Discussing with a friend today, and we were discussing the best jobs in college football. The obvious argument my way too Buckeye friend was making was Ohio, Alabama, LSU, Texas etc etc were such amazing jobs. I think you can have that argument but the real argument is where can you live, build and make a better than decent living with fans that don’t have unreal expectations. The four jobs (really three) I landed on were
Kentucky (which may lose my endorsement) with Mark Stoops. The coach makes 9 million with only about a 50% win record. He’s held the job since 2013 and only now are fans rumbling.
Iowa with Kirk Ferentz. Kirk is paid 7 million + for a 62% win percentage. He’s had the job since 1999 and I don’t think they will ever fire him.
Utah with Kyle. Y’all know his pay and win percentage. He’s one of the longest-running coaches now. This board may grumble but I think you would be quicker to fire a coordinator than Kyle.
Eastern Michigan would be the perfect mid major. A school that doesn’t pay a million but they don’t have any dillusion that Ann Arbor is down the street and they don’t need those expectations on their coach.
I think my point is if you are a coach looking to build with a fanbase that is normal, doesn’t have delusional expecations these 4 are spots you want to go. Now, UK fans are delusional during hoops season. Am I wrong to look at it this way? My friend says “National contenders” are the only schools that will ever matter. I guess a Jimbo Fischer buyout is kind of nice.
I used to think this way. Only championships matter, everything else is failure, then I realized I wasn’t a child anymore.
Fact is, college football is entertainment, well paid entertainment, but just that, entertainment. If you don’t enjoy watching the team you cheer for, win or lose, what are you even doing following it, if it only makes you angry or frustrated.
I have mentioned before on another thread that I enjoy watching baseball, I enjoy myself even when watching two bad teams play, because I enjoy that type of entertainment. If “my” team doesn’t win, oh well. If my team makes the playoffs, maybe advances a round or two, but eventually gets knocked out… “what a run, that was fun”, rather than what seems to be happening in big time CFB.
I’ve mentioned before I worked for University of Kentucky Sports back when they won hoops titles and were iffy at football. The football games with a mediocre team were always more fun to be around than any basketball game.
Lol. Apparently, Hugh Freeze’s 20something daughter is complaining her family has to now figure out how to live on his buyout (15.8 million). The only upside to the other jobs are the buyout.
Well, UK finally fired their coach. Word on the streets (I do still have friends who work at different athletic departments) Penn State is really going to hard at BYU’s coach. Zero clue who UK may get but Mitch the AD doesn’t make that move unless he has someone.
If Sitake heads off to Penn State, Jay Hill is options 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to take his place and honestly, I think thats a worse outcome for us than Sitake staying. Doubly trouble if he poaches Jason Beck from us.
Agreed 100%. If we want to see BYU fall back into mediocrity, losing Hill as DC would do that faster. Now if rhey both left, cool. But I don’t see that happening.
This is the attitude I’m taking (or, trying to take) with Ute mbb. I’m one of those sickos who bought season tickets for THIS season (when i haven’t had them since one of the latter LK years).
Mostly I was wanting to show AJ and the University a vote of confidence in this new staff. But after seeing this team play some pretty…ah, ughly…basketball, I’ve just decided I’m going to treat the games as a fun night out. Go watch some ball, get a hot dog, put my feet up on the empty row in front of me and just vibe to some college hoops. No pressure, no stress.
Like you said — it’s just entertainment. And it’s as entertaining as you let it be.
