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Which big name coaching candidate…
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:40 pm
That was a head coach at one school and was hired away from that school to another has had sustained success? I’m not saying there hasn’t been one, but I’m having trouble remembering one in recent years. Saban > Dolphins > Bama and Urban Meyer after retiring for a couple of years…but often times it is a coordinator from a school that has had success or the head coach of a lower tier school that is brought on to be the head coach of a new school. But when we’re talking about pulling a head coach from one school… One large successful program… To another successful program… What are the examples where that has been successful? Full disclosure… I would take Lane Kiffin in a heartbeat. But I think it’s an interesting question to think about…
We all want the sure thing…is there a sure thing?
We all want the sure thing…is there a sure thing?
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 2:43 pm
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Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:42 pm to LSU2184
Pine box Tuberville?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:48 pm to LSU2184
Most of the time big name coaches don't leave success. Most of it time schools hire someone that has shown potential at a lesser school. Les at OkieSt and Saban at MichSt. Both had shown promise at those schools. Would be equivalent to like Kenny Dillingham. Has shown some promise and a team with 10x the resources should scoop him up.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:55 pm to LSU2184
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But when we’re talking about pulling a head coach from one school… One large successful program… To another successful program… What are the examples where that has been successful?
I guess he hasn't been in Tuscaloosa long enough, but DeBoer seems like he's off to a good start.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:56 pm to nvasil1
Right, still to be determined. They wanted him gone after the Fla St. loss
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:57 pm to LSU2184
Les Miles when he left Ok State
Urban Meyer when he left Utah
Urban Meyer when he left Utah
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:00 pm to TigerintheNO
Both fall under… “often times it is a coordinator from a school that has had success or the head coach of a lower tier school that is brought on to be the head coach of a new school”
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:01 pm to LSU2184
So far DeBoer is proving your hypothesis wrong. But that being said he's probably the exception.
What's interesting is that the most successful coaches at the playoff schools were mostly assistants before their big break
Day
Freeman
Smart
Hell, you could add Dabo
Come to mind.....or they were a coach that moved up
Cignetti
Dillingham
Franklin
What's interesting is that the most successful coaches at the playoff schools were mostly assistants before their big break
Day
Freeman
Smart
Hell, you could add Dabo
Come to mind.....or they were a coach that moved up
Cignetti
Dillingham
Franklin
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:03 pm to TigerintheNO
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Urban Meyer when he left Utah
At the time, Utah was still a Group of 5 school in the Mountain West. He was the hot name, but there was uncertainty how he would do making the jump to a big school.
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Les Miles when he left Ok State
He was 28-21 at Oklahoma State and was coming off a 7-5 season. LSU or Florida fans would riot at that idea now.
Another one is Gene Chizik - was 5-19 at Iowa State when Auburn hired him.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:11 pm to OleVaught14
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He was 28-21 at Oklahoma State
That was highest winning% an OK State HC had in half a century, better than Jimmy Johnson's record there.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:14 pm to LSU2184
quote:Early to say "sustained" but I think Bama is happy with DeBoer.
That was a head coach at one school and was hired away from that school to another has had sustained success?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:16 pm to LSU2184
Mac Brown?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:52 pm to LSU2184
How many programs have been able to hire big name coaches away from other programs?
USC from OU
LSU from ND
Who else?
It’s not an easy thing to do. You have to be a premier program.
USC from OU
LSU from ND
Who else?
It’s not an easy thing to do. You have to be a premier program.
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