🏈 The Coaching Carousel : UT promotes Kelsey Pope to WR coach

[JoshB]

That's a pretty solid hire IMO.

 

[252BAMA]

Exactly! Watch Domani Jackson with this hire.

And his teammate. Who is committed to OU.

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Raleek BrownMater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
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[rocknthefreeworld]

Aren't there some NCAA issues with LSU right now that could cause an established coach to pause before taking the job?

Lawsuits regarding Title IX are the biggest issue. That's some federal stuff that might hurt for a long time

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Riley wants to be somewhere he can win the conference without much effort as far as I can tell. PAC12 has few good teams so he can make they playoffs 3 out of every 5 and be good for years

 

[252BAMA]

Grand slam home run hire. I was hoping he would replace Saban.

 

[TerryP]

LSU has to go to a their backup backup backup plan

This is a definitive statement.

 

[TerryP]

Exactly! Watch Domani Jackson with this hire.

I'm not saying this won't matter. I don't think it will. Michigan looks to be the team to beat and I understand he was going to be on a visit this past weekend with the Wolverines (good weekend for them, eh?)

He strikes me as the kind of kid that's not going to get caught up in a circus and the OU to USC move is going to carry that kind of publicity. It's been a week or so since I got caught up talking about defensive backs and as of that point I'm of the impression Bama lands Jackson; EL Jr. as well.

 

[TerryP]

Riley wants to be somewhere he can win the conference without much effort as far as I can tell

The move to the SEC makes his job at OU more difficult. Starting with Drew Sanders Bama has snagged one of OU's "priority recruits" every year it seems. He's looking at needing to beef up both lines; talent found in the SE. Recruiting kids from the SE to OU is on a different plane than OU playing their games in the SE in front of those kids.

On the same note he's putting himself in the middle of quarterback country. A hell of a lot of talent in SoCal, enough to spread around the country as you can see from rosters this season.

 

[rick4bama]

SO how many more will be hired today?

 

[PurlJam]

And his teammate. Who is committed to OU.

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Raleek BrownMater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
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OU loses 5-star QB, 3 others amid Riley departure

Oklahoma lost four commitments on Sunday following the news that Lincoln Riley had accepted the head-coaching job at USC, including five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, the No. 3-ranked prospect in the class of 2023.

www.espn.com

 

[PurlJam]

I be guessing OU fans have some fine "Melt Down" post.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

The Riley to USC reminds me of the Kiffin hire. They sure operate in a sneaky way.

 

[BamaFan334]

I don't think Riley is a guy that will turn around USC. The way Cristobal is building Oregon, Riley won't just be able to outscore a team like he could at Oklahoma. Utah and Oregon play with decent defense these days, and that's something Riley hasn't accomplished as a head coach yet.

 

[252BAMA]

The Riley to USC reminds me of the Kiffin hire. They sure operate in a sneaky way.

When Carroll left, they had no choice but to grab Kiffin. Sneaky or not. There was a skeleton in every closet and Kiffin knew where all of the closets were. Paid him a ridiculous amount to keep his mouth shut.

 

[Kirk Van de Graaff]

When Carroll left, they had no choice but to grab Kiffin. Sneaky or not. There was a skeleton in every closet and Kiffin knew where all of the closets were. Paid him a ridiculous amount to keep his mouth shut.

Its not really the hire that is sneaky its like they have a , "You come now and leave your prior job immediately" way of things

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I be guessing OU fans have some fine "Melt Down" post.

After losing Bedlam, they may be saying good riddance.

 

[252BAMA]

The move to the SEC makes his job at OU more difficult. Starting with Drew Sanders Bama has snagged one of OU's "priority recruits" every year it seems. He's looking at needing to beef up both lines; talent found in the SE. Recruiting kids from the SE to OU is on a different plane than OU playing their games in the SE in front of those kids.

On the same note he's putting himself in the middle of quarterback country. A hell of a lot of talent in SoCal, enough to spread around the country as you can see from rosters this season.

Top 3 (Young, Stroud, and Corral) Heisman Trophy candidates this year are QBs from California. And none of the 3 at USC. That is about to change.

 

[TerryP]

That is about to change.

As you've just proven, there's plenty of talent to go around from that part of the country.

USC's QB room is in good shape now with a a kid from Utah and the other from Arizona.

 

[Tidestalker]

Literally do not think USC could have done any better. And I like the move for Riley also... Get away from the SEC and into the West

 

[mando]

Biggest issue or USC is the relevance of the PAC 12. Do they have a plan to fix the mess that Larry Scott created? If not then he just jumped to a historically program that is in a dead conference. The dead conference may be hard to overcome. Also, is there real interest in college sports any longer on the west coast? Do not get me wrong great hire for USC just trying to understand the value to Riley. Is he going to something or getting away from something?