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I’ve wondered if Saban might shock people and retire if they win it all this year. He has seemed more chill and even worn out at times this season than I’ve ever seen him.

(12-05-2021 01:05 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I’ve wondered if Saban might shock people and retire if they win it all this year. He has seemed more chill and even worn out at times this season than I’ve ever seen him.

Hmm... maybe. He's definitely more chill, but I don't get the impression he's worn out. He's starting to look a little older, but I mean, he's 70, so you can only hide the wrinkles for so long. He has such a well-oiled machine with great support that I would imagine the grind isn't as bad as it could be. He's still under a ton of pressure from the fans, but he doesn't have anything left to prove to anyone.

(12-05-2021 12:36 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 12:00 PM)eroc Wrote:  Twitter saying that ORE about to get into the coaching search business. Cristobal to MIA

Going home and frankly, that area of Oregon takes a certain personality to not feel that you are living in the bizarro universe politically. I like to visit but couldn’t live there unless I was out in the sticks.

Those parts of Oregon are something else. It's a crazy mix of the most extreme back-to-earthers with some of the most extreme militia types. Some areas that are straight out of the hollers of Kentucky. And then you get a handful - Ken Kesey and his ilk - who are an improbable mix of the two.

What an insane year. Assuming Cristobal to Miami is official, that's 27 out of 130 FBS schools making coaching changes, or nearly 21%. And many elite jobs opening, including 3 coaching changes that involved lateral moves. You could argue that as many as 10 of the top 25 jobs in college football will experience coaching changes depending on what you value in a college football job: USC, Oklahoma, LSU, Notre Dame, Florida, Miami, Oregon, Washington, TCU, Virginia Tech. All ten of those programs have either won a national championship or been in the mix for one in the past twenty years or so. And all will have a new leader on the sidelines in 2022.

I think Venables is a smart hire for OU: https://www.espn.com/college-football/st...ball-coach

(12-05-2021 03:03 PM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 01:05 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  I’ve wondered if Saban might shock people and retire if they win it all this year. He has seemed more chill and even worn out at times this season than I’ve ever seen him.

Hmm... maybe. He's definitely more chill, but I don't get the impression he's worn out. He's starting to look a little older, but I mean, he's 70, so you can only hide the wrinkles for so long. He has such a well-oiled machine with great support that I would imagine the grind isn't as bad as it could be. He's still under a ton of pressure from the fans, but he doesn't have anything left to prove to anyone.

And he’ll retire when Miss Terry either tells him to or allows him to. Lol

(12-05-2021 01:01 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Can we relax now? Or, are some of you still wringing your hands over NFL teams calling our coach? Please stop. There's only so many rocks to look under. Enjoy Luke as our head football coach for the rest of his ten year plan and hopefully beyond.

Don't shoot the messenger...

edit: Here's the link in case I'm not the only one here for whom twitter seems to be acting up:

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/...0318401539

It's never over...

He spoke to the Eagles too. Like Cunningham said, it goes with the territory now.

(12-05-2021 07:23 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  He spoke to the Eagles too. Like Cunningham said, it goes with the territory now.

Ugh I wish we hired him.

So...now that Mario Cristobal has been named the new head coach, has Manny Diaz officially been fired so he can go back to Temple? Lol.

(12-06-2021 07:25 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  So...now that Mario Cristobal has been named the new head coach, has Manny Diaz officially been fired so he can go back to Temple? Lol.

That's one of the most wild stories I've for a coaching fire. Almost as wild as, Manny taking two head coaching jobs in like three days.

We need Taylor and Day to stay put. Look up the residents on Stone Barn Road.

(12-05-2021 06:54 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(12-05-2021 01:01 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Can we relax now? Or, are some of you still wringing your hands over NFL teams calling our coach? Please stop. There's only so many rocks to look under. Enjoy Luke as our head football coach for the rest of his ten year plan and hopefully beyond.

Don't shoot the messenger...

edit: Here's the link in case I'm not the only one here for whom twitter seems to be acting up:

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/...0318401539

It's never over...

If Fickell has a "super agent" these days as has been reported, I'm guessing he's in a valuation mode to get an idea what these other organizations may be willing to pay. A market valuation of his worth serves the purpose of giving his agent leverage with UC for what will certainly be a re-negotation and/or extension of the remaining years here.

There is never certainty in these matters but I feel that Luke wants to stay longer and that our A.D. and President will do everything within their power to make that happen.

Has there ever been a more valuable coach in the history of the University in terms of national exposure, image, and enhanced institutional reputation? UC football has been a big part of this unprecedented makeover for UC that has raised Cincinnati's institutional profile forever. That's objectively measurable in many ways.

(12-06-2021 07:25 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:  So...now that Mario Cristobal has been named the new head coach, has Manny Diaz officially been fired so he can go back to Temple? Lol.

That program is just rotten. I know that Cristobal is a Miami guy, but pretty surprising he'd choose to take that job over the one he had.

Think Oregon takes a run at Chip Kelly?

(12-06-2021 11:12 AM)geef Wrote:  Think Oregon takes a run at Chip Kelly?

They've had worse luck with head coaches than we have.

(12-06-2021 12:16 PM)Z-Fly Wrote:  

(12-06-2021 11:12 AM)geef Wrote:  Think Oregon takes a run at Chip Kelly?

They've had worse luck with head coaches than we have.

Far worse. Everyone up here thought Cristobal was their guy for the long haul.

One has to wonder if that is the type of program Kilani Sitake would leave for. The Big 12 wrinkle makes it interesting, but Sitake isn't a lifer at BYU even though he is an alum.

(12-06-2021 01:01 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  One has to wonder if that is the type of program Kilani Sitake would leave for. The Big 12 wrinkle makes it interesting, but Sitake isn't a lifer at BYU even though he is an alum.

He has spent all his career in Utah except for two years and he is a Mormon. Of course Bronco Mendenhall was a Mormon and left for VA.

https://twitter.com/dpshow/status/146788...C2C5g&s=19

Good stuff from Marcus

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