Rich Rod just doesn't make any sense. None. Petrino? Geez, I wonder if they have to provide a 'Ville motorcycle for his personal use?
FootballScoop Says That Louisville Will Pursue.
Wow.
FootballScoop Says That Louisville Will Pursue.
Wow.
Perfect time for Chad Morris to make a move, with Boyd, Watkins and Bryant all going in the draft.
If I was Louisville I wouldn't go after Rich-Rod. Rich-Rod will keep their offense elite, but he runs his program like WVU always seems to do. He recruits all the speed he can and doesn't distribute it equally he puts it all on offense and not much on defense. That is why he always struggles against good teams with defensive talent. Rich-Rod doesn't put the speed on defense and depends on turnovers for defense to win games. WVU/Rich-Rod always out-score teams or they lose I wouldn't want him if I was Jurich.
If I was Jurich I would go after 1. Alabama Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart 2. Clemson Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris 3. Western Kentucky Bobby Petrino. I may be missing somebody, but I would go after those two hot coordinators. Smart is the heir apparent for Nick Saban, but getting him in Louisville for a few years would be smart IMO.
Petrino left Louisville with a top 10 team and Brian Brohm(yes I realize in hindsight this is crazy) who was a top 10 pick at the time if he left Louisville, and decent talent on that roster. Kraghthorpe was Louisville's Greg Robinson, but even worse because he lost to G-Rob twice and had more talent on his roster. Petrino had the motorcycle incident at Arkansas and has paid the price for that, but I don't think it disqualifies him forever. He did a good job at Arkansas/Louisville can recruit in that area and has paid a price for his mistakes. The only place he will never get hired again is the NFL because he left the Atlanta Falcons before the season ended to take the Arkansas job which was a joke. He hasn't done that in college football. I would pursue Morris/Smart 1-2, but Petrino back at Louisville would be like this.Everyone keeps mentioning Petrino, but forgetting the motorcycle incident at Arkansas, didn't he leave Louisville in a pretty disorganized place? I recall something about Kragthorpe having to clean house, with a lot of issues that were all over the board. Kragthorpe's teams never recovered on the field. I never really cared about the full story, but I'd bet it's something on Louisville's mind before they decide to go jumping back into that pool.
You have to assume they're at least trying to get an interview with Kirby Smart or Chad Morris.
Brohm is why I'd give him another shot. He has no arm and Petrino was able to mask it that well.Petrino left Louisville with a top 10 team and Brian Brohm(yes I realize in hindsight this is crazy) who was a top 10 pick at the time if he left Louisville, and decent talent on that roster. Kraghthorpe was Louisville's Greg Robinson, but even worse because he lost to G-Rob twice and had more talent on his roster. Petrino had the motorcycle incident at Arkansas and has paid the price for that, but I don't think it disqualifies him forever. He did a good job at Arkansas/Louisville can recruit in that area and has paid a price for his mistakes. The only place he will never get hired again is the NFL because he left the Atlanta Falcons before the season ended to take the Arkansas job which was a joke. He hasn't done that in college football. I would pursue Morris/Smart 1-2, but Petrino back at Louisville would be like this.
If Petrino got offered the job. He would have to have a buyout which would make it impossible for him to leave for another, but give Louisville the ability to fire him if he didn't work out.
Chad Morris makes as much money as OC (1.3M) at Clemson as HCSS makes as a HC here.I would look for Strong to try and lure Morris to UT.
Everyone keeps mentioning Petrino, but forgetting the motorcycle incident at Arkansas, didn't he leave Louisville in a pretty disorganized place? I recall something about Kragthorpe having to clean house, with a lot of issues that were all over the board. Kragthorpe's teams never recovered on the field. I never really cared about the full story, but I'd bet it's something on Louisville's mind before they decide to go jumping back into that pool.
You have to assume they're at least trying to get an interview with Kirby Smart or Chad Morris.
Petrino left Louisville with a top 10 team and Brian Brohm(yes I realize in hindsight this is crazy) who was a top 10 pick at the time if he left Louisville, and decent talent on that roster. Kraghthorpe was Louisville's Greg Robinson, but even worse because he lost to G-Rob twice and had more talent on his roster. Petrino had the motorcycle incident at Arkansas and has paid the price for that, but I don't think it disqualifies him forever. He did a good job at Arkansas/Louisville can recruit in that area and has paid a price for his mistakes. The only place he will never get hired again is the NFL because he left the Atlanta Falcons before the season ended to take the Arkansas job which was a joke. He hasn't done that in college football. I would pursue Morris/Smart 1-2, but Petrino back at Louisville would be like this.
If Petrino got offered the job. He would have to have a buyout which would make it impossible for him to leave for another, but give Louisville the ability to fire him if he didn't work out.
Brohm is why I'd give him another shot. He has no arm and Petrino was able to mask it that well.
I don't think Rhodes leaves Iowa State. He is an Iowa guy and will be there for awhile unless he gets fired.If he insists on a current head coach, I'd take a look at Paul Rhoads. He's done pretty well at a place that's tough to win. I think he'd do well on a bigger stage. You'd have to pay him big bucks, though. He signed a 10 year/20 mill contract with ISU last year I think. Mullen is another one. MSU is the toughest job in the SEC. At least Vandy can sell top-notch academics. I think you could pry him away from there even though he might take the Florida job down the line. As for the smaller schools, if age is not a consideration, then O'Leary is definitely your man. Doc Holliday is a good candidate too. Lights out recruiter with ACC experience.