If they have a bad season, Holgy is gone and they are almost definitely hiring Art Briles, who may be a creep but is a great coach.
I'm rooting for WVU this year
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Wouldn't that make playing them that much more exciting?
At some point, you have stop being so sheepish.
At some point, you have stop being so sheepish.
I hope West Virginia does indeed hire Art Briles. That would mean that both of the universities that we consider our archrivals will have a direct connection to people who look the other way as rapes occur. That has to become a recruiting advantage for us.
Tom Herman is a very highly regarded young coach who has been extremely successful at Houston. He is going to land a big-time job in the next year or two. He could have had a good BCS job this year but turned them all down because he's waiting for a really big fish to pop open. When Herman does finally leave, I suspect the Cougars will replace him with their former coach, Briles.
Everyone wins that way. Houston gets a big name coach who has already had a lot of success and Briles gets to stay in talent-rich Texas and build onto his legacy at the program at which he first made his name.
The only question is whether or not Houston is willing to live with all of the baggage that comes along with hiring a guy like Briles?
However, let's be real for a second. The University of Houston is an afterthought in that football crazy state. They are not exactly overwhelmed by media attention. I don't think they are as image-conscious as many other schools would be in a similar circumstance. As such, I don't think they will hesitate to hire him – especially if he's been out of football for a year or two.
In fact, if Baylor thought it could get away with keeping him, they would've found a way to do that too. The problem for BU was that the firestorm was so intense and so pervasive they had no choice but to act. In a year or two, Houston will feel no such pressure.
Everyone wins that way. Houston gets a big name coach who has already had a lot of success and Briles gets to stay in talent-rich Texas and build onto his legacy at the program at which he first made his name.
The only question is whether or not Houston is willing to live with all of the baggage that comes along with hiring a guy like Briles?
However, let's be real for a second. The University of Houston is an afterthought in that football crazy state. They are not exactly overwhelmed by media attention. I don't think they are as image-conscious as many other schools would be in a similar circumstance. As such, I don't think they will hesitate to hire him – especially if he's been out of football for a year or two.
In fact, if Baylor thought it could get away with keeping him, they would've found a way to do that too. The problem for BU was that the firestorm was so intense and so pervasive they had no choice but to act. In a year or two, Houston will feel no such pressure.
I think Houston is a school that has unlimited potential, they could build something special there , they need to get in a power 5
Yeah, Houston is probably in the same boat as their AAC brethren, UCF and USF. Cincinnati may also be in that group.
That is to say that they are programs located in talent rich areas and sizable media markets.
However, as is the case with those other programs, unless some movement occurs that necessitates expansion, Houston is not getting in to the conference that makes the most sense to them geographically.
The 10-member Big 12 is the most likely league to expand. However, that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
Also, the only issue that could encourage them to expand would be the prospect of a dedicated conference cable television network. I'm not sure how a school located in Texas helps them in any way on that front?
I would think that USF and you see us – and even Cincinnati – would be much more attractive in that regard.
Houston may have a shot at the Pac-12 at some point down the road. I suppose they could be in play for the ACC at some point too if that league loses teams to the Big 10 or SEC. However, both of those scenarios are big-time longshots and I think the Big 12 is an even less likely landing spot.
I've said this before and I will say it again: all of this stuff is fluid – including the power structure. If the AAC teams can collectively invest in their facilities and rise up as a group, as appears to be happening on both fronts, and if they can sustain it, why couldn't/shouldn't they be considered the sixth major conference?
Personally, I think that is the best bet for all of the schools mentioned in this post. I would throw Temple and Memphis into the pot as well.
That is to say that they are programs located in talent rich areas and sizable media markets.
However, as is the case with those other programs, unless some movement occurs that necessitates expansion, Houston is not getting in to the conference that makes the most sense to them geographically.
The 10-member Big 12 is the most likely league to expand. However, that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
Also, the only issue that could encourage them to expand would be the prospect of a dedicated conference cable television network. I'm not sure how a school located in Texas helps them in any way on that front?
I would think that USF and you see us – and even Cincinnati – would be much more attractive in that regard.
Houston may have a shot at the Pac-12 at some point down the road. I suppose they could be in play for the ACC at some point too if that league loses teams to the Big 10 or SEC. However, both of those scenarios are big-time longshots and I think the Big 12 is an even less likely landing spot.
I've said this before and I will say it again: all of this stuff is fluid – including the power structure. If the AAC teams can collectively invest in their facilities and rise up as a group, as appears to be happening on both fronts, and if they can sustain it, why couldn't/shouldn't they be considered the sixth major conference?
Personally, I think that is the best bet for all of the schools mentioned in this post. I would throw Temple and Memphis into the pot as well.
I agree with your premise but I can't see the P5 dividing the pot any further unless there is a significant reason to allow it ($$$$$$$$).
One noticeable absence are the host of WVU posters over the last year or so. I go over to their board occasionally and they're at war with Marshall more than ever. It's like they're a little detached or something. Just an observation.
They just are of very, very little value to a P5 conference. They don't add TVs to the B12 or SEC. They aren't very good academically. They don't have the breadth of AD/sports to fill a P5 conference. They are an absolute non-starter for the PAC, ACC, B1G, and SEC, so their entire hope is the B12. Going to be very tough for them.
I'm not rooting for WVU this year, or any other year.... I'd rather have my toe nails pulled off with a pair of pliers...
SMF, I saw the best comment about the EuroChampionships today on Twitter.
If I wanted to watch a bunch of Europeans with bad hair cuts and no goals, I would go to a coffee shop in Brooklyn.
If I wanted to watch a bunch of Europeans with bad hair cuts and no goals, I would go to a coffee shop in Brooklyn.
I'm rooting for them...Rooting for them to LOSE EVERY game.
The only time I would root for the hoopies would be if they played the nitters...
I like Holgy.
WVU needs to think twice before getting into a coaching merry go round.
They need only look a little north to see how that ends some times.
They are locked into a small state with little HS talent and mostly surrounded by big boy football.
And not a lot of national panache.
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