Watching Houston tonight culture and splash hire

[lo country]

Watching the Cougars tonight dismantle Vandy and the announcers were talking about Herman being a hot commodity for some of the openings. They listed several to include:

USC

Carolina Gamecocks

Miami

Maryland

and a few others.

What got me was they said that Herman wouldn't be a good fit at USC. His "style" didn't fit their culture. Same with the Gamecocks. Said he would be a better fit at Maryland, but then he was a Texas and Ohio guy. Said Fuentes would be a good fit or Smart form Bama (Carolina). They then said maybe Herman to Miami as the would need a "splash hire".

My point being, they specifically said just like kids look to schools that "fit", universities also look to find coaches who meet their culture/scheme and should be "splash hires" for those listed above.

NU did neither. Riley does not fit the culture of NU nor was it a splash hire.

Hope the next choice gets it right.......

 

[4skers89]

It's funny how much hand wringing we do about firing winning coaches and getting any coach to come here and then look at how Miami fans have acted and the firing of Golden. We also have history with many NCs and have expectations that aren't being met on the field. The only difference in the programs that can justify Miami is their recruiting vs. the results on the field. Yet outsiders expect them to make a "splash" hire.