Topic: Why Tony Gibson?

[elginherd]

Someone asked this question in another thread.

But the question remains.
What is so special about TG that he was obviously the hire probably weeks, if not months, ago?

We'll hear a stock, clap-trap publicly stated answer from Spears & Smith on this, not the real reasoning.

[DJdaHERDfan]

Big money was behind him.

[rileylives]

The more I thought about it the more I've settled into the reality and I'm okay with it.

Honestly, think about it. Who would you rather have a beer with...

Huff or Gibson?

[muherd34]

He will have every opportunity to compete in the SBC.  All he needs now is our support. GO HERD!

[elginherd]

The more I thought about it the more I've settled into the reality and I'm okay with it.

Honestly, think about it. Who would you rather have a beer with...

Huff or Gibson?

I'd like to have a beer or three with either.

[Flat Tire 2]

It will be interesting to read the details of the contracts of both Gibson and Huff to get a comparison of two conference member's approach to their football program. The only publish reports I have read is that Gibson received a six year contract and Huff received a four year contract with a rollover of one year.

The devil will be in the details such as the coach's salary; the pool of pay for support personnel and assistant coaches. I don't think NIL money will be released, but we might find out if there is any truth to both programs have "big" money coming in to support the program.

Hopefully Marshall will be transparent with the fans.

[MUther]

I'd like to have a beer or three with either.

I think he means Huff would be more of a wine and brie guy.  Not someone that most WVians would easily relate to.  I can see where that comes from.  But I think a lot of it was a defense mechanism to keep people at arms length.

[Ovaltine Jenkins]

I think he means Huff would be more of a wine and brie guy.  Not someone that most WVians would easily relate to.  I can see where that comes from.  But I think a lot of it was a defense mechanism to keep people at arms length.

Obviously you've never visited the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Denton, specifically.

[FilmJunky]

Why Tony Gibson? I guess maybe Spears can answer that. Afraid some big donors had him by the neck in this decision maybe ? IDK. Also, kinda seems like Spears to say "I know a guy". We'll see, but this does not move the needle for me.

[jdonaccbus]

Let's face it, he checks a lot of boxes for this fan base.

[Herd 90]

Let's face it, he checks a lot of boxes for this fan base.

If it's just the he's a good 'ol boy from WV or he'd be a good dude to have a beer with, then I'm not getting all this. We lost our conference winning coach to another team in the conference...Southern Miss to boot. Then we give a six year contract to a defensive coordinator that was over the statistically worst defense in the ACC this year.

On paper it looks like Marshall is being run by idiots. I hope the leaders at MU who made this bizarre call know something the rest of the world doesn't know.

[BraveSaintStuart]

The more I thought about it the more I've settled into the reality and I'm okay with it.

Honestly, think about it. Who would you rather have a beer with...

Huff or Gibson?

I think I'd enjoy a beer with either. Then again, I remember having a few conversations with Bobby Pruett over the years, when I was a teenager. I thought that guy was the dumbest person alive when he wasn't talking about football. Super nice. Not a lot going on in his head if it wasn't Herd Football. For that matter, I'd rather have a beer with most of you instead.

[herdorbust2]

Sounds like the same boxes Snyder checked.

[s1uggo]

IDK if this is what happened or not, probably gives Spears too much credit, but Dave Doren NCST HC and CS were at N.Ill at the same type.  So did someone reach out from there?  IDK

[MUfan08]

The more I thought about it the more I've settled into the reality and I'm okay with it.

Honestly, think about it. Who would you rather have a beer with...

Huff or Gibson?

WGAS about drinking with a coach, want a person that can manage our program and win.

Mark Snyder liked drinking and he was a terrible coach haha

[MUther]

Obviously you've never visited the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Denton, specifically.

What does that have to do with how a person behaves?  You've never seen people grow up poor yet put on an air to pretend they are better than where they came from?  That's Huff in a nutshell.  Like I said, it's a defense mechanism.  He skipped the fit-in stage and went right to condescension.  Leads to a look of confidence but not a lot of friends.  Sound like anyone?

