Who's your list for next HC?

[CTMike]

Just can’t stand the FCS Talk. It’s not going to happen

Vannini is part of the National media crew vested in our demise.

 

[CCSUblue]

How much does Bill Clark make at UAB? He took a program that was shut down and brought them to respectability.

 

[JMick]

Vannini is part of the National media crew vested in our demise.

I thought it was a pretty fair article. People keep yelling to drop to FCS but he makes it clear that isn't happening

 

[bigAbruns]

I'd guess that Benedict has a list of at least 20 names, 15 of which have been mentioned on here already, those other 5 or so will be the one that gets hired

 

[JMick]

How much does Bill Clark make at UAB? He took a program that was shut down and brought them to respectability.

He's going to get a better job

 

[huskymedic]

How much does Bill Clark make at UAB? He took a program that was shut down and brought them to respectability.

Solid name but I’m not sure he’d make the move north…he’s waiting for the right P5 opportunity.

-> An agreement is in place to make University of Alabama at Birmingham Football Coach Bill Clark the highest-paid coach in Conference USA.

The deal, unveiled prior the Blazers securing their first Conference USA title on Saturday, will be a five-year agreement extending through the 2023-2024 season.

Compensation will begin at $1.45 million per year and reach $1.65 million over the span of the term. Funding will be supported by UAB, with a significant portion from the UAB Athletics Foundation.

 

[CTrefugee]

I don't see any current or recent FBS HC who's not on Viagra and Lipitor taking this job. And I'd want someone with actual HC experience and a bit of life left in them. So my list starts with Scotty Walden of Austin Peay. To me, he's exactly the mad scientist UConn needs to make games fun again and bring a breath of fresh air to Storrs. Only 30, his offenses are dynamite.

Others I'd consider in addition to Bob Chesney:

• Brian Bohannon, Kennesaw St. (50)
• Jay Hill, Weber St. (46)
• Josh Conklin, Wofford (42)
• Matt Entz, ND State (48)
• Scott Abell, Davidson (51)
• Bob Surace, Princeton (53)
• Willie Simmons, Florida A&M (40)
• Troy Taylor, Sacramento St. (53)
• Bobby Hauck, Montana (57)

If we hire a defensive oriented HC, my next call would be to Ryan McCarthy at CCSU to become OC. I believe McCarthy only makes like $137K as HC there, so doubling his salary might get shake him loose.

Spend really big bucks to steal someone with nothing more to prove. The way the basketball pros almost got Geno. He had shown himself to be the all-time best and might have enjoyed rebuilding a team.

 

[JMick]

Solid name but I’m not sure he’d make the move north…he’s waiting for the right P5 opportunity.

-> An agreement is in place to make University of Alabama at Birmingham Football Coach Bill Clark the highest-paid coach in Conference USA.

The deal, unveiled prior the Blazers securing their first Conference USA title on Saturday, will be a five-year agreement extending through the 2023-2024 season.

Compensation will begin at $1.45 million per year and reach $1.65 million over the span of the term. Funding will be supported by UAB, with a significant portion from the UAB Athletics Foundation.

This is what these other G5 schools always seem to get right and how they end up funding good coaches and staffs. These reverse buyouts make coaching salaries free.

Find successful coach. Sign to extension year before they get poached. Get paid by the school that steals them from you. Use that money to hire new staff

 

[Yup!]

If he's willing to br our DC under a more well established coach, sure, makes sense that way only

Highly unlikely but I would like to see that as well.

 

[Yup!]

Sean Spencer (Hartford, CT native), honestly, makes a ton of sense...

New York Football Giants | Giants.com

Another guy I would prefer getting the DC job. He’s a really good DL coach and made an impact everywhere he’s coached.

 

[ScottVib]

I don't think UConn his hiring away a G5 head coach. Most of them are looking for their next move up (P4 or Big XII)... if they are good and have something going at their current stop, a raise to go try to rebuild UConn isn't worth the step back it'll take when your star drops for a year two (and longer if it's worse than you thought when you go there). If UConn was looking like a stop that you show up and with a tweak win 10 games.. sure you'd be able to get them, but the current situation isn't bringing anyone who thinks their next step up is P4/Big XII (that will also eliminate a lot of P4 coordinators as well).

 

[BlueDogs]

Just can’t stand the FCS Talk. It’s not going to happen

This is the BoT and basketball only heads sending out trial balloons. Just to be clear. In a sample of one, this one will dump the entire university if they do that. I won’t watch anything or donate. School doesn’t deserve my time.

 

[CCSUblue]

Bo Pelini needs a job, lol.

 

[noeynox]

Bo Pelini needs a job, lol.

Only if he brings Faux Pelini with him

 

[JMick]

This is the BoT and basketball only heads sending out trial balloons. Just to be clear. In a sample of one, this one will dump the entire university if they do that. I won’t watch anything or donate. School doesn’t deserve my time.

Did you read the article? It doesn't say what you think it does

 

[UCSouth]

Worse job in all college football with the only chance to be a winner would be to drop to a lesser division.

It's worst...not worse and your an idiot.

 

[CCSUblue]

Doc Holliday

 

[thatguyed]

This is who we need to talk to and ask him how much money he will require to come up to Storrs for five years. Jamey Chadwell - Coastal Carolina Head Coach. His current salary is not that high.

I live in Myrtle Beach and he's a rock start here and very much working from a southern mindset. I don't see him heading north for anything less than a major gig. His salary is low but incentives take it up to nearly $3M.

 

[aburks41]

Worse job in all college football with the only chance to be a winner would be to drop to a lesser division.

Maybe I'm too optimistic or unrealistic, but New England has 0 football powers. There is a golden opportunity for UConn to step up and dominate the region.

There are tons of jobs out there with a much worse ceiling. Hell, if things break our way in 5-10 years we could be the best program east of Philly. The only competition in the north east is Temple, Rutgers, and BC...

 

[Yup!]

I live in Myrtle Beach and he's a rock start here and very much working from a southern mindset. I don't see him heading north for anything less than a major gig. His salary is low but incentives take it up to nearly $3M.

He’s becoming my number one option, but who am I. I’m actually going to watch their games this year.

 

[thatguyed]

That is a good person for the job. One heck of a recruiter in a talent rich state. Good personality for the media.

His wife hated the north and the weather.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

That is the worst list I have seen. I would not be thrilled with anyone of them for Head Coach.

God help us all if Don Brown or Al Golden is the route we’re going here.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

Another few names I like

Anthony Poindexter is a coDC at Penn State. Was here in the diaco years.

Todd Orlando

Kyle Flood from Texas

Wasn’t Kyle Flood at Rutgers a complete disaster??

 

[CCSUblue]

Derek Mason needs a rehab HC job.

Have just been thinking and maybe the yard can help with some info...which other which other schools have very stringent standards for football players?

Wisconsin?
Stanford?

Who else? We should target a coach from a school that understands how to work within those difficult parameters.

 

[thatguyed]

Maybe Urban Meyer if he finds that the NFL bores him.