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Rich Rodriguez to Arizona (announced via Twitter)

As a lifelong Arizona fan I hate this hire. He'll bolt as soon as he attains enough success at Arizona to open up better job opportunities for him.
 
Liquid Karma said:
As a lifelong Arizona fan I hate this hire. He'll bolt as soon as he attains enough success at Arizona to open up better job opportunities for him.
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Really? I'm not informed on UA, but as an outsider, this looks like a great hire. Can't miss IMO.
 
Liquid Karma said:
As a lifelong Arizona fan I hate this hire. He'll bolt as soon as he attains enough success at Arizona to open up better job opportunities for him.
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At least he brings tons of integrity to the program.
 
I think he'll be successful, but I also think he'll leave the program in ruins when he bolts for a better job in 4 years. Dude pretty much hung up a "please hire me away from my alma mater" sign while at WVU.

Long live the coach Dick Rod era...
 
Liquid Karma said:
I think he'll be successful, but I also think he'll leave the program in ruins when he bolts for a better job in 4 years. Dude pretty much hung up a "please hire me away from my alma mater" sign while at WVU.

Long live the coach Dick Rod era...
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What elite college football program would have him? He shat the bed at Michigan, a top-5 college football job, so who else in the top rung would take the chance? Where's he gonna go that will be a big enough step up to warrant leaving Arizona? Unless you think an NFL team would hire him...
 
DeacinBama said:
What elite college football program would have him? He shat the bed at Michigan, a top-5 college football job, so who else in the top rung would take the chance? Where's he gonna go that will be a big enough step up to warrant leaving Arizona? Unless you think an NFL team would hire him...
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Considering that Arizona is historically a bottom tier Pac 1x school, pretty much any job would be viewed as a step up. And I absolutely think he'd get another shot with a big name school in the SEC if he has any measure of success at Arizona. He's still have far more good seasons to his credit than bad.
 
DeacinBama said:
What elite college football program would have him? He shat the bed at Michigan, a top-5 college football job, so who else in the top rung would take the chance? Where's he gonna go that will be a big enough step up to warrant leaving Arizona? Unless you think an NFL team would hire him...
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Yea I agree. Plus, I think his gigantic ego comes into play here. Arizona is a place I've always thought just needed the right coach to be successful. I think RichRod stays there for a long time and builds that program back up.

Pac 12 seems ripe for another power right now. The Pac 12 South is USC/ASU and a bunch of struggling programs.
 
Liquid Karma said:
Considering that Arizona is historically a bottom tier Pac 1x school, pretty much any job would be viewed as a step up. And I absolutely think he'd get another shot with a big name school in the SEC if he has any measure of success at Arizona. He's still have far more good seasons to his credit than bad.
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I don't follow Arizona football too closely, but what - other than a decent head coach - makes them appreciably different than an Oregon? I know there's the Nike money, but Arizona's a huge state school, so that doesn't seem like it should be a big deal. Plus, Arizona has huge recruiting advantages over almost all other schools regarding weather and coeds. I know neither school is college football royalty, but I don't see why a good head coach can't do at Arizona what Chip Kelly has done in Eugene.

We'll have to disagree about the SEC. I see Rich Rod's ceiling in the SEC as a school like South Carolina - historically, the 4th best team in their division and somewhere around 7th best in the conference. Before Michigan he could have gone to a top tier SEC school, but not any more.
 
Rodriguez is an asshat but I think it's a great hire for Arizona -- especially getting him this early. They've only had spotted success over the past few decades, but have they ever had a good coach? In order to get a higher profile job he's going to need to have some pretty good success at Arizona, and if he leaves after that, I'd say it was worth it.
 
DeacinBama said:
I don't follow Arizona football too closely, but what - other than a decent head coach - makes them appreciably different than an Oregon? I know there's the Nike money, but Arizona's a huge state school, so that doesn't seem like it should be a big deal. Plus, Arizona has huge recruiting advantages over almost all other schools regarding weather and coeds. I know neither school is college football royalty, but I don't see why a good head coach can't do at Arizona what Chip Kelly has done in Eugene.

We'll have to disagree about the SEC. I see Rich Rod's ceiling in the SEC as a school like South Carolina - historically, the 4th best team in their division and somewhere around 7th best in the conference. Before Michigan he could have gone to a top tier SEC school, but not any more.
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I think he would drop Zona for South Carolina in a heartbeat. The man is a whore.
 
IAppreciateIt said:
Rodriguez is an asshat but I think it's a great hire for Arizona -- especially getting him this early. They've only had spotted success over the past few decades, but have they ever had a good coach? In order to get a higher profile job he's going to need to have some pretty good success at Arizona, and if he leaves after that, I'd say it was worth it.
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True, but he's got several 'roid dealers on speed dial.
 
GreenDeac said:
Yea I agree. Plus, I think his gigantic ego comes into play here. Arizona is a place I've always thought just needed the right coach to be successful. I think RichRod stays there for a long time and builds that program back up.

Pac 12 seems ripe for another power right now. The Pac 12 South is USC/ASU and a bunch of struggling programs.
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ASU shat the bed this year. I think Dennis Erickson is gone. Now way in hell this team should be 6-5 right now - they should be 9-2 at worse.
 
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