It says here Rice cornerbacks coach Gerald Wilcher is going to be named the new head coach at Morehouse College. Wilcher is a Morehouse alum. This news is a couple days old but I've been out of town so apologies if it's already been mentioned elsewhere.

https://hbcugameday.com/2023/02/02/moreh...-as-coach/

(02-05-2023 08:36 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  It says here Rice cornerbacks coach Gerald Wilcher is going to be named the new head coach at Morehouse College. Wilcher is a Morehouse alum. This news is a couple days old but I've been out of town so apologies if it's already been mentioned elsewhere.

https://hbcugameday.com/2023/02/02/moreh...-as-coach/

yup...as close as Rice has gottten to Atlanta in years...

Morehouse College Welcomes Gerard Wilcher ’92 Back Home as the New Head Coach of the Maroon Tigers Football Team

Quote:ATLANTA (February 7, 2023) — Morehouse College today announced the selection of Gerard Wilcher '92 as the head football coach of the Maroon Tigers football team. The former Rice University defensive backs coach began his coaching career at Morehouse over 30 years ago and now brings a breadth of experience to his home team, including his time as co-defensive coordinator at Lehigh University, where he won four Patriot League Championships and had three NCAA Playoff Appearances during his ten-year tenure. Wilcher has also worked with the Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Philadelphia Eagles. He has also coached at Delaware State University, Seton Hill University, Cornell University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Boston College, and Cheyney University.

"Returning to Morehouse College is truly a full circle moment," says Wilcher. "As I enter this coveted position, I will lead the Maroon Tigers in orchestrating a winning program and atmosphere that reflects the talent, resilience and passion that this team possesses."

During his career, Wilcher has spent ten seasons as an NFL Liaison, which yielded several players being drafted and playing in the national league. His recruiting reach is expansive as he has attracted top football talent from 25 states across the country.

"Coach Wilcher brings a wealth of experience from both the collegiate and national level that we believe will positively influence our players both on and off the field," says Curtis Campbell, athletics director at Morehouse College. "He has a tremendous work ethic, determination, and a remarkable understanding of the game. I look forward to seeing the impact on our players and the football program under his leadership."

Texas Tech is currently hiring a new basketball coach. The committee to hire him consists of:

Kirby Hocutt - Athletic Director
Dusty Womble - Regent
Joey McGuire - Football Coach
Norense Odiase - Recent basketball player, now playing in professional minor league

My sense would be that is the kind of committee that has a much better chance to hire an outstanding coach than the committees that Rice has put together for that purpose in the past.

(03-11-2023 12:45 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Texas Tech is currently hiring a new basketball coach. The committee to hire him consists of:

Kirby Hocutt - Athletic Director
Dusty Womble - Regent
Joey McGuire - Football Coach
Norense Odiase - Recent basketball player, now playing in professional minor league

My sense would be that is the kind of committee that has a much better chance to hire an outstanding coach than the committees that Rice has put together for that purpose in the past.

No question that having a football coach (who probably has not been to a basketball game in decades) helping to pick the new basketball coach is brilliant!

Dusty Womble was appointed a Regent by Greg Abbott, and gave $20 million for the Texas Tech football center, after donating $10 million previously for the basketball center. A review of his résumé shows zero basketball experience, either as a player or coach.

Kirby Hocutt, the Athletic Director, was an all-conference (Big 8) linebacker at Kansas State. There is no record of his playing basketball.

Quite an outstanding lineup to choose a men's basketball coach.

(03-11-2023 12:45 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Texas Tech is currently hiring a new basketball coach. The committee to hire him consists of:

Kirby Hocutt - Athletic Director
Dusty Womble - Regent
Joey McGuire - Football Coach
Norense Odiase - Recent basketball player, now playing in professional minor league

My sense would be that is the kind of committee that has a much better chance to hire an outstanding coach than the committees that Rice has put together for that purpose in the past.

And your sense would be wrong. Do tell how the heck that represents a good committee to pick a BASKETBALL coach? As usually, just being negative for the sake of being negative.

