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Northwestern Should Hire David Shaw
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:01 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:01 am
Would be a perfect match. He made Stanford relevant. Stanford and Northwestern are the same kind of schools when it comes to academics and culture. Seems like it would be a good natural fit.
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Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:03 am to Buckeye Backer
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He made Stanford relevant
you sure it was him and not his daddy up at michigan?
david hasnt done much in a long time. i dont think he would be terrible hire but not the best they could do.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:15 am to lsu777
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but not the best they could do.
That job might be completely radio active in the short term
Anchored down by academics in a big boy conference, following a legend of the school who had a relatively good level of success so you can’t exactly have zero expectation, adding on top of the whole hazing thing that will likely lead to a mass exodus of the roster either way, and since they have 42 mil tied up in litigation with Fitz I doubt they are going to want to pay very much for a coach either
Normally this would be a total interim coach situation, but can’t really do that with this one so I think they’ll end up with a real young guy or a real old guy looking for one last run
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:27 am to wildtigercat93
They should go after Bob Stoops. He lives part-time in Chicago. He still enjoys coaching (XFL) with little pressure.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:31 am to Buckeye Backer
I would agree in most cases but Shaw is likely burned out and enjoys time away from major coaching. His last few years at Stanford were brutal but he did have some really good units
Posted on 7/13/23 at 7:58 am to lsu777
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not the best they could do.
I think you’re vastly overestimating the appeal of what that job is today. The current roster has 100% freedom to transfer due to the coaching change. However gets hired needs to build fricking Northwestern from scratch. Not many top line coaches are signing up for that.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 8:17 am to Buckeye Backer
Good lord no… Shaw was handed a great situation and slowly made it terrible.
I don’t think people have a true appreciation for the absolute awful current state of the NW program… they’ve won 1 game in the last 22 months.
I don’t think people have a true appreciation for the absolute awful current state of the NW program… they’ve won 1 game in the last 22 months.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 8:33 am to Buckeye Backer
Shaw completely checked out and was just cashing checks for the past 3-4 years.
I think he's much more likely to end up the AD somewhere than coaching.
I think he's much more likely to end up the AD somewhere than coaching.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 8:40 am to lowspark12
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Good lord no… Shaw was handed a great situation and slowly made it terrible.
I don’t think people have a true appreciation for the absolute awful current state of the NW program… they’ve won 1 game in the last 22 months.
And no B1G championship. Makes you wonder why they originally just gave him a 2-week vacation. But he was a great player and those roots run deep.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:15 am to bamameister
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And no B1G championship. Makes you wonder why they originally just gave him a 2-week vacation.
I don't think we understand the history of Northwestern football
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:29 am to Buckeye Backer
I think Skip Holtz would be a great add here. He's going to run a clean program, he'll get guys to come play and compete. He is also a guy that can come in clean house, get the culture foundation laid, and then go out in a few years. His last name still carries some weight in that area of the country. Also has shown he can still do X's and O's with the work he has done in the USFL. He won't have you beating the top dogs in the B1G, but he'll have you at 6-6 or 7-5 playing in bowl games after a few season, and being in games against the big dogs in the conference.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:31 am to msudawg1200
Northwestern was just in the B1G Championship Game vs Ohio State in 2018 and 2020...So lets not act like its been 10-20 years or something. NW is a tough place to play at...just like Stanford.
This post was edited on 7/13/23 at 9:32 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:35 am to Buckeye Backer
How about Mark Dantonio, Jim Tressel, Rich Rodriguez, or a gamble on a young buck with nice name recognitin like former OSU LB James Laurinitas
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:38 am to Buckeye Backer
Northwestern is going to struggle with the same thing that Stanford did.
Early signing, NIL, and the transfer portal have all set nerd schools back
early signing started in 2017. Standford won 9 games in 2018, then 4-8, 4-2, 3-9, and 3-9
with everything that just happened, good luck getting the academia at NW to play ball
Early signing, NIL, and the transfer portal have all set nerd schools back
early signing started in 2017. Standford won 9 games in 2018, then 4-8, 4-2, 3-9, and 3-9
with everything that just happened, good luck getting the academia at NW to play ball
This post was edited on 7/13/23 at 9:39 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:45 am to Buckeye Backer
Would love to see him in Natchitoches
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:53 am to Buckeye Backer
he's won just 14 games over the last 4 years, and they are underdog in all 12 games this year. He checked out a few years back.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:55 am to gobuxgo5
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Mark Dantonio, Jim Tressel, Rich Rodriguez
all old AF
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gamble on a young buck
bingo
Posted on 7/13/23 at 10:11 am to lsu777
i say go triple
Posted on 7/13/23 at 10:11 am to lowspark12
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Shaw was handed a great situation and slowly made it terrible.
This is such lazy revisionist history IMO.
Yes, Harbaugh got the program turned around, had two Heisman runners-up, and one great season. Guess who was Harbaugh's OC that entire time?
Shaw as HC finished in the top 20 6 of his first 7 years on the job. He finished #3 in his 5th year. Shaw was a really good coach for most of his tenure.
He fizzled out at the end, but as has been pointed out, Stanford's decline coincided with the introduction of the early signing period, and then NIL.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 12:25 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Northwestern was just in the B1G Championship Game vs Ohio State in 2018 and 2020...So let's not act like its been 10-20 years or something. NW is a tough place to play at...just like Stanford.
Did they win the Big 10? No. There is a big arse difference between the B1G East and West. Northwestern 'can' compete in the B1G West if everything goes right, but a coach is NOT getting fired for not winning the B1G Championship as the poster suggested. Yeah, this isn't the late 70's to early 90's Northwestern, but it's still Northwestern.
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