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100% agree with you on Mora. 100% disagree with you on Briles. Baylor was a consistent doormat of the Big12 to the point that other schools wanted them removed. They have now won the Big 12 conference and been to four straight bowls while beating Texas 3 of the last 4 years and OU 2 of the last 3 years. They also have a recent Heisman winner. Again.................all of this at............Baylor.
Jim Mora Jr just signed a recent extension Jim Mora extends football coaching contract at UCLA - Los Angeles Times
Deadspin thinks he's an asshole Jim Mora Is An Asshole
He came up as mostly a defensive assistant in the NFL. 13 years working with secondaries. 5 years as the DC in SFO.
As head coach in ATL he went 26-22 (had #1 rushing offense in NFL ea of his 3 seasons)
In one year in SEA he went 5-11 (this is who Pete Carroll replaced)
Besides his dad, he worked for Don Coryell, Dennis Erickson, Dan Henning, Mike Holmgren, Steve Mariucci, Al Saunders and Rick Venturi.
They perception is that he was not great as an NFL head coach.
However, the latest perception is that he may be a good college head coach.
He has done well in 2 years at UCLA. He has recruited well and beaten USC to some players.
To me, this is a good coaching pedigree and experience. He would not be my No.1 but I think we could certainly do worse.
Deadspin thinks he's an asshole Jim Mora Is An Asshole
He came up as mostly a defensive assistant in the NFL. 13 years working with secondaries. 5 years as the DC in SFO.
As head coach in ATL he went 26-22 (had #1 rushing offense in NFL ea of his 3 seasons)
In one year in SEA he went 5-11 (this is who Pete Carroll replaced)
Besides his dad, he worked for Don Coryell, Dennis Erickson, Dan Henning, Mike Holmgren, Steve Mariucci, Al Saunders and Rick Venturi.
They perception is that he was not great as an NFL head coach.
However, the latest perception is that he may be a good college head coach.
He has done well in 2 years at UCLA. He has recruited well and beaten USC to some players.
To me, this is a good coaching pedigree and experience. He would not be my No.1 but I think we could certainly do worse.
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My thoughts exactly, but I got a sick feeling it is what we are going to end up with.
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Here's what we need to do. Contact all the agents of coaches under consideration. Have their agents submit an offer that the coach will accept with no exceptions. Have the offer include the expected monetary compensation and any special addenda that they would like to be included. Make the coach and agent understand that leaking any information about this process is grounds for no consideration immediately. Make the coach extend the irrevocable offer until 11:59 pm CST January 8, 2014.
If the coach is in the pros and he is still coaching, obviously you could tweak the requirements a bit.
If the coach is in the pros and he is still coaching, obviously you could tweak the requirements a bit.
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I have not read all of the replies so I apologize if this has already been addressed, but if Fisher is pretty much off the table because of the MNC game, why wouldn't Harbaugh be eliminated for much the same reason? I realize that it is not a given that the 49ers will be in the playoffs, but I think it is very likely.
There seems to be a lot of group think on Mora. So just for accuracy, here is the UCLA information. In the 4 years under the previous coach, UCLA was 21-30 overall, and 13-23 in the PAC. Remember, the PAC wasn't very competitive during those years either. In the last 2 years, in a more competitive league from top to bottom, Mora's UCLA teams have gone 18-8 overall and 12-6 in conference. He won the South Division championship his first year and lost to Stanford in the championship game. His team lost pretty badly to Baylor in the Holiday Bowl. This years team will be facing VT in a bowl. He has also defeated his primary rival USC both years. It's not unreasonable to me, to acknowledge the turn around he has brought to UCLA and to conclude that he is a talented coach. That doesn't mean that he needs to be your favorite, but he is far better than what some are portraying.
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You may have to get used to the idea. A CBS twitter just announced that he would be the next coach.
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I can understand if people don't want Briles for reasons based on potential lack of scruples. If your reason is that he hasn't proven anything yet, you need to further immerse yourself in the basic awareness of college football by a factor of about 17.
There are a lot of reasons for Briles not to be considered for Texas. After the radical improvement in their defense this season, exactly zero of them have to do with his coaching acumen.
There are a lot of reasons for Briles not to be considered for Texas. After the radical improvement in their defense this season, exactly zero of them have to do with his coaching acumen.
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**BREAKING CFB NEWS**Source: #UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr to Texas is heating up.. Late night meeting planned for tonight (Big money offer soon)
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Totally this, folks. We need to quit obsessing over this one (very subpar) recruiting class. Per player average, it's easily the worst under Mack. Let's not let a decision as big as the new HC be so hamstrung by the recruiting class.
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