I am done with taking anyone with an association to Oregon State. I don't care who it is, if they have Oregon State anywhere on their resume you don't even consider the idea.
Believe me when i say, Anything can go wrong!! There are no sure bets unless you are hiring Saban imo.I understand the reluctance, but realize Dennis Erickson is the best coach OSU ever had (way better than Mike Riley). And Smith is from the Erickson + Petersen branch of coaching, not the Riley branch. That pedigree can't really go wrong.
Believe me when i say, Anything can go wrong!! There are no sure bets unless you are hiring Saban imo.
You're the one who said with Smiths pedigree you really cant go wrong. Believe me, as i said anything can go wrong including possibly with Saban. Im just saying at this time and point in CFB Saban is the safest bet, and even he could not work out for whatever reasons.Even Saban isn't perfect. Back when he was HC at Michigan State, one of Washington's more mediocre coaches beat him twice.
Who's to say those weren't Riley's recruits Erickson took to the Fiesta Bowl? He got there in his second year there.I understand the reluctance, but realize Dennis Erickson is the best coach OSU ever had (way better than Mike Riley). And Smith is from the Erickson + Petersen branch of coaching, not the Riley branch. That pedigree can't really go wrong.
Bob stoops didn't leave a power program to come to Nebraska. It ain't happening.
If you offer to one your going to have to bring up your female coaches salaries also. Thank You Title IX.I'm not exaggerating, I'd offer Chip Kelly $15m a year. What do we have to lose at this point? We have the money, might as well use it.