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2017 College Football Thread: Hawaiian QB devastated to find out Jesus was "kinda rooting for Georgia" (1 Viewer)

Jayded said:
Not disagreeing there, but how many names have translated in college from one school to another? It’s much more common that a coach catches lightning in a bottle for the current school rather than finding it twice (yes I know Meyer and Saban). 

Would folks say Harbaugh has translated to an A+ hire yet? I think even UM fans would say the name has stabilized them but he’s behind their expectations going in. 
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I'm sure you can find someone who thinks this. It's not the majority

Keep the hot takes coming though

 
Jayded said:
Not disagreeing there, but how many names have translated in college from one school to another? It’s much more common that a coach catches lightning in a bottle for the current school rather than finding it twice (yes I know Meyer and Saban). 

Would folks say Harbaugh has translated to an A+ hire yet? I think even UM fans would say the name has stabilized them but he’s behind their expectations going in. 
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Spurrier, Chris Peterson, Mike Leech, Mark Richt... add those to the two you mentioned. It’s hard to find big names that leave jobs. 

 
Jayded, as a life long Bruin fan, I would love to have Harbaugh at UCLA, because he would bring toughness to the line of scrimmage, and that’s the one thing the Bruins never have had. In Harbaugh’s first year at Stanford they already were one of the most physical teams in the Pac-12, and he’s done the same for Michigan. 

UCLA has done a good job recruiting quarterbacks, and wide receivers, and cornerbacks and safeties, but their record at getting great offensive and defensive linemen is dismal, and that’s why they don’t win. Just last week Mater Dei played Long Beach Poly, two high schools in my area with tons of FBS bound players. All of the ten starting offensive linemen in that game are headed somewhere: USC, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State, Alabama. Not a single one to UCLA. You’d think because UCLA is local they could snag at least one of these guys. But no. 

If Chip Kelly can change that I’ll be very happy. 

 
timschochet said:
Jayded, as a life long Bruin fan, I would love to have Harbaugh at UCLA, because he would bring toughness to the line of scrimmage, and that’s the one thing the Bruins never have had. In Harbaugh’s first year at Stanford they already were one of the most physical teams in the Pac-12, and he’s done the same for Michigan. 

UCLA has done a good job recruiting quarterbacks, and wide receivers, and cornerbacks and safeties, but their record at getting great offensive and defensive linemen is dismal, and that’s why they don’t win. Just last week Mater Dei played Long Beach Poly, two high schools in my area with tons of FBS bound players. All of the ten starting offensive linemen in that game are headed somewhere: USC, Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State, Alabama. Not a single one to UCLA. You’d think because UCLA is local they could snag at least one of these guys. But no. 

If Chip Kelly can change that I’ll be very happy. 
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I’m not sure you got the right coach for that...  Kelly is going to outscore everyone.  Didn’t he grab smaller / faster linemen at Oregon?

 
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need2know said:
As long as Kelly doesn't have to make half time adjustments or deal with any egos he will be fine
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Just speaking for his time at Oregon, Kelly was phenomenal at half time adjustments.  So many games the Ducks just dominated the second half.  I was really hoping Kelly would end up at Florida, good hire for UCLA.   

 
There are still quality recruits by the truckload in Florida. I just don't think Nebraska can import enough talent short of bringing back partial qualifier

 
WhatDoIKnow said:
Or because he was 19-19 at Nebraska and just finished the worst season since 1961 including multiple blowout losses.  Close to the bottom nationally in every major defensive category.  I don't think Nebraska has ever given up 50 points 4 times in a year.  It could be those reasons.

The writing was on the wall for Riley before Florida fired McElwain.

Edit:  Riley had fans longing for the Callahan years.  Super nice guy though and I wish he would have worked out.
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That will be Riley's coaching epitaph, to an extent.  When he was with the Chargers, that was the verdict on him as well.  The only school where it 'worked out' for him was Oregon State.  Perhaps he can go back there for a third time.