[MUonium]

all i can do is think of the people that gave Huff no chance whatsoever.  the more things change the more they stay the same.  like i said elsewhere, Gibson has 4 years.  in the meantime, this amateur would advise him to field an exciting, effective offense (QB), linemen on both sides and let her rip!

[FilmJunky]

He's from WV that's why. Whenever Marshall gets away from hiring WV coaches the success will follow

[jdonaccbus]

We just recently re-assigned a head coach.....a good ole' WV guy. He had a lot of friends. He spent a lot of time talking to them and letting assistants run the show. He told great stories. He played the part for the fan base. He got to stick around 10 years despite the big picture of things having average results during a good portion of his tenure. He got extremely lazy, very complacent, but drew a big salary during his last few years of his tenure. That type of act is what is getting old to a lot of us. The message almost seems "be content with mediocrity". If it wasn't for Kim Caldwell coming in here for one year and showing people what a true person with championship acumen can do, I would say that guy would still be getting by with the charades he was pulling his last three years.

I am over Huff. He is gone. I support Gibson because I support Marshall financially. I don't know what type of support these posters want for Gibson. Do they want me to be there this week with pom-poms? The guy has support. He is getting paid more than any coach here, supposedly his salary pool for assistants is at an all-time high, he has a hell of a long contract for a guy that has never been a college head coach, supposedly the football budget has gone up......he has support! I hope people on this board and on Facebook don't run down his wife with false accusations and slander. I hope Gibson wins and wins big. I would prefer a more open search for the next head coach, but we don't do that.

Sorry if it offends, but I don't care about the country boy stuff. I could care less. I listened to the good ole' boy stories from another coach the past several years. I also listened to his critiques of how fans should be. One head coach here was given a much longer leash than a coach that just left. Say what you want, but that is a fact. That is the stuff I am sick of. Yes, the double-standards. If a guy has financial support like no other coach has, then that is the support he needs. It is his job at over a million a year for six years to find a way to get the job done. Blaming fans is a cop out if he doesn't get it done. I hope he wins.

[MicDrass1]

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[s1uggo]

What does that have to do with how a person behaves?  You've never seen people grow up poor yet put on an air to pretend they are better than where they came from?  That's Huff in a nutshell.  Like I said, it's a defense mechanism.  He skipped the fit-in stage and went right to condescension.  Leads to a look of confidence but not a lot of friends.  Sound like anyone?

Let me say that a was on a flight from ATL back to CRW with Charles Huff.  Most of the people on the plane were going back to WV.  Huff tried his hardest not to interact with anybody on the plane.  Several people walking on saw him , and gave him a 'GO Herd" and no reaction from him.  A couple of girls sitting across the isle from him were in MU gear.  Basically the whole plane were MU fans except 2 dumb (@/:; with WVU gear on.  Huff could have had some fun, and before take off, done a 'We are......Marshall' with the whole plane, but he didnt, he just sat there like a bump, and didnt interact with all the MU people on the plane.  He waited for all the people to deplane before he left.  He really didnt want to talk to anybody, yet the whole plane were MU fans, except the 2 dumb (@/:;.  I felt like he missed an opportunity there.

[andy31]

Let me say that a was on a flight from ATL back to CRW with Charles Huff.  Most of the people on the plane were going back to WV.  Huff tried his hardest not to interact with anybody on the plane.  Several people walking on saw him , and gave him a 'GO Herd" and no reaction from him.  A couple of girls sitting across the isle from him were in MU gear.  Basically the whole plane were MU fans except 2 dumb (@/:; with WVU gear on.  Huff could have had some fun, and before take off, done a 'We are......Marshall' with the whole plane, but he didnt, he just sat there like a bump, and didnt interact with all the MU people on the plane.  He waited for all the people to deplane before he left.  He really didnt want to talk to anybody, yet the whole plane were MU fans, except the 2 dumb (@/:;.  I felt like he missed an opportunity there.

Counterpoint.  Huff was never anything but nice to me when I met him in public, and I liked him.

[Buffalo Bop]

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[herdfan129]

On paper, this is an EXCELLENT hire.