I think retaining coaching talent is one of the biggest issues facing this conference, and we need to find a way to retain coaches, or turn their wanderlust into our advantage.

That being said, this conference has lost Justin Fuente, Matt Rhule, Tom Herman, Willie Taggart, Ruffin McNeil*, and potentially Scott Frost (though there are clear indications so far, we'll at least keep him to next year).

I personally think P6 wouldn't just be a gimmick on our helmets before long.

I hate the P5

Don't forget Skip Holtz! We lost him to the Big East!

Yeah and what if we all stumbled on to a castle full of beautiful lonely ladies

(10-18-2017 09:15 PM)Kruciff Wrote:  I think retaining coaching talent is one of the biggest issues facing this conference, and we need to find a way to retain coaches, or turn their wanderlust into our advantage.

That being said, this conference has lost Justin Fuente, Matt Rhule, Tom Herman, Willie Taggart, Ruffin McNeil*, and potentially Scott Frost (though there are clear indications so far, we'll at least keep him to next year).

I personally think P6 wouldn't just be a gimmick on our helmets before long.

I agree to a certain extent but coaches leave b/c as non-P5 conference we don't have real access to the playoffs and we don't have the huge TV contracts to compete in assistant salaries.

For example, USF offered to match Oregon's offer to Taggart and increase the assistant coach salary pool, which has been going up anyways. However, there is no way USF or any other AAC school can afford to match what P5 schools pay their assistant coaches, nevermind the big dollars OC and DC can demand nowadays.

That is just the reality.

(10-18-2017 10:00 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  Yeah and what if we all stumbled on to a castle full of beautiful lonely ladies

Now I’m interested....

(10-18-2017 09:42 PM)8BitPirate Wrote:  Don't forget Skip Holtz! We lost him to the Big East!

Yeah that is the gift that keeps on giving....thanks a million ECU.

(10-18-2017 10:03 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(10-18-2017 10:00 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  Yeah and what if we all stumbled on to a castle full of beautiful lonely ladies

Now I’m interested....

Castle Anthrax?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co...780782001/

Nebraska

Sensible hire: Scott Frost


Tennessee

Sensible hire: Chad Morris


Arkansas

Sensible hire: Mike Norvell

The ACC.

What indications are there that you are keeping Frost at least for next year. Pretty bold

Add Novell to the list. Heard him mentioned for the AR job on one program, UTK on another & Ole Miss in print. Hope none are true.

Sometimes it's nice when people don't know what a Tulsa is. Should be able to keep Monty for next year when we battle the SW Conference. UT, U of A, plus UH and SMOO of course.