C-USA Coaches

[MeanGreen_MBA]

Is the conference getting stronger with all the new coaching hires?

[GMG_Dallas]

P5 coordinators going to g5 hc jobs isn't all that new although it does seem like it's happening way more now than before. We'll have to see how they recruit.

[Hunter Green]

1 hour ago, MeanGreen_MBA said:

Is the conference getting stronger with all the new coaching hires?

With Davis and Kiffin coming in, it sure doesn't hurt from a publicity standpoint.

[Army of Dad]

Didn't we see a similar influx of "name" coaches in basketball? I think it was right toward the end of our Sun Belt time, but it didn't lead to a major bump up in play. 

[UNTFan23]

3 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

Didn't we see a similar influx of "name" coaches in basketball? I think it was right toward the end of our Sun Belt time, but it didn't lead to a major bump up in play. 

FIU - Isiah Thomas - fired after 3 seasons.

I'm not familiar with/can't remember any other "name" hires by former Sun Belt schools.

[Army of Dad]

16 minutes ago, UNTFan23 said:

FIU - Isiah Thomas - fired after 3 seasons.

I'm not familiar with/can't remember any other "name" hires by former Sun Belt schools.

Mike Jarvis at FAU comes to mind, maybe someone else that I'm forgetting.

Edited December 13, 2016 by Army of Dad

[outoftown]

4 hours ago, Army of Dad said:

Didn't we see a similar influx of "name" coaches in basketball? I think it was right toward the end of our Sun Belt time, but it didn't lead to a major bump up in play. 

Yeah, but particularly Isaiah Thomas was an obvious bust even before he took the job. Kiffin and Davis have failed at past stints, but not quite so much across the board. They also have chops and skins on the wall, so this could go either way. But publicity wise this sure is good and differentiatees C-USA now from the sun Belt. We need some differentiation, as the last few seasons didn't really show clearly that C-USA is superior to the belt.