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[bleedsmaroonandgold]

If I grant the premise that Claeys might be offered a job after this year, and that he would consider taking it if he did (neither of which are things that I know enough about to speculate on the reasonableness of), then would we try to hire from the outside? Or would we promote from within? I know we have a lot of long tenured position coaches. Presumably, these guys all know Kill's system inside and out, and it seems like in most organizations, if someone stays in a lieutenant-type role for over a decade, its because they believe they will be the next man up when there is a vacancy. Is that how college coaching works?

 

[50PoundHead]

Don Treadwell is one example I can think of. He took over MSU and was successful for about 3 games. He lasted less than 2 1/2 years at Miami-Ohio. 8-21 overall and 6-11 in the MAC.

Treadwell's lack of success surprised me. When he was subbing for D'Antonio, I thought he looked like a guy on the rise.

But that brings up a point about how being an interim is a totally different world than being a head coach. As an interim, a guy has an infrastructure all around him that is already built. In the case of Claeys, he's been around Kill so long that he probably does know exactly what Kill would do in most situations. When you are a head coach, especially a new head coach, you have to build all the infrastructure yourself and there's a ton of trial-and-error.

If Claeys gets an offer, good for him.

 

[sconniegopher]

Remember when Tim Brewster was going to Tennessee?

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Remember when Tim Brewster was going to Tennessee?

Remember when Tennessee would have been an upgrade from Minnesota?

 

[upnorthkid]

If I grant the premise that Claeys might be offered a job after this year, and that he would consider taking it if he did (neither of which are things that I know enough about to speculate on the reasonableness of), then would we try to hire from the outside? Or would we promote from within? I know we have a lot of long tenured position coaches. Presumably, these guys all know Kill's system inside and out, and it seems like in most organizations, if someone stays in a lieutenant-type role for over a decade, its because they believe they will be the next man up when there is a vacancy. Is that how college coaching works?

i think its different with this group. i think they all love working together. i know if i was a secondary coach in this system, waiting around for 15ish years is far too long to wait if you're thinking you eventually want to be a top dog. if you're always under someone, you can't really ever rise to the top and be noticed.

 

[howeda7]

Might Kansas of Kansas State be options? We'll see how the season plays out.

Talk about a death-trap of a job. Mark Mangino may have been a lot of things, but that was some miracle he worked there. And if Mason defenders here need any extra points, what he did there looks better all the time.

 

[dpodoll68]

If I grant the premise that Claeys might be offered a job after this year, and that he would consider taking it if he did (neither of which are things that I know enough about to speculate on the reasonableness of), then would we try to hire from the outside? Or would we promote from within? I know we have a lot of long tenured position coaches. Presumably, these guys all know Kill's system inside and out, and it seems like in most organizations, if someone stays in a lieutenant-type role for over a decade, its because they believe they will be the next man up when there is a vacancy. Is that how college coaching works?

My guess is that, if Claeys left, our next defensive coordinator would be Tom Matukewicz.

http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=205375441

Or, conversely, he might make Miller the DC and hire Matukewicz as the LB coach.

Sawvel would get serious consideration as well.