Codaxx
Well-Known Member
No Fran didn’t win squat on the D1 level. He did a pretty good job at TCU and left Bama just when the NCAA was ready to slap them on the wrists. But I remember how hyped up that hire was. He as a big name in 2002. It was a major coup to steal him away from Bama...even though he didn’t do much for them either in the short time he was there.
There were several reasons Fisher didn’t go to LSU. Some say LSU backed out because dropping millions on a new HC would look bad considering the financial troubles they were having at the time. I think the Jimbo rumors with A&M are mainly because our AD has a good relationship with Jimbo going back to when they were at LSU.
My prediction
1. We keep Sumlin
2. We fire Sumlin and hire some else not Jimbo and not Morris
Like a lot of coaches it turned out that the true star on Fran's staff was not Fran, but Gary Patterson. That is always the worry with guys that have not had success without multiple coordinators. I am sure Colorado wished they hired BSU's OC (Peterson), instead of the HC (forgot his name).
By the way, that is also why I am high on Norvel at Memphis. Todd Graham went from a fringe blue blood candidate to the chopping block, since Norvel left his staff