(12-07-2020 01:47 PM)domer1978 Wrote:  

(12-07-2020 10:00 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 09:02 AM)Love and Honor Wrote:  

(11-30-2020 12:01 AM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  The toughest football job in the SEC, without question. Not impossible, but a lot has to go right to be successful there.

Clark Lea reminds me of Pat Fitzgerald’s placement at Northwestern. Young, alum, from the area, defensive specialist and has a strong history of success coaching defense. However, the last DC hired as a head coach from ND did not fair well at all. You could say he encountered a disastrous ConnFLict.

True about Diaco, but coaches are individuals from unique backgrounds. Just because a lot of New England Patriots assistants have flopped elsewhere didn't mean that Brian Flores was doomed to fail, in fact he's doing a good job with the Dolphins. Also throw in that Kelly has some previous assistants who've had success (Butch Jones, Matt Lefluer, Chuck Martin) and coming from ND shouldn't give any reason for pause.

Vandy was able to benefit from a weak East during a chunk of the 2010s, traditional powers like Florida and Tennessee were down and that impacts them quite a bit. Once Georgia, UF, and even Kentucky started on their way up it really makes things difficult on them beyond their current limitations. They need to make a good hire obviously, but also need to bring facilities on par with the likes of Northwestern and schedule cupcakes in non-conference play so it only takes a couple SEC wins to go bowling. Its not a great recipe, but if they play the same game as their SEC peers they'll lose every time.

I agree. Clark Lea should not even receive a phone call from any AD looking for a head coach.

Agreed, he is a overrated hack who cannot lead a program. He should wallow at ND for another 5 years or so.