Topic: Any chance Pruett would take DC job if offered?

[Herdrulz29]

I would think that would be the smartest decision Doc could make is offer and see if he would do it.

[whf]

I feel there is no chance he would take the DC job if offered.  He should be hired as a football consultant by Hamrick; working for the Athletic Department, networking outside the university and mentoring Coach Holiday IMHO.

[kjh]

I would think that would be the smartest decision Doc could make is offer and see if he would do it.

[kjh]

I would think that would be the smartest decision Doc could make is offer and see if he would do it.

Not happening, get over it.

[kjh]

I feel there is no chance he would take the DC job if offered.  He should be hired as a football consultant by Hamrick; working for the Athletic Department, networking outside the university and mentoring Coach Holiday IMHO.

This is Hamrick's job. As much as I like and respect Bobby Pruett he has earned his time away from FB and deserves it and those that try to involve him in a controversy with the athletic department are doing him a diservice. Give him a break.

[shilolg]

Love coach P, but what has he been out of action,,,6-7 years?
Need to move on as far as on the field involvement.

[Slice11]

I don't understand why we keep bringing this up.

[extragreen]

And I don't understand why BP was allowed to walk out the door.....


and I don't understand why he wasn't hired when we hired doc.

[redparallax]

Jesus christ, this %^&* again?

[whf]

Hamrick has plenty to do.  He could use some professional help.  If he had time to focus 100% on football improvements he wouldn't be doing his job.  Right now his main job is probably raising another 10M$, or it better be.  I have never saw a good general who didn't have lieutenants.

[herds]

how old is he now??


Its time to move on, Pruett's era at Marshall is over and has been for nearly a decade. Time for fresh blood.

[phillyherdfan]

Totally hypothetical... will never happen... but, since it's the off season and basketball is not going like we had hoped... what would you guys say to a scenario like this:

Doc asks BP to be DC and co-head coach for a set period of 2 years.  Mentoring role.  Doc is clearly the boss, BP runs the defense and assists with other HC duties.  

Benefits - Doc wins some fans back.  Doc continues to learn.  BP (hopefully) gets the D on track.  MU squirrels some money away (due to BP taking a $1 a year) so, that in 2 years we hire a fantastic DC.  In return, BP becomes eligible for the NCAA HOF and finishes his career here (instead of VA).

Outlandish... of course.  But, fun to think about.

[BuyNtelos4]

-I've never heard of a co-head coach.  Not sure if that give you HOF eligibility or not. 

-Bill Snyder is awful old.

-I don't really know Hamrick's duties include mentoring Holliday.  He has never been a head coach, nor really shown that he knows what qualities to look for that make a great coach, judging by his past hires.  He is a fund raiser and negotiator.  I guess I'm trying to say Hamrick wouldn't have any more business mentoring a head coach, than Holliday would mentoring Hamrick on being an AD.  I, however, would assume schools have hired athletic consultants in the past to oversee football operations and mentor/advise a young or up and coming head coach, and assist in fund raising.  Kind of a middle man between the AD and coach. 

-If Pruett's help wasn't even requested for fundraising for the new facilities, I do highly doubt he will ever again be involved here in any capacity. 

-Pruett may bring some fans back to begin the season next year, but it would immediately cause a division in the fanbase.  All of those fans who are Marshall fans, but complain and hate absolutely everything, would be furious from the get go, and then if it wasn't immediately successful many more fans would follow.  I would like to have Pruett back in some administrative capacity, but would prefer hungry, new blood for DC.

[shilolg]

Has a little scent like WVU bringing in a co coach a few years ago, splitting duties up.

[herdfan429]

And I don't understand why BP was allowed to walk out the door.....


and I don't understand why he wasn't hired when we hired doc.

Pruett choose to walk out the door

[miltonherdfan]

whether you like doc or not, you can't do that (bring in the program's most successful head coach to be 1 of his assts).  that's just asking for problems.  talk about a person having 1 eye on their job & the other watching what's going on over their shoulder . . .

[phillyherdfan]

-I've never heard of a co-head coach.  Not sure if that give you HOF eligibility or not. 

-Bill Snyder is awful old.

