Give me some #BigDickertEnergy with enough assistant budget to get a couple of top level road warrior recruiters
His buyout is $10M before 12/30/22. As much as I would like to see WSU pony up, I don't think they can go that far...
We share similar sentiments. I'd like to poach a P5 coach and show WSU isn't messing around. That's my want for this upcoming hire (I don't expect it to happen, to be honest).
I’d be shocked if they don’t go with Dickert if the Cougs win. If it’s close but Cougs lose it will get interesting.
I don't disagree. Specifically for the coaches you listed though:
Then he should have been announced. No need to wait on the outcome of one game if he’s your guy. Just make the call so he can go recruit some D1 kids
This is the problem. We shouldnt be tying the future of the program to one game. Especially not a game against a 4 win opponent.
Yes and no. There’s some element of timing and uncertainty with this that you have to navigate. If it’s announced then we go out and lay an egg Friday that’s not a good look either, and it’s not like he’s gonna be landing 4 stars left and right in that scenario. I think after this weekend if he’s gonna be the guy it’ll happen. Either we will be preparing for a bowl and recruiting or the PAC 12 championship game after we’ve won the north, and it’s a great story.
And either way, do we keep the two June transplant assistants, who both seem to have contributed? Do they sign up for full time D1 coaching again? Also relevant, do they have the energy to recruit? (gotta have have the staff being good recruiters in Pullman)?
I'd ask one of them to stick around for a year and start training support staff in the R&S. I'd also put 5 assistants on offense and 4 on defense. We need to be staff trained as possible on the system and next year is the year to do it. After next year, whoever we keep can go back to retirement.
That’s a good idea… keeping one around for a year. It feels to my like both have done really well. But I’ve also presumed that they were out of coaching by choice (retirement?) but saw an opportunity to make some extra coin and help out some kids in a tough spot. That may not be the case.
I agree that Wazzu has a ton of potential for an up and coming coach, and agree with your philosophy in general. I've yet to see my alma mater go "all in" on football though and expect budget to be front and center.... That's why Billy Napier is high on my list (or someone like him). $$ are in a ballpark we can work with, he's got a great HC resume, and has worked under some of the best... His primary weakness is west coast ties, but that's something he could address w/ key hires. Under a normal year i think he probably needs P5 Head Coach experience to get noticed by one of the blue blood schools that can can outbid wazzu, but this year might be an exception...
The program was 25 million in the red last year with all coaches taking a pay cut. 6-7 million is going to be the starting point for a coach who is considered a hit commodity. Might as well suggest we pony up $200 million for Saban because it makes as much sense. Fiscal reality is coming home to roost.
June Jones is 68 yrs old and never coached at a power 5.
