New Coaches (merged all new coach topics)

[ellitor 33,114]

Peterson, Schiano, then everyone else, it doesn't really matter to me. I just want a HC that has a clue about football.

Neither one possible

And $aban wasn't possible for uat. I keep hearing this, but a good AD could make it happen. Schiano is doing well at Tampa, so you're right about him. I'd make Peterson have to file a restraining order on me before I stopped trying to get him.

Peterson turned down $4 mil from UCLa and has to stay at BSU because his son had a severe head injury as a child and has to stay near Boise. Link

[WarEagle10 77]

If we could get Jimbo Fisher and his staff (primarily Mark Stoops), I would be fine with that as well.

wde

Auburn fans would crush him. Many crushed Coach Tub because "he lost games every year he shouldn't have". That is Jimbo's HC resume. The biggest reason we won't get him is because of his son's health. T-town is a perfect place for them in that regard.

[Friedchickenman 0]

What do you guys think about Sonny Dykes? 7-1 on the year at La. Tech averaging 50 points a game? I really don't know about our shot at landing a big name, but an up and comer like him might work.

[AubTiger14 0]

John Gruden. Wade Phillips. Charlie Strong. Bill Cower. Brian Billick. Chip Kelly. Probably none of these would happen but these are the types of guys we should shoot for. If we bring in another former coordinator who went 5-19 in his first two seasons as a head coach then I will be sick.

[douggwilliams 61]

If we could get Jimbo Fisher and his staff (primarily Mark Stoops), I would be fine with that as well.

wde

Auburn fans would crush him. Many crushed Coach Tub because "he lost games every year he shouldn't have". That is Jimbo's HC resume. The biggest reason we won't get him is because of his son's health. T-town is a perfect place for them in that regard.

Ya, leave FSU with a built in recruiting base and go up against Saban. Sounds like a smart decision.

[Wrights_Mill_Road 2]

Can we please stop the butch davis suggestions? Every time he brushes his teeth he commits recruiting violations. I'd rather hire petrino and give him a sign on bonus of $250,000 gift card to big swamp Harley and a private room at the purple cat in Columbus than hire But h Davis.

[AUTiger25 29]

Can we please stop the butch davis suggestions? Every time he brushes his teeth he commits recruiting violations. I'd rather hire petrino and give him a sign on bonus of $250,000 gift card to big swamp Harley and a private room at the purple cat in Columbus than hire But h Davis.

Gave me a good laugh. Thank you.

[DivisionN 102]

Gruden, Phillips, Cower, Billick... LOSERS, FAILURES ... Why would we want proven failures? NFL does not always translate to college. ASK BVG!

[ellitor 33,114]

John Gruden. Wade Phillips. Charlie Strong. Bill Cower. Brian Billick. Chip Kelly. Probably none of these would happen but these are the types of guys we should shoot for. If we bring in another former coordinator who went 5-19 in his first two seasons as a head coach then I will be sick.

No on Wade Phillips. Awesome DC but horrible HC and eould definitely ne controlled by others.

[DivisionN 102]

I am so glad that Tubs has pulled his "once a year" upset and has gone back to having the crap beat out of his team so people will shut up about Tubs. That man brought the program to total disgrace. At least when Gene leaves there will be some talent for the next coach.

[ellitor 33,114]

Gruden, Phillips, Cower, Billick... LOSERS, FAILURES ... Why would we want proven failures? NFL does not always translate to college. ASK BVG!

Wrong. The only failure of those is Phillips as a HC. The rest won super bowls and are strong leaders that would not be controlled by others. That said we are not getting any of them.

[ellitor 33,114]

I am so glad that Tubs has pulled his "once a year" upset and has gone back to having the crap beat out of his team so people will shut up about Tubs. That man brought the program to total disgrace. At least when Gene leaves there will be some talent for the next coach.

That remains to be seen.

[TitanTiger 20,511]

I honestly think that unless there is some current red flag that makes us think Petrino isn't really repentant and changed, we are absolutely nuts not to go get him. Jimbo Fisher is not the answer. Neither are these other dozen unproven people. We are not going up against Dinardo, Zook, Shula and Goff anymore. This is no time for trying to search for diamonds in the rough and hope for the best. We've done the unproven, nice guy crap twice in the last 20 years and it's burned us twice and left Auburn in a disastrous position. It's time to go get the best COACH and help him put together a great staff. The only proven coach in the bunch is Petrino.

