When we look back in 3-4 years, who will we think was the best hire?
Ranking the coaching hires -- How will it play out?
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honeybadger40
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Deboner sucks until he doesn't
AtomicDawg
New Fish
Because I want it to happen I voted.
No option for Dickert at #1?
CuntWaffle
New Fish
Riley is the only one that doesn't qualify as "sucks until he doesn't"
PasadenaHuskyFan
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Riley hasn’t proven yet that he can rebuild a program currently in the dumps. Lanning will have a pretty steep learning curve. Going with DeBoer
Yes, I had to edit this, because my joke was a big THUD!
Anyway, I'm voting Lanning ahead of DeBoner because of Oregon's momentum with their success and all the other advantages they have over UW.
Will be interesting to see if DeBoner can get UW past its never-ending mediocrity.
Anyway, I'm voting Lanning ahead of DeBoner because of Oregon's momentum with their success and all the other advantages they have over UW.
Will be interesting to see if DeBoner can get UW past its never-ending mediocrity.
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whatshouldicareabout
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Riley is a clear 1 given he's won conference titles at a P5 school.
DeBoer and Lanning are unknowns, but I feel more certainty around where DeBoer fits in the hierarchy of Pac-12 coaches versus Lanning. Lanning just hired an OC from Florida State that managed to score 17 on Jacksonville St, so he's in Hamdan territory until he isn't.
Dickert is probably 3rd in the North given that Shaw has lost his touch since 2019
DeBoer and Lanning are unknowns, but I feel more certainty around where DeBoer fits in the hierarchy of Pac-12 coaches versus Lanning. Lanning just hired an OC from Florida State that managed to score 17 on Jacksonville St, so he's in Hamdan territory until he isn't.
Dickert is probably 3rd in the North given that Shaw has lost his touch since 2019
PasadenaHuskyFan
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Dickert is the first WSU coach in a long time that doesn’t appear to be a complete clown.
Dickert made a good hire at OC. The guy lit it up in the FCS.
MikeDamone
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With Penis the featured QB.
1to392831weretaken
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Riley was the most volatile hire. He's yet to field a good defense in his career, yet he brought Grinch over with him. His teams also tend to drop one or two to far inferior talent every year. I could also see his personal life explode in LA. Gives me Freshwater/Sark vibes. He'll have pretty much unlimited talent to work with, but he's had nearly that at Oklahoma every year and never broke through.
Oregon's is the lowest risk hire because things always work out for Oregon either way. Unlike USC, they have the money to handle their hire shitting the bed. And even if he does, some team down south will probably buy him away from them just to be nice. Lanning will have a almost as much to work with as Riley but without the pressure.
I would bet DeBoner is the best coach of the three. The Pain Simulation suggests that'll matter fuckall, and this is going to get ugly.
Oregon's is the lowest risk hire because things always work out for Oregon either way. Unlike USC, they have the money to handle their hire shitting the bed. And even if he does, some team down south will probably buy him away from them just to be nice. Lanning will have a almost as much to work with as Riley but without the pressure.
I would bet DeBoner is the best coach of the three. The Pain Simulation suggests that'll matter fuckall, and this is going to get ugly.
AtomicDawg
New Fish
Beau Baldwin 2.0
The Oklahoma defense was so bad that Grinch was welcomed as a savior.
That's bad
Stop the steal
GaearGrimsrud
New Fish
When he beats Oregon I'll get a sweatpants DeBoner and revist pole
BCoveysLifeInsPolicy
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Riley’s a proven commodity at a high level. Is he necessarily going to produce playoff teams at USC every year? Probably not. But he’s head-coached at a P5 top-10 program and knows what it takes.
DeBoner’s head coach record is solid; just need to see if that will translate at the next higher level. Decently high ceiling, and not a super low floor.
Lanning is a big ?. He could be the next Smart, but he could be another Wilcox or worse, Lake. History would suggest the odds favor the latter outcome, or mediocrity.
I’d put Dickert ahead of Lanning. He’s gotten his people to play solidly so far. Now we just have to see if that was an anomaly, and the cuog return to their cuoging ways.
Also, no Janet Reno, or FYFMFE for options?
DeBoner’s head coach record is solid; just need to see if that will translate at the next higher level. Decently high ceiling, and not a super low floor.
Lanning is a big ?. He could be the next Smart, but he could be another Wilcox or worse, Lake. History would suggest the odds favor the latter outcome, or mediocrity.
I’d put Dickert ahead of Lanning. He’s gotten his people to play solidly so far. Now we just have to see if that was an anomaly, and the cuog return to their cuoging ways.
Also, no Janet Reno, or FYFMFE for options?