How many head coaching jobs are open now?

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:57 pm

Anyone have a link? I've never seen it like this before, this is nuts.

If you can't get to a bowl nowadays with 1/2 the NCAA, you have problems.

CA Mustang · Post by **CA Mustang** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:29 pm

12 by my count. http://eye-on-college-football.blogs.cb ... 8/33589722

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:34 pm

thanks. great link. Fedora and Sumlin have some choices to make, hot names..

Dooby · Post by **Dooby** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:48 pm

12 openings at the moment at the bowl subdivision level. 8 coaches have been hired. So, to date, at least 20 schools will have new coaches in 2012.

When I was doing the blog thing, I researched average number of changes per year. The average has steadily risen; we are now averaging almost 20 (19.45) coaching changes per year. It used to be an every-other-year cycle saw major changes (at least 18), but we have had 20+ changes now for the 4th straight year and 5 out of 6 years.

2011 had 24 new coaches.
2010 had 23.
2009 had 22.
2008, when June started had just 18 new coaches.
2007 saw 24 new coaches.
2006 had just 11 new coaches.
2005 had 23 new coaches.
2004 had 13 new coaches.
2003 had 18 new coaches.
2002 had 13, including Phil Bennett at SMU
2001 had 25 new coaches, including Gary Patterson.

GiddyUp · Post by **GiddyUp** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:58 pm

thank you Dooby. Seems like a lot and some big name schools this year.

Why is Patterson not even mentioned anywhere?

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:00 pm

GiddyUp wrote:thank you Dooby. Seemed like a large amount comparatively, but I was wrong. Maybe b/c it is b/c it's bigger named schools.

Why is Patterson not even mentioned anywhere?

Whenever he is mentioned it always shows up as [deleted].

Dooby · Post by **Dooby** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:05 pm

I think we are likely to come close to 25 mark and may exceed it. It sure seems like a lot of the schools will be targeting existing coaches-A&M, Arizona State, UCLA, UNC, Penn State, Illinois, Kansas could all poach coaches from other schools.

Gotcha · Post by **Gotcha** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:06 pm

Dooby wrote:12 openings at the moment at the bowl subdivision level. 8 coaches have been hired. So, to date, at least 20 schools will have new coaches in 2012.

When I was doing the blog thing, I researched average number of changes per year. The average has steadily risen; we are now averaging almost 20 (19.45) coaching changes per year. It used to be an every-other-year cycle saw major changes (at least 18), but we have had 20+ changes now for the 4th straight year and 5 out of 6 years.

2011 had 24 new coaches.
2010 had 23.
2009 had 22.
2008, when June started had just 18 new coaches.
2007 saw 24 new coaches.
2006 had just 11 new coaches.
2005 had 23 new coaches.
2004 had 13 new coaches.
2003 had 18 new coaches.
2002 had 13, including Phil Bennett at SMU
2001 had 25 new coaches, including Gary Patterson.

Nice work Dooby. The trend is increasing as schools no longer believe in "the 5 year plan." Better win and do it early. Also, don't get caught cheating, never lie to the NCAA, keep your players from selling jerseys for tats, keep half time leads (not even going the Penn St route), don't lose 50-0 to the other Methodists on national TV, and don't coach in Arizona.

Dooby · Post by **Dooby** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:14 pm

I also think there are a couple of coaches that would have been let go a year earlier on this year and last year's lists, but for the economy and the cost of the buyout.

Gotcha · Post by **Gotcha** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:24 pm

Dooby wrote:I also think there are a couple of coaches that would have been let go a year earlier on this year and last year's lists, but for the economy and the cost of the buyout.

Great point. Think the folks in Lubbock wish the economy was better?

Tommy, gotta play some D.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:25 pm

mrydel wrote:
GiddyUp wrote:thank you Dooby. Seemed like a large amount comparatively, but I was wrong. Maybe b/c it is b/c it's bigger named schools.

Why is Patterson not even mentioned anywhere?

Whenever he is mentioned it always shows up as [deleted].

A+++

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:29 pm

Gotcha wrote:Nice work Dooby. The trend is increasing as schools no longer believe in "the 5 year plan." Better win and do it early.

Most schools still believe in "the 5 year plan." The faculty is communist at every one of them.

HB Pony Dad · Post by **HB Pony Dad** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:32 pm

GiddyUp wrote:Anyone have a link? I've never seen it like this before, this is nuts.

If you can't get to a bowl nowadays with 1/2 the NCAA, you have problems.

current list of FBS Teams that are changing head coaches this off-season as of 12-05-2011

2011 Coach Changes

SMU 86 · Post by **SMU 86** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 11:45 pm

This has to be the most FBS openings in a long time.

smusic 00 · Post by **smusic 00** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:13 am

More every day, it seems. If this would have happened in 2007, would we have JJ?