National Search
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no doubt, we were told it was to keep the players from transferring.
If we would’ve brought in a good enough coach, they wouldn’t have left anyway
Keenum made an emotional quick decision and it is showing
We arnt a top 50 program in football
Go cheap and get cheap. Keenum is Lonnie tinkle.
We go 4-8 or worse, and Selmon can pull the plug after one year. He’s an up and comer and wants to build a great resume. That Southern Miss game is now scary to me. Could go 3-8.
Not uncommon for him
Zach may be a good HC in time but it’s obvious he’s green as all get out right now. I’ll still be shocked if he doesn’t get a Year 2.
He needs 3 years. We are gonna be worse next year.
We shoulda promoted him and told him to keep things as they were. Not change it all up. They could have added a little more run plays and I guarantee you we would be much better.
Hell no! If this season hits the ditch, we have him a low end contract for a reason. He's gone.
You mean that Drew Hollingshead guy ? Where have I heard that name from ??
No AD, a shocking death of a head coach at a not so great time to be hiring a head coach. I don’t blame him for the hire. I’m sure others will feel otherwise and that’s fine but the pool of potential coaches may have not been so great.
I’ve got a feeling we will be hearing a lot about him in a year or two, just like Arbuckle. two stud OCs who will be cutting edge.
Hollingshead must love you. You are constantly sucking him off
Kills me that CZA seems intense but his team plays like a powder puff Jr high team for the first 3 games. Want a team the will run through a brick wall just cause that's what's in front of them not necessarily cuz coach said so.
If you pay attention to his interviews you will notice he does not sound like a seasoned coach. I do like his music taste but found it odd when they asked his favorite Skynrd song he couldn't answer. Or favorite concert. But all the Zeppelin and Skynrd in the world won't win in the SEC. And let's give Brian Kelly some credit here too
He doesn’t sound like one because he isn’t one. He’s not only a brand new HC, he wasn’t a coordinator for THAT long. 2 years at SDSU, 3 years here. At the time Mullen left, which wasn’t terribly long ago, Arnett was a 31 year old Mountain West linebackers coach.
Hypothetically, who would y'all be interested in hiring should we get a new HC?
Top criteria for me:
Experience as a HC
Won a championship at any level as HC (conference championships included)
Offensive minded.
Would Lance Liepold leave Kansas to coach in the SEC?
Top criteria for me:
Experience as a HC
Won a championship at any level as HC (conference championships included)
Offensive minded.
Would Lance Liepold leave Kansas to coach in the SEC?
Couldn’t disagree more. I said when we made the hire it was a mistake and I stand by that. Obviously, I hope there are some improvements but it’s hard to imagine at this point. My biggest fear with arnett was he had not been around enough to see how programs should be run. And that’s starting to show. He made a poor OC hire and that in turn is causing everything to break down. The OC might as well be pulling plays out of a hat right now because he has no strategy he’s trying to execute. He’s just throwing s**t against the wall and hoping something sticks. And arnett has no clue how to get the train back on the tracks. It’s been a disaster since game 1. And based on how unprepared the team looks, I can only imagine practice has been a disaster too, lack of experience.
Holding on to a some players or a recruiting class was not worth the disaster that arnett is. 3 games in and he’s in panic mode. If there is not a drastic change, this team might not win a conference game.
I’m not against a young head coach. Hell mullen was young. But Mullen had worked at several successful programs. He had been around the block and was just a more experienced football coach than arnett.
He sounds clueless, like a kid presenting to the class without doing any prep. He's not giving any deep answers or even coach speak. And while I appreciate his candor, "not having a good game plan" for 3 straight games is beyond concerning. Get it fixed or resign.
He's gonna have to prove me wrong. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and all the leash in the world through the first 2 games, bc he's a first time HC and there are learning curves, but this game cemented it. He ain't the HC many (even beyond our program) believed he was.
Liepold won back2back natties in 13, 14 and back3back 09, 10, 11 at Wisconsin-Whitewater. Looks to have Kansas competing at a higher level now, they beat Texas in his first year (their only conf win lol). He had mediocre success at Buffalo in between but had a 10win season.
55yo
No other team except Vandy would do what we did.
I agree, and that’s coming from someone who is absolutely not a Keenum fan at all.
It was a dart throw hire no matter who we ended up with. Arnett made as much sense as anyone else that we could have pulled at the time, and was the only one that offered any sort of continuity.
Well we do now. Hope Zac does what he needs too if we end up with 5 wins or less. He was hired in weird time. Hey can resign when they say well it didn't work out like we had hoped
If I remember right Arnett has a very very low buyout. That could come in handy.