(03-11-2023 04:50 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 12:45 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Texas Tech is currently hiring a new basketball coach. The committee to hire him consists of:
Kirby Hocutt - Athletic Director
Dusty Womble - Regent
Joey McGuire - Football Coach
Norense Odiase - Recent basketball player, now playing in professional minor league
My sense would be that is the kind of committee that has a much better chance to hire an outstanding coach than the committees that Rice has put together for that purpose in the past.

And your sense would be wrong. Do tell how the heck that represents a good committee to pick a BASKETBALL coach? As usually, just being negative for the sake of being negative.

Well, we know what kinds of hires Rice has gotten. We'll see who TT gets and how he compares.

(03-11-2023 05:54 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 04:50 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 12:45 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Texas Tech is currently hiring a new basketball coach. The committee to hire him consists of:
Kirby Hocutt - Athletic Director
Dusty Womble - Regent
Joey McGuire - Football Coach
Norense Odiase - Recent basketball player, now playing in professional minor league
My sense would be that is the kind of committee that has a much better chance to hire an outstanding coach than the committees that Rice has put together for that purpose in the past.

And your sense would be wrong. Do tell how the heck that represents a good committee to pick a BASKETBALL coach? As usually, just being negative for the sake of being negative.

Well, we know what kinds of hires Rice has gotten. We'll see who TT gets and how he compares.

That won’t prove anything. It’s not as simple as having the right people on the search committee.

Well, I'd trust an AD and a football coach and a basketball player to make a good hire more than I would trust an English prof.

(03-11-2023 07:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Well, I'd trust an AD and a football coach and a basketball player to make a good hire more than I would trust an English prof.

That was over 10 years ago and before Karlgaard came on board.

(03-11-2023 07:55 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(03-11-2023 07:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Well, I'd trust an AD and a football coach and a basketball player to make a good hire more than I would trust an English prof.

That was over 10 years ago and before Karlgaard came on board.

And by God, Karlgaard has clearly improved the quality of hires by leaps and bounds.

(03-11-2023 07:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Well, I'd trust an AD and a football coach and a basketball player to make a good hire more than I would trust an English prof.

Good point. How can you trust someone who centers their entire career around fiction?

(03-11-2023 07:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Well, I'd trust an AD and a football coach and a basketball player to make a good hire more than I would trust an English prof.

Why?

UCLA hires ex-Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for advisory role

Quote:UCLA has hired former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo as the Bruins' director of leadership, the school announced Friday.

Niumatalolo, Navy's winningest head coach, was fired at his locker after the Midshipmen's 20-17 double-overtime loss to rival Army in Philadelphia in December.

In his new role, Niumatalolo -- who had a reputation for graduating his players, his honest approach and avoiding NCAA infractions -- will serve as an adviser to UCLA football's staff and players, according to the school's release.

Niumatalolo told ESPN on Friday that although there were some other opportunities more specific to a coaching title, UCLA "felt right" to him because of previous ties to the area. There were also strong connections with the current staff, including his son, former Utah tight end Ali'i Niumatalolo, who was recently hired as an offensive line graduate assistant. Former Navy assistant coach Bryce McDonald is UCLA football's chief of staff, and UCLA assistant coach Brian Norwood is one of Niumatalolo's best friends...

(04-02-2023 12:48 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  UCLA hires ex-Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for advisory role

Quote:UCLA has hired former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo as the Bruins' director of leadership, the school announced Friday.

Niumatalolo, Navy's winningest head coach, was fired at his locker after the Midshipmen's 20-17 double-overtime loss to rival Army in Philadelphia in December.

In his new role, Niumatalolo -- who had a reputation for graduating his players, his honest approach and avoiding NCAA infractions -- will serve as an adviser to UCLA football's staff and players, according to the school's release.

Niumatalolo told ESPN on Friday that although there were some other opportunities more specific to a coaching title, UCLA "felt right" to him because of previous ties to the area. There were also strong connections with the current staff, including his son, former Utah tight end Ali'i Niumatalolo, who was recently hired as an offensive line graduate assistant. Former Navy assistant coach Bryce McDonald is UCLA football's chief of staff, and UCLA assistant coach Brian Norwood is one of Niumatalolo's best friends...

