[washingtonismoney]

Hey WIM,  what's the rationale behind that?  Are you (or I guess Eubanks) talking about the timing of the upheaval, or the sheer number of coaches playing musical chairs?  I can see the former linkage, but no so much the latter.

I'm saying the timing of the upheaval is definitely related, and indirectly the latter. i.e. more time for hiring and firing means more hires and fires. My thinking is that previously, coaches could save their jobs from midseason ruts by going on a miracle run. Les Miles did it a few times. But now, because ADs have to think of the health of the signing class in December, they might be inclined to make the fire *early.* So (theoretically) you might've seen a guy like McElwain or Jones given the second half of the year to make his case. Now it's all "pull the trigger" because otherwise the recruiting class will tank.

And I suppose there's an outside chance of an NFL head coaching job going to a college guy.

[washingtonismoney]

Hey WIM,  what's the rationale behind that?  Are you (or I guess Eubanks) talking about the timing of the upheaval, or the sheer number of coaches playing musical chairs?  I can see the former linkage, but no so much the latter.

I'm saying the timing of the upheaval is definitely related, and indirectly the latter. i.e. more time for hiring and firing means more hires and fires. My thinking is that previously, coaches could save their jobs from midseason ruts by going on a miracle run. Les Miles did it a few times. But now, because ADs have to think of the health of the signing class in December, they might be inclined to make the fire *early.* So (theoretically) you might've seen a guy like McElwain or Jones given the second half of the year to make his case. Now it's all "pull the trigger" because otherwise the recruiting class will tank.

And I suppose there's an outside chance of an NFL head coaching job going to a college guy.