Karab said:

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Remember, Danielson, Eck, Dickert, and Traylor all have the option to wait and see what other programs open up.

FSU, Rutgers, USC, Colorado, Clemson, Washington, and TCU might have a vacancy by year's end.

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If all those open Eck and Dickert are off the list. Morris is not leaving Oklahoma State to come to Baylor. That buyout is if an SEC or Big Ten school calls.

Chadwell, I haven't looked at his resume.

Karab said:

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FSU, Rutgers, USC, Colorado, Clemson, Washington, and TCU might have a vacancy by year's end.

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I obviously get your point, but it still made me laugh to think of someone holding out for Rutgers.

Yeah, although I know nothing about their program, facilities or NIL budget aside from Schiano winning early in his career there.

EDIT: Looked at Chadwell's resume. He probably should be on the list.

BearlySober said:

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Karab said:

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FSU, Rutgers, USC, Colorado, Clemson, Washington, and TCU might have a vacancy by year's end.

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I obviously get your point, but it still made me laugh to think of someone holding out for Rutgers.

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Lol, they get included because they are B1G. The worst B1G opportunity is still a giant step up from the G6. If someone can make Rutgers respectable--not even competing for the conference title--a bigger program would snag them from there.

JudgeBear1845 said:

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I know Doug said he wanted an offensive minded coach, but what if Klanderman coaches his ass off the rest of the season. Surely he's got to get some consideration, right?

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Yes.

CaliBear00 said:

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bear2be2 said:

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CaliBear00 said:

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I simply don't get the hype for Traylor. I'm getting some big time Billy Napier vibes from him. People see a 7-1 record, I see a team squeaking by one score victories. There will be a regression to the mean, and those sixth place finishes seem to be a more realistic outlook to me.

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Jeff Traylor's winning percentage at UTSA is 140 points higher than Briles' was at Houston when we hired him.

And he's got a chance this year to win his third conference title in his second league in a seven-year head coaching tenure that features zero losing seasons. He also had zero losing seasons in building a Gilmer a program that was nothing when he got there into a perennial state title contender during his high school days.

I frankly don't understand how any Baylor fan wouldn't be elated to have a coach like Jeff Traylor. The dude is an absolute winner and would represent our program well in the process.

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Jason Eck is far more impressive to me. Anyone who can win in places like Idaho and New Mexico would do wonders at Baylor. Another Matt Rhule type of hire. Baylor leadership needs to think outside the box. Texas ties are overrated.

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But he will take a job like Washington or USC over Baylor. Pretty sure we wouldn't be first on his list at the end of the season.

Nope

NEW: Brian Kelly says the Maryland, Baylor and NC State openings are all “unique” when asked about the best job:

"We’re talking about ACC, Big 12, and the Big Ten. From a conference standpoint, the Big Ten obviously has proved itself to have that kind of appeal, right? With… pic.twitter.com/bErJSYYN32

— On3 (@On3) October 27, 2026

Something to consider in evaluating coaches from the G6. Their rosters flux so much due to teams in P4 with NIL cash. G6 rosters are raided so much a coach might have 15 new starters every year.

The roster raiding is now in full force in P4's but not as damaging to total rosters as G6.

Dan Patrick asked a source about the possibility of Lincoln Riley leaving USC for Baylor. He said "No, but I could see him going to TCU". 👀👀 https://t.co/JRR7soD53r

— Stephen Simcox (@SimcoxStephen) October 27, 2026

Yeah. Dan would lead the Amazing Grace folks in singing

boognish_bear said:

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Dan Patrick asked a source about the possibility of Lincoln Riley leaving USC for Baylor. He said "No, but I could see him going to TCU". 👀👀 https://t.co/JRR7soD53r

— Stephen Simcox (@SimcoxStephen) October 27, 2026

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I hope not

I could be wrong but I doubt TCU is opening up this year. Sonny got a 7 mil a year extension just in April. I think it would be very expensive for them to fire him.

PartyBear said:

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I could be wrong but I doubt TCU is opening up this year. Sonny got a 7 mil a year extension just in April. I think it would be very expensive for them to fire him.

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Feels like more often than not these extensions end up biting the team in the ass

I know we are not at the top… But I thought we were in like the top third of NIL spending in the conference

Baylor is an attractive job. But can the Bears spend enough to compete at the top of the Big 12?

"They haven't committed to spending like teams in their league," an industry source told @On3.

More: https://t.co/jTLrwFdERd https://t.co/6d8ubakj78

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) October 27, 2026

NEW: USC head coach Lincoln Riley on feeling urgency and being mentioned for other jobs:

"If I didn’t want to be at this place, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to leave. This is where I want to be. This is the right place for me.… pic.twitter.com/FO5b5h9vX7

— On3 (@On3) October 28, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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NEW: USC head coach Lincoln Riley on feeling urgency and being mentioned for other jobs:

"If I didn’t want to be at this place, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to leave. This is where I want to be. This is the right place for me.… pic.twitter.com/FO5b5h9vX7

— On3 (@On3) October 28, 2026

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He looks like crap in that hoodie.

boognish_bear said:

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PartyBear said:

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I could be wrong but I doubt TCU is opening up this year. Sonny got a 7 mil a year extension just in April. I think it would be very expensive for them to fire him.

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Feels like more often than not these extensions end up bighting the team in the ass

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They're disasters. And more often than not these schools are outbidding themselves to give them.

The list of schools that are locked in long term on coaches their fans want to fire is hilariously long.

boognish_bear said:

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I know we are not at the top… But I thought we were in like the top third of NIL spending in the conference

Baylor is an attractive job. But can the Bears spend enough to compete at the top of the Big 12?