I have been pushing this approach for Rice for several years now. I think it makes sense to bring in an experienced, veteran former head coach (I would give them a year contract and then bring in another one each year) who can act as a consultant/advisor to the head coach during the season and offseason. I would not make them a position coach or cooridnator, but strictly an advisor, someone who can give advice and counsel on how to grow and develop a winning program. You would need to find an individual that has no desire to become the head coach at Rice, and it would also require a coach like Pera or Bloomgren to have enough confidence and trust in themselves and others so they can be open to listening to the (hopefully) sage advice and counsel.

I think of former coaches like Mark Dantonio and Gary Kubiak in football, or Homer Drew and Gene Keady in basketball that could have been invaluable to developing football and basketball coaches and programs. Obviously Drew and Keady are probably at an age where this type of work would not be of interest to them.

I will be really interested to see how UCLA’s hiring turns out.

(01-12-2023 03:16 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(01-12-2023 10:59 AM)markbrindley Wrote:  

(01-12-2023 10:55 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  now that most of the head coach jobs have been filled, time to revisit the current College Football Coaching Hot Seat.

As of Thursday 12th January 2023 :: 10:37:21 am

HOT SEAT #1 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 17yrs 110-101-0 .521
HOT SEAT #2 Danny Gonzales, New Mexico 3yrs 7-24-0 .226
HOT SEAT #3 Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M 5yrs 39-21-0 .650
HOT SEAT #4 Butch Jones, Arkansas State 2yrs -5-19-0 .208
HOT SEAT #5 Mario Cristobal, Miami 1yr 5-7-0 .417
HOT SEAT #6 Neal Brown, West Virginia 4yrs 22-25-0 .468
HOT SEAT #7 Jeff Hafley, Boston College 3yrs 15-20-0 .429
HOT SEAT #8 Brent Venables, Oklahoma 1yr 6-6-0 .500
HOT SEAT #9 Mel Tucker, Michigan State 3yrs 18-14-0 .563
HOT SEAT #10 Billy Napier, Florida 1yr 6-6-0 .500
HOT SEAT #11 Mike Bloomgren, Rice 5yrs 16-38-0 .296
HOT SEAT #12 Tom Allen, Indiana 7yrs 30-40 -0 .429
HOT SEAT #13 Greg Schiano, Rutgers 14yrs 80-89-0 .473
HOT SEAT #14 Ken Wilson, Nevada 1yr 2-10-0 .167
HOT SEAT #15 Brent Pry, Virginia Tech 1yr 3-8-0 .273
HOT SEAT #16 Justin Wilcox, California 6yrs 30-36-0 .455
HOT SEAT #17 Shawn Elliott, Georgia State 6yrs 34-38-0 .472
HOT SEAT #18 Dana Holgorsen, Houston 4yrs 26-20-0 .565
HOT SEAT #19 Timmy Chang, Hawaii 1yr 3-10-0 .231
HOT SEAT #20 T. Hammock, Northern Illinois 4yrs 17-27-0 .386

#1 could go faster than anticipated if this story proves true...
https://wgntv.com/sports/northwestern-un...ball-team/

And people say Chicago mobs have disappeared

well, after 3 weeks, he's moved up...or down, depending on how you view these things... (still good enough to get his pic in there!)


#12 Mike Bloomgren - Rice 6yrs 18-40 .310 $1,500,000

link to latest rankings: https://coacheshotseat.com/ https://coacheshotseat.com/coaches-hot-seat-ranking-2/

So how does he go from 16-38 after last season (1/12/23) to 18-40 after going 2–1 so far this season?

(09-17-2023 10:26 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  So how does he go from 16-38 after last season (1/12/23) to 18-40 after going 2–1 so far this season?

New math

(04-03-2023 02:34 PM)Kayjay Wrote:  

(04-02-2023 12:48 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  UCLA hires ex-Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for advisory role

Quote:UCLA has hired former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo as the Bruins' director of leadership, the school announced Friday.

Niumatalolo, Navy's winningest head coach, was fired at his locker after the Midshipmen's 20-17 double-overtime loss to rival Army in Philadelphia in December.

In his new role, Niumatalolo -- who had a reputation for graduating his players, his honest approach and avoiding NCAA infractions -- will serve as an adviser to UCLA football's staff and players, according to the school's release.

