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Taggart just got canned and starts the Coaching Carousel early

Currently: Head coach, Wake Forest

Resume: Clawson just completed his 19th season as a head coach. He's the definition of a grinder, moving up the ladder from Fordham to Richmond to Bowling Green to Wake Forest. He has greatly improved the win total everywhere he's been and is the first coach in Wake Forest history to win three straight bowl games. The next logical step is to take his shot at a Power Five school that has more tradition and a better chance to win than Wake.

Salary/Buyout: $2.189 million salary / Buyout = Unknown

Pros: Clawson has won everywhere he's been. He's experienced, he's built programs, he fits the profile of, say, Gary Pinkel, who worked his way up the ladder before getting the job at Missouri. If you can win in Winston-Salem, you can win a lot of places.

Cons: He's not going to make a big splash with the fanbase. It's not the most exciting hire. He won't get things going overnight. But this would easily be the best situation he's ever taken over in five different stops. He's been almost exclusively an East Coast coach with no ties to any area Missouri recruits significantly. He also signed an extension through 2026. With the buyout unknown, would the cost to get him be worth it?

Our Take: Clawson fits the profile of what it takes to be successful at Missouri. It's not going to blow anyone away, but it would be a very similar hire to Pinkel and that worked out okay.
 
Currently: Head coach, Wake Forest

Resume: Clawson just completed his 19th season as a head coach. He's the definition of a grinder, moving up the ladder from Fordham to Richmond to Bowling Green to Wake Forest. He has greatly improved the win total everywhere he's been and is the first coach in Wake Forest history to win three straight bowl games. The next logical step is to take his shot at a Power Five school that has more tradition and a better chance to win than Wake.

Salary/Buyout: $2.189 million salary / Buyout = Unknown

Pros: Clawson has won everywhere he's been. He's experienced, he's built programs, he fits the profile of, say, Gary Pinkel, who worked his way up the ladder before getting the job at Missouri. If you can win in Winston-Salem, you can win a lot of places.

Cons: He's not going to make a big splash with the fanbase. It's not the most exciting hire. He won't get things going overnight. But this would easily be the best situation he's ever taken over in five different stops. He's been almost exclusively an East Coast coach with no ties to any area Missouri recruits significantly. He also signed an extension through 2026. With the buyout unknown, would the cost to get him be worth it?

Our Take: Clawson fits the profile of what it takes to be successful at Missouri. It's not going to blow anyone away, but it would be a very similar hire to Pinkel and that worked out okay.

LOL what fucking tradition does Mizzou have? In 118 years of playing football, they've had 10 good seasons and the rest have been mediocre or bad. They don't have a better chance than Wake to win, they are a bottom-feeder in the SEC.
 
Clay Helton dismissed by USC (rumored but not official).
 
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Charlie Strong out at USF.
 
Hard to see BC doing better than Addazio. Definitely surprised by that.

If it makes them an easier win though, I'm all for it.
 
Possible some of our position coaches get some promotions to other staffs with all the shuffling?
 
Unaware that firing Addazio was even a possiblity. They lost their starting QB early on; still made a bowl.

In previous searches, BC has had a hard time finding a coach to take that job. Poor facilities, not geographically attractive to rich football recruiting regions; not an athletic department known for shelling out big contracts.

BC also will be spending on a hoop coach in March.
 
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