Name the top 3 guys who would EXCITE YOU to be our next coach

[RUonBrain]

Name the top 3 realistic hires that would EXCITE YOU to be our next coach.

Don’t include names that are virtually impossible (Meyer, Saban, Gruden, Brian Kelly, other guys well entrenched at their schools, or NFL coaches like Belichick, Tomlin, Parcells, etc.)

Here are mine, in order:

1 Chip Kelly (pipe dream)
2 Mullen (probably not likely, but you never know)
3 Ash

Don’t list who you THINK we should hire, or who you THINK we will hire.
(We all have different opinions on that, and that is not what I’m asking about.)

Rather, list the top 3 guys that would *EXCITE YOU* if we hired them, and make you say, “YES!!! We got our guy! Now let’s do this and take Rutgers to the next level!!”

(If you say Golden or Schiano, that is fine, but please only list them if you really have a burning desire to see them on our sideline for the opener.)


Some may take this as another bash Golden thread, but I really just want to get a pulse of what hire would get the fan base all lathered up and ready to go.
And I think that should be part of the decision making process for Hobbs.

TIA

 

[mikershoein]

Schiano - loved him here
Ash- love to see what he can do as a HC
Rhule- great energy

 

[Section124]

Mullen
Mullen
Rich Rod

 

[MikeR0102]

Mullen
Rich Rod
Lincoln Riley/ Doug Meacham/ Todd Monken

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Okay:

1) Mullen
2) Ash
3) Babers (screw 'Cuse steal him away!!)


** Narduzzi would be right up there with Mullen at #1 if possible; same with Kelly, but they're not, right?

 

[SkilletHead2]

1. Mullen
2. Kelly
3. Babers

But in terms of real excitement, I'm hoping there is a name out there that we haven't really been seriously considering like a Lincoln Riley, Rod Carey, Doc Holliday.

 

[SkilletHead2]

Are folks really excited about the possibility of Ash? I think he might be OK, but I don't see the dynamism, vision, passion that I think we need. Love to be wrong on that as he seems most likely at this point.

 

[ScarletStateofNJ]

Chip Kelly- that would be insane
Mullen- that would be extremely competent
Lane Kiffin- that would be exciting (in a train wreck kinda way)

 

[RUInsanity]

Chip Kelly - not happening - but can you imagine how crazy this fanbase would be if it ever did?

Bo Pellini - I would be excited just for the sheer entertainment value of the meltdowns by him, meltdowns by all the PC types on this board and the faux outrage by NJ media. Plus there would be a chance we win 8 or 9 games every year.

Schiano - there are definitely better coaching options out there IMO. But the whole returning home theme would definitely draw excitement.

 

[aplus29]

Jim Tressel
Dan Mullen
Rich Rod

 

[RUevolution36]

Mullen
Pep hamilton
Bo Pelini

 

[RUshore99]

Kelly
Mullen
Rich Rod

 

[rucoe89]

Dan Mullen
Chip Kelly
Greg Schiano

Realize this is a pipe dream wish list, but what the hell, may as well dream.

 

[eceres]

Mullen
Petrino
Rich Rod

I hope we are calling Babers in the morning.

 

[RUaMoose]

The Tie - jersey guy
The Tie - great recruiter
The Tie - built temple into a winner

 

[RUevolution36]

My off the wall list...

Ray Lewis
Jon Gruden
Tony Dungy

 

[BuckRU]

Mullen
Ash
Babers

 

[RU205]

Kelly
Mullen
Rich Rod

 

[Southern Gentleman]

1. Dino Babers
2. Dino Babers
3. Dino Babers

Has won the conference or division titles each over the last 4 years. Up and coming HC with huge upside potential. Would love being at Rutgers and competing in the B1G. An offensive minded HC. Can be employed for $1.5 to $2.5 million per over the next several years. A helluva recruiter and developer of talent.
Here is your man.

 

[RUinPAC10land]

If we're putting Chip Kelly on our list, here's mine:

1. Nick Saban
2. Urban Meyer
3. John Harbaugh

The probability for any of these coaches is very similar.

