(05-04-2021 10:26 AM)EMUGLORYDAYSthe90s Wrote: (05-04-2021 06:36 AM)dansplaining Wrote: (05-03-2021 09:15 PM)EagleHawk Wrote: EMU doesn't fire coaches these days, Creighton will be coaching here for as long as he wants to be.
EMU doesnt fire people - but we do not renew contracts sometimes. Genyk for example.
Another interesting comp might be Pat Fitzgerald at NW who has never won the conference and didnt win his division until year 13.
Pat Fitzgerald has a 106-81 record and has won 5 bowl games, and has a winning record in the big 10! Also, puts players in the NFL, had 2 first round draft picks this draft, more then Ohio St, Penn State, or Michigan, with academic standards higher then Michigan, more inclined with Ivy league schools! Fitzgerald could go anywhere! Please don't compare CC to Fitzgerald! Not in the same hemisphere! I'm hard on CC, and I really appreciate what he has done for the football program, but he might have peaked in 2018! 7-6 was the ceiling, and he needs to go 8-4 this season! Easy OOC schedule! Heath has the opportunity to be a legend if he can do what the great coaches do, and that's win within 3-4 years! Fleck, Campbell, Leipold, Neu, Babers, Groce, Dambrodt, Jans, Oats, etc..........
Fitz didnt win a bowl game until year 7. Lets look at the two coaches first 6 years:
CC
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Eastern Michigan 2–10 1–7 6th (West)
2015 Eastern Michigan 1–11 0–8 6th (West)
2016 Eastern Michigan 7–6 4–4 4th (West) L Bahamas
2017 Eastern Michigan 5–7 3–5 5th (West)
2018 Eastern Michigan 7–6 5–3 T–2nd (West) L Camellia
2019 Eastern Michigan 6–7 3–5 T–5th (West) L Quick Lane
Fitz:
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (2006–present)
2006 Northwestern 4–8 2–6 T–8th
2007 Northwestern 6–6 3–5 T–7th
2008 Northwestern 9–4 5–3 T–4th L Alamo
2009 Northwestern 8–5 5–3 T–4th L Outback
2010 Northwestern 7–6 3–5 T–7th L TicketCity
2011 Northwestern 6–7 3–5 5th (Legends) L Meineke Car Care
Fitz did better - but not significantly so. Fitz also took over a team that had gone 25-25 in the previous 3 seasons - so his rebuild wasnt quite so drastic.