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UMass set to hire Arizona DC Don Brown as HC
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:09 pm
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Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:11 pm to VolInBavaria
Meh. 66 y/o.
Should have gone with a younger guy.
But it's UMASS, whatever.
Should have gone with a younger guy.
But it's UMASS, whatever.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:12 pm to VolInBavaria
He got ran out on a rail by Michigan folks for being too stubborn and rigid...Apparently, he only ran man to man coverage and slants were a big deal around there...Lol he just couldn't stop the slants.
This post was edited on 11/21/21 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:12 pm to VolInBavaria
Nice retirement gig for Brown
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:14 pm to VolInBavaria
He did a really good job there the first time. Although in fairness they were still FCS. It’s a much tougher job now.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:16 pm to BuddyBuckets1
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Should have gone with a younger guy.
They tried that with Walt Bell and that turned out to be a disaster.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:18 pm to boston vol
Best Don Brown stat is that he was the Yale interim baseball coach in 1992 and took them to a regional
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:20 pm to boston vol
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They tried that with Walt Bell and that turned out to be a disaster.
True.
I guess it depends on the candidate(s). UMASS feels like a place you have to sell hard. Like get a staff full of social media wizards and do some unique things.
Then take a chance on someone like Brennan Marion (Pitt), Garrett Riley (SMU), Rhett Lashlee (Miami), Graham Harrell (USC), Zach Arnett (Miss St)...someone like that.
But you're right, Brown did well there back in the day. 66 y/o though? Feels like a tough task for him to rebuild the foundation at that age.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:28 pm to VolInBavaria
He was head coach previously at UMass from 2004-2008.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 9:39 pm to VolInBavaria
A 67 year old to start a rebuild might not be the best decision
Posted on 11/21/21 at 10:14 pm to VolInBavaria
I saw this movie already with Randy Edsall. It didn’t end well.
Posted on 11/21/21 at 11:46 pm to JesusQuintana
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Arizona pushed to keep Brown as its defensive coordinator, offering him a two-year contract that would have made him the highest-paid assistant coach in the Pac-12, according to a source.
Brown opted to return to UMass, where he was the head coach from 2004-08.
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Maybe but his heart must be in it if he turned down a fat raise for a far less stressful gig at Arizona.
Posted on 11/22/21 at 4:36 am to Dr RC
I doubt he’s there to rebuild it. He’s just the stop gap. Someone who knows what they are doing to come in for 2-3 years and stabilize it and get it pointed in the right direction. Then, they go hire their guy. Or that’s how I would do it
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