WKU Coach heading to Purdue?

Coach Bill Lewis · December 1, 2016

Word is Brohm is to be announced as Purdue's HC on Monday:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/5f...t_monday/?
https://purdue.forums.rivals.com/threads...on.109691/

NorthTexan95 · December 2, 2016

Kinda surprised it wasn't for a bigger job.

Mean Green Eagle · December 2, 2016

Not surprised at all. He's had WKU looking good since Petrino bolted town a few years ago.

Aldo · December 2, 2016

Remember that one time he said no to the Bama OC job (in Saban's first year) to stay at Louisville?

Purdue would be a good jumping point if he can turn it around there, but yeah, I feel like he could get a more significant P5 job.

BTG_Fan1 · December 3, 2016

But people on here think/thought SL was the most likely coach to leave lol

Rudy · December 3, 2016

Hate to see him leave WKU. He's got that program looking great.

Hunter Green · December 3, 2016

2 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Hate to see him leave WKU. He's got that program looking great.

Good luck and good riddance.

cdizzle86 · December 3, 2016

Not to get on my soap box, but maybe this kind of mentality is what is propelling recruits to choose Power 5 schools over G5 schools.

I understand it's a business, but look what happened to Charlie Strong. He thought the grass was greener at UT and it came back to bite him. Yea he got paid, but was it really worth it?

Coaches aren't loyal to G5's so why should recruits even consider them?

southsideguy · December 3, 2016

the coach said it was all rumors, you know like herman said at his game.

Edited December 3, 2016 by southsideguy

FirefightnRick · December 3, 2016

10 minutes ago, cdizzle86 said:

Not to get on my soap box, but maybe this kind of mentality is what is propelling recruits to choose Power 5 schools over G5 schools.

I understand it's a business, but look what happened to Charlie Strong. He thought the grass was greener at UT and it came back to bite him. Yea he got paid, but was it really worth it?

Coaches aren't loyal to G5's so why should recruits even consider them?

I doubt there's as many G5's turning down P5's as you think.

Still, we just need similar recruits G5's like W. Michigan, Temple, WKY, La Tech, Ark St, Troy etc...are getting and we'll be fine.

Rick

Mean Green 93-98 · December 3, 2016

43 minutes ago, cdizzle86 said:

Not to get on my soap box, but maybe this kind of mentality is what is propelling recruits to choose Power 5 schools over G5 schools.

I understand it's a business, but look what happened to Charlie Strong. He thought the grass was greener at UT and it came back to bite him. Yea he got paid, but was it really worth it?

Coaches aren't loyal to G5's so why should recruits even consider them?

Don't you wonder if Ed Oliver isn't kicking himself for having rejected all those P5 offers to play for Tom Herman? Especially when he could have gone straight to UT and played for Herman anyway.

tmjerm · December 3, 2016

Yeah I'd probabaly pass on Purdue if I were him. Gotta be better opportunities out there at some point.

Christopher Walker · December 4, 2016

23 hours ago, BTG_Fan1 said:

But people on here think/thought SL was the most likely coach to leave lol

What, no. That was just a few individuals.

Edited December 4, 2016 by Christopher Walker

Moobs · December 4, 2016

Latest word is he may go to Baylor

Wag Tag · December 4, 2016

17 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Don't you wonder if Ed Oliver isn't kicking himself for having rejected all those P5 offers to play for Tom Herman? Especially when he could have gone straight to UT and played for Herman anyway.

He is turning Pro after Soph year. For him it didn't matter where he played.

Mean Green 93-98 · December 4, 2016

5 hours ago, Wag Tag said:

He is turning Pro after Soph year. For him it didn't matter where he played.

1. He won't be eligible until the 2019 draft, after his junior year.

2. Where you play can definitely affect where you get drafted. Even if he dominates, some GMs might wonder whether he would dominate against tougher competition. It won't keep him from going in the first round, but even losing a few positions in the first round can mean leaving a lot of money on the table.

3. UH could make a bad hire, like it did with Levine. With Herman, Oliver knew that a lot of winning lay ahead. We can fairly assume that played a big part of him choosing UH over all the P5 offers. If he ends up losing a bunch of games, he probably won't enjoy that, especially with it being at the G5 level. A bad hire could also potentially hurt Oliver's production.

4. No kisses before games.