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We had five opponents on our schedule that won at least 9 games this year. Any yall know if that's ever happened before at WVU in football?
WVU 70 Clemson 33. 5 years have passed and look at how those two programs have progressed. That year holes had his best class at 26 Clemson pulled in at 12.
Holgerson looked like the better coach that day.
I'll take 10 wins any year, but will always want more.
Clemson has some advantages over us but they made a strong commitment to recruiting and it has paid off.
IMO WVU be it coach,administration or a combo of both havn't made the kind of commitment that they should to get WVU to the next level, at least not yet.
What kind of commitment should they make that they haven't made or not on list to address? just curious...
Signing asst coaches long term is a two edged sword, look at Efore, we paid him his last year at a DC rate to keep the water jugs full....asst coach turnover isnt a deal killer, and isnt a team detriment, look at the asst coach turnover at Alabama and Ohio State, where BTW, most assts are on a two year deal. Asst football coaches move around a ton, the guys who hitch themselves to a particular HC or school are pretty rare, Fraud has his crew that followed him around, and a few others, but it is the exception.To start with, keep the same coaches for a few years, that one year coach contract thing is stupid......
How many different coaches have we had since Holgerson has been here? There have been 4 different D coordinators.
Mad, asst coaches are very fluid at nearly all schools, regardless of who the HC is, I doubt that many want long term contracts, in case a better gig comes along. Many position coaches move to a different school every year, for many different reasons, some lateral moves, some with better pay, some real promotions. Two years is the right contract for assts, IMO. I could make an exception for a guy who was your HCIW, or was an absolute key to your offense, had been there for years, etc, I would also say that young unproven guys should be year to year.When you're a Myers or Saban, you can handpick your assistants. Kids spend more time with their position and assistant coaches but if there isn't support for the HC, then chances are the assistants are in jeapordy. I agree with you in some respects, the assistants should not be signed any longer than the the HC which could be something already addressed in the assistant coaches contract.
To start with, keep the same coaches for a few years, that one year coach contract thing is stupid......
How many different coaches have we had since Holgerson has been here? There have been 4 different D coordinators.
Mad, asst coaches are very fluid at nearly all schools, regardless of who the HC is, I doubt that many want long term contracts, in case a better gig comes along. Many position coaches move to a different school every year, for many different reasons, some lateral moves, some with better pay, some real promotions. Two years is the right contract for assts, IMO. I could make an exception for a guy who was your HCIW, or was an absolute key to your offense, had been there for years, etc, I would also say that young unproven guys should be year to year.
Spend more money overall imho on assistants (special teams hire was a joke) for one thing, hire a good recruiter/coach for the QB position, or I think it would be a good move to move Seider to that spot and hire another RB coach. Just a stronger commitment overall financially but Id start with a stronger staff around Dana and that would take money.What kind of commitment should they make that they haven't made or not on list to address? just curious...
Its just funny how everyone here just misses the the NEON SIGN that was stated in that article and just dismisses it....It's the 9th time in PROGRAM HISTORY that the team has posted a 10 win season...9 TIMES!!!!...in 100 PLUS YEARS OF THE PROGRAM!...news flash...West Virginia is a nice program...its never going to be an elite program!...and I've got over 100 years of historical data to support that comment..this program will do what it has always done..have a big season every 5 years or so...its reality...to think there is ever a coach that could come in here and consistently have this program challenge for a title year in and year out is just nonsense..remember...Bobby Bowden couldn't even get it done..you need talent...you need elite talent...that's what beat Wv on Wednesday...it was a cold dose of reality of what Miami can get on campus and what Wv can recruit..