Comments on: WEDNESDAY NEWS: EXTREMELY OLD AND POSSIBLY IRRELEVANT BY NOW EDITION

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:36:25 +0000

Yeah, I agree about Peterson. He’s been around winning and plays a good, physical style of football that Clemson fans are starved for. I guess TDP interviewed Kiffin for comparison’s sake but I sure hope he wasn’t impressed. I have real reservations about him coming to Clemson. Just seems like a terrible fit.

By: edbo

edbo — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:11:11 +0000

I wonder if TDP is going to look at Jim Harbaugh? I know, another coaches son… But shit, that’s not his fault.

By: Willy Mac

Willy Mac — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:10:08 +0000

True. I mean, Florida took that chance and it paid off big.

By: AParker

AParker — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:07:44 +0000

Why not hire Peterson from Boise State? 3 straight winning seasons, Two possible BCS bids, recruits for a school with nothing around it, they play a good smash-mouth, down hill game, and it looks like that Peterson, not Hawkins, might have been the reason the Broncos have gotten so good. I think we should be looking at him…

By: Chili

Chili — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:58:33 +0000

I don’t want Dabo now. He’s a hell of a coach and will probably make a good HC one day, but it’s too early now, and a program doesn’t get enough opportunities to hire a top level coach that they can toss one away on promoting a guy who wasn’t even a coordinator.

But hey he does chest bump and make players run off the field and runs down the hill real good, so he’s got that goin for him.

By: Willy Mac

Willy Mac — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:45:24 +0000

slingle, I’m in the same boat with changing my mind daily on the coaching search. At the end of the day I’d love to have Muschamp or Dabo, but I don’t see us winding up with either.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:28:38 +0000

@3, every OU fan I know wants Venables out of there. They all think Mike Stoops was the one behind those better defenses.

However, Venables was the sole DC since the 2003 Sugar Bowl vs. LSU, and they had 3 years of good defenses after that. Its only the last 3 that have been getting worse.

By: slingle

slingle — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:05:40 +0000

I don’t want a coach with a stache (Wilson) unless he is Ditka. Urban Meyer didn’t have ties to the Southeast – that’s what assistants are for – so I wouldn’t let Venables scare you there. If you are a good recruiter then you can do it anywhere. Ties to the area just make it easier earlier. I wouldn’t want a Tuberville type coach – too many reservations about a coach forced out (whether the true or not) of one school coming here.

I want Butch Davis though I doubt it will happen for a multitude of reasons. He seems to have the least risk factor while also being a proven winner.

All the realistic options have their drawbacks. High risk, high reward candidates. I change my mind daily on the coach search.

By: JasonL

JasonL — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:29:04 +0000

what will happen if this scenario occurs: somehow, these tigers beat duke, UVA and the spurriers and head to the car bowl and beat that opponent. What will tdp do then? He’s made a public promise to the fans to hire a great coach and to swinney to consider him as that possible coach.
Clearly, there’s a problem. Will tdp pussy out? Will barker get involved? What would danny say?
I wouldn’t hate having swinney as the hc. He has a passion and love for the game and Clemson.
I’m not sold on a foster or a venables, mainly because I look at how VT got the shut kicked out of the in the bowl last year as did Oklahoma. Muschamp is just as unproven as swinney (maybe even less so) and I’m not wowed by leach, whom I consider a “whomever scores last wins” kind of coach.
It’ll be interesting to watch.
Right now, though, I would think that swinney has to win all 3 games and a bowl to be the next hc.

By: madmac corleone

madmac corleone — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:38:22 +0000

If we’re going the young, energetic DC route, I’d much prefer Muschamp over Venables. From what I hear, the Sooner nation isn’t exactly happy with him right now. The general consensus is that it was Mike Stoops that built the great Sooner ‘D’, and that it’s slowly went downhill since he left for AZ. Muschamp is going to bring far better southeastern recruiting credentials to the table than would Venables. Of course I’m sure TDP will interview several candidates before making a final decesion and as Venables has been a hot name the last year or so, it’d make sense to give the guy an interview.