if so, where is his best opportunity? He has been successful yet he's got this thing about him that people don't like. I don't see a what would be a top job that is going to be open now that the two plum gigs have been settled. Except Notre Dame! Would the Domers take a chance on The Hat? Nah! He wants to coach so I except him to find a team. Oregon?
Will Les Miles land a gig for 2017
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LOL. Thats funny but he is putting together a coaching staff according to reports.
I'm sure he can land a gig... Where is the question... Personally, I wouldn't want him...
Send him to UConn to replace Diaco who may be more in over his head than John Blake ever was.
On second thought, why would he want to coach at a basketball school and have his teams play in front of 25,000 ?
On second thought, why would he want to coach at a basketball school and have his teams play in front of 25,000 ?
I know Les Miles, and he's no Bob Stoops! ha,ha I don't really know him, but I'm with you. I wouldn't want him anywhere near the Sooner program. Bob is much the better coach. Miles is a good coach, however, and will coach again somewhere. I don't see him on TV. That would be as bad as Holtz. Well, maybe not that bad.
Les Miles has won a national title, and played for one other. He will no doubt be getting offers for gigs. And he is still young enough I don't doubt he would want to stay in coaching. Well unless he gets a juicy offer outside of coaching like announcing or analysis. But who the hell would want to listen to his voice on TV while trying to enjoy a game?? Lol Then again he does say some off the wall googy crap at times. So he scores points in the entertainment column. Lol
That is why I can see him on the sucsucsuc network... Not Fox, not ESPN... maybe the LHN? he would improve that group of idiots...
I wouldn't be surprised to see Tennessee open up. Or
Pair him up with Gruden and it would be a riot!
Pair him up with Gruden and it would be a riot!
Does anyone watch that junk? I don't know anything about the SEC network, but what I have seen flipping through the channels, the LHN is bad.
Boy, did the Vols fail to impress this year! Especially after the big build up that everyone was talking about in September. I haven't heard a peep out of my Vols buddy in a long time and don't expect to either. Haha. I doubt they show old Butch the door this year, but I bet his butt will be plucked for a few days worrying about it.
Arkie wanted him a few years ago but settled on Butterbean Bielema at 4 million a year and is 25-25 and 10-22 in sec conference play the last 4 seasons. They would probably take him now and most want Butterbean fired but he has a huge buyout. Miles never wanted to go to Arkansas then and just used the Arkansas offer to get more money out of LSU and it worked.
I can see him wanting to coach again but where? Would the big name programs want him or would he end up somewhere like a Texas Tech if that job comes open. Maybe Houston, doubtful but you never know.
I can see him wanting to coach again but where? Would the big name programs want him or would he end up somewhere like a Texas Tech if that job comes open. Maybe Houston, doubtful but you never know.
If Michigan State hadn't gone to the playoffs last year, Miles could maybe have a shot there. From playoff team to a 3 win season. Holy smokes!
I wonder if ol Rich Rod is on the way out at Arizona. I could see Lester out there.
It was a big time collapse this year for sure, but Dantonio's built up a little collateral there, IMO. Before this year, MSU had won at least 11 games in 5 of the last 6 seasons.
I don't see any jobs coming up in the SEC and if there were, I'm not sure if he'd take one if offered. I also don't seen any B12 jobs coming open unless someone steps down (Snyder at KSU). I'm guessing the jobs coming up in 2017 where he might wind up are:
Baylor
Purdue
Arizona
UConn
Houston
Maryland
Rutgers
Baylor
Purdue
Arizona
UConn
Houston
Maryland
Rutgers
Too bad the hawkeyes had their late season revival; they were screaming for a new staff all of Sep through the miraculous defeat of big blue a few weeks ago. But it wouldn't have mattered as IA had given Ferentz a 10 year extension after last year's anomalous 10 win season. Leslie may have brought them into the 21st century at last... 6-6 or better is status quo for the Corn Children but the loss to N Dakota State really bothers them for some reason
Baylor is in the Big XII the last time I checked...
They are in their own little world of delusion...Good catch. Feels like Baylor should be in another conference.
Good catch. Feels like Baylor should be in another conference.
I believe they were looking at creating their own conference with the Stanford swim team and Bill Cosby.
Heard a report that Houston is targeting Les Miles as well as Lane Kiffin, Dana Holgorsen and Art Briles. Of those Briles may be more willing to return but Miles seems to be the #1 target. I think he can do better.
I hate to admit this, but Mack Brown has the most ridiculous voice in broadcast, but I actually like his commentary. He doesn't over or under-do it. He provides a decent coaching analysis without coming across as a pompous know-it-all.
Who knows, maybe Les would end up the same. I guess it's not crazy to think that anyone that could rise to the ranks of a D1 HC could also be a decent commentator.
Love these guys, but Barry and Bob would drive me up the wall. We've all heard Barry doing his deal as a commentator and Bob with his "you know" inserted in every other sentence. Some can do a credible job but OU hasn't had someone since Bud. Gary Gibbs...."well obviously, we're very disappointed", John Blake...."tha Kidds.....Snelly....."hiccup."
Bob definitely seems really stiff on his weekly show, especially for a guy that's been doing it for nearly 2 decades. He really tries too hard to temper his emotions. It's too much.
