Coaching moves that could happen

[El Paso Eagle]

 University of Houston AD is now the A.D. at Arkansas. Could that make Applewhite a candidate?  SMU‘s coach is on the shortlist at Tennessee it looks like. 

 Interesting time of the year 

[UNTLifer]

I don't see Applewhite going to Arkansas.  I would say he had a disappointing year this year.

[golfingomez]

Houston was a REALLY weird team this year and hiring him right now would piss off a lot of Razorback fans

[Harry]

Too soon for Applewhite.

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 minutes ago, Harry said:

Too soon for Applewhite.

Agree.   Hiring Applewhite over Chad Morris would be really stupid.    ...Hiring EITHER would be really stupid.

All the G5 coaches in Texas are safe where they are.   ...until next year!

[greeneagle1]

I think Morris goes to Arkansas. Idk why people love his name. Only think he's done at SMU is make a bowl this year. He was 2-10 his first year. 

[Wag Tag]

Morris having been the OC at Clemson and a proven recruiter could be a good hire!

[TreeFiddy]

This is probably the last step of strip mining Houston.  Look for them to begin to meander along and Mr. Fertitta to eventually lose interest in his pet Cooger.

[tmjerm]

22 minutes ago, TreeFiddy said:

This is probably the last step of strip mining Houston.  Look for them to begin to meander along and Mr. Fertitta to eventually lose interest in his pet Cooger.

No way - they’ll reload as they’ve had to the past 15 yrs.  

[unt_rocket09]

I don’t think y’all realize how respected Morris is in coaching circles. He is very well known and the players and people who work for him love this guy. I know you hate him Bc he is at SMU, but he will land a big time gig. He has changed a culture at SMU. 

[untbowler]

Venables is being courted by UA and UA needs a defense, so probably comes down to Venables or Morris

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, untbowler said:

Venables is being courted by UA and UA needs a defense, so probably comes down to Venables or Morris

Really surprised that Venables has been hired away.  He has been a strong assistant at big programs for years.

[TreeFiddy]

4 hours ago, unt_rocket09 said:

I don’t think y’all realize how respected Morris is in coaching circles. He is very well known and the players and people who work for him love this guy. I know you hate him Bc he is at SMU, but he will land a big time gig. He has changed a culture at SMU. 

I think some of the bigger programs are going to be nervous about Morris' record at SMU, which has been less than impressive. He really has not shown yet that he can take care of business against his in conference peers. SMU has gone 2-10, 5-7, and now 7-5 under Morris. He is 6-12 in OOC and 8-16 in conference games over the last 3 years. 

He is a good coach, but I wonder if an SEC or Big12 AD  is ready to try and sell him to the boosters.  He is good, but he still comes with some unanswered questions. We'll see.  He appears to be getting some serious looks this year.

[TheColonyEagle]

4 hours ago, unt_rocket09 said:

I don’t think y’all realize how respected Morris is in coaching circles. He is very well known and the players and people who work for him love this guy. I know you hate him Bc he is at SMU, but he will land a big time gig. He has changed a culture at SMU. 

I hear you and I guess that counts for something...

But his actual performance on the field has been mediocre

I know he's respected in coaching circles but he has a sub .400 winning % as a head coach.

I just don't see a big program accepting that....

[unt_rocket09]

Totally understand that. But we all know how political these things can be. He is a SMOOTH talker. You should see the people flock to listen to him speak at clinics. He is a great recruiter as well. 

[untbowler]

3 minutes ago, TheColonyEagle said:

I hear you and I guess that counts for something...

But his actual performance on the field has been mediocre

I know he's respected in coaching circles but he has a sub .400 winning % as a head coach.

I just don't see a big program accepting that....

If UA hires Morris or Norvell their snobby fans are going to riot. 

[TheColonyEagle]

Just now, unt_rocket09 said:

Totally understand that. But we all know how political these things can be. He is a SMOOTH talker. You should see the people flock to listen to him speak at clinics. He is a great recruiter as well. 

That is a good point....and got me to thinking about him and Seth Littrell...

During the CUSA Championship game, they put up a graphic of a "blind resume" of coaches and which one would you pick. It was 4 coaches with record before they got to their school, record now, P5 head coaching experience and P5 asst coaching experience

One was: 2-10 pre them, 7-5 now, 0 P5 HC expericence, 4 years P5 asst experience

Another: 1-11 pre them, 9-3 now, 0 P5 HC experience, 11 years P5 asst experience  

Which one looks better?

LIttrell is NOT a smooth talker...which could actually hold him back. Sometimes real substance isn't what moves folks up. (Boy, what a perfect place for someone that advances due to political reasons instead of actual performance....great fit there on the Hilltop)

 

[unt_rocket09]

When I have heard SL speak at clinics he comes across as not a bullshit guy.  No nonsense, and just very genuine.  McCarney came across as full of shit guy.  Morris to me comes across as a salesman, but people eat that up!  My personality fits well with someone like SL.  So I guess its your preference, and I believe SL fits our University and I believe Morris fits at SMU exactly like you stated.

[untbowler]

Rice hiring Stanford OC, UCF appears to be going after Heupel at Mizzou

[drex]

If Morris is changing the culture at SMU you cannot see evidence of it in their attendance numbers.

[MeanGreenTexan]

1 minute ago, drex said:

If Morris is changing the culture at SMU you cannot see evidence of it in their attendance numbers.

The SMU job/culture is not necessarily a SeaDoo.    Kinda like us.

[UNTLifer]

18 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

The SMU job/culture is not necessarily a SeaDoo.    Kinda like us.

True, but I have seen quite a bit of change in the last two years, much more than I have seen in Morris' 3 years in Dallas.

Edited December 5, 2017 by UNTLifer

[Aldo]

Morris has struggled to compete through how many seasons in the AAC?

[MeanGreenTexan]

4 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

True, but I have seen quite a bit of change in the last two years, much more than I have seen in Morris' 5 years in Dallas.

Morris was only hired 1 year prior to Littrell here.

[UNTLifer]

Corrected.  Seems like he has been there forever.