Next football season

[preachermatt83]

will be tough for us no matter who the coach is. I?m talking 4-5 wins. We need to start all the way over. But we need to give the next guy time. I just don?t think Arnett has it. If we keep him we will def fire him next year and will likely have more competition as more top notch schools will likely be looking next year than this one. Just my two cents.

[TrapGame]

I 100% concur. We need to go ahead and flip the switch on this. This was a bad move on our part. Arnett should have been labeled interim head coach until an AD was hired. Then we conduct an actual search. Keeping him next year makes zero sense. We need an experienced coach not a guy learning on the job.

[confucius say]

All depends on who you land in the portal. Get the Tulane qb and things start to fall in place for whomever the staff is.
Going to get several lineman too

[Cooterpoot]

We aren't getting Pratt. He'll be one of the highest in demand and paid players in the portal.

[confucius say]

We aren't getting Pratt. He'll be one of the highest in demand and paid players in the portal.

Yea that would be a tough pull. Might depend on who the coach is though.

[Goldendawg]

If we look bad again against KY, we should go ahead and let him go, show people we are serious about our football program, make Hughes the interim HC, and start making contacts with agents. JMO

[Really Clark?]

We aren't getting Pratt. He'll be one of the highest in demand and paid players in the portal.

Agree. He will be in high demand

[Cooterpoot]

AU offered him huge money last year. Rumor was around 750K or more (not sure I believe it was that much but maybe).

[PMDawg]

will be tough for us no matter who the coach is. I?m talking 4-5 wins. We need to start all the way over. But we need to give the next guy time. I just don?t think Arnett has it. If we keep him we will def fire him next year and will likely have more competition as more top notch schools will likely be looking next year than this one. Just my two cents.

I think we're smart enough to give a coach time, when warranted.

We gave Croom 5 years. Mullen was 5-7 in year one, but everyone could see it was headed in a positive direction. Conversely, most people realized Moorhead was a flop relatively quickly. Same with this joker.

[MaroonFlounder]

Experienced guys will almost completely be gone.

I have zero faith that we will work the portal/NIL effectively to counteract what could be a miserable season.

[preachermatt83]

I think we're smart enough to give a coach time, when warranted.

We gave Croom 5 years. Mullen was 5-7 in year one, but everyone could see it was headed in a positive direction. Conversely, most people realized Moorhead was a flop relatively quickly. Same with this joker.

I agree

[HancockCountyDog]

We will need several OL and DL in the portal just to get to 4-5 wins. I don't think people understand how few OL and DL we have on the roster right now that will be playing next year.

It is not many.

[RocketDawg]

Yea that would be a tough pull. Might depend on who the coach is though.

Mullen could probably get him, given his reputation as "Quarterback Whisperer".

I suspect Mullen left us in his rearview mirror long ago though - he's been HC at Florida (a really big job), and now he's an ESPN personality.

[HancockCountyDog]

I think we're smart enough to give a coach time, when warranted.

We gave Croom 5 years. Mullen was 5-7 in year one, but everyone could see it was headed in a positive direction. Conversely, most people realized Moorhead was a flop relatively quickly. Same with this joker.

I think the question is who can we hire. If we can go get a great coach this year, I'm all for it. Whoever we get will have to be a slam dunk because next year is rough no matter who the coach is, and we can't hire a new guy that half the fan base hates and throw up a 4-8 season.

There is a big part of me that wants to keep Arnett around to take the bullet for next year, go 4-8 and then fire him and start fresh. Sounds brutal, but I just don't see anyone having a good season next year.

[DownwardDawg]

Yea that would be a tough pull. Might depend on who the coach is though.

Well, if we hire Fritz........

[Coursesuper]

I think the question is who can we hire. If we can go get a great coach this year, I'm all for it. Whoever we get will have to be a slam dunk because next year is rough no matter who the coach is, and we can't hire a new guy that half the fan base hates and throw up a 4-8 season.

There is a big part of me that wants to keep Arnett around to take the bullet for next year, go 4-8 and then fire him and start fresh. Sounds brutal, but I just don't see anyone having a good season next year.

Why would we wait? I don't understand that reasoning at all. Under the current circumstances, NIL etc. we cant afford to dick around and see what happens, its get going now or fall further and further behind.

[preachermatt83]

We will need several OL and DL in the portal just to get to 4-5 wins. I don't think people understand how few OL and DL we have on the roster right now that will be playing next year.

It is not many.

So true

[Cooterpoot]

I think the question is who can we hire. If we can go get a great coach this year, I'm all for it. Whoever we get will have to be a slam dunk because next year is rough no matter who the coach is, and we can't hire a new guy that half the fan base hates and throw up a 4-8 season.

There is a big part of me that wants to keep Arnett around to take the bullet for next year, go 4-8 and then fire him and start fresh. Sounds brutal, but I just don't see anyone having a good season next year.

Next year there's going to be a ton of coaching spots open. Could be several SEC openings. If we don't move this year, we're 17'd.

[Goldendawg]

I think the question is who can we hire. If we can go get a great coach this year, I'm all for it. Whoever we get will have to be a slam dunk because next year is rough no matter who the coach is, and we can't hire a new guy that half the fan base hates and throw up a 4-8 season.

There is a big part of me that wants to keep Arnett around to take the bullet for next year, go 4-8 and then fire him and start fresh. Sounds brutal, but I just don't see anyone having a good season next year.

What assistant coach would want to work for lame duck CZA next year? Look at who he finally found for year one at most positions.

[PGHBulldogBG]

I am hopeful Selmon has started a national coaching search and I agree we need to give the new coach time. I just pray it?s Clawson or Chadwell. The new coach is going to have to clean some things up and we need to give him at least 3 years barring Moorhead shenanigans.