Jim McElwain or Scot Loeffler

[TommyG]

I don’t think BG could afford what McElwain was asking for. That being said this was a hire you couldn’t miss on and Moosbrugger struck out big time. Guy shouldn’t be making the next hire.

[guest44]

Couldn't afford McElwain? Fair enough. Vince Kehres would have taken it for less than 500K

[jpfalcon09]

Couldn't afford McElwain? Fair enough. Vince Kehres would have taken it for less than 500K

Kehres would have been just as risky IMO. D3 to FBS is a huge jump. Leipold is probably the only exception. Vince was smart to take the DC job at Toledo and get his feet wet in FBS.

[Schadenfreude]

Moose and Kingston Jr. fired Mike Jinks on October 14th, 2018. Fired him in season to get a jump start on finding his replacement. Jim McElwain was interested and basically available.

...

Moose and Kingston Jr. totally botched this hire.

Bowling Green is a 10.5-point favorite this week.

[guest44]

Scot Loeffler is 24-39 as a head coach. Scot Loeffler is 0-2 in bowl games. The standards are so low you went from defending weeknight MAC games on Facebook to s**t talking about a 24-39 coach?

[mbenecke]

McElwain was good immediately at CMU, and they have fallen off a cliff their last 3 years. He wouldn't have built a long-term winner here. Not that Scot has either, but I will take steady improvement over striking while the iron is lukewarm and having the program in bad shape for the next guy.

Very funny to bring up a 3 year old thread, though. I love the bickering on here sometimes.

[BillyLP]

Agree, MB. We complain (rightly so) about Loeffler being late to the NIL/Portal party, but he beat out McElwain by a mile. As sure as I say this, CMU will win by 50, but I know the folks in Mt. Pleasant aren't super happy with the last few years.

[guest44]

Imagine the celebration in 2034 when BGSU beats Robert Morris in conference and Loeffler gets to .500. I hope he pulls up this thread if we are both still alive.

[Flipper]

Neither one has been a success in the MAC...arguing that our coach sucks less than their coach is a sure sign of a moribund program

[jpfalcon09]

Neither one has been a success in the MAC...arguing that our coach sucks less than their coach is a sure sign of a moribund program

It's also the tiniest hill to die on.

[mbenecke]

Neither one has been a success in the MAC...arguing that our coach sucks less than their coach is a sure sign of a moribund program

It's also the tiniest hill to die on.

Speaking of hills, I've been meaning to ask people this - what was the hill behind the Doyt/at the golf course called when you were in school? I had always heard it referred to as Bill's Hill, but I've been seeing recent posts calling it Mt. Jerome, and I need answers.

[Beaker]

I've only ever heard it referred to as Bill's Hill, but I have no idea on the origins of that name.

It's most famous moment was the 2003 UT game when some very eloquent, (probably a Creative Literature major), etched a message in the snow about our opponent that day.

[pdt1081]

Speaking of hills, I've been meaning to ask people this - what was the hill behind the Doyt/at the golf course called when you were in school? I had always heard it referred to as Bill's Hill, but I've been seeing recent posts calling it Mt. Jerome, and I need answers.

I've ever only heard it called "Creason Hill."

[Flipper]

I've only ever heard it referred to as Bill's Hill, but I have no idea on the origins of that name.

It's most famous moment was the 2003 UT game when some very eloquent, (probably a Creative Literature major), etched a message in the snow about our opponent that day.

That was the best day...

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

It was Bill’s Hill back in the 80’s.