NC State makes their decision

[615dawg]

St Michael Catholic School Coach Phillip Rivers.

he’s never been a college coach. Don’t see this working out.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

St Michael Catholic School Coach Phillip Rivers.

he’s never been a college coach. Don’t see this working out.

Damnit. I hoped they were poaching lebby.

 

[patdog]

I’m old enough to remember when Notre Dame hired Jerry Faust. That worked out well. **.

 

[patdog]

Damnit. I hoped they were poaching lebby.

Was the buyout the problem! Man, we can negotiate that.

 

[Bullldawg78]

St Michael Catholic School Coach Phillip Rivers.

he’s never been a college coach. Don’t see this working out.

I agree but how bad will you feel if they have more wins then us next year when we roll it back with Lebby?

 

[615dawg]

I agree but how bad will you feel if they have more wins then us next year when we roll it back with Lebby?

I fully expect it.

We are going to limp to 5-7
The SEC is going to get us in the Liberty or Birmingham Bowl which we will lose.
Lebby is going to come back with no or minimal staff changes.
we are going to overpay for some G5 linemen
KT is going to come back and lead us to an 8-4 season where we enter the Ole Miss game with a chance for the playoff.
Lebby is going to get a multi year extension and a bigger buyout
We will go 2-10(0-9) in 2028 and have to pay said buyout.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

So NC State fired their coach mid season so they could get a head start on hiring a High School coach. But people are worried we are falling behind in the coaching carousel.

Honestly, this could be good, since Rivers can get a head start on recruiting and learning about roster management.

I want Lebby fired ASAP, but not because I think it will help us find his replacement.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

He must, talk a good game.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

He must talk a good game.

Well yeah, he has ten kids.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Well yeah, he has ten kids.

Lord help him....

 

[Dawgzilla2]

Lord help him....

That's how he got the 10 kids in the first place.

 

[HotMop]

I fully expect it.

We are going to limp to 5-7
The SEC is going to get us in the Liberty or Birmingham Bowl which we will lose.
Lebby is going to come back with no or minimal staff changes.
we are going to overpay for some G5 linemen
KT is going to come back and lead us to an 8-4 season where we enter the Ole Miss game with a chance for the playoff.
Lebby is going to get a multi year extension and a bigger buyout
We will go 2-10(0-9) in 2028 and have to pay said buyout.

4-8

 

[Bulldog45]

Worth a gamble especially if they’ve got reasonable expectations for their program. I doubt he demands and surely wouldn’t command a big buyout, so interested to see what kind of staff he puts together. Not saying everybody should run out and hire a high school coach but the specifics of this one make it interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

I fully expect it.

We are going to limp to 5-7
The SEC is going to get us in the Liberty or Birmingham Bowl which we will lose.
Lebby is going to come back with no or minimal staff changes.
we are going to overpay for some G5 linemen
KT is going to come back and lead us to an 8-4 season where we enter the Ole Miss game with a chance for the playoff.
Lebby is going to get a multi year extension and a bigger buyout
We will go 2-10(0-9) in 2028 and have to pay said buyout.

Spot on. I could certainly see this happening. This QB situation was the last straw for me but that is what we will do. Then be stuck with Lebby

 

[Bulldog45]

At some point the big buyouts have to be negotiated out for coaches and replaced with performance incentives, and if a coach wants to walk because of the lack of guaranteed money so be it. That’s why the Rivers gamble makes sense to me for NC State. Which would be considered the most successful athletic department in today’s world?

Team A: we won the college football playoff and our athletic department finished with a $XX million dollar loss this year

or

Team B: we were 8-4 and just missed the playoffs and our athletic department broke even this year

 

[PBRME]

Lord help him....

I once worked with a guy that had 10 girls. He said he was going to keep going until he had a son. Don’t know if he ever got one or is still going.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Rivers deserves to be a winner at NC. He took the shiite end of the stick after the NFL draft since the Mannings held Eli out.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

I fully expect it.

We are going to limp to 5-7
The SEC is going to get us in the Liberty or Birmingham Bowl which we will lose.
Lebby is going to come back with no or minimal staff changes.
we are going to overpay for some G5 linemen
KT is going to come back and lead us to an 8-4 season where we enter the Ole Miss game with a chance for the playoff.
Lebby is going to get a multi year extension and a bigger buyout
We will go 2-10(0-9) in 2028 and have to pay said buyout.

Agree with all except the G5 linemen part. I WISH he would do that, along with keeping our current guys (in previous years), instead of going and signing P4 benchwarmers. We might not be in this position.

And the minimal staff change will be Loadholt and hopefully Williams.

We won't do a Road Dawgs Tour either.

 

[patdog]

Well yeah, he has ten kids.

If NC State works this right they could have a Rivers starting at qb in perpetuity. By the time Philips youngest so. Graduates his grandson will be ready to play.

 

[patdog]

Worth a gamble especially if they’ve got reasonable expectations for their program. I doubt he demands and surely wouldn’t command a big buyout, so interested to see what kind of staff he puts together. Not saying everybody should run out and hire a high school coach but the specifics of this one make it interesting to see how it plays out.

It’s interesting. And I’ll grant he’s a bit different than your average hs coach. But this is a HUGE gamble with limited upside and really bad downside. Just look at Dilfer at UAB.

 

[OG Goat Holder]

It’s interesting. And I’ll grant he’s a bit different than your average hs coach. But this is a HUGE gamble with limited upside and really bad downside. Just look at Dilfer at UAB.

Players generally don't make good coaches, at least at the levels in which they played successfully. There are exceptions here and there. They can't see through their own God-given talent to figure out what really needs to be done to make a successful program/team.

Best thing Rivers can do is just be a figure-head and fund-raise, hire a GM and OC/DC and leave them alone, and hope his son is as good as advertised.

 

[quickstrike2]

I fully expect it.

We are going to limp to 5-7
The SEC is going to get us in the Liberty or Birmingham Bowl which we will lose.
Lebby is going to come back with no or minimal staff changes.
we are going to overpay for some G5 linemen
KT is going to come back and lead us to an 8-4 season where we enter the Ole Miss game with a chance for the playoff.
Lebby is going to get a multi year extension and a bigger buyout
We will go 2-10(0-9) in 2028 and have to pay said buyout.

This feels about right

 

[MaxwellSmart]

I once worked with a guy that had 10 girls. He said he was going to keep going until he had a son. Don’t know if he ever got one or is still going.

God help him. After 2 girls I decided to get fixed. Trying to have a son wasn't worth the risk.

 

[Bulldog45]

It’s interesting. And I’ll grant he’s a bit different than your average hs coach. But this is a HUGE gamble with limited upside and really bad downside. Just look at Dilfer at UAB.

I guess the Bills gave him a shot to interview so either they saw something that interested them or either made a random pick to check the block for their final interviewee to meet the quota.

 

[GloryDawg]

The AD their showed ball big balls and dumb ***.