach Richmond 3-8
2003 Head Coach Fordham 9-3
2002 Head Coach % Fordham 10-3
2001 Head Coach Fordham 7-4
2000 Head Coach Fordham 3-8
1999 Head Coach Fordham 0-11
1998 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 6-5
1997 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 12-1
1996 Offensive Coordinator & Villanova 8-4
1995 Offensive Coordinator # Lehigh 8-3
1994 Offensive Coordinator Lehigh 5-5-1
1993 Running Backs # Lehigh 7-4
1992 Quarterbacks/Running Backs Buffalo 4-6
1991 Secondary Buffalo 3-7
1990 Secondary Albany 3-7
1989 Quarterback/Running Backs Albany 5-4
Totals Head Coach 13 Years 80-77
Totals Overall 24 Years 146-130-1
Atlantic 10 Conference Champions, I-AA Playoffs?
% Patriot League Champions, I-AA Playoffs?

How can you say that?

Everywhere he has been he has succeeded at the level he was at & lost to programs at completely different levels.

Similar success at UCONN would put in in BCS Bowl games but not NC. Alabama is at another level, just like Miss St was for BG this year.

I could live with BCS games even if it means we don't win a NC

 

[06029]

After looking at his current BGSU profile ( http://www.bgsufalcons.com/coaches.aspx?rc=10&path=football ) I see a guy that can probably get us to a bowl game in 2 years, but we'll never get over the hump... We'll be competitive with him, but if we want more I just don't see it with him...If he is our guy, I hope he proves me wrong...

Clawson Coaching Timeline Year Position School Record
2012 Head Coach % BGSU 8-5
2011 Head Coach BGSU 5-7
2010 Head Coach BGSU 2-10
2009 Head Coach ! BGSU 7-6
2007 Head Coach Richmond 11-3
2006 Head Coach Richmond 6-5
2005 Head Coach Richmond 9-4
2004 Head Coach Richmond 3-8
2003 Head Coach Fordham 9-3
2002 Head Coach % Fordham 10-3
2001 Head Coach Fordham 7-4
2000 Head Coach Fordham 3-8
1999 Head Coach Fordham 0-11

Seriously? Look at the HC record:
Fordham - 0 wins to 9 and 10 win season; Richmond - building to 11 wins; BGSU - bad year 2 building to 8 wins

The guy knows how to build winners at progressively higher coaching levels. You can do a lot worse than Clawson. Uconn needs a rebuild. Clawson has done it before and can do it here.

 

[metsfan2323]

Uconn is a total rebuild job

Not in my opinion.

Stable of young QB's (check)
Stable of young RB's (check)
WR's (check)
Foley as O-line coach and Casey at QB = OK offensive line (check)

There is no way this is a "total rebuild job". That kind of talk is just an excuse for losing (see Paul Pasqualoni)

 

[Excalibur]

Why am I not excited for Clawson? .500 career record.

Clawson worries me.

 

[sdhusky]

Clawson worries me.

Why?

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

I am hearing Whipple is a finalist.

If this is seriously true... I'm burning all my Uconn gear, canceling my season tickets and becoming a Notre Dame fan full-time.

 

[Husky25]

Honestly, I think Clawson would be a perfect fit for Wake and not us.

I was about to "like" your preceding post, until I read this one. I humbly disagree with you. After reading that Clawson utilizes talent to put them in a position to succeed rather than trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, I'm beginning to warm up to the idea. Anyone know where Bowling Green ranks in recruiting? Is Clawson able to 1) win recruiting battles and/or 2) coach up players?

 

[whaler11]

None of these guys can be Kragthorpe... Since they aren't walking into a BCS team.

 

[uconnric]

Get real.

Don't squeeze the Charmin.

 

[DSquiz]

None of these guys can be Kragthorpe... Since they aren't walking into a BCS team.

Can we stop saying stuff like this?

We still have an autobid ino a BCS game. It's just a little harder to get it. We need to be the top ranked team out of the group of 5. Most years thats the American Champ.

 

[ZooCougar]

I was about to "like" your preceding post, until I read this one. I humbly disagree with you. After reading that Clawson utilizes talent to put them in a position to succeed rather than trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, I'm beginning to warm up to the idea. Anyone know where Bowling Green ranks in recruiting? Is Clawson able to 1) win recruiting battles and/or 2) coach up players?

