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5 minutes ago, neepster said:

 

He was fired because he couldn't consistently beat Alabama, who are without doubt the best team in the nation and have been for a decade.  He still went 3-7 versus Saban.  Riley would be 0-10 for sure.  If Saban is an A+, Miles is an A- or a B+ at minimum.  Riley is a C+ at BEST.. as we are seeing.  Anyone who wouldn't take Les Miles over Riley needs serious help.  Granted, Miles is not a 'nice guy' like Riley... in that he is more like Bo... but he WINS, which is something Riley certainly can't say.

 

Miles lost his winning touch. He would be a step down from Riley

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22 minutes ago, Wild Savage Beast said:

 

Miles lost his winning touch. He would be a step down from Riley

 

You are living in fantasyland.  He has a .74 winning percentage and that is almost completely in the SEC and Big10. 

 

Not the 0.54 winning percentage that Mike Riley has in college in the fairly lame Pac12.  Even Miles at his worst would be better than Riley at his best.  But feel free to believe things that are completely belied by the facts and numbers... the rest of us will just go on the data thanks.... or at least I will.

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3 hours ago, Toe said:

You're assuming he retired voluntarily. Suddenly, in the middle of summer.

 

 

Hm... which is weirder:

 

Firing a coach in the middle of summer after a good season

A coach retiring in the middle of summer from a program

 

The former, imo. All the latter requires is one multi-millionaire to decide he wants to lounge around in his PJs instead of work 16 hour days for fans who think 10, 11, 12 wins aren't enough as long as he's not winning another national championship.

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7 hours ago, Nebhawk said:

Chip Kelly is a fluke.  He had Nike money.  Nike money can recruit some of the best, just ask Altman!

 

Bieliema can win in the Big 10.  He has a proven track record in the Big 10

Venables is a great name, but he hasn't proven really anything other than coaching defenses at schools with a great recruiting Head coaches.

 

You can pick apart any name that gets thrown out.  Really, unless your Urban Meyer, Nick Saban or Dabo Swinney you have some flaws right now.

 

Yes, any person thrown out may have their flaws. What we need to do is a cost/benefit analysis to decide whether their perceived flaws are worse/better than our current head coach's flaws.

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4 hours ago, neepster said:

 

You are living in fantasyland.  He has a .74 winning percentage and that is almost completely in the SEC and Big10. 

 

Not the 0.54 winning percentage that Mike Riley has in college in the fairly lame Pac12.  Even Miles at his worst would be better than Riley at his best.  But feel free to believe things that are completely belied by the facts and numbers... the rest of us will just go on the data thanks.... or at least I will.

Plus, if you listened to the game, he would run on 3rd and 2....that's automatically a step up to me

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4 hours ago, Moiraine said:

Hm... which is weirder:

 

Firing a coach in the middle of summer after a good season

A coach retiring in the middle of summer from a program

 

The former, imo. All the latter requires is one multi-millionaire to decide he wants to lounge around in his PJs instead of work 16 hour days for fans who think 10, 11, 12 wins aren't enough as long as he's not winning another national championship.

 

Results on the field aren't the only thing a coach can be forced out for. To me, Stoops's 'retirement' felt like a Pete Carroll/Chip Kelly exit: something's been going on off the field, so they get out before they're forced out.

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