College Football Coaching Changes

[Roadhawg]

I sure fear the current sentiment toward Bob Stoops rehiring Mike could be a huge red herring. I appreciated Mike's intensity and thought he was a great complement to Bob, but the old saying "you can't go home again" rings loud in my head when the notion comes up that his return would invariably fix the Sooners' defensive problems. Might, might not, but the notion of "quick fixes" makes me think of bailing water....

I'm thinking Mike wants the Husker DC job that came open.

[SoonerDave]

I'm thinking Mike wants the Husker DC job that came open.

Man, if he wants to get to the Big 10, and that rumor of a DC offer from Meyer at Ohio State were true, why wouldn't you head to Columbus?

It would be really, really weird to see him back at OU. First, what a lot of people don't realize is that to bring him back means you've got to vacate a position on staff. Stoops, to my recollection, has never fired anyone during his tenure at OU. There are some who would like him to jettison Willie Martinez, whom I admit was a hire I viewed with great caution when I first heard it. Beyond that, there would be an implicit demotion of Venables back to "co" DC. Would he be OK with that? He's been at the defensive helm solo for, what, seven years now?

The greater question is whether Mike wants to be an HC again, implying any new position might be thought of as a stepping stone back to a better HC job in a few years. Then again, maybe he had his fill of being top dog at Arizona, and may find being a DC more to his liking. I don't think the "flesh-pressing," fundraising, and related "non-coaching" things that go with being an HC were something he was ever crazy about.

Who knows...