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Is it fair to say Scott Woodward doesn't make risky hires?
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:10 pm
Let's look at some of his past hires:
Steve Sarkisan
Chris Petersen
Jimbo Fisher
Buzz Williams
Kim Mulkey
Jay Johnson
Out of these hires, how many would you consider to be risky? Also, going off his past choices, is it fair to say he tends to pick the safest/most proven candidates?
Foremost, is there anything that leads you to believe he will make a high risk hire this time around, or does he stick to someone who has succeeded at this level prior?
Steve Sarkisan
Chris Petersen
Jimbo Fisher
Buzz Williams
Kim Mulkey
Jay Johnson
Out of these hires, how many would you consider to be risky? Also, going off his past choices, is it fair to say he tends to pick the safest/most proven candidates?
Foremost, is there anything that leads you to believe he will make a high risk hire this time around, or does he stick to someone who has succeeded at this level prior?
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Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:14 pm to Tunasntigers92
Petersen was jumping from a G5. Highly regarded though but probably on par with Fickell in terms of risk.
Sark was never a HC before being hired.
Sark was never a HC before being hired.
This post was edited on 11/9/21 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:14 pm to Ocardowin
Fickell seems like an extremely safe bet at this point, wouldn't you agree?
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:15 pm to Tunasntigers92
No more than Herman was.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:17 pm to Ocardowin
So Sark was Scott's highest risk hire
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:18 pm to Tunasntigers92
I mean sark didn't pan out.
Jay Johnson wasn't the hire we thought. Most though Bianco, O'Connell, Casey or Vitalo
Jay Johnson wasn't the hire we thought. Most though Bianco, O'Connell, Casey or Vitalo
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:18 pm to Tunasntigers92
Sure, but I think of his 3 football hires, you run from high risk (sark), medium risk (Petersen), low risk (jimbo). Football is a different beast than basketball or baseball.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:19 pm to Magician2
quote:
Jay Johnson wasn't the hire we thought
Who did we think, the vandy coach? I'm not as tuned into baseball as I am LSU football
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:20 pm to Ocardowin
quote:
Football is a different beast than basketball or baseball.
I agree, I guess I should've only included his football hires
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:21 pm to Magician2
Sarkisian took over an 0-12 team and finished with a winning record before being hired away by a bigger and better job. I consider that a success.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:23 pm to DBG
Intelligent people always minimize down side risk.
This post was edited on 11/9/21 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:36 pm to Ocardowin
Petersen wasn't a regular G5 coach. He won multiple championships in G5 schools. He's got recipes for success.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:51 pm to Tunasntigers92
I believe that too many have put Woodward on too high of a pedestal and the expectations are unreasonable.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:55 pm to bopper50
He’s an AD who is known for (and has successfully) swung for the fences at his previous stops, and now he’s AD at his alma mater making his first football hire 2 years after a championship.
The bar is rightfully high. He is almost certainly pulling out all the stops.
The bar is rightfully high. He is almost certainly pulling out all the stops.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 10:04 pm to Ocardowin
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Sark was never a HC before being hired.
Except for stops at USC and UW this is 100% accurate
Posted on 11/9/21 at 10:57 pm to Tunasntigers92
Woodward will make a home run hire! It’s just what he do. Buckle up and be patient. Will be worth the wait, and don’t worry, it ain’t Jimbo!
This post was edited on 11/9/21 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 11/9/21 at 10:57 pm to evangelfan
It's Jimbo though?
Posted on 11/9/21 at 10:59 pm to Tunasntigers92
Yeahhh, itsh Jimbo thowww, howd Yi gess?!?
Posted on 11/10/21 at 7:49 am to Ocardowin
Jury is still out on Jimbo because he has not done anything other than win a close game against Alabama....he still loses games he should objectively win at TAMU plus he started the dumpster fire that is now FSU football.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 7:52 am to KiwiHead
As I’ve posted, this is objectively false. Of his 12 losses at atm, in only 4 did he have the superior roster, and one of those losses it was the superior roster by only one spot (13th vs 14th best).
2 of the losses this year came in the first two sec games after their starting qb got hurt.
2 of the losses this year came in the first two sec games after their starting qb got hurt.
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