Not a bad fit for us. Perhaps better for Wake. He's run football programs well at small private schools and he has a proven recruiting strategy that worked well at Fordham and Richmond.

I think he might be a steal, and he is probably the guy. Lembo is the trendy pick, Clawson used to be but he is still just as good.

 

[metsfan2323]

None of these guys can be Kragthorpe... Since they aren't walking into a BCS team.

Wha, Wha , Wha , Whaaaa.....Debbie Downer strikes again.

 

[06029]

If this is seriously true... I'm burning all my Uconn gear, canceling my season tickets and becoming a Notre Dame fan full-time.

It was a joke. A bad joke, but a joke. If it turns out to be true, I will claim clairvoyance.

 

[06029]

Not in my opinion.

Stable of young QB's (check)
Stable of young RB's (check)
WR's (check)
Foley as O-line coach and Casey at QB = OK offensive line (check)

There is no way this is a "total rebuild job". That kind of talk is just an excuse for losing (see Paul Pasqualoni)

Whomever becomes coach (out side of Weist) will want to install their scheme. How many of the QB's fit the scheme remains to be seen. Depending on who the new coach is, some of the checks you have may become transfers. And don't think they keep Foley. 2-10/3-9 teams rarely retain any of the prior coaches when a new guy comes in. New coach has free rein to establish his own staff.

Games are won on D and in the lines. The line play on both sides of the ball is less than optimal, the recruiting for the lines has been sub-optimal for the 3 previous years. Does this team have enough to be a bowl eligible team? Probably. To win championships? I don't see it. Seeing Uconn as a rebuilding job is just reality in my mind. You may have some pieces, but you need a lot more.

 

[huskyrob1]

Saban

Joe Moorehead and TJ as asst HC.

 

[sdhusky]

he has a proven recruiting strategy that worked well at Fordham and Richmond.

What I got our of the SI article is that he developed a recruiting strategy at both places that emphasized their strengths. Both times it was a national strategy, which I like

When Calhoun came to UCONN, he also took a national approach and used the BE as the carrot - "play against the best". I'm sure he had a different pitch at northeastern.

I like the fact that Clawson came up with a strategy and then executed successfully against it. If he leaves in 4 years, I want their to be talent in place for the next guy.

 

[06029]

I was about to "like" your preceding post, until I read this one. I humbly disagree with you. After reading that Clawson utilizes talent to put them in a position to succeed rather than trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, I'm beginning to warm up to the idea. Anyone know where Bowling Green ranks in recruiting? Is Clawson able to 1) win recruiting battles and/or 2) coach up players?

Per rivals BGSU is #4 in the MAC and BGSU is currently 12 places ahead of Uconn in the national rankings. Last year, BGSU was #2 in the MAC for recruiting and #84 nationally. He has recruited 3 to 5 3* players there every year. But as some poster pointed out to me, I don't understand recruiting rankings.

 

[Husky25]

Per rivals BGSU is #4 in the MAC and BGSU is currently 12 places ahead of Uconn in the national rankings. Last year, BGSU was #2 in the MAC for recruiting and #84 nationally. He has recruited 3 to 5 3* players there every year. But as some poster pointed out to me, I don't understand recruiting rankings.

The recruiting services don't understand recruiting rankings.

 

[freescooter]

I am liking Clawson more and more. He has a habit of taking over some really bad teams. Bowling Green not so much but the Fordham team he took over and re-built had been awful for a decade or more. He took over a bad Richmond team and in 2 years won 9 games. When you look at a coach's record you need to take context into consideration. Fordham was considering dropping football before he turned the program around. I think he tends to be more of a tear down and rebuild guy, which makes me a little nervous as opposed to Lembo who is more a quick turnaround guy. Either one might jump to the Big if successful, but guess what? If one is successful at Wake and the Big calls, he's leaving there, too.

 

[Banta55]

After, i read the si article on him he was my first choice.. He opens up about the recruiting strategy he uses, that what UConn needs, Narduzzi is the glamorous candidate, but no H.C.. experience scares me...Clawson was head coach in waiting @ Tennessee , and the hot assistant at that point..