-I don't really know Hamrick's duties include mentoring Holliday.  He has never been a head coach, nor really shown that he knows what qualities to look for that make a great coach, judging by his past hires.  He is a fund raiser and negotiator.  I guess I'm trying to say Hamrick wouldn't have any more business mentoring a head coach, than Holliday would mentoring Hamrick on being an AD.  I, however, would assume schools have hired athletic consultants in the past to oversee football operations and mentor/advise a young or up and coming head coach, and assist in fund raising.  Kind of a middle man between the AD and coach. 

-If Pruett's help wasn't even requested for fundraising for the new facilities, I do highly doubt he will ever again be involved here in any capacity. 

-Pruett may bring some fans back to begin the season next year, but it would immediately cause a division in the fanbase.  All of those fans who are Marshall fans, but complain and hate absolutely everything, would be furious from the get go, and then if it wasn't immediately successful many more fans would follow.  I would like to have Pruett back in some administrative capacity, but would prefer hungry, new blood for DC.

Lots of co-head coaches in college football's past... many at some of the biggest schools/oldest programs.  Not done much any more... but most certainly has been done often.

Nothing in the HOF rules say anything about co-head coaches not being eligible.

[phillyherdfan]

whether you like doc or not, you can't do that (bring in the program's most successful head coach to be 1 of his assts).  that's just asking for problems.  talk about a person having 1 eye on their job & the other watching what's going on over their shoulder . . .

Gotta be an agreement, announced up front... two years... period.  No further coaching contracts with BP will be considered by the university.  Set the time and structure up front.

I agree it's nuts... just banter to fill the long void before football season starts again... sigh, it's not even christmas.

[HERDRock]

It would be like Jimmy Johnson coming back to coaching to be an assistant for Ron Zook.  Why would someone who can coach like Bobby agree to be an assistant to a guy not qualified to bring bring him his morning coffee? 

[BuyNtelos4]

Perhaps I should have rephrased my quote to only include the relevant era.

[BuyNtelos4]

It would be like Jimmy Johnson coming back to coaching to be an assistant for Ron Zook.  Why would someone who can coach like Bobby agree to be an assistant to a guy not qualified to bring bring him his morning coffee? 

Your exactly right.  The all things Pruett worshiped are eerily similar to the all things Kane haters.  Can't tell them anything. 

[Thundering In MD]

As long as Bobby has breath left, he could step in and fix the D after one Spring.  He is a true coaching genius IMO.  That being said there are two reasons that will never happen.  Mainly, how could Doc and Hamrick possibly allow Bobby to come in and be the savior?  Hamrick made the decision not to hire Bobby when he hired Doc.  If Bobby came in and Doc became a winner it would be because of Bobby.  Neither Hamrick nor Doc CAN afford to allow that to happen.  Secondly, Bobby is better than being a DC at a school that is in a I-AA caliber conference.  Sure Bobby was a DC at Virginia, but that was in the ACC when the ACC was still something.  If Bobby is going to coach at a small program (which should not be a small program absent Kopp's intervention), it will be as the Head Coach and not as a DC.  Sorry.

[extragreen]

Pruett choose to walk out the door

And the admin just sat there like idiots while the best HC we've had in football walked away. You see the results? Absolutely nothing since he left. If I had a staff of cars salesman and the best I ever had wanted a garage to park his car, I'd do whatever I could to build the man a garage.

[VA Herd Fan]

Gotta be an agreement, announced up front... two years... period.  No further coaching contracts with BP will be considered by the university.  Set the time and structure up front.

I agree it's nuts... just banter to fill the long void before football season starts again... sigh, it's not even christmas.

And why would that agreement be any more binding than current agreements?  If BP were successful and MH wanted to make him HC, would he say no because we had a deal for only two years?  Bringing BP back as anything other than a HC would be disastrous IMO.

[herdman]

And the admin just sat there like idiots while the best HC we've had in football walked away. You see the results? Absolutely nothing since he left. If I had a staff of cars salesman and the best I ever had wanted a garage to park his car, I'd do whatever I could to build the man a garage.

Bingo. Foolish pride and idiotic leadership set us back. The leaders should have let everything calm down and everybody would have been better off with a handshake a few days later.