Houston hires big name coach

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VolsSportsFan said:
Holgorsen is a big name coach?
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He's won a conference title, he's won a BCS bowl. He's had multiple 10 win seasons. His team finished 16th in the CFB playoff top 25. He spent most of the year in the top 25 this season with part of it ranked in the top 10. So yeah, it's a pretty big name coach if you know anything about college football. It's not an elite coach but he'll probably be the biggest name to move this season and Houston managed to pull it off within a few days of firing the prior HC.
 
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Jdw2920 said:
So within a few days of firing their coach they already have Dana Holgorsen lined up talk about efficiency and a step up I wish TN could get onboard with such successful coaching searches. When a school like Houston can pull this off and pull from a power 5 school it really shows the decay that has become TN.
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Big name coach??????
 
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VolArmy74 said:
He won the Big East championship, played and defeated Dabo at Clemson in a BCS bowl. Had a couple of 10 win seasons there. This during a time their conference collapsed, they were forced to move into a conference where every other team basically is over 1000 miles away and their recruiting classes for the last 20 years are usually in the mid 40s to the mid 50s. They basically have to recruit in the area where their conference games are on TV each week from over 1000 miles away from that footprint.. It's a tough tough job.
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better than I thought.. nice response
 
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VolArmy74 said:
He's won a conference title, he's won a BCS bowl. He's had multiple 10 win seasons. His team finished 16th in the CFB playoff top 25. He spent most of the year in the top 25 this season with part of it ranked in the top 10. So yeah, it's a pretty big name coach if you know anything about college football. It's not an elite coach but he'll probably be the biggest name to move this season and Houston managed to pull it off within a few days of firing the prior HC.
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I mean he's a good coach, but I'm not sure I'd put him in the "big name" category. I guess "big name" for Houston.
 
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For Houston to steal a coach from a power 5 is something to watch. They remind me of UCF. Both in talent rich areas and can take some marginal academic kids who don’t get the power 5 looks.

UCF has shown that leftovers in Florida is better than the top talent in most states.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I mean he's a good coach, but I'm not sure I'd put him in the "big name" category. I guess "big name" for Houston.
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Besides Majors and maybe Bowden Wyatt he'd qualify as the biggest name hire in UT history at the time they were hired. It's rare to be able to hire a former conference championship coach on a year they are coming off a top 25 finish at the same school. It at best may happen every few years in college football, and maybe not even that often.
 
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MDVols said:
Well now Butch Jones has emerged as one of their candidates for the WV job. I think Dana left because he likely would have been fired next year with a young team and a harder schedule. Missouri and NC State out of conference. So he got out with a fresh 5 years. He underachieved badly this past year.
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Considering Florida turn it around this year, i would say UT under performed as well. But when I guess, they have more talent? Some would say better coaching.
 
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Behr said:
I actually think that when I see people post "I don't care who we hire as OC just hire someone already ". Nothing else makes sense.
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Actually, that is the right attitude. It is really all about wins and loses and if your coach is under water in his third year you are getting a coaching change.
And Butch’s best hire was the swim coach from Michigan.
 
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VolArmy74 said:
He's won a conference title, he's won a BCS bowl. He's had multiple 10 win seasons. His team finished 16th in the CFB playoff top 25. He spent most of the year in the top 25 this season with part of it ranked in the top 10. So yeah, it's a pretty big name coach if you know anything about college football. It's not an elite coach but he'll probably be the biggest name to move this season and Houston managed to pull it off within a few days of firing the prior HC.
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He won the Big East with recruits from the previous coach on year one, but recruiting has spiraled down. He's been able to plug some holes by using last minute transfers. For being an offensive genius, he has never had a backup QB ready to go, nor recruited one from HS to finally start. We got to see what the future QB next year may look like during the bowl game with Syracuse, and it ain't pretty. He wanted a contract extension, and the AD (that came after Holgy's hire) didn't. So Holgy had an opportunity to go out on his terms. Like you wanting to beat Bama, WVU has never beat OU in conference play. Losing a home game to them 59-56 this year had the admin pissed (IMHO). Holgy didn't get an extension, found another school that he has experience with in the past, they'll guarantee more money, so he leaves. I wish him the best, next man up.
 
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SolidRockGolf said:
I see people say this from time to time but I don’t think they really understand that Cutcliffe wanted stability over program, money, fans...etc. He knew he wouldn’t have that with Tennessee fans.
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I just think Cutcliffe is a honest guy and would have been a great coach here.
 
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