Josh Heupel
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I have to admit, that rings pretty true.
I held Riley in such high esteem. A little less so now.
I'm kind of starting to like it. Josh will give his heart and soul to OU. Plus he brought us our last NC, maybe he can bring us another. Joe C knows what he's doing.
And I'll say this. How many coaches can take the dumpster fire that was Tennessee and make them competitive? He had a very good shot at beating Alabama. Now I will say I've had a few glasses of wine, but I think he's our next coach.
I will say I have been impressed with his job this year at Tennessee. I will also say you are definitely enjoying some good wine 😁
Plus the taking of the USC job over the purported LSU job. Have to think he wasn't on board with the SEC move.
Not too hard to figure out. He gets to coast in the Pac-12, which is probably closer in strength to the American Athletic or Mountain West Conference than it is to the other Power Five conferences. And he gets to cherry pick all of the 5* talent in Southern California.
Compare that to slugging it out to go 7-5 every year, and fighting with Arkansas and Mississippi State to see who gets that SEC slot to the Music City Bowl, and it's really a no-brainer for Lincoln.
Well Josh obviously wasn't ready when he got the OC at OU. He was in over his head and Bob had to fire him...his own fault. He does seem to be much better now though but I'm afraid that bridge was burned.
Unless Riley can do more with more instead of less with more like he did at OU and he can get a good DC that can recruit some studs be it Grinch or whoever then we will likely see him get the brakes beat off him in the Playoffs like OU was, if they ever make it. He will always lose a couple games he shouldn't but with enough talent his players may be able to overcome his shortcomings managing a game.
Dave Aranda gets my vote and he's due to sign an extension with Baylor within the next two weeks. He may be ripe for the picking.
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Husker fan here just checking in on Y'all... be careful what you wish for when it comes to legacy coaches... ask us up North how we know... LOL! Best of luck to Y'all! I really enjoyed being at the game in Norman this year! see you in Lincoln!
It's a pretty small sample size, with a roster that was largely assembled by Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt. As I recall, they had some highly ranked recruiting classes. The proof will be (if he stays there) how Josh does over the next three or four seasons, when the roster consists of players that he recruited (or got to transfer in). Remember, Josh inherited a 13-0 team at UCF, and they got progressively worse every year he was there. They were 6-4 when he bolted to go to Tennessee.
Tennessee would meltdown if Josh left after one year. That alone would be worth it for me, but I think in 3 years he will have that program back to respectability. They play hard. For you guys it would be an underwhelming hire, but maybe the right one. There are very few coaches like Saban, or Meyer that can take a down program with massive expectations and you know they will win.
There are even fewer guys than a Lincoln Riley, or Ryan Day that are in hire replacements for legends that keep up the winning pace. As a Florida fan I know this first hand. We've been a hot mess for over a decade now.
Shame on you!!!! That name is banned in all GatorNation!!!! He was the bologna sandwiched between two high quality delicatessen bread buns.
He hates you? I think he would jump at the offer from Oklahoma. I may be wrong though, but most can be forgiven. You guys will aim higher imo. Don't be like Tennessee in '17 though.
