Article is written by Dan Wolken. Following is gist of what I think is pertinent to RU.
" We say it so often it has become a cliché, but in this case it's absolutely true. So Cal MUST nail this hire.
Whether it's Pat Hayden making the call or the school president or one of the Trojans big boosters, there is no room for error.
If USC gets this one wrong, it risks slipping into a decade of irrelevance. Much like Tennessee even a traditional power can't just keep cycling through coaches and expect instability to bring championships.
Unless the Trojans can resurrect their season under interim coach Clay Helton this will be seven years without a PAC 12 conference title.
TWICE IN A ROW NOW USC HAS GONE FOR FLASHY YOUNG COACHES WITH STRONG RECRUITING ABILITY BUT VERY KITTLE HEFT TO ON FIELD COACHING RESUMES. This time the Trojans need to go the opposite direction and hire a grown-up with an established track record of building a disciplined on field product and off field culture.
A lot of similiarities in this article to what posters are saying on here. Some are saying hire the next Flashy Name and others are saying hire the best available big name coach. Right now we are in the middle.
We don't have the money for a Chip Kelly, Brian Kelly, Kevin Sumlin etc.
I personally think we should keep Flood and watch the growing pains get less and less and the recruiting get better and better. I would rather give him a few more years than hire someone new - the Flashy Name of the month - At the end of those few years we may be in a better position - if warranted - to land the big name coach.
So even powers like USC have the same kind of problems as RU
" We say it so often it has become a cliché, but in this case it's absolutely true. So Cal MUST nail this hire.
Whether it's Pat Hayden making the call or the school president or one of the Trojans big boosters, there is no room for error.
If USC gets this one wrong, it risks slipping into a decade of irrelevance. Much like Tennessee even a traditional power can't just keep cycling through coaches and expect instability to bring championships.
Unless the Trojans can resurrect their season under interim coach Clay Helton this will be seven years without a PAC 12 conference title.
TWICE IN A ROW NOW USC HAS GONE FOR FLASHY YOUNG COACHES WITH STRONG RECRUITING ABILITY BUT VERY KITTLE HEFT TO ON FIELD COACHING RESUMES. This time the Trojans need to go the opposite direction and hire a grown-up with an established track record of building a disciplined on field product and off field culture.
A lot of similiarities in this article to what posters are saying on here. Some are saying hire the next Flashy Name and others are saying hire the best available big name coach. Right now we are in the middle.
We don't have the money for a Chip Kelly, Brian Kelly, Kevin Sumlin etc.
I personally think we should keep Flood and watch the growing pains get less and less and the recruiting get better and better. I would rather give him a few more years than hire someone new - the Flashy Name of the month - At the end of those few years we may be in a better position - if warranted - to land the big name coach.
So even powers like USC have the same kind of problems as RU