"They haven't committed to spending like teams in their league," an industry source told @On3.

More: https://t.co/jTLrwFdERd https://t.co/6d8ubakj78

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) October 27, 2026

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I don't know that we know the answer as to whether or not we can/would spend to be in the top third. This NIL really came about after CDA was here and was sliding. The big donors got turned off. With the right hire, that spigot could be turned on. Comparing what we can spend from donor money the last few years as to what we would spend with an AD and coach that the BMDs could buy into, is apples to oranges. The circumstances are just completely different.

With that said, I absolutely disdain the whole bloated NIL landscape. This is not what college should have ever become. It laughs in the face of the 99% of the students who are coming to school to better their opportunities for a bright future in their chosen career and handing out what they might hope to earn in a decade or more to "student" athletes, many of whom would be at the bottom of their class, if even that high. Got to be a great feeling to be sitting in class next to a millionaire that has no clue or hope of ever understanding the class subject matter while you may be struggling with the costs of just attending.

BREAKING: Michigan Expected to Move On From Kyle Whittingham After Just One Season, Sources Say

I got off several calls this morning, and what I’m hearing out of Ann Arbor is nothing short of stunning.

It’s been just 10 months since longtime Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham… pic.twitter.com/CYYowrSG85

— El Pepe (@thestevieborys) October 28, 2026

blackie said:

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boognish_bear said:

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I know we are not at the top… But I thought we were in like the top third of NIL spending in the conference

Baylor is an attractive job. But can the Bears spend enough to compete at the top of the Big 12?

"They haven't committed to spending like teams in their league," an industry source told @On3.

More: https://t.co/jTLrwFdERd https://t.co/6d8ubakj78

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos) October 27, 2026

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I don't know that we know the answer as to whether or not we can/would spend to be in the top third. This NIL really came about after CDA was here and was sliding. The big donors got turned off. With the right hire, that spigot could be turned on. Comparing what we can spend from donor money the last few years as to what we would spend with an AD and coach that the BMDs could buy into, is apples to oranges. The circumstances are just completely different.

With that said, I absolutely disdain the whole bloated NIL landscape. This is not what college should have ever become. It laughs in the face of the 99% of the students who are coming to school to better their opportunities for a bright future in their chosen career and handing out what they might hope to earn in a decade or more to "student" athletes, many of whom would be at the bottom of their class, if even that high. Got to be a great feeling to be sitting in class next to a millionaire that has no clue or hope of ever understanding the class subject matter while you may be struggling with the costs of just attending.

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Bless your little heart.

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boognish_bear said:

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NEW: USC head coach Lincoln Riley on feeling urgency and being mentioned for other jobs:

"If I didn’t want to be at this place, I wouldn’t have come here in the first place. I’ve had plenty of opportunities to leave. This is where I want to be. This is the right place for me.… pic.twitter.com/FO5b5h9vX7

— On3 (@On3) October 28, 2026

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He looks like crap in that hoodie.

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I sure miss playing for championships and handing off a championship team to a dud.

Hire Chip Kelly

Run the wing t

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/chip-kelly-northwestern-c49051c4

Four paragraphs…. each progressively negative.

You've proved you're not a Pollyanna….. which apparently gives you a rush.

Apparently you can't wait until you can bash whoever is hired.

Robert Wilson said:

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Hire Chip Kelly

Run the wing t

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/chip-kelly-northwestern-c49051c4

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I don't think he has any desire to be a head coach anymore. He left the UCLA job to take an NFL OC position for that exact reason.

I think he just enjoys scheming and coaching now and doesn't want to deal with any of the other stuff.

bear2be2 said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Hire Chip Kelly

Run the wing t

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/chip-kelly-northwestern-c49051c4

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I don't think he has any desire to be a head coach anymore. He left the UCLA job to take an NFL OC position for that exact reason.

I think he just enjoys scheming and coaching now and doesn't want to deal with any of the other stuff.

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I think that's right, but they have been a whole lot of fun to watch this year

Robert Wilson said:

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bear2be2 said:

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Robert Wilson said:

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Hire Chip Kelly

Run the wing t

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/chip-kelly-northwestern-c49051c4

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I don't think he has any desire to be a head coach anymore. He left the UCLA job to take an NFL OC position for that exact reason.

I think he just enjoys scheming and coaching now and doesn't want to deal with any of the other stuff.

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I think that's right, but they have been a whole lot of fun to watch this year

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Absolutely. Chip Kelly remains an awesome offensive mind.

UNT plays FAU tonight. Depending how far Baylor goes down their list this could be a game to watch. Brown has done an incredible job at UNT this season with a first year roster that was like 75% turned over.

I'm really not interested in Brown. He was around .500 over 6 seasons at the P4 level. Why fire Aranda if this is who you would hire?

PartyBear said:

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I'm really not interested in Brown. He was around .500 over 6 seasons at the P4 level. Why fire Aranda if this is who you would hire?

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Good point. And I'm the same on Brown. I think you fire Aranda now so you don't see wins down the line that put you back in a box with him. Good on ADDM. New coach decision should not be rushed. Several of these names mentioned have meaningful games yet to be played. If they are worth BU getting, they may be the kind that is focused for now solely on their current team and its immediate future. As they should be. BU is a good job. Good coaches will be interested. And there will be buy in with folks who have been sitting back not throwing good money after bad. Having Texas contacts is good - it has proven to not be absolutely essential to success. That said whoever it is has got to be portal friendly not portal averse. That is the world now and the portal has realigned the playing field and is re-distributing the talent. That's part of what makes a fully funded Baylor a real player again sooner rather than later with the right guy.

Nah, we're good. Brown went from a serious P4 program, to North Texas for a reason. No retreads please.