let's rate the hires

by Jay , San Diego, Monday, December 12, 2016, 08:18 (3018 days ago)
edited by Jay, Monday, December 12, 2016, 08:44

I like to do this in terms of "risk", from the school's point of view. We've done this a few times before in different years. Some links here: http://www.bluegraysky.com/forum/index.php?mode=search&search=hires&method=tags

How would rank this year's crop of new hires? 1 = total flier, 5 = slam dunk.

Kiffin, for example, is a pretty low risk hire by FAU, I would imagine. He's got some upside due to his experience, and the stakes are so low that it doesn't matter even if he's a .500 coach for them. They probably think this is a coup.

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Rate 'em!

Baylor hires Matt Rhule

Cincinnati hires Luke Fickell

FAU hires Lane Kiffin

FIU hires Butch Davis

Fresno State hires Jeff Tedford

Houston hires Major Applewhite

Indiana hires Tom Allen (interim?)

LSU hires Ed Orgeron

Nevada hires Jay Norvell

Oregon hires Willie Taggart

Purdue hires Jeff Brohm

Texas hires Tom Herman

USF hires Charlie Strong

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