Nebraska is actually a dry campus though Lincoln has decent bars around.I don't think there are enough liquor stores or strip clubs in Lincoln.
Nebraska is actually a dry campus though Lincoln has decent bars around.
He didn't have one losing season in 4+ seasons at Arizona State. Considering what alot of other coaches have done, it seem to hang him out to dry for NCAA violations is a little harsh. His tenure was definitely not the spectacular failure everyone thought it would be when he was hired.Herm may be ready to hang it all up and go fishing but I thoroughly enjoyed him as a studio analyst and wish he would return doing the same.
He didn't have one losing season in 4+ seasons at Arizona State. Considering what alot of other coaches have done, it seem to hang him out to dry for NCAA violations is a little harsh. His tenure was definitely not the spectacular failure everyone thought it would be when he was hired.
What is the level of success at ASU that they are seeking? Compete for a PAC-12 title every year? That's going to take some time for a coach to do. If Jayden Daniels had stayed maybe they had a shot, but as soon as he left, this was going to be a rebuilding year. Edwards got rid of the coaches who committed the violations, and he had decent coverage as the university put him out there as a CEO of the team, and not into the nitty gritty details of recruiting.I mean... he did no better than his predecessor while incurring a bunch of recruiting violations. It wasn't as bad from a W-L perspective as people expected, but it was clearly not a success.
What is the level of success at ASU that they are seeking? Compete for a PAC-12 title every year? That's going to take some time for a coach to do. If Jayden Daniels had stayed maybe they had a shot, but as soon as he left, this was going to be a rebuilding year. Edwards got rid of the coaches who committed the violations, and he had decent coverage as the university put him out there as a CEO of the team, and not into the nitty gritty details of recruiting.
Other than say about 20 teams who realistically have playoff chances, I would think the requirements to keep your job as a college head coach are: make bowl games, don't commit crimes, no sex scandals, don't piss off boosters, and don't commit any major NCAA violations.
I think firing a coach at a program like ASU, that doesn't have realistic playoff expectations, who has not had a single losing in his first 4 seasons is jumping the gun. But the NCAA violations may be what did it.I believe the primary violations were hosting recruits during the COVID season - I don't really buy that Herm didn't know about that because would he not be part of that recruiting process?
I don't know exactly what their expectations were, but it was clearly to win more than 58% of your games because that is what Graham did. Edwards did worse than that.
I don't really understand why this one is controversial at all. He wasn't winning at the level expected, and the program was trending downwards with exodus of coaches and players and impending NCAA sanctions.
It happened.Rumor is that Collins is out at GT. Board meeting tomorrow.
Even money GT hires whichever assistant they can get from Smart's staff.It happened.
Rumored GT candidates:
Deion (also a rumored candidate at Auburn)
Todd Monken (UGA OC; also a rumored candidate for the AZ State job)
Shawn Clark (App HC)
Jamey Chadwell (Coastal HC - kind of surprised he's still at CC; no idea why UVA preferred Tony Elliot over Chadwell)
Brian Harsin may have staved off the executioner with an incredibly lucky home win over Mizzou (Elliah Drinkwitz id also on the hot seat; these crap SEC and Big 10 programs just churn through coaches and continue to blow). Mizzou's kicker missed a 26 yard FG to win the game in reg, and then the TIgers fumbled the game winning TD in OT.