I agree. I've had to speak to groups many times during my career and never felt completely comfortable even when there were times I was absolutely certain I knew more about the subject than anyone in the room. Not too many head coaches can do that like Mack Brown, or for that matter Nick Saban. Bud Wilkinson was a master communicator.
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I'm the worst public speaker. As a research engineer, I have to present relatively regularly. I've grown more and more accustomed to it, but still suck. Early on in my career, the best way I found was to get drunk the night before and have a hangover. It would slow my brain down to the audience's speed, and also strip me from any care about speaking. I'd be a robot.
The oddest experience I had was early in my career I was thrown onto a sinking project as the lead engineer. It was for the Missile Defense Agency, and they weren't too happy by the output or effort our company was performing on the project. We had weekly and sometimes daily teleconferences, and it was always the same 2 or 3 guys from the MDA on the line, so when they asked us to fly out to Huntsville and present to them, I was thinking no big deal. It'll just be these same 3 guys plus maybe 3 guys from my company and maybe a couple more collaborators.
The first eye opener was walking into the conference room in the morning and noticing the size. Then people started to fill in, and fill in, and fill in, and fill in. The next thing I know there's probably 150 suits packed into this conference room. That was frightening enough, but when I was just starting my presentation, someone quickly interrupted and goes, "Oh, hey, wait a minute. I almost forgot. The Pentagon wants to watch this." And he proceeded to draw up a curtain which revealed a very large screen TV and teleconference camera system.
That was a real moment of FML. It's also the closest to an out-of-body experience I've ever had. I went numb and onto autopilot. I don't even remember presenting. It was like I was watching myself from the corner of the room. I got a lot of kudos from my upper management, but I can't even take credit, because I'm pretty sure I wasn't the one presenting.
Les would never cut it on a CFB show...he's half deranged...and lacks Mack Brown's "charisma".
Jcon,
Like you, I too like Mack Brown and think he does a very good job and makes some interesting comments as the game unfolds. He's okay in my book.
INCREDIBLE story about speaking in front of so many people! Throughout my career, I've made countless presentations and although I get nervous before and initially, I am very comfortable speaking in front of a crowd. But nothing like what you had to do. I would have been pissed as hell at them for not letting you know about an agenda, audience, content f the presentation, etc.
As for Stoops, I don't think he "tries too hard to temper his emotions." I just think that's the way he really is, all the time. Based on what I've read and seen on TV, I think the man is an introvert and his coaching style is probably reflective of what he learned from his Dad, Hayden Fry and Bill Snyder. I would like him to be more affable and relaxed when being interviewed or on TV, but I understand that's just not in his DNA. But one-on-one, I'm sure he's a very genuine, down-to-earth guy who would give the shirt off his back and enjoys a good laugh ever now and then too.
But not to hijack Oklabama's thread, I do see Miles going to Houston or possibly Baylor. I'd be curious to see if Kiffin leaves Bama to go with Miles where ever he winds up, but Miles will definitely be coaching in 2017.
Like you, I too like Mack Brown and think he does a very good job and makes some interesting comments as the game unfolds. He's okay in my book.
INCREDIBLE story about speaking in front of so many people! Throughout my career, I've made countless presentations and although I get nervous before and initially, I am very comfortable speaking in front of a crowd. But nothing like what you had to do. I would have been pissed as hell at them for not letting you know about an agenda, audience, content f the presentation, etc.
As for Stoops, I don't think he "tries too hard to temper his emotions." I just think that's the way he really is, all the time. Based on what I've read and seen on TV, I think the man is an introvert and his coaching style is probably reflective of what he learned from his Dad, Hayden Fry and Bill Snyder. I would like him to be more affable and relaxed when being interviewed or on TV, but I understand that's just not in his DNA. But one-on-one, I'm sure he's a very genuine, down-to-earth guy who would give the shirt off his back and enjoys a good laugh ever now and then too.
But not to hijack Oklabama's thread, I do see Miles going to Houston or possibly Baylor. I'd be curious to see if Kiffin leaves Bama to go with Miles where ever he winds up, but Miles will definitely be coaching in 2017.
IMO, Houston is not going away. They finally have an AD that's seriously doing things. The guy is slowly but surely bringing that school back. It's located in some very fertile recruiting and it's primed. Miles could do well there. Back in the day, Yoeman had that school humming well before t joined the SWC.
You would know better than most. That would be great IMO. I lived in Houston for three years in the '70s. Some of the best times of my life.
I think Les would be a bad hire for Houston. His 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense will make Houston a perpetual 9-3 team. While there is nothing wrong with 9-3, Houston is trying to up its game beyond that level so they can earn an invite should any expansion roll around.
Houston may want to up its game, and I'm sure that's its goal, but the UH is too mired in an urban area (4th largest in the country) where it is hard to recruit players. Because of this, the issue may not be just finding a quality coach like Herman....and Bill Yeoman is soon to be 89.
And then there's the issue of Houston getting into a power conference, which doesn't seem likely.
Also, I think Houston fans would kill to be a perennial 9-3 team, even if the coach installed the single wing offense.
How quickly you forgot about Miami. And UH is now mired in the 3rd largest urban area.
