Dana was smart in trying to leave, as this season was a perfect one for him to use to get a new, similar in quality job given how nationally relevant WVU was this year. However, that being said, he will not have a better roster at WVU than he had this season and he still lost at least 3 games (i.e. the bowl is still a potential loss and he's 1-4 as HC in bowls as a Big 12 HC), and, because that is the case, he will almost certainly turn in a few more middling seasons (5-9 regular season win) until he gets fired.boognish_bear said:
This is weird....if true....gonna make things a little awkward in Morgantown
Spike and the Pirate are more the deviation from the norm at Tech, at least since JT King stepped down in 1969.MilliVanilli said:
Seems like a really underwhelming choice in the aftermath of firing Kingsbury who replaced Tubberville.
They really seems to like making mediocre choices after so many stable years of competitive play under Spike Dykes and Mike Leach.
You're right. He was one of Bear Bryant's early Bama pupils and the scuttlebutt at the time was that he would bide his time until Bear retired then return. Shock when he went to Ole Miss instead, where he was not successful, then disappeared.PartyBear said:
Didnt Steve Sloan go to Ole Miss?
22 years of competitive football in the recent past is nothing to dismiss though, you'd think that would've set precedent for higher standards when it came to coaching choices.whitetrash said:Spike and the Pirate are more the deviation from the norm at Tech, at least since JT King stepped down in 1969.MilliVanilli said:
Seems like a really underwhelming choice in the aftermath of firing Kingsbury who replaced Tubberville.
They really seems to like making mediocre choices after so many stable years of competitive play under Spike Dykes and Mike Leach.
1970-74: Jim Carlen (bolted for South Carolina)
1975-77: Steve Sloan (bolted for Ole Miss) edited--see below
1978-80: Rex Dockery (fired; went to Memphis St, killed in plane crash)
1981-85: Jerry Moore (fired; went to Appalachian St, retired having won 3 1-AA national championships)
1986: David McWilliams (bolted for UT)
1987-2009: Pax Lubbocka
2010-2012: Tubby (bolted for Cincinnati)
2013-2018: KK (fired)
PartyBear said:
Kingsbury got talent to Tech for heaven's sake such as Mahomes The talent for whatever reason didnt all come together and flourish under him however some of it transferred out like Brewer and Mayfield, werent they KK recruits?
bularry said:PartyBear said:
Kingsbury got talent to Tech for heaven's sake such as Mahomes The talent for whatever reason didnt all come together and flourish under him however some of it transferred out like Brewer and Mayfield, werent they KK recruits?
One QB doesn't make a roster talented.
Utah St coach is as good a hire as any
Wwbear said:
Apparently a good recruiter with tons of Texas talent on his roster. What do we know about his style of play, will he challenge for Rhule type players?
Bears2Canes said:
Just heard from a booster's son that it's a done deal. Matt Wells is the next coach at Tech. Making the announcement this evening and he's meeting with team at around 8.
LBKBEAR said:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/02/17/ex-utah-state-university-football-player-asks-judge-to-combine-six-sexual-assault-cases-move-the-trial-out-of-cache-county/
Apparently this guy played in 13 games because Matt Wells didn't know.
I don't know squat about Wells but it is apparent they already had a coach in mind before they fired KK. That's the way to do it if you're going to can a coach. Find a replacement before you fire him.PartyBear said:
DMN and yahoo sports are reporting Wells is the Tech Hc now. Incidentally his Wikipedia page now says that as of 10 minutes or so ago. Might as well remove the question marks from the thread title now.
Pretty fast actually. Fire KK on Sat night and name the new guy Thursday.
They're burning coaches at the stake?Aliceinbubbleland said:
If true I wonder what the coach burners think of their coach floating interest in Tech?
boognish_bear said:
Wonder how long it will take for Wells to make them elite?