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Former Miami Player Says Butch Davis, Mario Cristobal Lead For Head Coaching Vacancy

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Looks like GS has an slim chance of getting the Miami job. I cannot see Butch or Mario turning down Miami if offered.

Open spots: USC, Miami, SC, VT, MD, Minn, Illinois, and UCF. UCF might take him but I am not sure if he would want to go to a GO5 school. I am thinking that Maryland might make a play for GS with his ties to the East plus the UA money.
 
Butch Davis is tainted goods and I really don't think Miami may want yo honor thst direction right now. Thee are other options much better which include Mario and Chud. The one candidate that just might surface at the end of the season is Charlie Strong who if let go by Texas would move into the top 3 choices and perhaps be #1.

Surprised Miami's search firm didn't solicit or publish an interview with Warren Sapp! Now that would be interesting but not sure if it would carry any weight. I am sure they must realize that the time could be better spent elsewhere.
 
My guess from the outset was Rob Chudzinski (coordinator for those great teams in the early 2000s and former HC of the Browns). Him or Davis makes the most sense.

Never understood the love for Cristobal. He flunked out at FIU. Yes, I know it's FIU. But typically coaches succeed in the Group of 5 or are elite coordinator (Cristobal is neither) before getting Power 5 jobs.
 
Rutgers Man 22 said:
My guess from the outset was Rob Chudzinski (coordinator for those great teams in the early 2000s and former HC of the Browns). Him or Davis makes the most sense.

Never understood the love for Cristobal. He flunked out at FIU. Yes, I know it's FIU. But typically coaches succeed in the Group of 5 or are elite coordinator (Cristobal is neither) before getting Power 5 jobs.
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He is doing pretty good at Bama.
 
Scarlet_Scourge said:
Maryland wants a spread offensive HC.
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They may end up with that but I've read that they wanted a creative pro style OC and that's how Bill Obrien's name came out especially with his past Maryland ties. It's hard to know for sure, so many rumors about the different jobs.
 
Scarlet_Scourge said:
He is doing pretty good at Bama.
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He's an OL coach there how much can you really tell and Bama has great recruits. I've said Miami seems to be nostalgic and want to go back to it's "glory days" and a guy who takes them back there is probably likely. Names like Cristobal/Davis are that so they both have always been the most likely to land there IMO. I think both of them would recruit well there, maybe even slightly better than Golden but that's never been their problem. It's who can coach them up. I don't know if either of these guys are the solution but I definitely think they are the faves.
 
rutgersguy1 said:
They may end up with that but I've read that they wanted a creative pro style OC and that's how Bill Obrien's name came out especially with his past Maryland ties. It's hard to know for sure, so many rumors about the different jobs.
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I am just going by what their AD told the BTN guys, so take that for what it is worth.
 
Scarlet_Scourge said:
I am just going by what their AD told the BTN guys, so take that for what it is worth.
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Did he specifically say spread? I didn't see his interview. I thought creative offensive coach but I don't know if that specifically means spread or pro style. The article I saw was that Kevin Plank wanted a creative pro style guy but again all just rumors, who knows.
 
I can't see them hiring Davis...not after the NC scandal and he is getting up there...he must be in his mid 60s. I think there will be a push for a younger, up and coming coach like Cristobal. I don't see Schiano getting that job. If some of those former players on the search committee have significant input..Schiano would be down on the list. Not exactly a player's type HC by reputation.
 
This guy is better them'em all ! (and still alive !)

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rutgersguy1 said:
Did he specifically say spread? I didn't see his interview. I thought creative offensive coach but I don't know if that specifically means spread or pro style. The article I saw was that Kevin Plank wanted a creative pro style guy but again all just rumors, who knows.
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I believe (don't quote me) that he said a more exciting fan friendly style. The BTN guys mention the spread by name.
 
Oddly it seems Cristobal is now following a whole bunch of our recruits (and Miami, UF and FSU ones) on Twitter within the last couple days.
 
jtung230 said:
Yes, he sure turn that program around.
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I can't recall who it was, but there was a coach who once said that it was amazing how much better he got as a coach once he got better players.
 
Rutgers Man 22 said:
My guess from the outset was Rob Chudzinski (coordinator for those great teams in the early 2000s and former HC of the Browns). Him or Davis makes the most sense.

Never understood the love for Cristobal. He flunked out at FIU. Yes, I know it's FIU. But typically coaches succeed in the Group of 5 or are elite coordinator (Cristobal is neither) before getting Power 5 jobs.
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Cristobal> chudzinski.

Charisma and knows the recruiting landscape and how to build the program.

Chudzinski would not have succeeded in building fiu. Fiu went to bowl games w mario, upset Louisville, was competitive as a sun belt team.
 
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