Well since we won’t be getting a new HC this year 
I guess we can talk about new Offensive coordinators
I’ll start off with Donnie Kirkpatrick from JMU
https://www.jmusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1428&path=football
Nobody that values their career would take a job until Lambert is gone. The guy is a no talent buffoon. Absolute best case for him, he finishes his contract, meaning any assistant will be coming to a low talent team with basically no recruiting class for next season. This job could be a career ended, or at least a serious setback, for anyone we hire.
We are only going to attract coaches that literally have no other option. Firing our assistants did nothing to improve our situation. It probably made things even worse.
[quote="_BL_Niner, post:1, topic:31213"]Well since we won’t be getting a new HC this year
I guess we can talk about new Offensive coordinators
I’ll start off with Donnie Kirkpatrick from JMU
https://www.jmusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1428&path=football[/quote]
Anybody that takes this OC/DC job is a complete idiot with no self respect.
What rationally thinking person would join this?
When Stalin burned his cities to the ground so that the Germans couldn’t take them, that’s what Judy is doing to this program.
The only fit for asst in these positions would be a 25-year-old pos coach who wants to make a name for himself and be ready to move in 2 years. Any person mid career who took this position would not be a good coach.
I have no faith in Lambert’s connections in the football world or his judgement to hire coordinators that have the slightest clue as to what is going on. He should hire someone with recruiting expertise but will likely hire another boring guy with no personality.
clt is leading his fantasy fb league, and has played maddden.
clt is overqualified and not interested.
Need to call Sonny Dykes at TCU
http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sonny_dykes_1037614.html
Doubt we have a shot…but desperate people do desperate things.
It will be interesting to see who we hire. I hope we can get outside of Lambert’s comfort zone of old coaches/friends, but I don’t see it happening. We need a young OC that can relate to the players. It seems to me that is what we are missing. I have no idea where we will look for replacements though, and with Judy’s track record, it’s a scary thought.
We need to hire the candidate that writes the best cover letter.
The name that’s surfacing is former colleague and Wake Asst,Tommy Elrod as OC.
The name that’s surfacing is former colleague and Wake Asst,Tommy Elrod as OC.[/quote]
clt says that was clever.
Norm Chow couldn’t fix our offense.
The name that’s surfacing is former colleague and Wake Asst,Tommy Elrod as OC.[/quote]laughable if true. Wake is a terrible program. I don’t want any of their cast offs.
The name that’s surfacing is former colleague and Wake Asst,Tommy Elrod as OC.[/quote]laughable if true. Wake is a terrible program. I don’t want any of their cast offs.[/quote]No freaking way that happens. That guy is about as toxic as you can get: Wake Forest leak scandal: Who is ex-radio announcer and coach Tommy Elrod?
Trying to find a silver lining in this turd…
An ambitious coordinator could attempt to audition for the HC job as a coordinator here. It’s not the usual route, and it’s a bit desperate, or perhaps it’s ambitious for someone trying to skip a step it two in the usual process.
I would actually expect it to be someone connected to Lambert who washed out at a bigger program. Wallerstedt was probably the best case for that scenario. Could be a lot worse (i.e. Mullen).
We need to hire a search committee.
[quote=“NinerAdvocate, post:15, topic:31213”]Trying to find a silver lining in this turd…
An ambitious coordinator could attempt to audition for the HC job as a coordinator here. It’s not the usual route, and it’s a bit desperate, or perhaps it’s ambitious for someone trying to skip a step it two in the usual process.
I would actually expect it to be someone connected to Lambert who washed out at a bigger program. Wallerstedt was probably the best case for that scenario. Could be a lot worse (i.e. Mullen).[/quote]
clt proposed this theory in another chat board. Your version is more coherent.
I was really hoping for this.
This is an industry where coaches leave for jobs but then decide to stay at their current location. This is an industry where a coach is announced and the fans revolt that day too apparently.
I would love nothing more than for us to come to our senses and have a change of heart. Or Brad Lambert to see that he is unwanted here and this was all just a 24 hour nightmare.
I’m being ridiculous to think we are that lucky.
[quote=“NinerAdvocate, post:15, topic:31213”]Trying to find a silver lining in this turd…
An ambitious coordinator could attempt to audition for the HC job as a coordinator here. It’s not the usual route, and it’s a bit desperate, or perhaps it’s ambitious for someone trying to skip a step it two in the usual process.
I would actually expect it to be someone connected to Lambert who washed out at a bigger program. Wallerstedt was probably the best case for that scenario. Could be a lot worse (i.e. Mullen).[/quote]
This crossed my mind as well. Agreed this is a long shot. But probably best case scenario at this point. Unless we get big news from BoT meetings today.
Considering how this has been handled, I hope we bring in Tommy Knotts to be AHC and recruiting coordinator. Lambert won’t make it through the fall, and that gives us a chance to view Knotts with a trial run. Rumor mill says he wants the job, but I don’t know about all out handing it over to a guy with HS experience only.