Seattle or Boise. Ummm tough choice.

Boise State is a traditional school in that part of the world, much like Gonzaga in basketball. Coaching change won't mean that much

I could see BSU grabbing up Arky State's HC...BSU asst...Texas OC...ASU head coach...I could see it.

(12-06-2013 01:32 PM)fsquid Wrote:  This actually shocks me, I thought he would leave for a bigger job than that.

I don't understand it. He was in on a bunch of "BIG" jobs and didn't take them. What happened?

Fuente to Boise State

(12-06-2013 03:46 PM)Tygrys Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 03:42 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 12:17 PM)Tygrys Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 12:11 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 11:48 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  A great coach can mask Boise's strategic disadvantages (eg, relatively sparsely populated and bereft of local high level D-1 talent) but eventually it weighs a program down. The AAC was wise not to overbid for Boise regardless of the head coach.

Did he take his staff with him or are they staying in Boise?

Programs can survive if they have good assitants and they keep the staff...But if they pull the entire staff to the new program they are in trouble.

That probably will not make a difference unless they hire the new head coach from the current staff. A new coach will almost certainly bring in an entirely new staff, "his guys", regardless of whether Peterson takes his staff with him or not. An outside hire may keep one or two of the current staff but probably not enough to survive on them alone.

Boise got progressively better each time they changed coaches from Houston Nutt to now. I bet someone on that staff stays and keeps that program going.

But were they getting better because of better coaches, better reputation, and better players or because they had one person who stayed for all of the coaching changes playing the Wizard of Oz?

Great observation. They made their rise with Hankins, he was the coach when they played Lville in that great Liberty Bowl game, then Hankins tanked at Colorado.

The existing Off Coordinator has been there for a while, he might want to stay if he gets the chance.

(12-06-2013 05:14 PM)BIGGESTTIGERJLB Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 01:32 PM)fsquid Wrote:  This actually shocks me, I thought he would leave for a bigger job than that.

I don't understand it. He was in on a bunch of "BIG" jobs and didn't take them. What happened?

that's my point.

(12-06-2013 03:42 PM)Tiger46 Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 12:17 PM)Tygrys Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 12:11 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 11:48 AM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  

(12-06-2013 10:46 AM)ksigtigerdood Wrote:  I'm sure the MWC is VERY happy they signed that deal with Boise State right now.

A great coach can mask Boise's strategic disadvantages (eg, relatively sparsely populated and bereft of local high level D-1 talent) but eventually it weighs a program down. The AAC was wise not to overbid for Boise regardless of the head coach.

Did he take his staff with him or are they staying in Boise?

Programs can survive if they have good assitants and they keep the staff...But if they pull the entire staff to the new program they are in trouble.

That probably will not make a difference unless they hire the new head coach from the current staff. A new coach will almost certainly bring in an entirely new staff, "his guys", regardless of whether Peterson takes his staff with him or not. An outside hire may keep one or two of the current staff but probably not enough to survive on them alone.

Boise got progressively better each time they changed coaches from Houston Nutt to now. I bet someone on that staff stays and keeps that program going.

Beat me to it..they are/were on their 3rd coach to have success. Before that they had decades of success in Div 1 AA.
1973 Big Sky Conference – (Div. II) 10–3 (6–0)
1974 Big Sky Conference 10–2 (6–0)
1975 Big Sky Conference 9–2–1 (5–0–1)
1977 Big Sky Conference 9–2 (6–0)
1980 Big Sky Conference – (Div. I-AA) 10–3 (6–1)
1994 Big Sky Conference 13–2 (6–1)
1999 Big West Conference – (Div. I-A) 10–3 (5–1)
2000 Big West Conference 10–2 (5–0)
2002 Western Athletic Conference 12–1 (8–0)
2003 Western Athletic Conference 13–1 (8–0)
2004 Western Athletic Conference 11–1 (8–0)
2005 § Western Athletic Conference 9–4 (7–1)
2006 Western Athletic Conference 13–0 (8–0)
2008 Western Athletic Conference 12–1 (8–0)
2009 Western Athletic Conference 14–0 (8–0)
2010 § Western Athletic Conference 12–1 (7–1)
2012 § Mountain West Conference 11–2 (7–1)

Since 1968 they have had 4 losing seasons. 2 of those were 5-6 seasons.

It's been a pretty good year for the non-power conferences, having Top 25 teams. Of course, Northern Illinois lost to Bowling Green in the MAC championship last night to spoil their undefeated season and knock down their #14 ranking. A week or two ago, Fresno State lost to San Jose State to spoil their undefeated season. Would've been nice to have had 2 BCS busters.