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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 131696103" data-attributes="member: 1428007">I don't think WVU is as undesirable a job as some make it out to be for quality coaches.&nbsp; WVU is pretty high up in number of wins compared to most programs in the country.&nbsp; WVU has played for the MNC and been very close--something most programs never sniffed ever.WVUs fanbase support has been as good as numerous programs some think are more established and they've had pretty good tv ratings for being from such a small population state.WVU may not be a place you will park your career at indefinitely, but neither are some powers like Ohio State or Oklahoma.&nbsp; And its not just the head coach anyway--Dabo got his arse kicked by Holgorsen--and then went out and got a great D coordinator when Stoops made the mistake of hiring his brother to&nbsp; coach D at OU.&nbsp; Now with both O and D they are outstanding (also playing in the lightweight acc which won 0 bowls last year as an example of conference strength vs. the BIG 12 which was undefeated).Holgorsen wasn't able to do that--had to hire WV connected D coordinators and how many games did WVU lose when no matter how many pts the O scored, the D just couldn't get stops when it mattered.If he'd had a great D to go with the 0 then success wouldve been much greater.WVU doesn't have to settle for G5 coaches that need to learn on the job.The BIG 12 was still the toughest top to bottom conference, it isn't weaker--if you look at ranked teams played and teams wins last season, we see that the BIG 12 shouldve made the playoff over the lighter B10 schedules and less impressive resume.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 131696103, member: 1428007"] I don't think WVU is as undesirable a job as some make it out to be for quality coaches. WVU is pretty high up in number of wins compared to most programs in the country. WVU has played for the MNC and been very close--something most programs never sniffed ever. WVUs fanbase support has been as good as numerous programs some think are more established and they've had pretty good tv ratings for being from such a small population state. WVU may not be a place you will park your career at indefinitely, but neither are some powers like Ohio State or Oklahoma. And its not just the head coach anyway--Dabo got his arse kicked by Holgorsen--and then went out and got a great D coordinator when Stoops made the mistake of hiring his brother to coach D at OU. Now with both O and D they are outstanding (also playing in the lightweight acc which won 0 bowls last year as an example of conference strength vs. the BIG 12 which was undefeated). Holgorsen wasn't able to do that--had to hire WV connected D coordinators and how many games did WVU lose when no matter how many pts the O scored, the D just couldn't get stops when it mattered. If he'd had a great D to go with the 0 then success wouldve been much greater. WVU doesn't have to settle for G5 coaches that need to learn on the job. The BIG 12 was still the toughest top to bottom conference, it isn't weaker--if you look at ranked teams played and teams wins last season, we see that the BIG 12 shouldve made the playoff over the lighter B10 schedules and less impressive resume. [/QUOTE]

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