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Put him in the pile. College experience, defensive coordinator (tend to do better as HC's than offense guys), silver fox...

He's another one of those head-coach-in-waiting assistants. It's all the rage now to keep your assistants from leaving the school. You name someone the assistant head coach/head-coach-in-waiting and you can keep them there. I dig him, but pretty sure he's at SC for the duration.

That said, I think if you're going in that direction, you're more likely to get Lorenzo Ward, Johnson's assistant. Experienced defensive coach who's sharing the coordinator role there. Added bonus is he's not geriatric.

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It's interesting to speculate on these top coordinators and where they end up. In the coaching 'evolvement' of an individual, typically these 'hot' coordinators end up with head jobs at smaller schools.

Take last year to this year for example. Dave Christensen leaves Mizzou as OC and heads to Wyoming, where they're doing well. Paul Rhoades left Auburn as DC and headed to Iowa State. Dave Clawson was the OC at Tennesse before Kiffin and Co. came in, and he got the head job at Bowling Green. Steve Sarkisian and Nick Holt leave USC and take over the gig at Washington. Ron English left Louisville as DC after being Lloyd Carr's longtime DC in Ann Arbor and took over at Eastern Michigan. Mike Haywood left Charli Weiss and Co. as OC and went to Miami of Ohio. Tim Beckham left Oklahoma State as DC to take over at Toledo. DeWayne Walker left UCLA as DC and got the head gig at New Mexico State. Gary Andersen left Utah as DC and headed up the road to Utah State as head man.

Who knows what'll happen at these schools where jobs begin to open and where jobs will be open at the conclusion of the season. But it's always interesting to follow these good assistants in their journey to be head coaches.

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It's interesting to speculate on these top coordinators and where they end up. In the coaching 'evolvement' of an individual, typically these 'hot' coordinators end up with head jobs at smaller schools.

Take last year to this year for example. Dave Christensen leaves Mizzou as OC and heads to Wyoming, where they're doing well. Paul Rhoades left Auburn as DC and headed to Iowa State. Dave Clawson was the OC at Tennesse before Kiffin and Co. came in, and he got the head job at Bowling Green. Steve Sarkisian and Nick Holt leave USC and take over the gig at Washington. Ron English left Louisville as DC after being Lloyd Carr's longtime DC in Ann Arbor and took over at Eastern Michigan. Mike Haywood left Charli Weiss and Co. as OC and went to Miami of Ohio. Tim Beckham left Oklahoma State as DC to take over at Toledo. DeWayne Walker left UCLA as DC and got the head gig at New Mexico State. Gary Andersen left Utah as DC and headed up the road to Utah State as head man.

Who knows what'll happen at these schools where jobs begin to open and where jobs will be open at the conclusion of the season. But it's always interesting to follow these good assistants in their journey to be head coaches.

There's just simply no way those schools above could have afforded experienced coaches from bigger programs. <_<

Rick

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Turner should have struck while the iron was hot last year if he wanted to be upwardly mobile...

His Buffalo team this year is just a shell of what they were last year after the graduation of QB Drew Willy and the pre-season injury to star RB James Starks...

His name won't be so hot this off-season as it was after that MAC Championship and International Bowl appearance last year...

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It's interesting to speculate on these top coordinators and where they end up. In the coaching 'evolvement' of an individual, typically these 'hot' coordinators end up with head jobs at smaller schools.

Take last year to this year for example. Dave Christensen leaves Mizzou as OC and heads to Wyoming, where they're doing well. Paul Rhoades left Auburn as DC and headed to Iowa State. Dave Clawson was the OC at Tennesse before Kiffin and Co. came in, and he got the head job at Bowling Green. Steve Sarkisian and Nick Holt leave USC and take over the gig at Washington. Ron English left Louisville as DC after being Lloyd Carr's longtime DC in Ann Arbor and took over at Eastern Michigan. Mike Haywood left Charli Weiss and Co. as OC and went to Miami of Ohio. Tim Beckham left Oklahoma State as DC to take over at Toledo. DeWayne Walker left UCLA as DC and got the head gig at New Mexico State. Gary Andersen left Utah as DC and headed up the road to Utah State as head man.

Who knows what'll happen at these schools where jobs begin to open and where jobs will be open at the conclusion of the season. But it's always interesting to follow these good assistants in their journey to be head coaches.

Top assistants usually do eventually become winning coaches but invariably not instantly. Of the nine that you mentioned only one has a record above .500. Iowa State is 6-5 but must face Missouri. The best chance of a winning record is Bowling Green, currently at 5-5. Eastern Michigan is winless, Miami OH has won one game and three others have three wins. Hiring top assistants requires a learning curve and slower progress to the top.

If we can afford another hiatus on winning then a top assistant is the way to go. Personally, I prefer a successful HC at the college level. Especially look at how his defenses fared.

With only three losing seasons recently, WKU could be open to anything but promoting from within.

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