An interesting read.

https://mikefarrellsports.com/college/ohio-head-coach-can...

Let’s see how the bowl game goes. If Smith can get them to play the way they did in the Mac championship game. I would give it to him.

I'd pick up the phone to talk to the Idaho guy just in case you don't like what you see of Smith in the next few weeks. There's some value in HC experience. I'd pass on Babers. There are lots of assistants you could consider if you go that direction.

...you mean like Frank Solich was?

Partially joking but someone had to say it.

Considering where the team is now, they obvious choice would be to hire someone from outside, who can take the team to an entirely different level. The last thing you would want would be for Ohio to stay where they are now.

/-sarc

L.C. Got to disagree with you on this one. We are what we are. We’re not going to any different level than we are right now. Just not enough resources. Hire from within and keep some consistency.

The last thing an AD would want to do is to have the program motor on, unchanged. It is typical for an AD to want to put their own mark on the program. The irony is that, to bring in the kind of person she will want to bring in, she'll have to give the new coach the kind of contract she refused to give to Albin, and perhaps a better deal than that. I mean, what big name would come to Ohio without a contract for some number of years, say five, and compensation in the upper half of the MAC?

Slightly different situation, with Frank retiring abruptly in July, 2 months before the start of the season.

I'll pass on Tyler Tettleton. Petulant ego maniac who took a job on Albin's first staff and then quickly bailed.

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I’m usually 100% with you but I’m not seeing that that’s so obvious at all. Different level, that’s not going to happen with our lack of resources. Now if we even had Charolttes NIL (10 times ours)- that’s different ,

Those guys are her men.

But you're not entirely off - AD's always want to make a SPLASH. A big jolt that increases a quick inflow of cash and excitement.

I've said it somewhere in these other threads, but if you remember when Brian was hired - I immediately thought Albin's clock was starting. He was brought in - by someone (Julie I suspect)- with zero ties to Ohio, or the mid-west. He's a califoria kid who wears leas in the booth, he was an offensive coordinator at Hawaii and Washington State... and ends up the RB Coach at Ohio University...?

Year 2... Associate Head Coach title

Year 3... Scott is demoted. Brian is the new OC.

Year 4...

I think it's been written for a bit. And maybe thats why Tim took an interesting exit.

I could be wrong - bc I do think she wants a splashy headline hire - but Brian is here for a reason, and I don't think it's because he loves coaching running backs.

And Spense would be an awesome hire. And also somewhat "splashy" bringing him back off a Top 25 team. Solid.

Agreed. Again, no clue where I said it, but OU has been so good because we've been remarkably stable. Someone replied to me and said thats how high school teams run. I disagree. That's how strong programs run. We build from the inside.

That's not to say I wouldn't take Ryan Day if he got fired, but if it comes to a random OL coach from somewhere else or two guys who have been in the builiding... gimme those guys. They know what to expect. As so do some of the players on the team. Consistency. Stablitiy. Win.

I mean, maybe, it's a small world... but where would they have ever crossed-paths? Albin is significantly older.

Albin was the OC at North Dakota State when Brian was with the Packers.

Then Brian went on his west coast coaching tour while Tim was in Athens.

The furthest east Brian ever coached before coming to OU was Los Angeles.