TO Blessing Mickey
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There seems to be support for Mickey across all areas of the fanbase. I wonder what it's like among the booster set. And of course a former teammate is the AD.
TO is one of the last people I want involved in the coaching search.
Pelini should have been allowed to fail on the field. Same with Solich. Instead we had ADs who divined that failure for them was right around the corner, so they had to be cashiered.
I'm not a big believer in therapy but I'd go into my own pocket to cover OP's co-pay.
I'm not a Pelini fan and my relief at his firing was only outdone by my shock at the terrible Riley hire. We've had some terrible ADs and University leadership, for sure. No one has been talking about Ronnie Green lately as everyone is focused on Trev, but I guarantee that little weasel will have his hands all over this hiring process.
I will point out that since TO retired, the records of the men he was involved in directly recommending (Solich) or hiring (Pelini) were a combined 125-46, with one conference title and seven division titles. The two with no TO involvement were 46-41, with one division title. Frost was basically a near unanimous pick.
Mickey might get all of our blessing if he actually started bringing in high ranked OL and DL. I would be much more on board to see those guys start committing instead of another skill position guy at this point.
That would def help! Even one or two of those JUCOS offered recently would suffice
I get what you are saying but just maybe if MJ is the guy he is telling a RB that applewhite will be in the fold and be his position coach. Not sure he can tell potential OL or DL recruits that about Raoila or Dawson.
Yeah, but if he is the head guy they are a lot of times committing to the head coach. I know he is putting out offers, but much more interested to see us starting filling in our lines. I think we've recruited a decent amount of skill and can probably get a few more in the portal, but they aren't shit if we can't protect our QB, get a rush, or stop the run.
I agree. The lines are the glaring issues. My concern with MJ is filling out the staff with experienced successful assistants.
I could live with Mickey if he actually gets a real staff and runs real practices
OK, you don’t get off with type info without validation. Fill in the sourcing backdrop. We need more. Thank you.
Well I agree with the running and physical style of play. Trev’s said he wants that.
If he’s The Guy, I will support him without hesitation.
But I will do that regardless who the new Coach is.
What if it’s Dan Hawkins? Or Ron Prince?
Trev’s reputation and career are on the line in replacing Frost and soon Hoiberg. He holds the title of Associate Chancellor as well Athletic Director. There are bigger plans for Trev than Athletics. He can’t blow it.
He has to be his own man, and make the appropriate call. He can’t allow Coach Osborne’s to make the decision. Input yes, decision no. Trev has way to much to lose, to be wrong.
IMO, if this is the case, it was the plan from the very beginning. Either that, or the top ten people on Trev’s list didn’t work out.
Good question. If Trev hires him, I will be supporting him. I don’t believe either one of them will be the hire though.
And the backsliding under FS was masked by the brilliance of Eric Crouch.
In hindsight, Frost had a real Dan Hawkins vibe.
I kinda felt the same way about 2-3 years in to Frost's tenure. Hawk at least had more than just 1 year of success at Boise before CU, but very similar.
If he gets that stud Georgia lineman commit to flip then he's got my blessing! Lol. We ain’t gonna be diddly squat until we fix those problems up front.
What happens if they dont win another game? Cant be announced after a win if there isnt another win.
Yeah, I don’t think there will be any on-field momentum behind any Joseph for head coach announcement.
With all due respect T.O. hasn't gotten anything right in a very long time !!!
If TO got so much wrong, then every other school except Bama has done the same. Everyone has gone or is going through this same cycle. The big difference is we had many years of excellence that likely will never be repeated and we want it back.
It is pretty common in my old line of work to have someone has a mentor the first few years. Regardless of what anyone thinks, I would want no one else besides TO. His knowledge of the game and his ability to work with people is excellent.
Of course, that is my opinion only. YMMV
It is pretty common in my old line of work to have someone has a mentor the first few years. Regardless of what anyone thinks, I would want no one else besides TO. His knowledge of the game and his ability to work with people is excellent.
Of course, that is my opinion only. YMMV
Let's see. The two coaches who won at a clip consistent with TO and Bob were either hired by TO (Bo) or effectively hired by TO (Solich). The two coaches that he had no role in hiring did not. He didn't have to put his thumb on the scale for Frost. That mistaken choice was largely universal.
Another poster with this horrible take. It makes no sense.
Who recruited Crouch (twice)??
Who coached Crouch?
Who called plays for Crouch?
Frank Solich. You cant say solich is the cause of backsliding when he recruited, coached, and called plays for a heisman winner.
Also, the rest of the team was still pretty darn good, too.
Backsliding is overblown. Anyone is going to look like backsliding after the last 5 years Osborne had. The 6-6 year sucked but went 10-3 the next year.
Who recruited Crouch (twice)??
Who coached Crouch?
Who called plays for Crouch?
Frank Solich. You cant say solich is the cause of backsliding when he recruited, coached, and called plays for a heisman winner.
Also, the rest of the team was still pretty darn good, too.
Backsliding is overblown. Anyone is going to look like backsliding after the last 5 years Osborne had. The 6-6 year sucked but went 10-3 the next year.
Assuming at least a plurality of boosters involved for both. Stevie P thought he could do better than Frank, but he bungled the hire and the pool may have not too deep, given Frank’s record. Urban remarked some years ago that he’d think twice before taking a job where they just fired a 10 win Coach. Eichorst and Harvey P hated Pelini. One could look at the Riley hire as an attempt (successful in the rear view mirror) to sabotage the program.
