(03-18-2017 07:29 AM)bluebacker Wrote: (03-17-2017 10:20 PM)Tiger87 Wrote: (03-17-2017 09:58 PM)bluebacker Wrote: So, no one wanted to follow Cal because he was too successful and now no one wants the job because it's a train wreck?
Now I've heard it all.
2 different opinions you're mixing there, genius.
But glad for you. Hearing it all.
Exactly, when Cal left you had a ton of people saying no one wanted the job.
Now that Opie has nuked the program there are people saying no one wants the job.
Comment wasn't directed at you; more a continuation of your thought.
But **** you anyway; just for good measure, genius.
Ok, your rude remark aside, I'll take you at your word that you want to have real discussion about this.
I believe there were not many coaches who wanted to follow Cal. He had set unbelievably high expectations, and the NCAA was breathing down our back. Now, there were more options than RC exercised, but the list was not huge.
After about 5 years of Pastner, I think the list was much bigger. Pastner had reset expectations, and had done a decent job of keeping recruiting relevant. That was the peak of our HC possibilities, post-Cal.
Every year since then, the list gets smaller. Program is losing shine. Player issues. Admin issues. Fan expectations. Declining attendance. Still, when Pastner left, there was a decent list. No marquee names were coming - partly because of them, and partly because we're not giving the Cal treatment any longer because we no longer are willing to waste football - but a decent list of second tier candidates.
Now after a year of Tubby, and the noise from the media and fan base. And the way the season ended, the Lawsons family contention, the lack of local recruiting, the scheduling issues...Coaches would look at all this and issue a quick "Pass". I think the candidate list right now might be as small as it's ever been.
On top of all that, coaches just aren't moving within D1 like they used to. Low tier P5's and even mid-majors are finding ways to keep coaches. So we're left with, again, those 2nd tier candidates that you take a flyer on, or the recycles.
Give Tubby about 3 years to restore some stability - and he should be able to - and then the candidate list will be restored as well.
IMO