Name Your Head Coaching Candidates
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The Bad Guy
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Rhett lashlee lol
gohornedfrogs
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Seeing how Lashlee reacted to anything TCU, I used to think he was just an arrogant punk, full of bluster and testosterone. Now I realize he acts that way because he knows he's a better coach than Dykes and has his program on a much better path.
FroggleRock
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That’s literally my list too. I’d add South Alabama HC as a wildcard.
I wanted Schumann after GP, but he never was a part of the conversation.
Purple Hearted
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There are some decent coaches at the FCS level that deserve mention.
Jimmy Rogers from S Dakota State
Brent Vigen from Montana State
Jason Eck has turned what was the moribund Idaho program into playoff contenders
The thing that I miss most about GP is the attitude that he brought with him. He had (probably still does) a chip on his shoulder that became the identity of the best Frog football teams. What I've seen from the Frogs since he left is a soft, entitled attitude that seems ok with underperforming. I'd love to see us hire someone that brings back a tough identity.
Jimmy Rogers from S Dakota State
Brent Vigen from Montana State
Jason Eck has turned what was the moribund Idaho program into playoff contenders
The thing that I miss most about GP is the attitude that he brought with him. He had (probably still does) a chip on his shoulder that became the identity of the best Frog football teams. What I've seen from the Frogs since he left is a soft, entitled attitude that seems ok with underperforming. I'd love to see us hire someone that brings back a tough identity.
illini_frog
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We need to go the KState route and hire a coach who has a proven identity and recipe for winning. Find the best FCS or D2 coach and give him his shot. Heck even Stanford looked better coached than we did, despite us winning.
illini_frog
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Jeff Monken from Army would be a home run if we can get him and he can tailor his approach to P4 football.
82 Frog Fever
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I‘ve been pondering this.
I believe it’s more like asking Jerry Jones to hire Barry Switzer again.
The Bad Guy
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true lol.
Frog Attack II
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Nick Saban!
82 Frog Fever
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I was sort of thinking that, but if we finish with something like 4 wins, can we really afford to keep these coaches thru 2028 while the program sinks further?
Right now, we’re 8-10 since the Georgia game and I doubt we’ll be favored in any of our remaining 6 games. There are already a number of players who appear to be giving less than a 100% effort.
We’re just gonna have to see what happens.
An-Cap Frog
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Time to watch Georgia - Auburn and our next head coach...
Zebra Frog
KMA
You laugh, but...............
gohornedfrogs
Tier 1
You'd have to get donors to fund the buyout, most likely. Then there'd be less for NIL, so that's a consideration to weigh.
If we wait too long to pull the trigger, though, will we have done so much damage that we're beyond repair?
I'm of the philosophy of "go ahead and do it now." We'll at least have a chance of putting ourselves in a better position for the future. If we wait, we'll only prolong the turnaround, and the game may just pass us by.
I work in corporate America, and I know a little about how these things work there. I don't know how they work in TCU athletics, but I expect they are at least similar. In our business, someone in Donati's shoes would be pressured by his superiors to have Sonny submit his plan to turn this thing around. It would be a comprehensive plan, not just some lip service about 'doing better.' It would include the hiring of new coaches, requesting new resources (human and capital), development and implementation of new strategies and/or training methods, culture development, and a two-three year plan of how this would progress. That's at a minimum.
We tend to look at these things in simplistic terms like recruiting, motivation, coaching and play-calling. It's much bigger than that, and I don't think it's too much to ask for a coach to have to submit a long-range plan when times get tough.
If the leadership doesn't like the plan or the answers, or if Sonny's ego won't let him cooperate, then they can show him the door. That's how it works in big business.
westoverhillbilly
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I really thought that TCU and Dykes would excel in the Transfer Portal and NIL areas as TCU has location advantages over prairie schools and more N-I-L money than many/most P4 to throw around. Now, I'm wondering if we're getting kids that are too self-oriented even though they're highly touted.
The Bad Guy
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My thoughts exactly. I thought he was going to be a master of the portal but maybe that was really before NIL took off and this is entirely different now.
Big Frog II
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Well if we do make the change, surely we don't have to pay the whole amount at one time. Paying 7 million a year is doable especially if not making the change it will cost you much more in lost ticket sales, club seat sales, luxury box sales, donations, and sponsorships. I mean who want to shell out big bucks for this? It's one thing to get by a better team, but we are losing to teams that are not better but better coached.
