I actually wanted him more than I wanted Odom. I'm surprised by his lack of success.
OT: Tom Herman
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I actually wanted him more than I wanted Odom. I'm surprised by his lack of success.
Odom was a home run hire, and it looks like this guy was a strikeout!
Herman was the hottest name when Texas hired him a few years back after going 22-4 at Houston in 2 seasons. He won at Texas but not enough. FAU is tough they lose a lot more than they win over the years and turn over their HC every couple of years. Lane Kiffin did win there 2 or his 3 years. Herman didn’t even make it through 2 seasons, I’m not sure exactly what they were expecting of him but he took over for Willie Taggert who was an absolute dumpster fire at Oregon and Florida State so after 3 seasons at FAU I doubt he left them in a good spot when Herman took over.
All 4 teams in FBS with the Owls mascot have fired their coaches this season....or something.
If Marion moves on after the season, Herman would make a great OC.
One word Harbaugh
He coached and played under Jack at WKU, coached under Jim at Stanford and currently coaches under John for the Ravens.
He probably is a good assistant coach ( or maybe just was not exposed coaching under the great coaches that he has)
As a head coach he had a losing record in 3 seasons at WKU, 4 seasons at USF, was 7-5 at Oregon which may as well be a losing record there, didn’t last 2 seasons at FSU where he had a losing record and then in 3 seasons at FAU you guessed it had a losing record.
In reality he had 2 big jobs that lasted not quite 3 full seasons. I’m thinking his days as a D1 head coach are probably over bit crazier things have happened.
I’d look at him for HC too if that position opens. Sometimes I wonder though if a guy who was paid 20million to leave Texas and now 4 million to leave FAU has the same drive and motivation as he did before he earned that first big payday. He wouldn’t be the first.
UNLV now is a similar level of program that Houston was when he was there.
I do think that some coaches have style that resonates better at certain levels. I do think at higher levels getting buy in for work ethic, playing for your teammates, and focusing on team first goals CAN be tougher, or some coaches struggle with that at higher levels.
When Herman was killing it at Houston, he actually was a guest speaker at an annual meeting that my hospital used to do for our outpatient divisions. He was a good speaker and had a good approach, so it seemed at the time.
I do think he would be worth the interview.
Remember Lane Kiffin kept underwhelming, then got better jobs? Tennessee, USC, the Raiders!? He is doing well now, but it took some years. Herman could be one of those.
Honestly both.
I think we wouldn't afford him as an OC. I can see him getting 1 mil + easily as a coordinator at a big P4, probably to set up for his next job,
He wouldn't be my first choice as a HC, but I would prefer him over elevating a coordinator
IMHO, after the first $ 10 million or so you are looking to prove something. (of course that number varies depending on your wife and the number of wives you had before her) If you've been fire you want to prove people wrong.
He was my first choice post Arroyo.
The other thing to keep in mind is the new recruiting climate, some of these coaches just do not know how to adapt. Don’t know what happened at FAU but I’d guess the game blew by him and he was too stubborn to figure it out.
Given that, I would not want this guy near UNLV.
The other thing to keep in mind is the new recruiting climate, some of these coaches just do not know how to adapt. Don’t know what happened at FAU but I’d guess the game blew by him and he was too stubborn to figure it out.
Given that, I would not want this guy near UNLV.
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