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This is not a left field hirer got Ingram. Remember he tried to hire Jason Terry for basketball with no college coaching experience. The fans and players wanted Eshan. He caved. He was not caving this time.

(11-30-2022 07:17 AM)jesseblazer Wrote:  This is not a left field hirer got Ingram. Remember he tried to hire Jason Terry for basketball with no college coaching experience. The fans and players wanted Eshan. He caved. He was not caving this time.

This is a better hire than Jason Terry would have been.

(11-30-2022 07:28 AM)BlazintheAtl1 Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 07:17 AM)jesseblazer Wrote:  This is not a left field hirer got Ingram. Remember he tried to hire Jason Terry for basketball with no college coaching experience. The fans and players wanted Eshan. He caved. He was not caving this time.

This is a better hire than Jason Terry would have been.

I agree. I am very excited about this hire.

It is definitely a surprise to me since my understanding that the AD listed D1 Head coaching experience as a prime qualification. Evidently, the AD determined that the candidates meeting that criteria either didn’t want the job or were determined to not be a fit for his vision for the program.

Hopefully, it works out and the next problem will be whether we can keep him.

(11-30-2022 02:58 AM)kdblazer Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 11:19 PM)uabblazer2012 Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 11:18 PM)BatesUAB Wrote:  For comparison. A lot of people here wanted Deion, and he hadn't coached a down of football on any level 27 months ago.

I like that comparison.

Deion is quite possibly the greatest defensive back to ever play in the NFL and is very charismatic. Whereas Trent was a game manager qb on a great defensive super bowl team. We'll see how this pans out but I'm definitely surprised if nothing else. By the way I wasn't in the Deion camp.

Isn't that the #1 requirement of a head coach?

I am getting excited about this hire. The landscape is changing for head coaches. Less about X’s and O’s And more about making your program known to kids. I think this will elevate our WB play significantly. I think our offense will take a boon. We will see if our defense can stay top notch.

Also I think this elevates our profile with NFL teams. Which will help our recruiting.

I think it’s a good hire if true

https://twitter.com/BallySports/status/1...1979887616

Quote:From 2-9 ️ to a Championship Season

@DilfersDimes helps @LAmustangFB claw back from the abyss.

Watch 'Set Apart' part 1 Friday on Bally Sports. #BeSetApart

Another thing to look forward to on Friday. Should give us some good insight on how he coaches.

(11-30-2022 01:05 AM)58-56 Wrote:  The only "proven" candidates we were going to see were proven losers.

I don't know how I feel about this hire, but I'm ready to see more.

This is exactly how I feel.

(11-30-2022 09:20 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 01:05 AM)58-56 Wrote:  The only "proven" candidates we were going to see were proven losers.

I don't know how I feel about this hire, but I'm ready to see more.

This is exactly how I feel.

Me too. Well said 58-56. BV, Holtz or Helton? Nah, Ingram went for what was behind Door #4.

(11-30-2022 09:20 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 01:05 AM)58-56 Wrote:  The only "proven" candidates we were going to see were proven losers.

I don't know how I feel about this hire, but I'm ready to see more.

This is exactly how I feel.

True. With Skip or BV we might have end up with 5-7, 6-6, or 7-5 seasons. This guy will definitely be a boom or bust. 10 win season or 4 win season.
If he can bring in big name recruits, transfers, and coaches, then watch out.

I am hopefully optimistic that we will catch lighting in the bottle. He will need our full support. He need to hit the ground running. https://twitter.com/cregstephenson/statu...ROd0_Hu_3Q

Really want to see his staff. That’s going to be the determine factor. I have no doubt he can recruit and develop players

(11-30-2022 09:20 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 01:05 AM)58-56 Wrote:  The only "proven" candidates we were going to see were proven losers.

I don't know how I feel about this hire, but I'm ready to see more.

This is exactly how I feel.

Ditto.

https://www.al.com/uab/2022/11/joseph-go...ntial.html

(11-30-2022 12:24 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 11:13 PM)kdblazer Wrote:  IDEK about this one. We couldn't get anyone else after 6 months of looking? I think Joe Webb is available as well if we're going for no college head coach or coordinator experience (I just saying).

...if he wants it, I'd LOVE to see Joe on the staff... our version of Caddy!

Then we can get Roddy White to help with receivers...

I spent way too long googling variants of "Lipscomb Academy offensive scheme" last night to see what they run.

My thoughts are that there is a good chance that our first year in the AAC will be spent getting our sheet kicked in. May as well have a splashy hire doing some exciting stuff on offense that will pull in those prized recruits for the future. BV would be the lamest duck to ever be hatched if we went with him.

If we can retain Reeves on defense, this is an absolute win.

Someone mentioned getting Ray Lewis as DC, no thanks. I want to kill he competition, but not the way Ray does it

(11-30-2022 10:02 AM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  https://www.al.com/uab/2022/11/joseph-go...ntial.html

Goodman is a putz but I agree with a lot of this article. Even with the winning seasons and bowl games UAB's fanbase has not appreciably grown since the return. Games in the second half of the season are still very lightly attended. There has been ZERO buzz about the program in this market. Hiring BV, Holtz, or Helton would have been more of the same.

So Mark Ingram did a six month nation wide search and hired a high school coach from a small private school in Tennessee?

(11-30-2022 10:07 AM)Slushey51 Wrote:  

(11-30-2022 12:24 AM)GreenFreakUAB Wrote:  

(11-29-2022 11:13 PM)kdblazer Wrote:  IDEK about this one. We couldn't get anyone else after 6 months of looking? I think Joe Webb is available as well if we're going for no college head coach or coordinator experience (I just saying).

...if he wants it, I'd LOVE to see Joe on the staff... our version of Caddy!

Then we can get Roddy White to help with receivers...

yep!

(11-30-2022 10:16 AM)BlazeOn Wrote:  So Mark Ingram did a six month nation wide search and hired a high school coach from a small private school in Tennessee?

Yeah, some guy no one has ever heard of

/s