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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 910282" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>Good post. Two comments:</p><p></p><p>First, Tennessee got Heupel because they simply couldn't get anyone else. When they hired Butch Jones, he was their 8th choice and the first to actually accept the job. Nobody wanted it. The same was true with Pruitt. They had to really hold their nose hiring him. Danny White brought Heupel with him from UCF but remember ... Heupel had previous CFB experience other than UCF. He had been OC at Oklahoma as well as position coaches at other schools. He wasn't as much an unproven coach as it might seem. </p><p></p><p>Auburn has done some self-reflection on what went wrong with Harsin. The basic theme is that to be successful at Auburn, you HAVE to have previous SEC experience as his Boise Boys simply did not understand the physicality and politics of competing in the conference. He absolutely failed at recruiting ... yes, he got some players, but Harsin has almost no connection to the state or any of the high school programs. </p><p></p><p>Long story short, I think you have to demonstrate you CAN do the job. Whether that is previous P5 experience as a position coach and head coaching chops at a lesser school, or direct to P5, is debatable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 910282, member: 2957"] Good post. Two comments: First, Tennessee got Heupel because they simply couldn't get anyone else. When they hired Butch Jones, he was their 8th choice and the first to actually accept the job. Nobody wanted it. The same was true with Pruitt. They had to really hold their nose hiring him. Danny White brought Heupel with him from UCF but remember ... Heupel had previous CFB experience other than UCF. He had been OC at Oklahoma as well as position coaches at other schools. He wasn't as much an unproven coach as it might seem. Auburn has done some self-reflection on what went wrong with Harsin. The basic theme is that to be successful at Auburn, you HAVE to have previous SEC experience as his Boise Boys simply did not understand the physicality and politics of competing in the conference. He absolutely failed at recruiting ... yes, he got some players, but Harsin has almost no connection to the state or any of the high school programs. Long story short, I think you have to demonstrate you CAN do the job. Whether that is previous P5 experience as a position coach and head coaching chops at a lesser school, or direct to P5, is debatable. [/QUOTE]
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