New rumor
- Thread starter BoilerBulldog
- Start date
Fleck. Miles with 2 great coordinators would be next option. I would be fine with Sark on Miles' staff. I think something good is going to happen for us and we get a Fleck. I'm a typical Boiler fan. I'm either an eternal optimist or severely concussed from years of banging my head against the wall.
I will take either, but if Fleck wins National Championships/Is sucessful and we miss on him. I will never live it down.
Question is will Purdue allow either of these two to bring in the type of football players it takes to win? Can and will we lower the bar? I think it would be a big mistake if they haven't looked at UH's Herman also and they may have!
We can't compete with the dogs sniffing at Herman in the money/prestige category. Hell, I heard today that Texas, LSU and A&M were all looking at Herman. However, this provides the best case scenario of us having at least a chance at Sumlin. I can see Fleck's upside, it just doesn't get me too excited at this point. Why do we think that H&R would have some inside knowledge?
I don't believe Fleck is on the radar. Just gut feel. That 247 report on Miles was odd as well. Like with election coverage, have to consider sources.
Ah, my bad. I read a forum about a fan boy site about a site using crystal balls. We'll know more tomorrow.
I can`t see Miles he used to make fun of of Purdue when he coached at Mich. years ago. Unless hes desperate for a p5 job
Purdue is better than nothing (Miles) or WMU (Fleck) but I think if they wait, both could find jobs with similar pay that are less work. They may be wise to be patient. Maybe find a job where someone leaves to move up (FSU, LSU, Florida, NFL) and go in to an established program.
I didn't think we would get Nojel Eastern for B Ball, so who knows. I still think being a long time Purdue fan that we don't get a star but a solid sender like a Calhoun.
I'll take the guy with the winning reputation, the guy who's actually done something, the guy who's won the big games.....Miles 100%. Fleck...not so much....remember the last "flash" MB hired. Les gives instant cred's to a distraught program, and as I've posted before those recruits he's contacted the last three years....my guess....some will come to Purdue for instant upgrades. Right now, MB2 can't afford to take a flyer on Fleck.
Football scoop is reporting that Les Miles wants to bring Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator and Mike Locksley (former NMSU head coach) as run game coordinator. No mention of DC but that is some firepower, regardless of what you think of the guys. Could help recruiting for sure. If he could hit a great hire with DC, I'd be okay with it. Still want Fleck but the same report also said he would prefer North Carolina to Purdue if it opened up.
Your vote don`t count just like mine.He`s a better coach and he`s not 63 years old that demands 5-mil. a year.
Please get off the "age" thing. At 63 and in good health, Les Miles could have 10 or more good years. Coach K at Duke is beyond 70 and has the # 1 team and shows no sign of retiring. Boeheim is still active and winning at 'Cuse. Bowden, Paterno, Holtz.....all went into their 7th decade.
I agree with the age thing. The players at Penn St, Kansas St etc...all played hard for their coaches.
I`m sorry I didn`t know you were his doctor. I would rather see Purdue get a younger coach and if he works out like Tiller did we can keep him around for 10 or 12 years.
Never said I was his doctor....what I did say is he's still young enough to give PU another good 8 to 10 years. Sure, he could die two years into the job but so could a 36 year-old. Age bias is not needed, especially with him being only 63. I'll take the experience over youth any time.
You'd take a 65 year old Nick Saban. I get the sense Fleck's ego is holding out for a better deal than Purdue
Please no... third time is NOT the charm...just as big a question as who are next coach is, is will Purdue lower the bar to let the type of football players we need into the school, without that we are just looking at a high water mark of average! Herman to the Horns is all over the net now!
Miles would be able to get his foot in certain recruits doors that otherwise Purdue would have no chance.. Hiring the new hot young coach out of a lesser conference seems to be a 50/50 call on how he will do ..Both i think would be an upgrade to the program
Hire Miles... in 5 years when he retires Brees will be done with the NFL & come back to Purdue to be the new head coach.
Fleck isn't coming to Purdue...period. There's no upside for him coming. He's better off not leaving WM this year if a "Purdue" type team is his only option. He should spend another year at WM and wait for a "good" offer. I'm sure this is what his agent is telling him. He'll want to go to a program he has a chance of winning at....Purdue isn't it....if Herman leaves Houston...that's the type of program he'll want.
Bill Snyder is still coaching at Kansas State. They brought him back out of retirement and the team improved. It must be different to coach in a stadium named after you.
So, just so I'm clear on your point, can any coach win at Purdue? You seem to think a coach can't win here. If my memory serves, we've won a bowl or two in the past.
I think he means at Purdue it is back to square one. If he can get the same money and go to a school that is at square 3 or higher, it would be a better job. If we can at least crack the top 10 on the conference in recruiting and develop guys we can get to 6-6 quick.
He claims there's no "upside". I disagree. Everything is upside at this point.
Absolutely. Rutgers, Illinois, etc. There are some other bad teams in the conference.
None of those coaches have gotten fired and had to start building a program at that advanced age. There's a difference between being a figure head of a flagship program and starting from scratch.
All things being equal, I think we'd all take the younger guy. Thing is, it's not equal. And if someone was a sure thing to fix Purdue, I'd hire him. Worry about 2030 in 2025.
I still don't really like miles tho. I'm all in on schiano. We need someone who has proven they can build a program.
Similar threads
