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USC has to have a HOME RUN hire. Who is it?

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    • 10/02/2021 at 8:08 PM #152282
      Utesbyfive
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      If USC doesn’t have a home run hire, they could very well dwindle away as a blue blood. I don’t have a clue. Weigh in here.

    • 10/02/2021 at 8:10 PM #152285
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      UteBacker
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      My money is on Luke Fickell.  Mike Bohn, SC’s AD, was the former AD at Cincy and hired Fickell there…

      • 10/02/2021 at 8:18 PM #152289
        MDUte
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        I agree with you Backer. It looks like it’s Fickell’s job to lose at this point.

    • 10/02/2021 at 8:17 PM #152288
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      MDUte
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      They already blew the home run hire IMO. They had Urban Meyer interested last year and their new University President said no to their AD pursing him.

      I realize there are still some good coaches out there to go after and one of them might end up being the next Pete Carroll at USC. But any of these “short-list candidates” might very well fail like Sark or Kiffen etc. Urban was the only sure hire I can see that would’ve returned USC to national title contender, going to the CFP YoY.

      • 10/02/2021 at 8:21 PM #152290
        Utesbyfive
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        It really would be interesting to see him at SC but I just don’t think he’d go for it. I think he hit the pinnacle of college coaching, and he’s moved on to a new challenge. Can he win when he isn’t being a recruiter constantly? Is he the chess player that the top NFL coaches are, like Belichek?

      • 10/02/2021 at 8:24 PM #152292
        UteBacker
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        Do you think Mario Cristobal would at least take the phone call?

        • 10/02/2021 at 8:32 PM #152295
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          MDUte
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          I think Cristobal definitely would take the call from SC but not because he’s actually interested. I think he would leverage that into an even better deal from Nike U.

    • 10/02/2021 at 8:21 PM #152291
      EagleMountainUte
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      Well now that most schools can pay they just need to get a better retirement and benefit package.

      • 10/02/2021 at 8:27 PM #152294
        Utesbyfive
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        A bigger buyout? They’re already outrageous in the college game.

    • 10/02/2021 at 8:52 PM #152297
      UteFanatic
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      I wonder if they’re considering Jonathan Smith. Pretty impressive what he’s done at Oregon State. Probably not, though, for fear he would be just another Kiffin or Sark.

    • 10/02/2021 at 9:06 PM #152299
      alUmnUs
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      Well don’t look now, but Urban Meyer appears to be coming down with a new condition that may force him to quit the Jags and move to California to save his marriage.

      Shelley about to go ballistic.

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