Possible coaching candidates in the future

[mbenecke]

I don’t think we’re going to have a new coach next year.

[Flipper]

No we are not...mediocrity will be celebrated.

[mbenecke]

We could still win as many as 9 games this year. Let’s see where we land.

[Globetrotter]

Scott Abell-Davidson
https://davidsonwildcats.com/staff-dire ... abell/1348
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Abell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUW7xITbaYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JkMj3ybNpM&t=673s

Positives
Winning at Davidson
Won at Washington and Lee
Great energy
Feels like he could finish his career here
Extreme ties to high school football

Negatives
No FBS experience
No Midwest experience
The way he talks about football is great but might not fit FBS/want to deal with the mess that is the NIL etc.

[Globetrotter]

I don’t think we’re going to have a new coach next year.

It's still very up in the year. If he goes 2-2 he could be gone. If he goes 1-3 I expect him to be gone.

4-0 likely stays
3-1 likely stays

[Globetrotter]

Many of the names in the spreadsheet will still be coaching at the top of the FCS next year when it wouldn't surprise anyone if we were terrible again.

[Globetrotter]

Nathan Brown-Central Arkansas
https://ucasports.com/sports/football/r ... -brown/972
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Br ... _football)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awyx9WCPtVs

Positives
Offense side of the ball
6th year of coaching

Negatives
Only ever played or coached at Central Arkansas
Up and down record

[BillyLP]

I don’t think we’re going to have a new coach next year.

It's still very up in the year. If he goes 2-2 he could be gone. If he goes 1-3 I expect him to be gone.

4-0 likely stays
3-1 likely stays

4-0 or 3-1 he definitely stays. Likely stays at 2-2. 1-3 or 0-4 he'll be gone.

[jpfalcon09]

Six wins on the year and he definitely stays. Extra revenue for the department with a bowl game. SL becoming the next Chris Creighton.

[mbenecke]

We’re not in a position to fire an 8-5 or 9-4 coach. Lol

He’ll be here next year at 6-7 or better. If we miss a bowl, maybe there is a conversation. Other than that, he’ll be here.

[Globetrotter]

We’re not in a position to fire an 8-5 or 9-4 coach. Lol

He’ll be here next year at 6-7 or better. If we miss a bowl, maybe there is a conversation. Other than that, he’ll be here.

Everything that makes him a bad coach remains regardless of his record. Offense is boring and outdated, hasn't had a good QB in his time here, most penalized team in the MAC, can't recruit OL, inconsistent from week to week.

If he somehow goes 9-5 and every game is a mess then he could still be gone. If he goes 8-4 I would assume some of that is changed. at 6-6 or 7-5 maybe not with this schedule.

[jpfalcon09]

We’re not in a position to fire an 8-5 or 9-4 coach. Lol

He’ll be here next year at 6-7 or better. If we miss a bowl, maybe there is a conversation. Other than that, he’ll be here.

Everything that makes him a bad coach remains regardless of his record. Offense is boring and outdated, hasn't had a good QB in his time here, most penalized team in the MAC, can't recruit OL, inconsistent from week to week.

If he somehow goes 9-5 and every game is a mess then he could still be gone. If he goes 8-4 I would assume some of that is changed. at 6-6 or 7-5 maybe not with this schedule.

DVDM would have a helluva time convincing the program's biggest donor, who is a supporter of Scot's, to terminate him after a winning season. I'd consider it malpractice. SL isn't the best coach, obviously, but the kids do play for him (more times than not). The bottom of the league sucks, but the MAC is like the NFL where it's week to week and anything can happen. He got the ship righted after a tough Miami loss. He gets four games to show if he can at least push this to a 7-win regular season. And he'll be back if he does.

[kdog27]

I agree that 6-7 or better any he stays as I’ve said. My big problem is the Miami and OU no shows. I’m okay with losing those games even, but they looked like the 2020 teams those weeks. Essentially eliminating yourself from the Mac championship before October. Stranger things have happened but 6-2 will most likely not win the East given who our losses are to.

It’s year 5, his team was supposed to look different now and it doesn’t. Still very Jekyll and Hyde. The qb position is such a letdown.

[Globetrotter]

We’re not in a position to fire an 8-5 or 9-4 coach. Lol

He’ll be here next year at 6-7 or better. If we miss a bowl, maybe there is a conversation. Other than that, he’ll be here.

Everything that makes him a bad coach remains regardless of his record. Offense is boring and outdated, hasn't had a good QB in his time here, most penalized team in the MAC, can't recruit OL, inconsistent from week to week.

If he somehow goes 9-5 and every game is a mess then he could still be gone. If he goes 8-4 I would assume some of that is changed. at 6-6 or 7-5 maybe not with this schedule.

DVDM would have a helluva time convincing the program's biggest donor, who is a supporter of Scot's, to terminate him after a winning season. I'd consider it malpractice. SL isn't the best coach, obviously, but the kids do play for him (more times than not). The bottom of the league sucks, but the MAC is like the NFL where it's week to week and anything can happen. He got the ship righted after a tough Miami loss. He gets four games to show if he can at least push this to a 7-win regular season. And he'll be back if he does.

Malpractice to fire a bad 6-6 coach or malpractice to go against the teams biggest donor?

[mbenecke]

He’s not getting fired at 6-6 with this brutal schedule and coming off back to back bowl games. No chance.

It’s still hypothetical. We have to play the games that are left, and things could get dicey if we were to lose out or go 1-3.

But the program right now is in the best place it has been in 8 years. We’re simply not walking away from that. Bowling Green isn’t that kind of program.