NCAA football, 2013-14

[Valmy]

I think he'd be fine as a football coach, but the big unknown with a purely NFL guy is recruiting. 

I don't think this would be a problem for him, he is a TV personality.  However:

1. Most of the legwork is done by assistants anyway

2. The chances he actually ends up here are pretty slim.  I would be amazed if he ever coaches again.

[sbr]

I think he'd be fine as a football coach, but the big unknown with a purely NFL guy is recruiting.

Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh did pretty well.

[sbr]

I think he'd be fine as a football coach, but the big unknown with a purely NFL guy is recruiting. 

I don't think this would be a problem for him, he is a TV personality.  However:

1. Most of the legwork is done by assistants anyway

2. The chances he actually ends up here are pretty slim.  I would be amazed if he ever coaches again.

I thought his MNF gig would be a one year and out deal, I didn't see him staying away.  There longer he is out, the more surprised if he goes back.

[Admiral Yi]

Are there precedents of guys stepping out of the booth (after coaching) to coach?

[MadBurgerMaker]

I think he'd be fine as a football coach, but the big unknown with a purely NFL guy is recruiting. 

I don't think this would be a problem for him, he is a TV personality.  However:

1. Most of the legwork is done by assistants anyway

2. The chances he actually ends up here are pretty slim.  I would be amazed if he ever coaches again.

It's not that I don't think he'd be good at it or something, it's whether or not he ends up having the patience for it.  Same thing with a guy like Kubiak.  Dude could probably do pretty well W/L-wise at the college level, but he doesn't seem like the type to put up with college high school kid bullshit.  I personally think Gruden would do just fine, but you never know. 

E:  Not college, high school. 
E2:  Actually, I'd be really interested to see how Kubiak's O would work in college.  Oh well. 

[MadImmortalMan]

Are there precedents of guys stepping out of the booth (after coaching) to coach?

Urban Meyer? 

[dps]

I think he'd be fine as a football coach, but the big unknown with a purely NFL guy is recruiting. 

I don't think this would be a problem for him, he is a TV personality.  However:

1. Most of the legwork is done by assistants anyway

2. The chances he actually ends up here are pretty slim.  I would be amazed if he ever coaches again.

A lot of the legwork gets done by the assistants, but the HC has to be a closer.

As for Yi's question, there have been lots of guy who spent a year or 2 in broadcasting and then went back to coaching.  I don't recall offhand anyone spending a long time on the tube and then going back to the sidelines, but there may be someone.

[Valmy]

LOL Grudemonium 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WovrPXMm3LQ

Where Texas fans will be in a few weeks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQfYUKCT7hc

[MadBurgerMaker]

Washington State just gave up 18 points in 3ish minutes to lose their first bowl game in...a while...to Colorado State.

[sbr]

"They Coug'ed it" has been a real saying in these parts for a long time now.

[PDH]

I refuse to acknowledge Colorado State.

Too bad about Fresno sucking the big wahini, SDSU still has time to fuck up the Boise Bowl of Shit.

[Admiral Yi]

Hard to believe the LSU Iowa line is only 8.5.  That's gotta be a two touchdown game.

[PDH]

I sure hope it is a higher score than 14-0

[Eddie Teach]

They scored 41 against the mighty Georgia D.

[dps]

In announcing the hiring of Jeff Monken, Army AD Boo Corrigan said:

''We want a successful head coach who understands the challenges of working at a service academy, one who could help us win immediately, and one who understands the importance of West Point's mission.

'Cause otherwise, we would have thought they wanted an unsuccessful HC with no idea of the challanges of working at a service academy, who won't get anything positive accomplished for at least a decade, and with no clue about the importance of the academy's mission.