| FTBL 2023-24 COACHING CAROUSEL UPDATE

Teams​	OUT​	In​	ANALYSIS​
TAMU​	Jimbo Fisher​	Mike Elko​	Fisher was fired after posting a 45-25 record in six seasons with the Aggies. He's owed over $77 million to be paid out through 2021.​
Michigan St.​	Mel Tucker (cause)​	Jonathan Smith​	Tucker was fired in September amid allegations of sexual harassment. He was 20-14 in four seasons with the Spartans.​
Miss State​	Zach Arnett​	Jeff Lebby​	Arnett was fired after posting a 5-6 record with the Bulldogs in his first full season after taking over for the late Mike Leach.​
Northwestern​	Pat Fitzgerald (cause)​	David Braun​	Fitzgerald was dismissed after an investigation revealed a culture of hazing within the program. He was 110-101 in 17 seasons leading the Wildcats.​
Boise​	Andy Avalos​	​	Avalos was let go after 10 games in the 2023 season. He was 22-14 in three seasons leading the Broncos.​
SDSU​	Brady Hoke (retired)​	Sean Lewis​	Hoke was 39-30 in two stints with Aztecs (2009-10, 2020-23). He was 104-90 overall as a head coach with stops at Ball State (2003-08), Michigan (2011-14) and as an interim coach at Tennessee (2017).​
Syracuse​	Dino Barber​	Fran Brown​	Babers, 62, has been at Syracuse for eight seasons, posting an overall record of 41-55 with two bowl appearances.​
New Mexico​	Danny Gonzales​	​	Fired​
Indiana​	Tom Allen​	Curt Cignetti​	Fired​
Duke​	Mike Elko​	​	Elko hired at TAMU​
UL Monroe​	Terry Bowden​	​	Fired, just like his Dad​
Houston​	Dana Holgorsen​	​	​
MTSU​	Rick Stockstill​	​	​
UC Davis​	Dan Hawkins​	​	​
Oregon St​	Jonathan Smith​	Trey Bray​	​
Indiana	Curt Cignetti​

 

[SnakeDoc]

New Mexico plays Auburn @ Jordon-Hare on 9/14/2024

Too late to save him.

 

[TerryP]

Chadwell didn't want it. A lot of bad info out there on him and that job...

I pointed to this earlier. Academic fraud at Charleston Southern. I can't say this with 100% certainty. But, if State did their due diligence on vetting Chadwell that's where they landed. Good football coach. Cheater.

 

[TerryP]

LOL, guessing here but IMO 1 of 2 things likely happened... the immediate feedback on the hire from the booster types did not go well... and/or, Stoops leveraged the job into getting more of what he wanted out of Kentucky (especially in terms of NIL $)...

There's also always the possibility that the idea of being around the weird Yell Leaders all the time became suddenly all to real and scared him away...

Have you begun to notice On3 has the credibility that's on the scale of a Rival's Mike Farrell?

 

[Justneedme81]

Tom Allen is out at Indiana.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Have you begun to notice On3 has the credibility that's on the scale of a Rival's Mike Farrell?

I constantly confuse On3 and 247 for some reason. One of them I think has Matt Zenitz, and he seems like an odd guy, but I think he's pretty plugged in (at least used to be). A lot of BS to wade through with coaching searches though... there's 3 main people I'll check with to try and get info, and they'll even contradict each other many times... I think the problem some of these network/team sites fall into, they do a poor job of figuring out what is legit and what isn't. They have to put info out, folks pay for it, but they often times have some have poor sources and some get used by agents and coaches.

 

[TerryP]

I constantly confuse On3 and 247 for some reason.

The two Bama sites on both merged into one on On3.

247 is headed in the Rivals route...which is headed in the Scout route.

 

[BAMAneck]

I like Stoops and have often wondered what he could do with good talent cause if is a really good coach. Either hes become really comfortable in Kentucky or he’s terrified of all the hoops hed haft to jump through in college station.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The two Bama sites on both merged into one on On3.

247 is headed in the Rivals route...which is headed in the Scout route.

My default to look at a recruits bio/ranking is 247, no real basis for it that I can remember, but I do use them for that.

 

[Secondand26]

My default to look at a recruits bio/ranking is 247, no real basis for it that I can remember, but I do use them for that.

I look at 247 because they average all of the recruiting sites' scores. Kinda evens it out.

 

[OldPlayer]

Mark Stoops not going to Texas A&M, staying at Kentucky

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Wonder if Traylor would take that? A&M better be careful who they slow play.

 

[Justneedme81]

Baylor won't fire the coach.

 

[mando]

LOL, guessing here but IMO 1 of 2 things likely happened... the immediate feedback on the hire from the booster types did not go well... and/or, Stoops leveraged the job into getting more of what he wanted out of Kentucky (especially in terms of NIL $)...

There's also always the possibility that the idea of being around the weird Yell Leaders all the time became suddenly all to real and scared him away...

My money would be on the first item. The A&M brass would not have been thrilled with this hire.

 

[Krimson]

https://www.si.com/college/tamu/football/tamu-aggies-mark-stoops-board-of-regents-jimbo-fisher-fired-mike-elko

 

[Justneedme81]

Terry Bowden fired at UL Monroe. Bowden was 10-26 in 3 seasons at ULM

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[bamafan9201]

Sources: Aranda back to Baylor in '24; OC out

After multiple meetings with school officials, Baylor football coach Dave Aranda will return in 2024, but OC Jeff Grimes is out, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

Aranda dodges a bullet but has to sacrifice his OC Jeff Grimes in the process.

 

[Justneedme81]

updated everything.

 

[mando]

Curious to how the A&M fanbase and boosters will see this hire... My guess is mixed?