And before I read the umpteen thousandth post about the Creed, let me remind you that the Creed is not a statement that says imperfect people, even people who've screwed up a lot in life can't be part of Auburn. If we want to measure everything by the Creed many if not most of our Tiger heroes have fallen short in various ways over the years and we haven't drummed them out of the family. No one's proposing hiring someone who is actively screwing around, but the Creed is not a tool to be used to hold someone's past against them forever. It's great to have standards, but standards aren't meant to keep a person down and among the "unclean" the rest of their lives.

We can either get into this fight to win or we can fart around with nice guys. I for one am sick of the latter option. It's time to get someone in here that demands excellence, has crazy attention to detail and will coach players up to play FOOTBALL like it's meant to be played. Give CBP the keys to the place now.

[PoetTiger 1,901]

Gus Malzahn

[weagl1 1,789]

I honestly think that unless there is some current red flag that makes us think Petrino isn't really repentant and changed, we are absolutely nuts not to go get him. Jimbo Fisher is not the answer. Neither are these other dozen unproven people. We are not going up against Dinardo, Zook, Shula and Goff anymore. This is no time for trying to search for diamonds in the rough and hope for the best. We've done the unproven, nice guy crap twice in the last 20 years and it's burned us twice and left Auburn in a disastrous position. It's time to go get the best COACH and help him put together a great staff. The only proven coach in the bunch is Petrino.

And before I read the umpteen thousandth post about the Creed, let me remind you that the Creed is not a statement that says imperfect people, even people who've screwed up a lot in life can't be part of Auburn. If we want to measure everything by the Creed many if not most of our Tiger heroes have fallen short in various ways over the years and we haven't drummed them out of the family. No one's proposing hiring someone who is actively screwing around, but the Creed is not a tool to be used to hold someone's past against them forever. It's great to have standards, but standards aren't meant to keep a person down and among the "unclean" the rest of their lives.

We can either get into this fight to win or we can fart around with nice guys. I for one am sick of the latter option. It's time to get someone in here that demands excellence, has crazy attention to detail and will coach players up to play FOOTBALL like it's meant to be played. Give CBP the keys to the place now.

Absolutely! Well said.

[auburnfaithful72 125]

I worry that they will hire a unproven head coach again... I say hire Patrino.. anounce it now that AU is looking to hire so we can get the ball rolling now before somebody else gets him tied down..

[auburnfaithful72 125]

If not patrino then go after Butch Jones...

Butch Jones, the 2011 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, enters his third season with the Bearcats.

With the Bearcats' win in the 2011 regular-season finale against Connecticut, Jones earned his third conference championship as a head coach (2007, 2009 at Central Michigan, 2011 at Cincinnati) and his 40th career victory.

Jones, who was named the head coach at UC on Dec. 16, 2009, holds a 41-24 career mark, a 27-10 record in conference play, has four bowl appearances and three league championships to his credit in five seasons as a collegiate head coach. In 2011, UC was the only program nationally to win both its conference championship as well as the league's team academic award.

Since arriving in Cincinnati, Jones has made an immediate impact, building a staff of championship-level coaches and teachers, as well as an atmosphere of competition and family, while also overseeing an academic program of great success. Jones and his staff have shown the ability to produce NFL-ready talent as well, sending 11 players to the NFL over the past three years.

UC was the most improved NCAA FBS AQ team in 2011, finishing with a 10-3 mark and a Top-25 final ranking, as well as returning to postseason play, knocking of SEC foe Vanderbilt in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, the program's first bowl win over a BCS opponent.

Eight student-athletes earned All-BIG EAST accolades in 2011, including BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Isaiah Pead and BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year Derek Wolfe. Wolfe, a senior defensive tackle, earned spots on five All-America teams, making him UC's sixth All-American since 2007. JK Schaffer was named the 2011 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the second-straight UC player to win that honor, leading 23 UC student-athletes on the Academic All-BIG EAST squad.

The Bearcats were one of the most improved defenses in the nation in 2011, leading the NCAA FBS in tackles for a loss (8.62), ranking second in sacks (3.46), sixth in rushing defense (96.23) and 20th in scoring defense (20.31). UC led the BIG EAST and ranked ninth nationally in turnover margin (0.92) while the Bearcats' 33 turnovers gained was tied for fourth nationally.

Offensively, UC averaged 385 yards per game, ranking No. 2 in the BIG EAST in rushing offense (178.5 ypg) and scored an average of 33.3 points per game. Pead closed out his career with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, the first UC back to accomplish that feat in nearly 25 years. His 3,288 career yards rushing and 27 rushing touchdowns rank him third all-time.

QB Zach Collaros became only the second UC QB all-time to tally 6,000 yards passing and 50 passing touchdowns. He leaves UC as the school's all-time leader in completion percentage (.619) and was 485-of-783 for 6,278 yards and 51 touchdowns.

