We need to take the time and congratulate coach Tony Gibson for leading this team to a 10 win season. Gibson's defense was stalwart once again leading us to another victory just like it has all year. If it were not for Tony Gibson's defense we would have lost to Baylor,K State,Texas Byu and the end result would have been 6-6 not 10-2. Gibson's defense stood tall in the face of adversity just like a well oiled machine, kinda like the Maserati I have parked in my garage. Fluffer Holgorsen's offense came into the season with 8 returning starters and has been a major disappointment for the most part. Holgorsen's offense has resembled a 1970's station wagon that leaks oil with no hub caps and 4 bald tires. If TG were head coach we would be 11-1 at worst but probably 12-0 and heading to the playoff. Instead we are 10-2 and going to a table scrap bowl game against an 8-4 has been Miami program.
Congrats Coach Gibson
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I hope for selfish reasons that he stays here, but if gets the Cincinnati job good for him.
Gibson will stick around. He's making good money and absolutely loves the state and WVU. There are more important thing than money and noteriety.
You mention he's making good money.. ...then say there's more important things than money.
...which there is... ...like being 'the man'.
It is a whole lot easier being a coordinator than a head coach. I felt our defense was sufficient, but certainly not outstanding, which is the same way I felt about our offense. However, I think we were pretty good as a team With the logic some people use, Nick Saban only has good teams because he has a great defensive coordinator.
A lesson we learned after paying millions and giving years to Dana.
Some other team will be willing to make the same investment.
Another one... ..as he just got an extension.
..but yea, me too.
That doesn't make him 'the man' though. HCIW offer coming ?
Let's give ole Holgs some credit also. After all he is gonna be our coach for the next five years. I give the entire team accolades for their banner year. Warez
True ... but none of us really know what makes a job "better" in the eyes of Tony Gibson and his family.
I can spell the four letter answer to the question of what makes a job 'better'. CA$H............ No, I'm not wrong. Warez
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Just can't let it go can you...after all the buyout comments etc of late...ah hell... we can all go way back with your hate. You continue to be exposed again and again....go on fella...put the squirrel up...you football IDIOT.
He is making good money. If he were head coach, he would make even more money, which money isn't the most important thing to him. I highly recommend you watch WV Illustrated's interview they did with him at the end of the summer and aired just before our first game. It was very good and very insightful.
paper...Village idiot /troll...you I and anyone with a modicum of common sense know this...ill informed would be a kind description for him...HUGE butt hurt this year in paperville . ...
So, let's get it on the record right here, and right now: If Tony Gibson were offered the heading coaching job at the University of Cincinnati, then would he take it? I say, "yes." Make that, "hell, yes."
Remember--this is a TEAM sport. There is an offensive side, a defensive side and a special teams side of that TEAM. The TEAM does not have success without major contributions from all three 'sides'. Surely Gibson made a major contribution from the defensive side, but to imply that his side alone was the major reason for success is absurd. Your attack on Dana's offense is off base and unwarranted. Check the stats for ALL games and observe that the offensive production was hardly a major disappointment (except maybe to someone who wants to merely be critical and see the season through a myopic eye).Remember also that we had to dip deep into our depth at RB with the two, preseason, main cogs missing major time. We played two true freshmen and one of them missed significant time. The offense lost, what was preseason considered, one of the best OLmen. Your venom, illustrated by the word choices cited throughout, is misplaced and, IMO, inappropriate. The last half of your post paints a humorous word picture which might make one chuckle on the way to the toilet to throw up when considering such over blown, exaggerated biased views. Why not save yourself the agony of having to deal with Dana as your coach by just finding someone else on whom you can deposit your trash?
Curse in all this is to truly define and be certain that a move elsewhere constitutes a 'better job'. We can name several coaches who have strayed into other pastures thinking they saw brighter green and presumed it to be grass. They then discovered that the grass was quickly being chocked out by weeds and their job there was going to be far more temporary than desired. The unemployment lines beckon when people lack interest of ability to fully consider what is really important to them and not get engulfed in seeing how much money can he included in a contract. How much money does it take to live very comfortably in Morgantown? Gibson will get a raise (I am convinced) and will be making more than but a very few of us posting on this board (and many of us feel we have had a very decent life). Yes, there are considerations other than the dollar figure that wise and intelligent folks consider when evaluating their career. The foolish often prostitute themselves for the dollar and filed the gutter as their future home. I think Gibson is smarter than to become overwhelmed with dollars over life interests and loves.
Not sure if he would be a candidate for that job but if he were to interview and was offered I have no doubt he would take it. Brian Kelly used the Cincy gig to get to ND and Butch Jones used it to get to Tenn. Much more upward mobility being the Cincy coach then D coordinator at Wvu.
You mean that Gibby would make even more 'good' money if he were a HC. Remember, all money is 'good' money. Right?
Huge pay increase, being a boss, potentially putting himself in a better position to land a P5 head coaching job, and--this one will hurt many homers' feelings--living in Cincinnati. FWIW, I haven't heard his name mentioned as a leading candidate for the Cincinnati job.
I keep reading Brohm and Fleck. Fleck is a future superstar. He'd be my first choice if I were looking for a coach.
http://www.wvillustrated.com/story/33057346/mountain-made-wvu-footballs-tony-gibson
Each time he walks out on Mountaineer Field, Tony recognizes how fortunate he is to have seen his hard work pay off with a job that he used to see only in dreams. That the job is just about three hours north of his hometown is what makes it even more special.
“I’ve been other places and any time I was at any other place, I was always thinking about West Virginia,” he said. “Like the song says – Country Roads, take me home. It did and I’m blessed to be here and hopefully I can finish here.”
Can't you just congratulate the DC without taking a shot at the HC? Gibson did a very solid job but he worked for Dana. You may want to keep in mind the old saying "the buck stops here."