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I would argue that the only job on that list that OSU is undoubtedly better than is Colorado State. Virginia Tech would be right in the same ballpark. Arkansas gets SEC TV money and has access to so much NIL that I think many coaches would choose Arkansas over OSU. And UCLA gets Big 10 TV money. That said, I still think Weiberg makes a good hire. It probably won't be splashy, but I am confident it will be good.
I agree. Weiberg does his due diligence and finds a proven winner. If reports are true and we have $16 million for NIL payments, we should be competitive again in the next two or three years.
 
I agree. Weiberg does his due diligence and finds a proven winner. If reports are true and we have $16 million for NIL payments, we should be competitive again in the next two or three years.
Money won’t be an issue. The reports that we are poor are grossly egregious and overstated.

The next hire will be more about fit than ability to get players.

I hope it’s golesh or silverfield. I like Zac Robinson but don’t think he would be the best fit
 
Am I the only one that feels like that with all the firings in college football this year our odds of getting a quality head coach keep going down further and further?

Nah. If Gundy did anything he proved you could win here. The NIL isnt stupid good but it isn't G5 level either. We have a conference with no dominant teams so anyone with an ego is gonna think they could come in and have that team.
 
Few questions, more for my own enlightenment than any other reason.

With NIL, isn't recruiting just offering the guy you want more money than other teams? Or is it a combination, where you sell them that your school is fine, and you offer more money than the other schools he thinks are fine? Anyone know how that really works. How important is persuasion verses just cold cash?

And depending on the answer to the above question, is the head coaching job now more about evaluation than the old days when it was about persuasion. Or what is relative importance of both? In the old days (pre NIL) you just talked as many top recruits as possible into signing up. Now, just like a pro team, since everyone is a free agent you have to figure out who to spend your money on.

Does this also make X and O coaching more important verses recruiting? Does that give an edge to NFL guys?
 
I think it was ego more than anything. He was the celebrity king of the athletic department. He wasn't going to stoop to the demands of players who should have been thankful just to play for him.
We’re not immune to this, happens all over the place.
Eddie’s downfall is the perfect example.
Athletic Departments and fans tend to be huge unable rs when the wins are happening.
 
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