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Frank Wilson in Consideration for Tulane

Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:20 am
Posted by The First Cut
Member since Apr 2012
14817 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:20 am
SIAP

Associate head coach and running backs coach Frank Wilson is a potential candidates for the Tulane job if and when current coach Curtis Johnson is fired, according to FoxSports.com’s Bruce Feldman.

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Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
77214 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:21 am to
He was a good one. We will miss Frank.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
74135 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:22 am to
seems like it is a place that will hurt your career..

i know you have to start at the bottom tho
Posted by tigerbait1.6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2013
4901 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:22 am to
Idk why anyone would want to coach at that place. Coaches go there to die.
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
36334 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:24 am to
I love Frank and want him here, but that would be a huge risk on Tulane's part. I think he is better than Larry Porter, but you saw how being a great recruiter doesn't necessarily translate directly to being a head guy. The same thing happens with O Ole Miss.

There's no certainty that he would fail, but that certainly isn't an easy place to succeed. Lack of experience running a program certainly wouldn't help. Plus, if a new coach wants him retained, he would probably make more here as an OC. Tulame isn't known for big spending.
Posted by TJG210
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
29510 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:25 am to
Bad move......didn't Tulane learn their lesson with taking a position coach last time? Bad move for frank as well.
Posted by The First Cut
Member since Apr 2012
14817 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:32 am to
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Idk why anyone would want to coach at that place. Coaches go there to die.


For the most part, yes. Tommy Bowden launched a career there, only to die after leaving.
Posted by Merlin08
Member since Apr 2012
1760 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:39 am to
I think that would be a great place for Frank. He would not hurt us in recruiting and would be able to bring some more lime light to the state. If he goes it is better for him to stay in state as a head coach than go some where else as a Head Coach or position coach/recruiting coordinator
Posted by jtran1988
Corndog U
Member since Oct 2008
5684 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:50 am to
nah
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
33424 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:53 am to
Good for LSU but not for Frank. It would be better for him if he could advance within LSU's ranks or go elsewhere...if his goal is to be a HC
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 11:54 am
Posted by TigerFanFromBama
Pike Road, AL
Member since Mar 2015
4927 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 12:01 pm to
Dead end coaching job
Posted by D011ahbi11
Member since Jun 2007
13693 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 12:42 pm to
Man you guys are really showing a lack on knowledge. What good coach has gone to Tulane and ruined his career there? Seriously this is just a made up narrative


Eta: FWIW I don't see Tulane hiring Frank
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 12:44 pm
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
36334 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

I think that would be a great place for Frank. He would not hurt us in recruiting and would be able to bring some more lime light to the state. If he goes it is better for him to stay in state as a head coach than go some where else as a Head Coach or position coach/recruiting coordinator


He'd be much better off taking a job a ULL, ULM, or LA Tech than a school like Tulane. I know NO is his stomping ground, but it would be easier for him to win at one of the three other in-state FBS schools.
Posted by OU812
Michigan
Member since Apr 2004
13712 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 1:12 pm to
He would take a major paycut by going to ULM.
Posted by tWatsonTiger
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
534 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 1:28 pm to
I would think that is a step down for Frank Wilson.
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
36334 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 1:38 pm to
quote:

He would take a major paycut by going to ULM.


I don't doubt it, but if he wants to be a head coach sooner than later, he will have to take a cut of some kind.
Posted by sertorius
Third Plebeian
Member since Oct 2008
1598 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 1:58 pm to
I believe that Mack Brown went from Tulane to UNC.
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
63685 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 2:04 pm to
This seems unlikely.

Tulane just went with the recruiter approach. It was a disaster.

Frank Wilson, for as great a guy as he is, isn't a tactical coach. He's Curtis Johnson without the exposure under Sean Payton.
Posted by misey94
Member since Jan 2007
36334 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 2:27 pm to
quote:

I believe that Mack Brown went from Tulane to UNC.


He had a pretty established history as an OC before that, though. Frank hasn't run an offense outside of maybe high school.
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 2:28 pm
Posted by Overbrook
Member since May 2013
6419 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 7:28 pm to
Name one good coach who has died there. There isn't one. Ever.

Don't worry, there is no way Tulane hires Frank Wilson. Must be Fletch in overdrive.


This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 7:30 pm
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