Kliff Kingsbury is the new head coach of the . . .
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In a normal circumstance, this is when I'd grab some popcorn and wait for all of this to explode. But I hope Kliff can get this done. You're right, this is a steep, steep accent that few could survive.
No risk at all for Kliff. Huge opportunity, and if he fails, so what?
The real concern here is if he offers the OC job to Leach.
The real concern here is if he offers the OC job to Leach.
don't see either party wanting thatNo risk at all for Kliff. Huge opportunity, and if he fails, so what?
The real concern here is if he offers the OC job to Leach.
No risk at all for Kliff. Huge opportunity, and if he fails, so what?
The real concern here is if he offers the OC job to Leach.
There will be giant pile of money to cushion the fall.
Sounds like we're lucky that Wulff didn't end up coaching the Seahawks. The harder you fail, the higher you rise?
I simply do not understand AD's or GM's. They must share hallucinogenics. Makes no sense with the laws of economics or supply and demand. None.
I don’t know much about Kilff, but I guess he is regarded to be an elite young offensive mind, similar to Josh McDaniels.
Art Rooney owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers once hired the Duquesne coach Aldo Delli to coach. Pre WW2, Duquesne was a big deal in eastern football.
Aldo Delli was undefeated at Duquesne and simply took over coaching both teams simultaneously.
Steelers in the morning, Duquesne in the afternoon.
Worked until the week Delli told Rooney that he couldn't coach the Steelers that week because Duquesne had a road game.
NFL flipped out and ordered Rooney to fire Delli.
Art Rooney's head scout for the Steelers during that era was a friend of his, an undertaker who had season tickets for Pitt and Duquesne. More players from Duquesne have been drafted by the Steelers than any other school.
Aldo Delli was undefeated at Duquesne and simply took over coaching both teams simultaneously.
Steelers in the morning, Duquesne in the afternoon.
Worked until the week Delli told Rooney that he couldn't coach the Steelers that week because Duquesne had a road game.
NFL flipped out and ordered Rooney to fire Delli.
Art Rooney's head scout for the Steelers during that era was a friend of his, an undertaker who had season tickets for Pitt and Duquesne. More players from Duquesne have been drafted by the Steelers than any other school.
Leach is not going to work for one of his former playersNo risk at all for Kliff. Huge opportunity, and if he fails, so what?
The real concern here is if he offers the OC job to Leach.
There’s the flip side of it. How many times do you hire retreads that prove their mediocrity time and time again. The NFL does that too.
I’m not sure I’d hire Kingsberry, but I get the idea of rolling the dice if you believe you found a young coach that could be a superstar. Better than hiring Jeff Fischer and knowing you have a reasonable doubt that he will ever take you where you want to go.
Gonna agree with longtimecoug. It borders on silly to suggest that Mike Leach would leave WSU for an assistant position anywhere at this point in his life.
Kliff's agent must be working overtime though. USC first. Then it was the Jets. But he lands in AZ? That just seems a bit of a whirlwind for someone that just got fired in the NCAA ranks.
Again, hope it works, I don't mean to slam but wow. Just a very interesting gamble.
The Rams and Chiefs offense are the new "sexy" thing in the NFL. Not surprised teams going that route. We've seen this in the past with teams going after the "west coast offense" (ala Bill Walsh, Holmgren, et. al.).
Andy Reed is unique in that he was once considered one of the stewards of the west coast offense. Now he's re-invented things a bit with Mahomes and its working.
Andy Reed is unique in that he was once considered one of the stewards of the west coast offense. Now he's re-invented things a bit with Mahomes and its working.
Plaschke did a number on Swann over the Kingsbury issue in today's Times:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-usc-kingsbury-plaschke-20190108-story.html
Bottom line, he feels that Swann got played and it is one more example of Swann being in over his head.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-usc-kingsbury-plaschke-20190108-story.html
Bottom line, he feels that Swann got played and it is one more example of Swann being in over his head.
I’m not defending Swann. He’s what USC wants in an AD- a figurehead, glad hander. But this seems a bit much. Kingsbury was going to be the OC, not the head coach.
gib, I take your point, but this article is a fair representation of how the alums view having an OC for one month, along with the reputed change to an air raid offense that now seems unlikely. Swann managed to deflect the Helton unhappiness with this OC hire, and when it blew up in his face the shrapnel went a lot of directions. The hostility for renewing Helton in the first place hasn't really faded, and this OC turnstile has just fueled the abuse that Swann is taking. One of my friends asked rhetorically, "what's next? the triple option?".
Well, the truth is that the only times WSU is recruiting against USC is when USC strikes out on all the guys at the top of their board and tries to poach a verbal. I kind of doubt that will stop.
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