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Lincoln Riley

407cane said:
recapping the head coaches in year 3

not including all, but the main ones from that year:

the bad

vennables went to Oklahoma - he might be fired this offseason
napier to Florida - most likely fired this offseason
Marcus freeman - ND - lost to northern Illinois in year 3 - not on the hot seat but not good
sonny dykes - TCU - first year national championship - now a train wreck
tony elliot - bad
lincoln riley - USC - blew up the pac 12 to go 3-4 and lose to Maryland and Minnesota
brent pry - VT is a good team this year, but disappointing year nonetheless


the good

dan lanning - Oregon - just beat Ohio state and will likely be #1 tomorrow
mario cristobal - Miami - undefeated in year 3, likely top 5 tomorrow
brian kelly - LSU - 6-1, likely 6th or 7th tomorrow
Kalen Deboer - Washington - year 2 went to national championship game then went to Bama - now with 2 losses and worst start to a bama season since saban's first year
rhett lashlee - SMU - likely going 11-1 and headed for ACC title game vs Us (hopefully)
mike elko - duke - 2 good years at duke, now at A&M and having a really good year so far
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Lincoln Riley won't last long at USC. He will ultimately end up as an NFL OC and it wouldn't surprise me if he excells at it. Some coaches have strong football minds, widely respected and coveted by their peers but just can't do it as HC. Many years ago Dan Henning was the classic example, coaching for Shula, Gibbs and other big names but ducking as HC. The guy at BC may be of similar I'll.
I think Pry at VT has done good. Yeah, his game day calls are sometimes questionable, and his delusional fans despise him, but he is a good coach at place not easy to win (think Kansas State).
Thoughts on Brett Bielema?
 

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NicKane said:
How does the Colosseum affect how they play on the field? The turf looks fine to me.
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It’s not like any one game it’s just a terrible stadium that really caps their revenue and gameday experience. It’s a long term hinderance, not an excuse for losing 4 close games this season. It’s a bad gameday experience, not a money factory like so many of the big legit stadiums are. That’s part of why people don’t go like they should. Not a great home field advantage.
 
Issues for their stadium
- End zones and corners are not close to the field
- That neighborhood is scary

Lincoln
- Beat weak Big 12 talent at a time when Texas was down
 
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