Regarding Kelly's hire, the thing that shocks me the most about it is that UCLA appears to be acting like a school that cares about football for once.  This is the first time they've hired a really proven head coach since Tommy Prothro.  That the Bruins were able to sign their first choice given the number of jobs available at big programs is stunning to me.  

 
Capella said:
Last time Nebraska was relevant was 95 I believe. Completely irrelevant now. 
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You brought up "tradition", for whatever that matters to a coaching position.  I grew up in the midwest, granted, but I was not even aware of Florida football until Spurrier got there. Had Florida won anything before him? Nebraska was the dominant college football team of my youth, at least top 2-3. Completely dominated the 80's and 90's.

 
timschochet said:
Chip Kelly changes the UCLA culture. What do you guys think we can expect? Bruin fans I talk to are ecstatic, they think he makes us a perennial top ten team that regularly competes for the playoffs. Is that realistic? 
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He's very arrogant and will not talk to the media and you will grow tired of his boorish behavior, especially when he fails to win right away.  His style of play took college football by surprise; now everybody runs up-tempo variations of his offense.  He's going to have to recruit well because unlike his first tenure in the Pac-10/12, every school is much much better.  He dominated a crappy conference.  USC was on probation, Washington sucked, and the only real challenge was Stanford, which runs a pro-style offense and plays great defense.

So, if he recruits well, he'll do well but I wonder how much fire in the belly he's got left to recruit against schools like USC, Oregon, Washington, etc.  UCLA doesn't have the facilities to compete, so what's a teenager going to fall for? Chip's award winning personality?  

Tempe enthusiasm accordingly.  He got fired for good reason from the NFL.

 
Don't Noonan said:
Just speaking for his time at Oregon, Kelly was phenomenal at half time adjustments.  So many games the Ducks just dominated the second half.  I was really hoping Kelly would end up at Florida, good hire for UCLA.   
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He couldn't beat the big boys.   Hate to say it, but it's a fact.  LSU, Auburn, Ohio St all had their way with his teams.  No amount of coaching changes helped when he faced bigger, stronger and faster athletes.

 
Defenses have changed some since Kelly left too...built faster. But it’s not like he doesn’t know that.

 
timschochet said:
Seems pretty obvious that Nebraska fired Riley now because they want to make a move on Frost before Florida can nab him. ESPN says Frost will have a hard time turning down Tom Osborne...but Florida is a better job, isnt it? 
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No question.  Would you want to try and sell Nebraska to teenagers who live far away and aren't farmers? 

 
The Kansas Comet said:
That will be Riley's coaching epitaph, to an extent.  When he was with the Chargers, that was the verdict on him as well.  The only school where it 'worked out' for him was Oregon State.  Perhaps he can go back there for a third time.

Regarding Kelly's hire, the thing that shocks me the most about it is that UCLA appears to be acting like a school that cares about football for once.  This is the first time they've hired a really proven head coach since Tommy Prothro.  That the Bruins were able to sign their first choice given the number of jobs available at big programs is stunning to me.  
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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.  NO.

 
Steve Tasker said:
Tulane looks to have put the dagger into my bowl hopes :(
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Holy #### Tulane got robbed and finishes 5-7.

1st and goal from the 5 - DPI
1st and goal from the 2 - incomplete
2nd and goal from the 2 - QB off left-tackle, no gain
3rd and goal from the 2 - incomplete, DPI
1st and goal from the 1 - QB up the middle, tackled, called short of the goal line, time expires....play reviewed, QB looks pretty clearly in the end zone....refs review and call stands as called.

 
General Malaise said:
He couldn't beat the big boys.   Hate to say it, but it's a fact.  LSU, Auburn, Ohio St all had their way with his teams.  No amount of coaching changes helped when he faced bigger, stronger and faster athletes.
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True, but I wouldn't say Auburn had their way with Oregon.  They got most of the breaks that game in a game Oregon probably should have won.

 
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