I can’t say I like it but with the early signing period I can understand why a newly hired coach would prefer to focus on getting his first signing class squared away rather than his former employer’s bowl game.
Orange is a major accomplishment, I’d probably be okay with skipping the lower tier bowls. If we make NY6 or Playoffs I doubt I could leave my team. But I was raised not to ever leave my guys hanging when I played. And as a coach I would feel the same assuming they want me to coach.
Not even close to analogous. Weak try. He's a new head coach with early signing coming up.
Dead wrong. Bowls matter a lot because they give the team a pre-bowl camp with extra practices. Everyone in the business knows these extra practices are important for lots of reasons including getting a postseason look at redshirts and other younger players who have made progress on the team's depth chart and in the future plans. It sets up the new depth chart for spring practice and gives all of the players another chance to compete.
This.. Nothing wrong with him focusing on his new job. In fact if his focus isn't 100% on preparing for the bowl game,he is better off stepping aside.
I agree. They shouldn't be able to transfer til after the championship game! I have no problem with them transferring to get a better opportunity to play, but this transferring to get a bigger pay day will destroy the sport.
At least don’t let them transfer until after the season is over. Now the bowl games are just exhibitions between the portal opening on December 5th and players opting out for the draft.
Players aren’t employees being paid market rates with the help from agents driving up their fees. They don’t make $5 plus million a year unless top 0.01% if that.
While I would obviously prefer Golesh coach in the Orange Bowl, I certainly understand his need to get started with his new job with ESD only a couple of weeks away. Not sure how this is on the same level with NIL and the portal as newly hired HCs have been opting out of bowls for years. David Cutcliffe didn't coach in the BCS championship game against FSU after being hired by Ole Miss after the '98 season. And obviously the fans of USF, since Golesh is now their HC, want him focused on USF, putting his staff together, and recruiting. When UT hired Pruitt, who stayed with Bama to coach in the CFP, most UT fans were not happy. And while Golesh leaving is an inconvenience, Heupel will have no trouble calling plays in the bowl game.
Guess I don’t understand your being offended by the set up. Are coaches overpaid? Likely.
For the sake of this thread? Nothing more than making the point that some get mad online for players “quitting” on bowls but not coaches “quitting”. I’m poking fun at the common blind spot.
Taking a few assistants with him too. Wonder how many stick around for the bowl?
He took a new head coaching job. Do you think he should spend the next MONTH with his old team?
I don't know what Levis will decide but I'm fine with him opting out. Been hurt all year, why risk it. Normally I think they should play
Yea it has been going on. It used to be more like 50/50 some would stay and finish off and some would go on to the next. Mark Stoops did not coach in the fsu bowl after taking the UK job.
