You're right
I blew right by the "low risk' aspect of the hire and gave my rankings based on my view of the coaches upside.
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- on a scale of risk, grade these hires (at the time) -
Jay,
2010-12-12, 18:08
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- interesting exercise. composite ranking: -
Jay,
2010-12-13, 09:36
- nit - disagree on Sarkisian - JD in Portland, 2010-12-13, 19:56
- awards -
Jay,
2010-12-13, 09:39
- Pete Carroll, winner of the Carr-Fulmer award.
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Bryan (IrishCavan),
2010-12-13, 10:37
- Pete Carroll, winner of the Carr-Fulmer award.
- Interesting that Alabama's hiring of Saban... - KGB, 2010-12-13, 09:10
- My attempt -
Domer99,
2010-12-13, 06:52
- I guess I don't see how Meyer rates higher than Kelly. -
KGB,
2010-12-13, 08:01
- A couple of thoughts -
Domer99,
2010-12-13, 09:10
- I think the perception of Kelly was similar a year ago. -
KGB,
2010-12-13, 09:17
- I don't disagree. - Domer99, 2010-12-13, 09:50
- Along these lines... -
MattyCinNYC,
2010-12-13, 09:39
- I desperately hope that Lane Kiffin turns into a poor man's - Domer99, 2010-12-13, 09:53
- I think the perception of Kelly a year ago... -
Greg,
2010-12-13, 09:25
- I think there's a lot right in this thread - Mike (bart), 2010-12-13, 09:44
- I think the perception of Kelly was similar a year ago. -
KGB,
2010-12-13, 09:17
- A couple of thoughts -
Domer99,
2010-12-13, 09:10
- good read -
Jay,
2010-12-13, 07:59
- I guess I don't see how Meyer rates higher than Kelly. -
KGB,
2010-12-13, 08:01
- taking a snab at it - Pat, 2010-12-13, 05:47
- A bit odd that -
Pete,
2010-12-13, 03:37
- Guess we're on the same wavelength. -
KGB,
2010-12-13, 09:30
- Guess we're on the same wavelength.
- Here goes nothing. - Pat (Moco), 2010-12-12, 21:45
- okay here goes - JD in Portland, 2010-12-12, 21:08
- The USC hire of Petey . . . - Glass, 2010-12-12, 20:21
- Mine - PMan, 2010-12-12, 20:19
- Hard to do this without hindsight -
JRT,
2010-12-12, 19:41
- I'm curious as to the high marks given to MSU for Dantonio? -
hobbs,
2010-12-12, 20:00
- I'm not sure how to explain his first two seasons - BPH, 2010-12-12, 20:12
- Above average, or low risk? -
JRT,
2010-12-12, 20:08
- You're right - hobbs, 2010-12-12, 20:27
- I'm curious as to the high marks given to MSU for Dantonio? -
hobbs,
2010-12-12, 20:00
- mine - HumanRobot, 2010-12-12, 19:34
- Mine - DCT, 2010-12-12, 18:53
- It's tough to eliminate hindsight. - Slainte Joe, 2010-12-12, 18:44
- Mine -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-12-12, 18:29
- You think Meyer in 2004 was a better hire by UF -
hobbs,
2010-12-12, 18:37
- I really wasn't as sold on Saban -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-12-12, 19:13
- You aren't alone - Domer99, 2010-12-13, 06:57
- If you include the risk of bolting, his risk quadruples. -
JRT,
2010-12-12, 19:43
- Yes, but I think it was much less risky in that he -
tex29,
2010-12-12, 19:46
- Not sure I agree -
Domer99,
2010-12-13, 07:02
- You could be right, but I think Carroll is different. -
tex29,
2010-12-13, 07:51
- Possibly - Domer99, 2010-12-13, 08:53
- You could be right, but I think Carroll is different. -
tex29,
2010-12-13, 07:51
- Not sure I agree -
Domer99,
2010-12-13, 07:02
- Yes, but I think it was much less risky in that he -
tex29,
2010-12-12, 19:46
- Fair enough. -
hobbs,
2010-12-12, 19:27
- I really wasn't as sold on Saban -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-12-12, 19:13
- You think Meyer in 2004 was a better hire by UF -
hobbs,
2010-12-12, 18:37
- My scale goes to 11 (edited) - BPH, 2010-12-12, 18:27
- Mine - hobbs, 2010-12-12, 18:26
- I had too many threes to make my answers useful. -
Kevin,
2010-12-12, 18:22
- Curious why you think that about Rodriguez -
BPH,
2010-12-12, 18:42
- It's a close call, but Rodriguez had a longer tenure at WVU -
Kevin,
2010-12-12, 18:47
- I thought RR was a desperation hire, moreso that Meyer/Weis -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-12-12, 19:18
- Agree. - KGB, 2010-12-13, 08:22
- It may have been - Domer99, 2010-12-13, 07:15
- I don't think Miles shunned them. -
Kevin,
2010-12-13, 05:24
- Lloyd was smarter than he looked -
JN,
2010-12-13, 07:43
- Sexist. - JRT, 2010-12-13, 07:52
- Lloyd was smarter than he looked
- Is that wisdom or risk? -
tex29,
2010-12-12, 19:39
- I didn't rank mine on risk - Jeff (BGS), 2010-12-12, 20:58
- I thought RR was a desperation hire, moreso that Meyer/Weis -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-12-12, 19:18
- It's a close call, but Rodriguez had a longer tenure at WVU -
Kevin,
2010-12-12, 18:47
- Curious why you think that about Rodriguez -
BPH,
2010-12-12, 18:42
- risky business - Jay, 2010-12-12, 18:21
- ok... -
irishoutsider,
2010-12-12, 18:21
- you made me go back and bump up Urban -
Jay,
2010-12-12, 18:24
- Now that I'm back to stable internets.... - irishoutsider, 2010-12-13, 07:47
- Yeah, but as Einstein would say, it's all relative. - tex29, 2010-12-12, 18:27
- you made me go back and bump up Urban -
Jay,
2010-12-12, 18:24
- Mine (edited) - tex29, 2010-12-12, 18:15
- interesting exercise. composite ranking: -
Jay,
2010-12-13, 09:36