The Bearcats' overall team GPA for the fall 2011 quarter was a 2.73 which is a significant improvement over the in-season GPA of 2.69 the Bearcats posted in the fall of 2010. Forty-three student-athletes achieved a 3.0 GPA or better while 23 student-athletes earned spots on the Dean's List, with quarter GPAs of 3.4 or above.

UC was honored with the 2010-11 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award. Nineteen players were named Academic All-BIG EAST and John Goebel earned the 2010 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

In 2010, the Bearcats led the BIG EAST in scoring offense (27.1 ppg), total offense (417.3 ypg), passing offense (260.7 ypg), first downs (21.9 pg), third-down conversions (45.6 pct.) and touchdown passes (27). Wide receiver Armon Binns and quarterback Zach Collaros were both First-Team all-BIG EAST selections while five other teammates earned all-BIG EAST honors.

In addition to their success in the classroom, Jones-coached squads have shown a great ability to close out games, sporting identical 32-1 marks when holding a lead at halftime or entering the fourth quarter.

Prior to leading the Bearcats, Jones spent three seasons at Central Michigan University, leading the Chippewas to a pair of Mid-American Conference Championships and three-straight bowl appearances from 2007-09 and a postseason Top-25 ranking.

A native of Saugatuck, Mich., and former offensive coordinator at CMU, Jones went 27-13 over three seasons as head coach at CMU, including a 22-3 mark in league games. The Chippewas won a pair of MAC Championships (2007, 2009), played in three-straight bowl games and earning a postseason ranking of No. 23 in 2009. He is the only coach in CMU history to lead the team to consecutive bowl games and is the first in MAC history to do it in his first three seasons as head coach.

Jones coached 32 all-MAC performers, including two-time MAC Offensive Player of the Year and 2009 MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award winner Dan LeFevour, and two-time MAC Special Teams Player of the Year Antonio Brown. Under his tutelage, 13 student-athletes earned Academic all-MAC accolades.

LeFevour had an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Record 148 career touchdowns (101 passing, 46 rushing and one receiving). His 101 career passing TDs, are the most in MAC history.

CMU was 22-3 against MAC opponents during Jones' tenure, including victories in the 2007 and 2009 MAC Championship Games. The Chippewas were 12-1 in MAC road games under Jones and earned two-straight wins over Big Ten teams.

In 2007, Jones became only the ninth first-year head coach to lead his team to a Mid-American Conference championship. The Chippewas' eight victories marked the second-most of any CMU coach in his debut season, and Jones was one of three first-year head coaches nationwide to coach in a bowl game.

The 2008 season was highlighted by a 37-34 win on the road at Indiana, CMU's first against a Big Ten opponent since 1992. The Chippewas capped the 2008 season with its third consecutive appearance in the Motor City Bowl.

Prior to becoming CMU's head coach, Jones spent a total of 11 seasons as an assistant at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level. He served as the offensive coordinator at three different schools, spanning eight seasons, and worked directly with 24 all-conference selections in 15 years as a full-time position coach.

Jones returned to CMU after spending the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an assistant coach under Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia University. In 2006, the Mountaineers employed a spread offensive attack which ranked second in the NCAA FBS in rushing offense (303.0 ypg), third in scoring offense (38.9 ppg) and fifth in total offense (461.4 ypg).

In two seasons at West Virginia, Jones was part of teams that recorded back-to-back 11-win campaigns, a pair of top-10 national rankings and victories in the 2006 Sugar Bowl and 2007 Gator Bowl.

Jones filled a variety of roles during his first stint at Central Michigan (1998-2004), including serving as offensive coordinator from 2001-03. The Chippewas averaged just 271.5 yards per game and 12.5 points per game in 2000; in 2001, Jones' first season directing the offense, those averages jumped to 379.5 yards per game and 22.8 points per game, respectively. He coached three different running backs that earned first or second team all-MAC honors.

A 1990 graduate of Ferris State University where he was a two-year letterman on the football team, Jones broke into the coaching ranks while still an undergraduate by serving as intern for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987-89. He spent the 1990-92 seasons as a graduate assistant at Rutgers University before taking over as the offensive coordinator at Wilkes University in 1993. He directed an offense at Wilkes that led the Middle Atlantic Conference in scoring offense and total offense in 1993, a season in which it won a conference title and qualified for the NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Jones returned to his alma mater in 1995 as a running backs coach, only to be promoted to offensive coordinator for the 1996 season. The Bulldogs, while leading the Midwestern Intercollegiate Football Conference in total offense and scoring offense, won a second consecutive MIFC championship in 1996 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals.

