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I’m skeptical but I would be excited if true.

What did they say?

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🤔 hmmmmmm

I definitely agree with you about hiring a coach from a smaller school. My two top picks at this time are Herman and Candle. Candle is a little more of a risk in my opinion, because he has only been at Toledo and inherited a winning culture, although he has certainly sustained it for 7-8 years now.

San Diego State is about to hire Sean Lewis it seems like.

My wife's dad almost took a job and moved their family to Toledo in the 90s. 🤣

I understand that. I just don't believe he is qualified to take over as head coach at a P5 school at this time.

Sadly, this may be true. But..just gotta do the best you can with the hand you are dealt and hope for the best.

I would not take a chance on someone as head coach who at the very least was not a proven OC/DC. Going from OC/DC to head coach is a big jump. Going from a position coach to head coach....that is just a monumental leap. In my opinion, the odds of that succeeding is extremely small. Now, if they are interviewing him for a OC position, that is an entirely different ballgame. It would strike me as odd though if they are interviewing for coordinator positions without a head coach (assuming they haven't made a decision on that).

Weaver is reporting that Hart is interviewing, not some random anonymous person on a message board.

I must say I am a little confused. I thought Dolson wanted someone with head coaching experience...and he is interviewing Mike Hart who hasn't risen to OC yet? He might be a great coordinator/coach someday, but that seems like a huge jump from running backs coach to head coach.

So I was thinking after the Bears game last night...if they hadn't had those two catastrophic collapses in the final few minutes of the Denver and Lions games....they would actually be 6-6 right now. I could easily see the Bears with a competent coaching staff at 7-5. The good news, is that I believe they will have the most attractive available head coaching opening in the upcoming off-season. 2 top draft picks, the o-line has been playing better...they still need a center, defense has been playing better, but they still need another edge rusher, and they have a legit #1 receiver for 2 more seasons under contract. Not to mention they are way under the salary cap. They definitely will need to draft/sign: center, edge rusher, probably QB, wide receiver, perhaps a corner if they don't tag/re-sign Jaylon Johnson.

I could get behind Lewis and Chryst as well....provided Chryst was actually willing to make a big effort in recruiting.

No worries....easy to miss the dates. I think Candle has a 750,000 buyout....maybe 650,000 now.

Very similar, except I would switch Candle and Herman.

I think the extensions were signed a year or two back.

I really hope Herman makes it on the list. Otherwise, those names were not very enticing. Candle is the only name on that list that I would be optimistic about.

Cignetti is intriguing to me as well. I honestly just haven't had a chance to read more about him yet.

Assuming what some of the insiders said about Fitzgerald no longer being considered due to president veto, Tom Herman is now my number 1 pick. I could definitely get on board with him bringing Frye on as OC. I could get behind a Candle hire, but would definitely prefer Herman.

Chris at BTB thinks they have been working for IU for a couple of weeks.

That's all well and good, but I don't think it is appropriate to call someone out in that manner about a post made 2 years back.

Is this really necessary??

Winner gets Derik Queen!