There has been much discussion about various potential HC candidates to replace Arnett. But what I’m really interested in is this board’s general ideas regarding what type of coach we should hire. I’m not talking about specifics like scheme, recruiting prowess or anything like that. Rather, would you prefer a candidate with a low floor but high ceiling or high floor but lower ceiling. Normally, I would always prefer the higher risk of a high ceiling coach. But given the current state of our program, I could see the argument for perhaps a “boring” hire that will at least stabilize us. I have separated potential candidates into these two groups.
Which of the two groups would you prefer to make the hire from if you had to choose between them?
Low Floor/High Ceiling - Limited or no head coaching experience, but have had success either as a coordinator or in short stint as HC. Examples:
Jeffy Lebby – OC Oklahoma
G.J. Kinne – HC Texas State
Kendal Briles – OC TCU
Jon Sumrall – HC Troy
High Floor/Lower Ceiling - Successful HC experience, but have their own limitations and could be considered boring hires. Examples:
Gus Malzahn – HC UCF
Dave Clawson – HC Wake Forest
Tom Herman – HC FAU
Dan Mullen
Again, these are just examples and not a fully inclusive list of all potential hires. There are a few candidates that don’t quite fit into either box such as Chadwell, Leipold, Elko, Stoops, etc. These would each be fantastic hires in my opinion, but might not be within our reach. Putting them to the side for the purpose of this exercise.
Which of the two groups would you prefer to make the hire from if you had to choose between them?
Low Floor/High Ceiling - Limited or no head coaching experience, but have had success either as a coordinator or in short stint as HC. Examples:
Jeffy Lebby – OC Oklahoma
G.J. Kinne – HC Texas State
Kendal Briles – OC TCU
Jon Sumrall – HC Troy
High Floor/Lower Ceiling - Successful HC experience, but have their own limitations and could be considered boring hires. Examples:
Gus Malzahn – HC UCF
Dave Clawson – HC Wake Forest
Tom Herman – HC FAU
Dan Mullen
Again, these are just examples and not a fully inclusive list of all potential hires. There are a few candidates that don’t quite fit into either box such as Chadwell, Leipold, Elko, Stoops, etc. These would each be fantastic hires in my opinion, but might not be within our reach. Putting them to the side for the purpose of this exercise.
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