Jones and his wife Barb are the parents of three children: Alex, Adam, and Andrew.

[taylortiger 0]

100 % Tony Dungy

[hbcau 0]

I honestly think that unless there is some current red flag that makes us think Petrino isn't really repentant and changed, we are absolutely nuts not to go get him. Jimbo Fisher is not the answer. Neither are these other dozen unproven people. We are not going up against Dinardo, Zook, Shula and Goff anymore. This is no time for trying to search for diamonds in the rough and hope for the best. We've done the unproven, nice guy crap twice in the last 20 years and it's burned us twice and left Auburn in a disastrous position. It's time to go get the best COACH and help him put together a great staff. The only proven coach in the bunch is Petrino.

And before I read the umpteen thousandth post about the Creed, let me remind you that the Creed is not a statement that says imperfect people, even people who've screwed up a lot in life can't be part of Auburn. If we want to measure everything by the Creed many if not most of our Tiger heroes have fallen short in various ways over the years and we haven't drummed them out of the family. No one's proposing hiring someone who is actively screwing around, but the Creed is not a tool to be used to hold someone's past against them forever. It's great to have standards, but standards aren't meant to keep a person down and among the "unclean" the rest of their lives.

We can either get into this fight to win or we can fart around with nice guys. I for one am sick of the latter option. It's time to get someone in here that demands excellence, has crazy attention to detail and will coach players up to play FOOTBALL like it's meant to be played. Give CBP the keys to the place now.

Absolutely! Well said.

I call that a motion and a second. Can we all just say 'Aye' and call him before someone else hires him now? Please

[fishhawkeagle 0]

Rich Rodriguez just knocked off USC

[WarEagle10 77]

I am so glad that Tubs has pulled his "once a year" upset and has gone back to having the crap beat out of his team so people will shut up about Tubs. That man brought the program to total disgrace. At least when Gene leaves there will be some talent for the next coach.

Sorry to be so blunt, but you are an idiot. The "disgrace" Coach Tub brought to us was a NC built with mainly his talent.

[AUBourne 425]

I am so glad that Tubs has pulled his "once a year" upset and has gone back to having the crap beat out of his team so people will shut up about Tubs. That man brought the program to total disgrace. At least when Gene leaves there will be some talent for the next coach.

Sorry to be so blunt, but you are an idiot. The "disgrace" Coach Tub brought to us was a NC built with mainly his talent.

Tubs had nothing to do with Cam Newton. Tubs was not a disgrace to AU but he was just a 8-5 coach that only managed to win one conference title in 10 seasons and that was because he had a senior heavy team and the SEC was down.

[auburnfaithful72 125]

Im all for hiring Patrino.. but many will fight this hire.. I just hope they dont go after another Chizik.. Get a proven head coach that is a winner not a loser.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

I honestly think that unless there is some current red flag that makes us think Petrino isn't really repentant and changed, we are absolutely nuts not to go get him. Jimbo Fisher is not the answer. Neither are these other dozen unproven people. We are not going up against Dinardo, Zook, Shula and Goff anymore. This is no time for trying to search for diamonds in the rough and hope for the best. We've done the unproven, nice guy crap twice in the last 20 years and it's burned us twice and left Auburn in a disastrous position. It's time to go get the best COACH and help him put together a great staff. The only proven coach in the bunch is Petrino.

And before I read the umpteen thousandth post about the Creed, let me remind you that the Creed is not a statement that says imperfect people, even people who've screwed up a lot in life can't be part of Auburn. If we want to measure everything by the Creed many if not most of our Tiger heroes have fallen short in various ways over the years and we haven't drummed them out of the family. No one's proposing hiring someone who is actively screwing around, but the Creed is not a tool to be used to hold someone's past against them forever. It's great to have standards, but standards aren't meant to keep a person down and among the "unclean" the rest of their lives.

We can either get into this fight to win or we can fart around with nice guys. I for one am sick of the latter option. It's time to get someone in here that demands excellence, has crazy attention to detail and will coach players up to play FOOTBALL like it's meant to be played. Give CBP the keys to the place now.

Come on TT. You are the last person I would expect to be so duplicitous. Other than productive offenses, Petrino's career is nothing but red flags. You are always talking about the social implications of prevailing attitudes. Win at any cost? Is that really the world you want to live in? There is a reason you are tired of hearing it for the "umpteenth" time. You DON'T throw your creed out the window to win football games.

[icanthearyou 4,463]

Rich Rodriguez just knocked off USC

He will be successful there. His problems at Michigan were about people wanting him to coach Michigan style football rather than his style.