Niumatalolo told ESPN on Friday that although there were some other opportunities more specific to a coaching title, UCLA "felt right" to him because of previous ties to the area. There were also strong connections with the current staff, including his son, former Utah tight end Ali'i Niumatalolo, who was recently hired as an offensive line graduate assistant. Former Navy assistant coach Bryce McDonald is UCLA football's chief of staff, and UCLA assistant coach Brian Norwood is one of Niumatalolo's best friends...

I have been pushing this approach for Rice for several years now. I think it makes sense to bring in an experienced, veteran former head coach (I would give them a year contract and then bring in another one each year) who can act as a consultant/advisor to the head coach during the season and offseason. I would not make them a position coach or cooridnator, but strictly an advisor, someone who can give advice and counsel on how to grow and develop a winning program. You would need to find an individual that has no desire to become the head coach at Rice, and it would also require a coach like Pera or Bloomgren to have enough confidence and trust in themselves and others so they can be open to listening to the (hopefully) sage advice and counsel.

I think of former coaches like Mark Dantonio and Gary Kubiak in football, or Homer Drew and Gene Keady in basketball that could have been invaluable to developing football and basketball coaches and programs. Obviously Drew and Keady are probably at an age where this type of work would not be of interest to them.

I will be really interested to see how UCLA’s hiring turns out.

(04-03-2023 02:34 PM)Kayjay Wrote:  

(04-02-2023 12:48 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  UCLA hires ex-Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for advisory role

Quote:UCLA has hired former Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo as the Bruins' director of leadership, the school announced Friday.

Niumatalolo, Navy's winningest head coach, was fired at his locker after the Midshipmen's 20-17 double-overtime loss to rival Army in Philadelphia in December.

In his new role, Niumatalolo -- who had a reputation for graduating his players, his honest approach and avoiding NCAA infractions -- will serve as an adviser to UCLA football's staff and players, according to the school's release.

Niumatalolo told ESPN on Friday that although there were some other opportunities more specific to a coaching title, UCLA "felt right" to him because of previous ties to the area. There were also strong connections with the current staff, including his son, former Utah tight end Ali'i Niumatalolo, who was recently hired as an offensive line graduate assistant. Former Navy assistant coach Bryce McDonald is UCLA football's chief of staff, and UCLA assistant coach Brian Norwood is one of Niumatalolo's best friends...

I have been pushing this approach for Rice for several years now. I think it makes sense to bring in an experienced, veteran former head coach (I would give them a year contract and then bring in another one each year) who can act as a consultant/advisor to the head coach during the season and offseason. I would not make them a position coach or cooridnator, but strictly an advisor, someone who can give advice and counsel on how to grow and develop a winning program. You would need to find an individual that has no desire to become the head coach at Rice, and it would also require a coach like Pera or Bloomgren to have enough confidence and trust in themselves and others so they can be open to listening to the (hopefully) sage advice and counsel.

I think of former coaches like Mark Dantonio and Gary Kubiak in football, or Homer Drew and Gene Keady in basketball that could have been invaluable to developing football and basketball coaches and programs. Obviously Drew and Keady are probably at an age where this type of work would not be of interest to them.

I will be really interested to see how UCLA’s hiring turns out.

At Texas, Sarkisian had Gary Patterson on staff as a special assistant last year. Paul Chryst and 2 others are on staff this year.

https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/c...265179007/


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(09-17-2023 11:21 PM)markbrindley Wrote:  I have been pushing this approach for Rice for several years now.

I thought it would have made sense to bring in Paul Johnson in that role after he retired from Georgia Tech. Since his daughter is a graduate of the Shepherd School, he already has a bit of a Rice connection.

Quote:At Texas, Sarkisian had Gary Patterson on staff as a special assistant last year. Paul Chryst and 2 others are on staff this year.

I think part of their jobs is to keep him out of the bars on 6th Street, although I think the combination of working for Saban again and getting remarried may have calmed him down a bit.

(09-17-2023 10:33 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(09-17-2023 10:26 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  So how does he go from 16-38 after last season (1/12/23) to 18-40 after going 2–1 so far this season?

New math

That 16-38 mark erroneously excluded the LendingTree Bowl. Whoever put these together didn't update their W-L records for a while, probably from the close of the regular season through the open of this season. The Internet Archive as a copy of the page from last May, and it has #10 Billy Napier at Florida at 6-6. They also lost a bowl game to finish the season 6-7.