BleedGopher
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I'm happy for Chryst, he's a good coach and well deserving of a head coaching opportunity. I don't mind seeing him leave Wisconsin either. I wonder if they will give Thomas Hammock a shot at the OC spot.
I'm happy for Chryst, he's a good coach and well deserving of a head coaching opportunity. I don't mind seeing him leave Wisconsin either. I wonder if they will give Thomas Hammock a shot at the OC spot.
I think most Badger fans would have preferred that he remember this quote while playcalling that 2 pt conversion against TCU.I've always liked Chryst. I realize football (from high school to the pros) is going the other way, but I once heard a quote from Chryst that I love. He was asked how many times he'd like to call a pass play during a game and he said, "Ideally, zero."
According to a Pitt blog, Chryst is likely to bring Bob Bostad and Joe Rudolph with him.
If Bostad has the chance to become OC at Pitt, there is probably a strong chance it happens. I doubt he leaves for a lateral move.
As for Bart Houston, it's probably more likely that he stays on the West Coast as opposed to going to Pitt if he changes his mind.
Another way of looking at it, does he want to work for a A-hole, or a nice guy.My thinking was that Bostad could be offered the OC for Wisky if he stays. So his choice MIGHT be whether to take the OC at Pitt with Chryst, or stay at Wisky for the OC gig there. Time will tell...
Been skimming posts at Bucky's 5th Quarter to see what they are thinking and that was the take by their front pagers as well.My thinking was that Bostad could be offered the OC for Wisky if he stays.
It's a great day to be a Badger fan!
As for Bart Houston, it's probably more likely that he stays on the West Coast as opposed to going to Pitt if he changes his mind.
GV~
Who would you like to see take Chrysts place? Internal candidate (e.g. Bostad) or national search?
Houston has already stated he is going to Wisconsin even with Chryst leaving. That is bad news for the Badgers and good news for many on this board that believe he is a middling QB recruit with no major offers. Tough break for UW.
And their free-agent QB decides to go the Kansas:
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...-crist-announces-plan-to-transfer-to-kansas/1
What will they do with the salary cap room?
I think it will be offered to Bostad the OL coach or Partridge the TEs coach before they offered it to Hammock. It will be interesting to see if PC tries to bring any coaches with him to Pitt. I would assume that his brother Geep will be named OC/QB coach at Pitt, so for UW's sake I hope neither Bostad or Rudolph join PC at Pitt with lateral moves.
It will be interesting to see what happens to UW's offense. They'll always be a run first team, but not many are as good as Paul Chryst. People here always like to take shots at UW's offense as simple and boring, but a close observer would realize that PC is an incredibly innovative and talented play caller. He'll definitely be missed at Wisconsin.
I wonder if Brooks Bollinger gets a sniff as a QB coach, though he is definitely under qualified on the coaching side of things.