 

[RUsojo]

ZERO chance of happening candidates

1. Chip Kelly
2. Lane Kiffin
3. Mullen
4. Jim Tressel

Unrealistic but lucky to have candidates

1. Schiano
2. Rich Rod

Realistic Candidates

1. Schiano
2. Babers
3. Ash
4. Golden
5. Fleck
.....
.....
.....
.....
64. Cristobal

Other candidates per this board

1. Bellicheck
2. Carroll
3. John Gruden
4. Sean Payton
5. Steve Spurrier
6. Les Miles
7. Urban Meyer when he goes to the Browns...

 

[Scarlet Shack]

Schiano
Mullens

Are my equals on this one

Other than that
Bill parcels

 

[Knight Ed]

Mullen
Ash
Fleck

 

[Section124]

Ok. If not Mullen, I'm sold on Babers after watching the first half of this game. MAC-tion!

 

[RU31trap]

1. Lane Kiffin (recruiting specialist - decent coach)

2. Rich Rodriguz (great game day coach-decent recruiter)

3. Kyle Whittingham (great game day coach - good recruiter)

All three guys are exceptional and attainable.

 

[jazz1a]

Didn't Babers agree to a contract with Syracuse???

 

[Southern Gentleman]

1. Dino Babers
2. Dino Babers
3. Dino Babers

Has won the conference or division titles each over the last 4 years. Up and coming HC with huge upside potential. Would love being at Rutgers and competing in the B1G. An offensive minded HC. Can be employed for $1.5 to $2.5 million per over the next several years. A helluva recruiter and developer of talent.
Here is your man.

Ok. Follow my reasoning please. At Bowling Green State University, you don't recruit 5 and 4 star players. They simply are not coming to your school. They are going to the ACC, B1G, SEC, or Big 12, etc.

At BGSU you sure are recruiting 2-3 stars and developing that level of talent to compete and win. THAT is not an easy proposition. You HAVE to be a good, solid coach to make that happen. Dino had done that EACH of the last 4 years and has won with those recruits.

Put him at a B1G school, that gets the 3-4 stars along with an occasional 5 star recruit; with a solid offensive background; with youthful vitality to counter that SOB at TTFP, now you have a winning combination. This is a good option that doesn't require $5,000,000.

 

[Section124]

Need to get to Babers before Syracuse officially signs him.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

Need to get to Babers before Syracuse officially signs him.

No argument from me.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Jabba the Hutt
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Rosie O'Donnell

 

[Bamm Bamm Rubble]

Chip Kelly
Rich-Rod
Lincoln Riley

 

[Rutgers Man 22]

1. Rich Rod
2. Mullen
3. Lincoln Reilly
4. Bo Pellini
5. Schiano
6. Ash

Can't say anyone else really excites me.

Golden, Cristobal, Moglia would top my opposite of this list.

 

[ImBadRU]

Mullen
Mullen
Butch
Tedford
Ruffin
Venables

 

[Queztastic]

Mullen
Kelly
Lincoln Riley

 

[RU76]

Mullen
Rhule
Schiano

 

[OTBOTOR]

Mullen
Rich Rod
Babers

 

[BOGDANOVICH]

Les Miles
Dan Mullen
Chip Kelly

 

[scarletschuyler]

Jimmy Johnson
Jon Gruden
Ara Patseghian

 

[RUtrumpet92]

Mullen
Rich Rod
Babers

Yup, that's my list too.

 

[ron313]

Name the top 3 realistic hires that would EXCITE YOU to be our next coach.

Don’t include names that are virtually impossible (Meyer, Saban, Gruden, Brian Kelly, other guys well entrenched at their schools, or NFL coaches like Belichick, Tomlin, Parcells, etc.)

Here are mine, in order:

1 Chip Kelly (pipe dream)
2 Mullen (probably not likely, but you never know)
3 Ash

Don’t list who you THINK we should hire, or who you THINK we will hire.
(We all have different opinions on that, and that is not what I’m asking about.)

Rather, list the top 3 guys that would *EXCITE YOU* if we hired them, and make you say, “YES!!! We got our guy! Now let’s do this and take Rutgers to the next level!!”

(If you say Golden or Schiano, that is fine, but please only list them if you really have a burning desire to see them on our sideline for the opener.)


Some may take this as another bash Golden thread, but I really just want to get a pulse of what hire would get the fan base all lathered up and ready to go.
And I think that should be part of the decision making process for Hobbs.

TIA

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