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BearCub said:
there's no way any decision has been made before Collins interviews. . . that's the classic folly of taking two unconnected things and connecting them and drawing a conclusion.
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Yeah, but it's fun! :mrgreen:
 
#1bearsfan said:
My concern about hiring D2 coaches is that they haven't recruited D1 players. And it's going to take D1 talent to be one of the top teams in the Big Sky. UNC is close to being one of these teams but there's a lot to be gained in terms of getting over the hump by having a coach who's been with a winning program at the FCS level. The last thing UNC needs is another coach learning on the fly. IMO, there are a lot of very talented coaches in this conference and the new head coach at UNC needs to be equal to the McBrides, Ashs, and Baldwins.
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That and the fact they don't have the connections FBC and FCS coaches have. That's why Breske and Collins should get the job. Both have recruited in this area and OUTSIDE the region.
 
Beardown said:
#1bearsfan said:
My concern about hiring D2 coaches is that they haven't recruited D1 players. And it's going to take D1 talent to be one of the top teams in the Big Sky. UNC is close to being one of these teams but there's a lot to be gained in terms of getting over the hump by having a coach who's been with a winning program at the FCS level. The last thing UNC needs is another coach learning on the fly. IMO, there are a lot of very talented coaches in this conference and the new head coach at UNC needs to be equal to the McBrides, Ashs, and Baldwins.
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That and the fact they don't have the connections FBC and FCS coaches have. That's why Breske and Collins should get the job. Both have recruited in this area and OUTSIDE the region.
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And this is the logic that got us Scott Downing, the we're DI now we need a DI coach... :lol:

No thanks, I'd rather have someone that has lead a program and won regardless if it's DII or not.
 
It's starting to feel like Collins might be a nobrainer here... The upside is huge, young, loyalty to the program, head coaching experience and seems to be a stand up character that demands a lot but has the players interest at heart.

Also, I can't believe we can't out pay Alcorn State, nothing against them but the SWAC is reagrded as a conference below the Big Sky in performance level, resources, and opportunity.

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20101216/SPORTS/712169969/1012&parentprofile=1010
 
Blofeld said:
It's starting to feel like Collins might be a nobrainer here... The upside is huge, young, loyalty to the program, head coaching experience and seems to be a stand up character that demands a lot but has the players interest at heart.

Also, I can't believe we can't out pay Alcorn State, nothing against them but the SWAC is reagrded as a conference below the Big Sky in performance level, resources, and opportunity.

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20101216/SPORTS/712169969/1012&parentprofile=1010
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No doubt. He's gotta be the man! I wish Schuman would have wrote more about his contract situation with Alcorn. I disagree with you Blofeld, I don't think we have the money to buy him out.

PS - Notice in the article Brian Munroe. Good to hear from that guy! He was a hell of a player for us.
 
I don't think we'd have him in or he'd come in if the economics were impossible. The better and higher profile the job the larger the buy out so considering Alcorn State is a school with 3,200 students in Mississippi I can't believe it's anything large if anything at all.

I'm guessing any buy out would be only a few grand if anything and I'd bet money our salary is higher.

Heck Tad Boyle's was only 25K. :lol:
 
#1bearsfan said:
it's going to take D1 talent to be one of the top teams in the Big Sky. UNC is close to being one of these teams
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Let me understand. UNC is 5-35 in five years in the BSC and you say they are close to being one the top teams in the conference? That's about as delusional as it gets.
 
kemajic said:
#1bearsfan said:
it's going to take D1 talent to be one of the top teams in the Big Sky. UNC is close to being one of these teams
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Let me understand. UNC is 5-35 in five years in the BSC and you say they are close to being one the top teams in the conference? That's about as delusional as it gets.
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I was speaking about talent-wise UNC is close not record-wise. This team, this year, came within a few points of knocking off Weber, Eastern Washington and Montana St. As you know, Montana St. and Eastern were and are playoff teams. IMO, it was poor game-day coaching that was responsible for at least two of those losses.
 
#1bearsfan said:
kemajic said:
#1bearsfan said:
it's going to take D1 talent to be one of the top teams in the Big Sky. UNC is close to being one of these teams
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Let me understand. UNC is 5-35 in five years in the BSC and you say they are close to being one the top teams in the conference? That's about as delusional as it gets.
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I was speaking about talent-wise UNC is close not record-wise. This team, this year, came within a few points of knocking off Weber, Eastern Washington and Montana St. As you know, Montana St. and Eastern were and are playoff teams. IMO, it was poor game-day coaching that was responsible for at least two of these losses.
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IMHO, that is the most interesting thing about this. I think it's the reason that Downing kept his job so long was that we were always so close in a lot of games and not just last season. Would love it if tallent wasn't the issue and the new coach is able to put together a respectable season (5 wins or so).
 
You guys seem to jump around from candidate to candidate based on the most part off of emotion. Talk about offensive and defensive schemes, coaching philosophies and how that of your strong candidate will help our program win based on what we have. I would like to be persuaded to feel better about the situation as a whole.

It as been said we are close talent wise and I agree with that; translate who you think should get the job into the catagories I listed above. Do we have "Football People" on this board or just bandwagon fans?

Bring it, a good argument would make me feel a lot better!
 
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