Who will be our football head coach?

[BrockLesnar]

To be clear I think Mark Farley is the best option given our circumstances. I'm curious to see who will coach, next. I like Bryce Paup. Will Bryce do better? Probably not, but his NFL experience should shore up the defense.

[BCPanther]

Bryce Paup is pushing 60 and has never been a head coach above the high school level plus I don't think he wants to work that hard at this point in his life.

If Mark is AD, I'm guessing it's Jeremiah. If it's anybody else making the hire, that person isn't on staff.

[Neighbor]

With all the number crunching Clenz has done and insight provided by BCP, you have to expect any prospective head coach would do their due diligence. Sure we may get someone as an up and commer. But a good coach won't stick around long if at all.

[BrockLesnar]

With all the number crunching Clenz has done and insight provided by BCP, you have to expect any prospective head coach would do their due diligence. Sure we may get someone as an up and commer. But a good coach won't stick around long if at all.

We don't have the money, resources, stability, organization etc. to get a P5 assistant. It would be tough to get even an assistant from the G5 level. Assuming an outside hire we can expect a D2 head coach or an FCS head or assistant, but it would be competitive. It's a tough call for sure.

[Mudrafan]

Jay Johnson

[QCPanther05]

With all the number crunching Clenz has done and insight provided by BCP, you have to expect any prospective head coach would do their due diligence. Sure we may get someone as an up and commer. But a good coach won't stick around long if at all.

Sticking around shouldn’t be the goal. Having a coach thrive and move on should be the goal. When other coaches see UNI as a stepping stone to something bigger, it will attract other talented coaches. When coaches “stick around” you get the decade of mediocrity that Farley has given us.

[BrockLesnar]

Jay Johnson

Good quarterback back in the day. I believe 88-92.

[PantherAlum09]

Sticking around shouldn’t be the goal. Having a coach thrive and move on should be the goal. When other coaches see UNI as a stepping stone to something bigger, it will attract other talented coaches. When coaches “stick around” you get the decade of mediocrity that Farley has given us.

I don't necessarily disagree with this, but it really magnifies the importance of that AD position hiring the coaches.

[ronfitch]

Good quarterback back in the day. I believe 88-92.

Yes, and Jay Johnson pointed Theo Day in UNI's direction when coaching changes at MSU put Day further down the lineup at QB.

However, Johnson is an OC at a Big Ten school already earning more than double (triple? not sure about camps, etc.) what UNI pays the HC (https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/...1-million.html).

Johnson's next move is either the OC at a bigger program than MSU or an FBS HC job, IMO.

[BrockLesnar]

Yes, and Jay Johnson pointed Theo Day in UNI's direction when coaching changes at MSU put Day further down the lineup at QB.

However, Johnson is an OC at a Big Ten school already earning more than double (triple? not sure about camps, etc.) what UNI pays the HC (https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/...1-million.html).

Johnson's next move is either the OC at a bigger program than MSU or an FBS HC job, IMO.

I thought he was the biggest part of that semi-final team in 92.

[Wxcpanther]

Sticking around shouldn’t be the goal. Having a coach thrive and move on should be the goal. When other coaches see UNI as a stepping stone to something bigger, it will attract other talented coaches. When coaches “stick around” you get the decade of mediocrity that Farley has given us.

The reason we've been mediocre is due to Farley, but that's not a bad thing. With the lack of funding this program now gets compared to the rest of the conference, the medicore results we have gotten are great by comparison to what we'd have with anyone else.

[Irocon]

I think Farley would be good for the athletic director job. He is a UNI first guy, who is a good public speaker and knows how to get people excited, and most importantly has connections to raise money(fundraised the practice field and other things by himself). Yes he has been mediocre at being a coach but football and every other program needs proper funds to run and that has not happened in a while. If Farley was incharge of athletics I'm confident that would start to change.

[havok58]

The reason we've been mediocre is due to Farley, but that's not a bad thing. With the lack of funding this program now gets compared to the rest of the conference, the medicore results we have gotten are great by comparison to what we'd have with anyone else.

We don’t know that. There may have been a coach that is more aggressive on offense, or has the secondary play tighter than they do. All these comments about how UNI would be without Farley is pure speculation. At the very least UNI wouldn’t be saddled with one of the highest paid coaches in the FCS with very little to show for it over the past decade.

[BCPanther]

We don’t know that. There may have been a coach that is more aggressive on offense, or has the secondary play tighter than they do. All these comments about how UNI would be without Farley is pure speculation. At the very least UNI wouldn’t be saddled with one of the highest paid coaches in the FCS with very little to show for it over the past decade.

*Whispers*

Mark's salary is privately funded.

[FOTY]

*Whispers*

Mark's salary is privately funded.

And dollar for dollar, he’s still a steal.