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Dave Braun named Northwestern head coach per Pete Thamel and other unofficial sources

Posted on 11/15/23 at 1:57 pm
Posted by Eurocat
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 1:57 pm
Posted by TulaneFan
Slidell, LA
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:00 pm to
Good hire. He overachieved with a shite team coming off a big scandal
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:03 pm to
I don't blame them, interim coaches have such a great track record of success. sarcasm font
Posted by TulaneFan
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Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:15 pm to
They work out sometimes. The guy at Georgia Tech has 2 ranked wins in year 1

The problem is when they backfire it makes your school look cheap and lazy
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:19 pm to
He's in his first year. I won't say he worked out.

Interim's usually ride a wave of emotion and get some short-term success. They rarely work out long term
Posted by rolltide32
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Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:25 pm to
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Interim's usually ride a wave of emotion and get some short-term success. They rarely work out long term


Shrimp Boat Captain won a Natty.

Dabo won 2.

The last 3 national championships not won by Saban or Kirby were won by interim coaches that got the full time job.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:31 pm to
I never said it can't work. And I wouldn't trade 2019 for anything, but Orgeron should have never got the job. He was woefully unqualified.

We just saw Mississippi State fire an interim coach that got the job. For every Dabo there's 10 Zach Arnetts.
Posted by Indiangensing
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:33 pm to
I honestly thought before the season they would be winless. 5-5 is pretty damn good so far considering the circumstances. Give him a shot.
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:34 pm to
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He's in his first year. I won't say he worked out.

Interim's usually ride a wave of emotion and get some short-term success. They rarely work out long term

They were 1-11 last year, and Braun wasn't part of that team.

Forget about the interim tag under the circumstances. It has really been no different than hiring a new coach from anywhere else, since again, he is new to the program this year.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:39 pm to
He's one coach. I’m just saying, in general, interims have a poor track record.

He could be great. He's also never coached at the P5 level until now. He just got the job from FCS. He's never been a head coach either.
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 2:53 pm
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 2:44 pm to
Do you remember how Fitzgerald got the Northwestern job? He was just a position coach until Randy Walker died a couple of months before the season, and they handed it to him.

Only difference is that Northwestern didn't slap an interim label on him at first.
Posted by timbo
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:09 pm to
quote:

He's in his first year. I won't say he worked out.

Interim's usually ride a wave of emotion and get some short-term success. They rarely work out long term


It's Northwestern. Nick Saban ain't walking through that door. Win 6-7 games a year and don't ignore a hazing scandal; you will be OK.
Posted by Eurocat
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 3:32 pm to
The players were all for him.
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
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Posted on 11/15/23 at 4:35 pm to
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We just saw Mississippi State fire an interim coach that got the job


Arnett was the interim for like a week. Not sure the players were even on campus while he was interim.

Matt Luke is a better example.
Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
17548 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 5:56 pm to
Take it off the board.

Northwestern Officially Announces Braun.

GO CATS!

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