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Who will be the next coach?

  • P.J. Fleck

    Votes: 24 53.3%

  • Charlie Strong

    Votes: 7 15.6%

  • Neal Brown

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • Jason Candle

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Scott Satterfield

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Kerry Coombs

    Votes: 7 15.6%

  • Lincoln Riley

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • Other

    Votes: 5 11.1%
  • Total voters
    45
Bearcat_NTS said:
He's only 43
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I know. I just don't feel like heis on the same upward trajectory as some of the young smaller school guys who are already in HC positions. Do you see Fickell leaving for a big time job at any point? I could be way off, but I just don't see it.

Neal Brown took over Troy at age 34 and they were 17-31 the 4 seasons before he got there. This year, in just year 2, he got them into the Top 25 and went 9-3. That's what I'm looking for. He could have us built back up to 10-win seasons in just a couple years.
 
jacobkdoyle said:
I know. I just don't feel like heis on the same upward trajectory as some of the young smaller school guys who are already in HC positions. Do you see Fickell leaving for a big time job at any point? I could be way off, but I just don't see it.

Neal Brown took over Troy at age 34 and they were 17-31 the 4 seasons before he got there. This year, in just year 2, he got them into the Top 25 and went 9-3. That's what I'm looking for. He could have us built back up to 10-win seasons in just a couple years.
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I wonder if they've been speaking to Brown. Initial reports that came out said our top 3 were Brohn, Fleck and Strong. I've heard Brown's name mentioned but not by anyone tied to UC.
 
UCBearcats said:
I wonder if they've been speaking to Brown. Initial reports that came out said our top 3 were Brohn, Fleck and Strong. I've heard Brown's name mentioned but not by anyone tied to UC.
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Maybe if people supposedly in the know would shut up about Kerry Coombs, we'd have more clarity on the situation. I can't imagine Brown and Satterfield haven't been contacted in some form or fashion.
 
It's being reported that USF's list of potential candidates is Rich Bisaccia, Lawrence Dawsey, Lane Kiffin, Les Miles, Greg Schiano and Charlie Strong.

I'd have to think our list also includes Schiano, Strong, Kiffin and Miles. Strong, Schiano and Kiffin all would make a lot of sense for USF due to local ties.
 
On 1530 Mo was interviewing a guy that covers OSU. He said he doesn't think Fickell will be a great HC and Cincinnati can do better. Not inspiring words...
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
On 1530 Mo was interviewing a guy that covers OSU. He said he doesn't think Fickell will be a great HC and Cincinnati can do better. Not inspiring words...
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I'd take that with a grain of salt too though.

OSU fans say that because Fickell struggled to a 6-6 season as the interim HC. Fickell inherited an absolute $hit show and would have been hard pressed to succeed in that situation.
 
I saw something on twitter about Bohm reaching out to Luke Fickell. Trying to make him head coach, and bring Coombs with him to be defensive coordinator. I can't see this happening, but our defense would certainly become very elite.
 
jacobkdoyle said:
Why did Ohio State bring in Schiano this year?
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Because they are one of the few programs that are able to. Former NFL head coach. Only a couple programs can make room for a guy like that immediately, and they are one. I don't think the first reason is because they didn't trust Fickell. If you have the capacity as a program to bring in a guy like Schiano, you can't pass that up.

That isn't anything against Fickell but you're right, there is certainly a question of his own merit. How much of his success has been predicated on Urban, on Schiano. Hard to say.
 
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jds513 said:
Because they are one of the few programs that are able to. Former NFL head coach. Only a couple programs can make room for a guy like that immediately, and they are one. I don't think the first reason is because they didn't trust Fickell. If you have the capacity as a program to bring in a guy like Schiano, you can't pass that up.
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Ok thanks. I just wonder why Schiano has been mentioned for several HC jobs and we're the only ones in on Fickell.
 
I may cry if we bring in the Fickell/Coombs duo. I'll definitely give that a chance for at least 3 years, but there's so much promise out there in the world of coaching and that just seems so small-time. We'd be Ohio State's JV team.
 
jacobkdoyle said:
I may cry if we bring in the Fickell/Coombs duo. I'll definitely give that a chance for at least 3 years, but there's so much promise out there in the world of coaching and that just seems so small-time. We'd be Ohio State's JV team.
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I'd give it a chance but I'm not huge on Fickell either. What I really don't like about it is it seems like settling vs going out aggressively into the market and brining in a homerun hire. Fickell is no homerun, but I'd take him over Schiano just for his potential alone.

Mike Bohn just doesn't seem like the kind of guy who's going to land the big hire.
 
Tom Groeschen tweeted out that Bohn met with OSU assistants today and the Fickell/Coombs story was "making the rounds" only to tweet 45 mins later than Bohn did not meet with OSU assistants today. Then he says "round and round we go" as if he has no responsibility to validate info he tweets out.

It's so embarrassing, don't these guys have bosses?? How about getting some real sources and doing a little bit of investigative journalism, after all, that is his job.
 
UCBearcats said:
I'd give it a chance but I'm not huge on Fickell either. What I really don't like about it is it seems like settling vs going out aggressively into the market and brining in a homerun hire. Fickell is no homerun, but I'd take him over Schiano just for his potential alone.

Mike Bohn just doesn't seem like the kind of guy who's going to land the big hire.
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Bohn even said he wanted a more offensive minded enthusiastic coach, I'm not saying this duo wouldn't be enthusiastic, but certainly not offensive minded.
 

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