(11-13-2017 10:10 AM)stever20 Wrote:  Was looking at something about Butch Jones and Tennessee and they brought up a great point...

This year is the 1st year of the real early signing period of Dec 20-22.

Think about how much of a difference that makes in everything. I mean for a guy like a Frost at UCF- who will very possibly be playing in the AAC CCG on Dec 2, with a win going to a NY6 game- will he be able to stick around for the bowl game? It's going to get real uncomfortable real fast there. Will he be able to do much on 2 weeks time?

I think what this is going to do is make the coaching carousel spin way faster than normal.

Most programs looking to hire new coaches will probably have decisions made right after the end of the regular season. It's nothing new for old coaches to leave and not coach in the bowl game. Brian Kelly went to ND before the bowl game and Barry Alvarez coached Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl after Bielema stepped down,

In the case of Scott Frost for example, if a school is willing to throw $6 million a year at him and he signs, they have every right to expect him to start immediately. If he does sign with say Nebraska, waiting until UCF's season is over would just be hurting his new job so I'd think he'd be inclined to leave right away.

It's not an easy decision, but it's a matter of looking to the future and not toward the past.