Muschamp a short-timer?

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I think Muschamp is a great hire, but is the consensus that he won't be around very long? It seems like he'll be up for a head coaching position pretty soon, right?
 
So, after 3 years you're thinking he might just stick around and wait for Mack to retire? Interesting, albeit wishful, theory.

He strikes me as someone who's made for the SEC, but I could be way off on that. I think it's likely Tuberville gets the boot -- and it's not like this hasn't been close to happening recently -- which allows Muschamp to take over the Aubies.
 
I think he meant 99.99 % chance hes gone after 3 .


and I cant imagine Will going back to Auburn (even as a head coach) after leaving them for UT for the "same job" (even though it was for something like 40% more money)
 
Short timers, as I think we have proven, are not the end of the world. They bring new energy and new enthusiasm to the program. I think zero-U has proven the same.
 
Our trouble on defense has more to do with never having a decent linebacker coach out of all of the coordinators who have rolled through that position. We have only had one LB drafted in 10 years, and we have recruited the position better than that.
 
You're right. When replacing a coordinator you never know if your program will rise or fall from their previous level because of him.

For example, when Bull Reese "retired", it was clearly time for an injection of enthusiasm and new ideas for our defense, and that's what Robinson and Tomey brought.

When Robinson left Chizik kept things going his first year, but the next wasn't nearly so hot. Last year, well, what can I say? It's obvious we need another injection of fresh ideas and enthusiasm, and if interviews and Spring Game performances can be used as any kind of reliable determinant, Coach Boom has delivered.
 
Let's see how good he does against the wide open spread offenses of the Big XII instead of the power (3 yards and a cloud of dust) offenses in the SEC before we crown the guy.
 
Constant turnover at DC has only produced 2 wins against Oklahoma (and the other 2 were close losses), a conference title, a national title, multiple award winners, and 2 BCS bowls. I think that's something I can live with, sooner.
 
Yeah the SEC has no good offenses. There are plenty of teams that run the spread formations in both leagues. Please only make intelligent comments
 
Arkansas was very close to hiring him as head coach.

Up to now, most people see him as an SEC coach. He wants a head job and probably realized that there isn't going to be a decent SEC opening in the next year or two and is broadening his experience and exposure (and coaching at a top school).
 
What does it take for a great DC or OC to make it as a very successful head coach ata major school? B. Stoops obviously has "it". M. Stoops apparently doesn't. Will Chizik? Muschamp? Pelini? The guy at FSU? Randy Shannon probably has one more year to prove it but it doesnt look good. You gotta believe that the major programs are trying to figure out the difference in B. Stoops and others that failed. OU took a hell of a gamble with Stoops and it has certainly paid off well for them. After Gibbs, Schnellenberger and the other (name escapes me) coach you wonder what they were thinking when they hired Stoops instead of going for a proven coach from a major school.


Would Texas let a proven DC or OC take over after Mack if and when he retires on top? I doubt it.
 
robinson should be available after next year again for another stint as dc @ texas....

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Actually I think Stuck at Work meant exactly what he said. 30 percent chance of leaving after one year. 60 percent chance after two and if you do the math there is only 10 percent left so 9.99 percent he leaves after three and .01 percent chance he stays longer than three.
 
To answer the OP, I think he'll be at Texas longer than a year unless there's a run on DCs. There were two things that kept him from getting a job last year: 1) a last minute switch by Bobby Petrino, and 2) being on the wrong side of the ball. Of the I-A openings, IIRC only one was filled by a defensive guy.

He was at the top of the list of DCs last year, but will likely take a step back as he'll need some time to adjust. Whoever made the point about spread offenses had a good one, if backwards. He faced them in the SEC (do the names Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow, Gary Crowton, and Steve Spurrier ring a bell?), but had personnel more suited to defedn them. In one of the numerous spread debates, someone arguing for its superiority rhetorically asked "Are you going to zone blitz vs. a 4 WR set and trust a DE to cover a WR?" In the SEC, Muschamp's answer would be, "Yes, ************. My DE is Quentin Groves who can outrun your WR." The adjustment will take some time. Additionally, don't know how it compares to what Akina and MacDuff were doing last year, but Muschamp's playbook was significantly thicker than Chizik's, and that caused some problems the first year. Again, likely to be the same at Texas.
 
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