Volfan1000
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You talking like hugh freeze days qhwre he recruited illegally.Sure, but Ole Miss was also able to beat Bama a few years ago back to back. They had some nice defensive pieces back then too. So it is possible. He just doesn't put enough focus on defense.
Maybe he puts his name out there for the Texas A&M job where he has no excuse to not get recruits.
“Metric”. If you asked five SEC coaches which of the two would win more games in the SEC with equal talent, five would choose Kiffin. He’s coached at much higher profile programs, understands both sides of the ball, recruits above his resources, calls offense as well as anyone in the country, makes more out of less etc. It’s not reasonable to compare winning percentage as your single data point. The variables that go into that percentage are way too different. Heupel coached at UCF and here. That’s it. I’d still choose Heupel because he’s a better leader and representative of our program. He’ll learn, and improve. He has some blind spots, but we have the right guy.LK is 92-47 as a CFB HC (.661)
CJH is 53-19 (.736)
So I'm not sure what metric you're going off of, but it sure as HELL isn't wins and losses.
Conjecture much?“Metric”. If you asked five SEC coaches which of the two would win more games in the SEC with equal talent, five would choose Kiffin. He’s coached at much higher profile programs, understands both sides of the ball, recruits above his resources, calls offense as well as anyone in the country, makes more out of less etc. It’s not reasonable to compare winning percentage as your single data point. The variables that go into that percentage are way too different. Heupel coached at UCF and here. That’s it. I’d still choose Heupel because he’s a better leader and representative of our program. He’ll learn, and improve. He has some blind spots, but we have the right guy.
I don’t think Franchione was all that good. RC Slocum was the last coach that did anything of note there. And he greatly benefited from coaching at a Time when Texas, OU, and LSU were average to bad programs. Once Nick Saban, Mack Brown, and Bob Stoops arrived at those places, A&Ms recruiting fell off a cliff, and Slocum was fired within a few years.Franchioni
RC Slocum is their best coach of the modern era, which is really saying something given their resources. Not that RC Slocum is a bad coach, but it is kind of wild he's the best they've probably ever had.I don’t think Franchione was all that good. RC Slocum was the last coach that did anything of note there. And he greatly benefited from coaching at a Time when Texas, OU, and LSU were average to bad programs. Once Nick Saban, Mack Brown, and Bob Stoops arrived at those places, A&Ms recruiting fell off a cliff, and Slocum was fired within a few years.
Those schools all exist now and Jimbo signed the #1 class in the country in 2022. His average class ranking was 7 (including the current 2024 class). Who has the better record today? Who has the better offense today? Who has the better roster on paper? Lane would easily recruit at a top 10 level at AM and likely top 5.As long as the Aggies move to a universe where Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor and LSU don't exist.