Interesting stuff about new coaches.....

[Scott4USC]

I found this interesting about new coaches. Take a look at the success of these teams who did "not" hire their 1st choice at head coach. For all fans of teams who didn't get their 1st choice for head coach, take a look at these teams who also didn't get their 1st choice either.

Carroll at USC was the 3rd or even 4th choice. Many SC fans were pissed about the hire.

I think Stoops was OU's 3rd choice.

Ferentz was not Iowa's first choice.

I think Larry Coker was Miami's 4th choice.

Jim Tressell wasn't OSU's first choise. I think he was OSU's 3rd choice.

Funny thing is with the exception of Ferentz, those four coaches, along with Carroll have won national championships. IMO Ferentz is top 5 HC in the country. While the coaches who rejected these schools for "better" jobs or staying at their current job are still muddling along at 2nd tier powers. Funny how things turned out.

I thought this was interesting and gives hope to all the fans of programs who did not hire the guy they originally wanted!

 

[Scott4USC]

Forgot Tedford from CAL. He was CAL's 2nd choice and he took over a CAL team who won I think 1 game the season before. Amazing how that turned out and so fast.

 

[Mr Hockey]

What do you think of Cal next year without Rodgers at the helm?

Ferentz has to be a top 5 if not top 3 coach in 1A foots. The work he has done with the injuries & changeover at important positions like QB is amazing.

 

[Scott4USC]

CAL with Rogers will be good but not great. He is prob. the best or 2nd best QB in the county. He doesn't have the talent around him like Leinart so hard to compare. But I think it might be official on him going Pro and CAL loses a lot of players to graduation. Should be a rebuilding year for CAL but they won't be a bad team. Tedford is awesome coach.

If Carroll left to NFL, my top 2 coaches to replace him at USC would be Tedford and Ferentze in that order.

 

[Master Capper]

Rogers has little arm strength and will be exposed in the NFL, unless he is drafted by a team that runs a West Coast Offense.