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Topic: When should Tim Albin be fired?
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TWT
9/26/2021 3:35 PM
What are your thoughts on when to fire Tim Albin?
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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
9/26/2021 4:08 PM
I voted for after the 2022 season.

The only thing stupider than a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President is a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President to not work.
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Brian Smith (No, not that one)
9/26/2021 4:56 PM
If this were a pro franchise, you’d force him to hire a hot shot young coach at offensive coordinator for the 2022 season and essentially make him coach in waiting. Can’t do that in college very easily.
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mf279801
9/26/2021 5:12 PM
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:expand_more
I voted for after the 2022 season.

The only thing stupider than a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President is a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President to not work.
To be pedantic: paying TWO football coachs (one active, one not) more than you pay your president
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GoCats105
9/26/2021 6:51 PM
Anything less then 4-8 I think you gotta do it immediately. Recognize you made a mistake and try to rectify it as soon as possible.
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Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
9/26/2021 7:36 PM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Anything less then 4-8 I think you gotta do it immediately. Recognize you made a mistake and try to rectify it as soon as possible.
If the lesson we takeaway from the Solich era is to spend more on football, we've truly gone insane.

Zero championships, and a program that isnt good enough to win a few FCS conferences. The idea that we should throw away 550k to get a one year headstart on getting to some crappy bowl game again is crazy.
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shabamon
9/26/2021 8:04 PM
It needs to be at a time where it is both the right move for the short term needs of the program as well as the right move for the financial health of the department. Unfortunately, we can't afford the move now nor after this season.

We need to show something in the 2022 non conference schedule. Beat FAU and the FCS team, and push Penn State and ISU. Then get off to a good start to MAC play. If both don't happen, cut it.
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TWT
9/26/2021 9:32 PM
mf279801 wrote:expand_more
I voted for after the 2022 season.

The only thing stupider than a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President is a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President to not work.
To be pedantic: paying TWO football coachs (one active, one not) more than you pay your president
With the price of MAC football coaches going up it might be smarter to lock in a coach at 750k today then to pay 1 million four years from now.

A new staff would be easier on the fans because it represents hope even if it will be a few rebuilding years. Hope Ohio could actually pull in a recruiting class in the upper half of the division. This staff has proven over 16 years incapable of not doing it with 5 bowl wins and 4 division titles in the track record.
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Pataskala
9/26/2021 9:32 PM
If we have our first oh-fer season since Tom Lichtenberg's last year here in 1994, then we should "reassign" him to some menial job that, hopefully, he'll hate and ask to leave. (Maybe digital strategy and in-venue production.) He's had 16 years here so, even though he got the HC job six weeks before the season started, he should be able to get this team shaped up pretty quickly now that he's had four games in the big chair (notice I didn't say "throne"). A winless season should be completely unacceptable to all concerned.
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OhioCatFan
9/26/2021 10:35 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
If we have our first oh-fer season since Tom Lichtenberg's last year here in 1994, then we should "reassign" him to some menial job that, hopefully, he'll hate and ask to leave. (Maybe digital strategy and in-venue production.) He's had 16 years here so, even though he got the HC job six weeks before the season started, he should be able to get this team shaped up pretty quickly now that he's had four games in the big chair (notice I didn't say "throne"). A winless season should be completely unacceptable to all concerned.
I agree, and if that's what happens, or even 1-11, I know one person close to the program who could finance the buyout -- Frank Solich. He'd have to admit that he made a mistake, and he'd probably do it anonymously, but he's got the means.
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BillyTheCat
9/27/2021 12:49 PM
Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:expand_more
I voted for after the 2022 season.

The only thing stupider than a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President is a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President to not work.
We are paying Frank to not coach already.
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BillyTheCat
9/27/2021 12:50 PM
mf279801 wrote:expand_more
I voted for after the 2022 season.

The only thing stupider than a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President is a school like Ohio paying their football coach more than their President to not work.
To be pedantic: paying TWO football coachs (one active, one not) more than you pay your president
We are currently doing that.
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BillyTheCat
9/27/2021 12:53 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
If we have our first oh-fer season since Tom Lichtenberg's last year here in 1994, then we should "reassign" him to some menial job that, hopefully, he'll hate and ask to leave. (Maybe digital strategy and in-venue production.) He's had 16 years here so, even though he got the HC job six weeks before the season started, he should be able to get this team shaped up pretty quickly now that he's had four games in the big chair (notice I didn't say "throne"). A winless season should be completely unacceptable to all concerned.
I agree, and if that's what happens, or even 1-11, I know one person close to the program who could finance the buyout -- Frank Solich. He'd have to admit that he made a mistake, and he'd probably do it anonymously, but he's got the means.
Frank also has a stellar donor record. Been one of the Universities biggest benefactors.
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SBH
9/27/2021 12:56 PM
Frank and Mike Schmidt are neck and neck.
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BillyTheCat
9/27/2021 1:51 PM
SBH wrote:expand_more
Frank and Mike Schmidt are neck and neck.
Here is someone who understands what has actually been happening
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bobcatsquared
9/27/2021 5:19 PM
Is SBH trying to match BTC's notable sarcasm?
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Urban Bobcat
9/29/2021 12:58 AM
If Coach A. goes 0-12 than he should straight up resign.

Otherwise maybe the university could get Matt Lauer to buy out his contract.
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LuckySparrow
10/16/2021 3:14 PM
Now. Please!
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Maddog13
10/16/2021 3:19 PM
No reason to wait. Albin is undoing everything Solich accomplished.
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Pataskala
10/16/2021 3:36 PM
I was willing to wait until after the season, but he needs to go now. It's clear that the 21-0 lead in the first quarter was due more to Buffalo's disorganization than Ohio's game plan and execution. And for the second week in a row we get a penalty from something that happened on the sideline. That shows a lack of discipline and organization. Whatever he might have had at NW Oklahoma St back in the '90s is gone. If he really cares about Ohio football he'll resign before the bus gets to the Thruway. But if he doesn't quit now, he should be canned by Monday. Reassign him so at least we don't have to pay him for nothing.
Last Edited: 10/16/2021 3:38:03 PM by Pataskala
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LuckySparrow
10/16/2021 4:04 PM
Honestly, he's a below average OC, but I think he actually did solid the last few seasons for us in that role. He's clearly in way over his head as a HC.
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Felix
10/16/2021 4:09 PM
Knorr was a better DC than Albin was an OC.
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SBH
10/16/2021 4:52 PM
Maddog13 wrote:expand_more
No reason to wait. Albin is undoing everything Solich accomplished.
We are experiencing what Solich accomplished. Program had been backsliding for years. Albin just finished the job.
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mid70sbobcat
10/16/2021 5:28 PM
SBH wrote:expand_more
No reason to wait. Albin is undoing everything Solich accomplished.
We are experiencing what Solich accomplished. Program had been backsliding for years. Albin just finished the job.
I'll disagree with you.

2015 Ohio 8–5 5–3 T–2nd (East) L Camellia
2016 Ohio 8–6 6–2 T–1st (East) L Dollar General
2017 Ohio 9–4 5–3 2nd (East) W Bahamas
2018 Ohio 9–4 6–2 T–2nd (East) W Frisco
2019 Ohio 7–6 5–3 T–2nd (East) W Famous Idaho Potato
2020 Ohio 2–1 2–1 T–3rd (East)
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BillyTheCat
10/16/2021 6:08 PM
Maddog13 wrote:expand_more
No reason to wait. Albin is undoing everything Solich accomplished.
This was Solich’s team. This team was not good from the beginning and wouldn’t be if Frank was still here.
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