I know he said that in his presser, but to make a decision based on an artificial deadline is not good business. This smells of desperation, this smells of a reach. IF we really had over 30 candidates in the top end of our funnel, there is no way he vetted all those candidates in 1 1/2 weeks. Plus I am hoping a lot of these guys are still working and have other things on their mind at this time. This is exactly like Fearne all over again, the artificial deadline he put in his head was, if I donât do this right now, they will all leave. Guess what, they all left anyway and look what we are left with. Now now he is going to have to clean that up as wellâŚ
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Not exactly apples to apples tho. Portal window and recruiting time isnât artificial. Signing Fearne to keep players, if that was the rationale, was clearly very flawed.
He likely already considered some leading candidates before the firing. We would have already had an idea who we would be considering.
Wasnt he quoted as saying he had to give Fearne the interim job to keep the team intact or else everyone would of leftâŚ
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Yeah I donât think itâs an artificial deadline. Thatâs a big date for anyone making a coaching change and why we saw so many coaches fired earlier. Out of the 30 plus candidates Iâm sure a chunk were eliminated after initial interviews and the. Comp discussions eliminated another group. You shouldnât need 4 weeks to make a decision. With the portal itâs imperative to get the first year started the right way.
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I think retaining Fearne was about how the team played mostly with hopes he could retain team. Hiring an all new coach at that time of the cycle was a non starter. Not many coaches were interested in the job in June.
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Yep. Same reasoning for why West Virginia went with an interim as well.
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Hill already had a small candidates before he fired Biff. Heard lots of stuff going on in the background helped with firing. Spending 6 weeks in Italy did not help going into the season. Hill had already vetted some guys before Biff was fired. Biff may have been fired even if he made a bowl game. The list of candidates are supposedly pretty impressive with guys thinking AAC is a stepping stone for P4
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Itâs my understanding itâs the assistants that do most of the recruiting and have the relationship with the recruit. Will a decision be made on the assistants next week? I read an article that one of the main reasons Moran was coming here was because of his relationship with Miller and the type of O we run. Most on this board have been screaming for MM to be fired for 2 years. If a current Niner player is thinking about testing the portal, he is going to, no matter who we bring in. They will not know anything about that guy anyway.
Now I donât want to read a negative comment from this board about the new coach if MH does this hastily. And certainly donât want to read âwe could have had this guy, I heard this guy wanted to come here etcâŚâ âMH needs to be fired why didnât he interview this guy?â Which is exactly what this board does all the time.
I think the pretense of âhastilyâ is false. If MH hires a lemon, people will rightfully call for his head.
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And heâs hired a lot of lemons in a short time (Healy, Biff, SanchezâŚFearne was a reach to keep the roster and the roster still left)âŚso calling for him to be fired is already justified and he should NOT be hiring another coach with his track record.
I donât think anyone really knows how good Miller is because it sounds like Biff had his hand in running the offense. Brewster talked about empowering him and giving him freedom against FAU and the offense looked pretty good. The run game was bad but losing one side of your offensive line to the portal the week before a game will do that.
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If all that is true, wouldnât you, if you were making this decision, take your time and try to make the best decision possible? Really analyze the market, proactively reach out to possible candidates not looking (UNC assistants will all be looking with their HC opening) and not just the ones that sent emails, called or Fax their resume in ie Lambert. This is Hillâs biggest hire here, If this coach doesnât work out, Hill knows he is gone. I would think he would really take his time on this and make a decision he can stand by and live with and not just because of a portal or signing date is approaching. These kids are going to do whatever they want anyway. We canât fire another coach with 18-24 months on the job.
Fair enough. I donât know that he isnât being proactive, so I canât speak to that. I would think he is taking enough time. But it is a realistic issue, and one that has always existed, that a hire has to be made within a sensible timeframe. Hiring before X date and Y event is crucial to success, and every AD has to operate within that window.
I also donât know that Hill knows he is gone (if bad hire made). This school is overtly not prioritizing revenue sports, and he has done well in non-revenue sports. He may not be meeting our demands, but he may be meeting the demands of his superiors.
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You are operating under an assumption that a longer process yields a better candidate. I dont think thatâs really the case. Iâm positive he had a list of names before he fired Biff, then you get the folks expressing interest - all of which I heard was a higher caliber than expected and more than expected. One a few factors shorten that list and you get some references then itâs time to make a decision. Honestly if it takes over 3/4 weeks itâs probably because you are getting turned down.
If a bad decision is going to be made itâs going to be made regardless of the timing. Iâd also say any coach serious about the role wants to get in before those dates so he can go ahead and get his staffs lined up. The longer it goes the more completion between programs arise the harder it will be to get a good hire and the further behind the 8-ball you get.
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Here is an example. This is the link to the list of HS decommits from 247. These are the top HS players this year, decommitting from top programs that are in the CFB playoff discussion. Stable programs, top tier coach and staffs, history etcâŚ
No matter what you do, no matter what they say, no matter what color they say they bleed, these kids are going to do whatever the heck they want. All a school can do is control what they can control, make the best decision for their university and move on. Donât make a decision based on kids coming or staying.
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All the stuff NWA just said is what Iâve been saying, so I wonât repeat it (much). MH is not rushing, he had a candidate list before Poggi was canned. The forthcoming coach wants & needs time to hire staff and ârecruitâ (hire) players. MH is most certainly giving due diligence or that would be another reason he should get canned too.
The longer the process the larger the pool of candidates to evaluate is my thought process. We all have started the interview process and within the first 5 candidates you find a Rockstar sales guy. You start the hiring discussion immediately and close him or her. If that is the case, great, I would be thrilled. Mike better really really think he would not be able to find a better candidate because he didnât wait an extra 2 weeks to gage interest after most have stopped working and their contracts are up. If he is, great, letâs announce, see how the chips fall and start the rebuild.
Have you heard that Charlotte has asked permission from another school to speak their coach or any one on their staff that is currently still working? It would get out and Charlotte would have to ask. I think someone said the guy from WCU confirmed that he had a conversation with Hill, I think that is the only one I have heard and they are done for the year.
Is it though? Damn near half the aac is replacing their coach. Stand around with your dick in your hand too long and all youâll get is a dick in your hand.
The most sought after coaches are going to have multiple offers to choose from, and theyâre going to come quick.
This is why athletics directors should, and generally do, have a list of coaches pre-evaluated to help whittle down a candidate pool quickly.
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clt heard this theory:
Hill and Mike Houston are playing the long game. Houston ruined the eCu program and will be named HC on monday
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