I don't know the answer to the coaching situation, but I do know that buying a coach makes me nervous. Not sure that is always the answer. 1st, gotta make sure his motivation is about coaching and not the money. 2nd, is he still hungry after working his way up and now getting big bucks.
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The fact of reality is to get an experienced and successful head coach in here it's going to cost us some money. We went the cheap route with Brewster and it didn't work out. Tubby worked out and we were willing to spend some bucks. I'd say let's be willing to spend some money if it's going to get us a head coach who knows what he is doing.
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If you believe Bruinicks, any contract will be heavy on incentives.
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At Least It Sounds Like The U Is Now Willing To $pend More For A Good Coach!
Brewster was paid out of this account. Lowest paid head coach in the Big Ten. Yes, most of the time you get what you pay for!
Brewster was paid out of this account. Lowest paid head coach in the Big Ten. Yes, most of the time you get what you pay for!
Any coach that will be able to come in and turn this program around is going to want big money to come in and clean up this mess that Maturi and Brewster put us in.
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It's kind of like the Timberwolves--their brand equity is so bad, no self-respecting free agent will come here without a little extra cash. Not to mention the intangibles (weather, etc.). We will have to overpay to get someone here, but if it's the right coach, it will pay for itself.
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Agree the right coach will pay for himself. Shell out the cash or I think you risk really losing the majority of the fanbase, if they have not already.
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If you give the money to a proven coach....you know his motivation. If you give it to somebody who is going to be a head coach for the first time or somebody who has been a head coach in a lesser conference for a couple years you have no idea what you are buying.
Just an example: The next head coaching job Jon Gruden gets....do you have any question whatsoever that he's going to work at it 24 hours a day?
Take Mullen, whose name is mentioned...there is no idea at all to predict what he is going to do.
Take Edsall, he has been at UConn for a long time. He hasn't won yet. But now, he will at Minnesota? Where would that logic come from. The Big Ten has better coaches than UConn faces....he's much more likely to do even worse at Minnesota if he can't win at UConn.
If you give the money to a proven coach....you know his motivation. If you give it to somebody who is going to be a head coach for the first time or somebody who has been a head coach in a lesser conference for a couple years you have no idea what you are buying.
Just an example: The next head coaching job Jon Gruden gets....do you have any question whatsoever that he's going to work at it 24 hours a day?
Take Mullen, whose name is mentioned...there is no idea at all to predict what he is going to do.
Take Edsall, he has been at UConn for a long time. He hasn't won yet. But now, he will at Minnesota? Where would that logic come from. The Big Ten has better coaches than UConn faces....he's much more likely to do even worse at Minnesota if he can't win at UConn.