I did with each and every one of them. I was very fortunate in that regard.
Marion goes to.....
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When it comes to Odom, WVU fans have been the most vocal by far. If he's still in town and couldn't possibly have been in Morgantown today, that's the info I was looking for. I'm going to take the advice of this board from now on and just bang hot women until our season is over.
That guy pulled same thing the other day. He's a WVU fan but he was clowning on people.
Funny thing based on social media WVU fans by and large absolutely hate the idea of Odom as their next coach. Most are clamoring for Rich Rod which is hysterical because after the left they absolutely hated him.
You mentioned the name Rich Rod to a WVU fan it was like calling a woman the letter after B word. They despised him for the way he left.
WVU wants an alumnus or at least someone from the area (SW PA, SE Ohio, WV area). They absolutely loved Huggy. He was their Tark.
I guarantee that they are mentioning Saban since he's from WV. Probably 3-4 times per day his name gets brought up similar to how we talk about Pitino: "It just makes sense."
I guarantee that they are mentioning Saban since he's from WV. Probably 3-4 times per day his name gets brought up similar to how we talk about Pitino: "It just makes sense."
Seems like my information is all wrong.
Since it looks eerily similar to Barry, he flew from Vegas to Boston, jumped on a single engine prop to Morgantown, had coffee...
What do you guys think about Marion staying here as the HC if Odom were to take different job? Obviously we would rather Odom stay and Marion take an OC job elsewhere if it came to it, but I’m curious if Odom leaves if they would offer Marion the job.
They'd interview him 100%. I don't know if he'd get the job, mostly because I think the University sees the wisdom of hiring someone with HC experience.
IMO, we should only consider coaches who have previous head coaching experience. NCAA football is much more than coaching the players and scheming for a game. It is all encompassing with rules, staff, budgets, managing coaches, media and more. I'd much rather see a person come in who has experienced that rather than learn it on the job.
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Not a fan. Look, he might be a great OC hire, maybe a good HC somewhere... but itd be a huge step back to go from Odom who showed experience as a HC matters, to Marion, who has only 2 years as an OC. Go out and hire another proven HC.
I think I'd be okay with the idea. But, he has shown that he has one foot out the door, no matter where he has been. My concern is that he would jump at the first opportunity that came up.
We should be able to find a suitable HC for what Odom is making. Plus we will have a little extra with his buyout. That said I think Odom will be here for quite a few years.
I'm counting on Odom staying. But, I wouldn't mind keeping our OC or even our DC. I would prefer the DC. With an outsider we will be losing a winning culture that these guys established. Sure there may be someone out there that can bring it but, haven't we taken enough chances in our history. I believe Odom has built a strong culture. If you listen to todays press conference where Odom mentions even the minute details of what he called "Distraction Control" and how they are prepared to not let anything disrupt their focus from such things as a flat tire or a hotel meal that didn't work out, etc. I don't think I've ever heard a UNLV coach watching and preparing for almost everything. I don't want to lose that.
I can see the argument for both sides the winning culture as you said as well as the head coaching experience. The latter would have to be someone with a recent track record of success I would rather have the OC or DC take over vs someone like Herman whose success was 3 jobs ago. I think we are past the take a chance on Orgeron and hope it works out stage.
I don't think that Marion would be a serious candidate for HC. He'd probably earn an interview should Odom leave, but I don't see us giving him that role (for a variety of reasons).
I don't think he's leaving for a P4 OC position either. If he jumps and Odom stays, it'll most likely be a HC position for another G5 that's hoping he was the reason for our current success. That's my guess. Unless they truly are a combo and leave for a greener pasture together. But, I agree our DC or another former P4 coach with a lot of experience should be our next coach if Odom dips. If Marion were to take the helm, my emotions would be all over the place with all the uncertainties. I would still be excited about the 25-26 season. My fear is it could be diminished after 3-4 games in.
I can see a job like the FSU job have some legs.
He does have a HC here that pretty much lets him do whatever he wants, that situation becomes less and less likely the bigger the job gets. Especially if the HC is offensively minded.
The best path to a P4 head coaching job is a current P4 head coach moving either sideways or up. But the next best is being a P4 coordinator. If I was Marion, I would jump at nearly any P4 offensive coordinator job. Even at a low level institution, he can parlay that to a larger P4 offensive coordinator job and then a P4 head coach. One P4 coaching gig sets you up financially for life. Just ego from there.
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