Have we even started interviewing yet?!

Elkaggie · Post by **Elkaggie** » November 21st, 2020, 10:16 pm

I know we want to get the right guy but man we need a steadying influence on the team right now.

I would think after 2 weeks things would be further along. Am I being impatient?

2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » November 21st, 2020, 11:52 pm

Elkaggie wrote:I know we want to get the right guy but man we need a steadying influence on the team right now.

I would think after 2 weeks things would be further along. Am I being impatient?

No, you’re not being impatient. The situation needs to be wrapping up in the next week or so.

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JFW_AGGIES · Post by **JFW_AGGIES** » November 22nd, 2020, 12:01 am

Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » November 22nd, 2020, 5:13 am

Even when we hired Stew, it took a month. Expect this to take at least that long.

KissMyAg · Post by **KissMyAg** » November 22nd, 2020, 7:34 am

Yea we are interviewing. Have some patience

Post by **ProvoAggie** » November 22nd, 2020, 8:02 am

Head coaches are rarely hired during the season. This is going to take some time.

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BleedAggieBlue0 · Post by **BleedAggieBlue0** » November 22nd, 2020, 8:13 am

I don’t think you guys know how hiring new coaches works...
Hires are rarely made mid season. They may still get someone hired mid season, but they’re certainly not working slow.

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cval · Post by **cval** » November 22nd, 2020, 9:56 am

The fact that we don't know does not mean nothing is happening.

Patience.....

2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » November 22nd, 2020, 10:43 am

JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.

It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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JonnyCienPesos · Post by **JonnyCienPesos** » November 22nd, 2020, 10:51 am

2004AG wrote:
JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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So had we hurried and hired someone quickly, they would not have transferred? You want to make the wrong hire to keep 3 guys?

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2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » November 22nd, 2020, 10:57 am

JonnyCienPesos wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 10:51 am

2004AG wrote:
JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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So had we hurried and hired someone quickly, they would not have transferred? You want to make the wrong hire to keep 3 guys?

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I never said that. That's a false dichotomy. I just answered the question as to why we are a little restless. Again, for the millionth time, we all agree getting the right coach is the most important thing, nobody is saying otherwise. We need to get the right coach and we need to do it fairly quick. I hope it doesn't take until December 15. In my perfect world, it would be the first of December after JH has had a chance to interview and conduct his due diligence.

Post by **aggies22** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:17 am

2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 10:43 am

JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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A new Head Coach would not have kept Cash Gilliam here.

2004AG · Post by **2004AG** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:18 am

aggies22 wrote:
2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 10:43 am

JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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A new Head Coach would not have kept Cash Gilliam here.

Again, not saying that.

All I’m saying is we need someone to “steady the ship” a little.

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Post by **aggies22** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:21 am

2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 11:18 am

aggies22 wrote:
2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 10:43 am

JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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A new Head Coach would not have kept Cash Gilliam here.
Again, not saying that.

All I’m saying is we need someone to “steady the ship” a little.

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Seeing which direction we are heading would make everyone feel better I think.

oleblu111 · Post by **oleblu111** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:27 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 11:21 am

2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 11:18 am

aggies22 wrote:
2004AG wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 10:43 am

JFW_AGGIES wrote:Why do you guys always hit the panic button, I just don't understand our fans sometimes.
It’s easy to understand, but you may not like the answer:

We need someone to steady the ship. We had three good players transfer this week.

Hopefully that helps.

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A new Head Coach would not have kept Cash Gilliam here.
Again, not saying that.

All I’m saying is we need someone to “steady the ship” a little.

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Seeing which direction we are heading would make everyone feel better I think.

It is unlikely that the new coach will be named before seasons end. If he is currently coaching he would most likely not leave until this season is over so look for 12-15 at the earliest. Hope I'm wrong.

Post by **aggies22** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:28 am

How about James Franklin? He might be on his way out at Penn State.

Slim80 · Post by **Slim80** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:38 am

aggies22 wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 11:28 am
How about James Franklin? He might be on his way out at Penn State.

I would be a little giddy if that were a possibility. I usually don’t like retread hires but there is something about Franklin that makes me willing to risk it.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » November 22nd, 2020, 12:22 pm

aggies22 wrote: ↑
November 22nd, 2020, 11:28 am
How about James Franklin? He might be on his way out at Penn State.

I would love that. I highly doubt he gets run off after one bad year though. Overall he has done pretty well at Penn State. Before this year he had a run of three 11 win seasons in four years that ended in top 10 rankings. On top of that he won at Vandy and nobody wins at Vandy. He is a great coach, although he does have some off the field concerns that might worry a prospective AD.

coolag · Post by **coolag** » November 22nd, 2020, 5:08 pm

No need to interview. Chico is the man. I'm sure aggie fans everywhere will welcome the Brent Guy 2.0 era.

tipitup · Post by **tipitup** » November 23rd, 2020, 9:46 am

can we even talk to coaches that are still coaching?? what permissions would need to happen for us to talk to other coaches that have jobs still?

newhouse9 · Post by **newhouse9** » November 23rd, 2020, 9:48 am

tipitup wrote: ↑
November 23rd, 2020, 9:46 am
can we even talk to coaches that are still coaching?? what permissions would need to happen for us to talk to other coaches that have jobs still?

The AD would just have to give permission.

hvaggie · Post by **hvaggie** » November 23rd, 2020, 10:27 am

Who's watching the flight tracker in and out of Logan?

Post by **aggies22** » November 23rd, 2020, 10:29 am

hvaggie wrote: ↑
November 23rd, 2020, 10:27 am
Who's watching the flight tracker in and out of Logan?

I doubt any of the interview process will actually take place in person.

kofdog · Post by **kofdog** » November 23rd, 2020, 11:29 am

If you read into what Hartwell said about Frank, he has no plans to pick someone until the season is over.

brownjeans · Post by **brownjeans** » November 23rd, 2020, 12:57 pm

kofdog wrote: ↑
November 23rd, 2020, 11:29 am
If you read into what Hartwell said about Frank, he has no plans to pick someone until the season is over.

And that's a perfectly acceptable time table.

Stew was a golden-unicorn candidate. He was a successful head coach in a larger conference (WAC vs Big West) who was willing to come to USU for what we could pay. That hire was made in a little over a month during the summer.

I doubt we have a successful PAC12 head coach who wants the job (Justin Wilcox or Jonathan Smith would probably be comparable to Stew when he was at CSU). If we did, it would still likely take a month during the offseason to get that deal done. So without a golden-unicorn candidate, or the offseason timing, it's going to take longer.

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