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

[Wxcpanther]

How has no one mentioned Ditka?

Is Lou Holtz busy?

[MVCBeat]

I don't know how D-1 ended up there, it was supposed to be 10-1, because that's their record.

However, as I said they are currently completing a D1 feasibility study and given how the FCS and low end D1 has been going, give it 3 years and that statement will be accurate as well.

Heck, for me to say "below average" is giving them a lot of credit for his first 2 years going 11-11. Since 2000 they - 23 seasons - 17 of them are 6 or less wins. 13 of those were under .500. They have more seasons with 3 or less wins than they do seasons (7) over that time period than seasons with more than 6 wins.

I am interested to see how they will do in the playoffs because they've won three one possession games over bad teams over the last five weeks. The MIAA is a great league but the margin between the top and middle tiers was razor thin this year.

[CincyPanther88]

How has no one mentioned Ditka?

Regular sized Ditka or mini-Ditka?

[DomeIsHome]

Regular sized Ditka or mini-Ditka?

Ok I laughed

[BCPanther]

Regular sized Ditka or mini-Ditka?

Mini Ditka but he will enter the team bus into the Indy 500.

[iron panther]

I agree with this, a big part of his formula for success involved Jed Smith, and having a quality coaching staff that could build players to be contributors for year 3,4 and 5 in the program. He got quite a few players to the league with that formula as well. Now a bigger program can come in a make "promises" to a player and lure them away, without necessarily fulfilling those promises. I think about Omar Brown, he was a stud for us, leaves and goes to Nebraska, sits on the bench for about a year and a half, then finally get a chance because of injury, and now is at least on a practice squad in the NFL. I don't think he really helped his stock by going to Nebraska.

I hope jed will still remain on staff with the new coach???

[Blue42]

I agree with this, a big part of his formula for success involved Jed Smith, and having a quality coaching staff that could build players to be contributors for year 3,4 and 5 in the program. He got quite a few players to the league with that formula as well. Now a bigger program can come in a make "promises" to a player and lure them away, without necessarily fulfilling those promises. I think about Omar Brown, he was a stud for us, leaves and goes to Nebraska, sits on the bench for about a year and a half, then finally get a chance because of injury, and now is at least on a practice squad in the NFL. I don't think he really helped his stock by going to Nebraska.

I think Omar broke even or even dropped his stock a bit.

Xavier Williams definitely killed his.

Briley Moore probably helped his but he would have got a real good look by the league coming out of UNI.

Spencer, Penning and Boyd all proved definitively you don't need to transfer to get to the league.

It's really about getting paid while your in college.

[Blue42]

Great day for Farley yesterday.

Felt like Nook and Franklin handled it really well and Coach did as well. As did the players. And the win made it a great day.

Now on to the next phase of UNI football. When do we hear the news?

How much exodus off the roster do we see with the coming staff change?

Interesting year for this to occur when the roster rules for P5 programs change and they have to manage down to 105 kids.

Intuitively you think that it's walk ons that get cut loose by P5s...but if u have kids on scholly and they are not in your 3 deep, do they get cut to free up one of your 105 spots for a new kid or one who might require less funding? Not every one of the 105 is guaranteed a full ride now.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out widely and for UNI with a new staff.

[BCPanther]

It'll be sooner rather than later. Don't rule out guys that are still coaching.

[Blue42]

It'll be sooner rather than later. Don't rule out guys that are still coaching.

I like that.

[Blue42]

Tyler Roehl a possible candidate for the UNI job?

Looks like position coaches as ISU are about $400k salary. Probably more than what UNI is looking to pay a 1st year coach.

But if they could get it close, would be the chance to be a HC.

If he's got a shot at that OC spot someday, probably not as ISU goes to $800-$1.1 mil for coordinators.

[havok58]

It'll be sooner rather than later. Don't rule out guys that are still coaching.

I’d rather it not be any of the current staff. Promoting someone from within would still run it the Farley way, maintains the status quo on offense and defense (same predictable offense, same defensive set that 3rd and long isn’t a challenge for opponents, the same problem UNI has had for years). Current staff has been a part of the problem over the years too.

Let’s start with someone new, fresh ideas. Someone that can adapt to the new era of college football. Someone that can bring a new era to UNI football.

[Blue42]

I’d rather it not be any of the current staff. Promoting someone from within would still run it the Farley way, maintains the status quo on offense and defense (same predictable offense, same defensive set that 3rd and long isn’t a challenge for opponents, the same problem UNI has had for years). Current staff has been a part of the problem over the years too.

Let’s start with someone new, fresh ideas. Someone that can adapt to the new era of college football. Someone that can bring a new era to UNI football.

I suspect what BC meant was don't rule out coaches whose seasons are still underway...not coaches on the current staff.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Neighbor]

Tyler Roehl a possible candidate for the UNI job?

Just me, but, I don't want a NDSU cast away.

[havok58]

Just me, but, I don't want a NDSU cast away.

Yes, because why would UNI want any coach that was part of a team that won multiple MVFC and FCS titles. What would he bring to the table?

But good news since he wasn’t a NDSU cast away, Eddie George of Tennessee State cold called him and asked Roehl to come there to coach. But a month later ISU called and now he’s in Ames. If he would be willing to come here, that would be a good hire.