Coaching Search...who's next? lets hear all the wild speculation

[CincyPanther88]

What about the guy who just got fired at Kennesaw State, Brian Bohannon? Had a lot of success in FCS there before they moved up. A columnist at the Atlanta Journal Constitution seems to think he really got the shaft and the university didn't fund the program well. The cons would be that he didn't do well when he moved up a level and while the MVFC isn't FBS, it's a big step up in competition.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/ken-sugiura/in-ksus-botched-dismissal-brian-bohannon-deserved-far-better/BDIPCRNRSJC67KWS7KYT6GF4TU/

[edgecat]

I appreciate Wartburg had a nice run last year but I don't think that's even a consideration. He's a couple years into his first head job at D3 and he took over a program that was winning all the time.

NW MO state HC is an interesting option. I like the idea of the OC from army too.

I'd love to see us go with a dynamic OC type from a successful FCS school or D2.

if we want to get crazy Eric Sanders is coaching HS ball in FL

100% agree on anyone who's a coordinator at the next level...they all make a ton of money and don't take a bulk of the heat when things go wrong.

E was HIGHLY successful in his first year at Palmetto this season. Could see him heading back to college in the future. Curt Bradley took a new job as well it looks like.

[TREE]

I see them going with the first female coach at this level.

[achrist70]

What about the guy who just got fired at Kennesaw State, Brian Bohannon? Had a lot of success in FCS there before they moved up. A columnist at the Atlanta Journal Constitution seems to think he really got the shaft and the university didn't fund the program well. The cons would be that he didn't do well when he moved up a level and while the MVFC isn't FBS, it's a big step up in competition.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/ken-sugiu...KWS7KYT6GF4TU/

I think he could be successful at UNI, Kennesaw State is an FBS move up that shouldn't have moved up, similar to Missouri State.

[Trapped in California]

A consideration has to be how to recruit Iowa given the spending constraints. Not having "in-state" tuition for recruited athletes is a major consideration. Something that the Dakota schools have used to their advantage.

[BCPanther]

A consideration has to be how to recruit Iowa given the spending constraints. Not having "in-state" tuition for recruited athletes is a major consideration. Something that the Dakota schools have used to their advantage.

We've got that with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri effective next year per Dr Franklin's press scrum the other day. Just awaiting final BOR approval at their February meeting.

[ronfitch]

And it goes without saying, the ONLY reason Farley seemingly made this call when he did is because he wholeheartedly trusts Dr. Franklin and her staff to make the right decision.

We really need to send Tulane a gift basket.

[ronfitch]

We've got that with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri effective next year per Dr Franklin's press scrum the other day. Just awaiting final BOR approval at their February meeting.

Looking forward to seeing UNI billboards on I-94 in the Twin Cities. We have a lot of alums up here as well, which should help.

[Trapped in California]

We've got that with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri effective next year per Dr Franklin's press scrum the other day. Just awaiting final BOR approval at their February meeting.

IF this really happens, that is a game changer. With the BOR, there's a history of things going off the rails from time to time. Still, I would think Dr Franklin would be smart enough not to mention it until it was a done deal.

[UNIpanther99]

President Nook has done a great job of telling UNI's story, explaining it's worth, demonstrating who our peers really are, and how UNI can be successful. It seems to be working with the current version of the BOR, and even the state legislature to a degree. The days of just treating us like a mini-Iowa or mini-ISU might be in the past.

[clenz]

What about the guy who just got fired at Kennesaw State, Brian Bohannon? Had a lot of success in FCS there before they moved up. A columnist at the Atlanta Journal Constitution seems to think he really got the shaft and the university didn't fund the program well. The cons would be that he didn't do well when he moved up a level and while the MVFC isn't FBS, it's a big step up in competition.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/ken-sugiu...KWS7KYT6GF4TU/

1. He has lived, worked, and coached, his entire life in the Southeast. - West Georiga, Gardner-Webb, Georgai Southern, Navy, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State. "Navy isn't the SE" but that gets to point 2
2.He is a triple-option coach who does not use any players of size like you need in the Valley
3. When I say he is a triple-option coach I mean that is literally the only thing he has coached. Go back to point 1
3a. You can argue "he moved to a pistol option offense this year" with the FBS move, but got him the worst offensive production he's ever had
4. He certainly built a hell of a record book at Kennesaw, in the Big South. If you really dig into his record you'll see that once you take out the non-D1s, the fact he got conference games against the ASUN/OVC/Big South, and not fully funded FCS programs his record drops real hard real fast. He feasted on an area of the country with a lot of schools but a lot of schools that don't even fund or support football at a level that even WIU did.


He had 70 wins coming into this past season 15 of them were sub D1 teams. That is 55 wins against D1 teams. Now remember he coached in the Big South/ASUN/OVC combos. Then he had 4 wins against the SWAC. He has 4 games against leagues that are considered top 4 leagues on a yearly basis. He is 2-2 in those. Sounds great, right?

1-1 vs the Valley and Big Sky

The wins were a sub .500 Montana State team in 2017 and a 1 win Missouri State team in 2019.

62 of the 70 wins came against this list of teams

Alabama State

Campbell

Charleston Southern

Clark

Davidson

Dixie State

Duquense

ETSU

Edward Waters

Gardner-Webb

Hampton

Jacksonville State

Lincoln

Monmouth

North Alabama

North Greenville

Point

Presbyterian

Reinhardt

Robert Morris

Shorter

UT-Martin

Tenn Tech

Tusculum

VA Lynchburg

Wofford

5. He turns 54 in one month. While not the oldest coach by any stretch, we need to be looking younger. If we are going to be mid-50s for coaching age it needs to be someone super established with success in the upper-midwest.

TL;DR: he certainly wouldn't be the worst possible choice. I had discussions with some right after all the news about Farley retiring and Bohannon being let go and I wasn't opposed to it. However, the more I looked into him and his history the more I realize he shouldn't be the choice, or even have resources spent trying to vet him and how he would work in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

[Blue42]

We've got that with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri effective next year per Dr Franklin's press scrum the other day. Just awaiting final BOR approval at their February meeting.

Oh my. That would be huge.

Would expand the population base we could recruit from with instate tuition from 3.2 million to 21 million.

[iron panther]

We really need to send Tulane a gift basket.

exactly this

[QCPanther05]

I’ll throw in Matt Drinkall.

https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/matt-drinkall/1755

Bettendorf grad. Very successful head coach at Kansas Wesleyan (42-17), now OL coach at Army (undefeated this year). Makes 200k there, so it would be a pay bump for him. All around good dude.

[UNIpanther99]

I’ll throw in Matt Drinkall.

https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/matt-drinkall/1755

Bettendorf grad. Very successful head coach at Kansas Wesleyan (42-17), now OL coach at Army (undefeated this year). Makes 200k there, so it would be a pay bump for him. All around good dude.

I like that idea. He would understand the job he's coming into and have immediate knowledge of the recruiting footprint. Proven winner.