Bohl (NDSU Head Coach) to Wyoming

[1972]

Baldwin would be a great fit at BSU

 

[stubbins]

Alpha might be pretty close

A tweet from a Wyo insider who has a good track record

Scott Nulph ‏@ScottNulph 2m
RT @Jimrosehuskers: Bohl's deal at Wyo is easily 1.5-2M per. He negotiated private aircraft and asst staff salaries that dwarf predecessor

Can't blame him...make more in 1 year than he would in 8 in nd....plus FBS program. He wins.

 

[1972]

If Bohl leaves with the staff during the playoffs, I loose a lot of respect for him. Griz lost a lot of coaches, don't remember any leaving during the middle of the playoff run. Great to take another job, owe it to the kids to stay until the year is gone. This is when you find out a lot about a person.

 

[signedbewildered]

I'm still just chuckling to myself it's Wyoming he is going to. Isn't WY where coaches go to retire? Or at least pre-retirement?

 

[stubbins]

If Bohl leaves with the staff during the playoffs, I loose a lot of respect for him. Griz lost a lot of coaches, don't remember any leaving during the middle of the playoff run. Great to take another job, owe it to the kids to stay until the year is gone. This is when you find out a lot about a person.

If someone offered you that deal, you wouldn't take it....he just set his family up for life. I'm sure he asked if they could wait. They obviously thought that they couldn't for recruiting, opportunity knocks, you better answer. 2 million a year doesn't come along very often for a fcs coach.

 

[IdaGriz01]

... They have their sights on higher hanging fruit.

Not according to the Boise newspaper: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913675/former-bsu-coaches-could-be-next.html

Former defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, former offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin and former coach Dirk Koetter would allow the Broncos to maintain a sense of continuity while infusing some new energy into the program.

The article explains each man's ties to the BSU program. If true, this suggests that the BSU administration and AD recognize the "unusual" philosophy that has fueled their football success. They have not typically been able to land the "elite" recruits that everyone goes after. Instead, they have recruited just-under-elite athletes and developed them into winners. A "traditional" big-program coach might not be willing, or able to do that.

 

[1972]

Don't know, it's hard to say until you're in that situation. When you ask your players to buy into the program, its all about loyalty, it's a very hard decision. To me though, there's more to life than money, I believe he was making around 300K(could be wrong on this) that's plenty to enjoy life and be able to look your players in the eye and know that you did the right thing. Wait until the season is over. Tough call, money or loyalty. Like I said you never know what you will do until you are in that situation. Probably more to the story we don't know yet, I always felt he was a very loyal person, and a great coach, players coach.

 

[IdaGriz01]

... If someone offered you that deal, you wouldn't take it....he just set his family up for life. I'm sure he asked if they could wait. They obviously thought that they couldn't for recruiting, opportunity knocks, you better answer. 2 million a year doesn't come along very often for a fcs coach.

And if the part about the big plus-ups for the assistants is true, then he deserves some credit for that. But if he takes the whole (or most of the) staff, they need to be in Wyoming after New Years. Who the Hell is there to coach the team if they make it to the NC game? (Which, with this development, begins to look a lot less like a given.)

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

... They have their sights on higher hanging fruit.

Not according to the Boise newspaper: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913675/former-bsu-coaches-could-be-next.html

Former defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, former offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin and former coach Dirk Koetter would allow the Broncos to maintain a sense of continuity while infusing some new energy into the program.

The article explains each man's ties to the BSU program. If true, this suggests that the BSU administration and AD recognize the "unusual" philosophy that has fueled their football success. They have not typically been able to land the "elite" recruits that everyone goes after. Instead, they have recruited just-under-elite athletes and developed them into winners. A "traditional" big-program coach might not be willing, or able to do that.

Wilcox, Harsin, and Koetter all have Head coaching or coordinating experience at the FBS level. They are all "higher hanging fruit" than Baldwin would be. They all do have ties to BSU also that Baldwin does not have. This is why I doubt Baldwin is a real consideration at BSU.

 

[IdaGriz01]

... They have their sights on higher hanging fruit.

Not according to the Boise newspaper: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913675/former-bsu-coaches-could-be-next.html

Former defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, former offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin and former coach Dirk Koetter would allow the Broncos to maintain a sense of continuity while infusing some new energy into the program.

The article explains each man's ties to the BSU program. If true, this suggests that the BSU administration and AD recognize the "unusual" philosophy that has fueled their football success. They have not typically been able to land the "elite" recruits that everyone goes after. Instead, they have recruited just-under-elite athletes and developed them into winners. A "traditional" big-program coach might not be willing, or able to do that.

Wilcox, Harsin, and Koetter all have Head coaching or coordinating experience at the FBS level. They are all "higher hanging fruit" than Baldwin would be. They all do have ties to BSU also that Baldwin does not have. This is why I doubt Baldwin is a real consideration at BSU.

Gotcha. :thumb:

Sorry ... I thought you meant they were looking for a "prestige" name for their next coach -- which I think (and I suspect you do to) would be a mistake.

 

[Buttegrizzle]

I'm still just chuckling to myself it's Wyoming he is going to. Isn't WY where coaches go to retire? Or at least pre-retirement?

This is what I was thinking too. Wyoming is a coaches graveyard. An introductory FBS position in a program that rarely has a decent season, about once every 10 years. Laramie is a hellish place. I don't blame Bohl for taking the $ but I think he was worthy of a better post. Maybe Boise? Anyway, well kick his ass in Laramie next year instead of Fargo I guess.

 

[Grizo406]

Best of luck to Coach Bohl on his new job!

FWIW, I wouldn't mind if he stopped in Missoula...and decided to stay.

 

[Kodiak]

I'm still just chuckling to myself it's Wyoming he is going to. Isn't WY where coaches go to retire? Or at least pre-retirement?

This is what I was thinking too. Wyoming is a coaches graveyard. An introductory FBS position in a program that rarely has a decent season, about once every 10 years. Laramie is a hellish place. I don't blame Bohl for taking the $ but I think he was worthy of a better post. Maybe Boise? Anyway, well kick his ass in Laramie next year instead of Fargo I guess.

I know it was quite awhile ago, but Joe Tiller did pretty well at Wyoming and then moved up to Purdue. Hard place to recruit to however....

 

[signedbewildered]

Best of luck to Coach Bohl on his new job!

FWIW, I wouldn't mind if he stopped in Missoula...and decided to stay.

I was thinking maybe Moglia kinda liked it here. Hrrmmmm......

 

[MrTitleist]

In case you guys are wondering.. I have wood. Bohl was my top candidate, I wrote about it earlier this week. He'll bring Cowboy tough back to Laramie.. he can recruit the types of players who can deal with the Laramie climate.

Oooooooo a jet! I bet he doesn't have a clue how to fly the thing.

Bohl is a pilot, actually.

...and all the high prarie chicks and hangerons any respectable FCS coach could ask for. Plus, the Wyoming fanbase will give him at least 4-5 years to build the program, it's complete shambles at this point.

lol.. Wyoming isn't in complete shambles. They're returning just about their entire offense who ranked 23rd in FBS this season. The defense, however, isn't good.. and now we have Mr Bohl to correct that problem.

 

[mikegriz]

... They have their sights on higher hanging fruit.

Not according to the Boise newspaper: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/07/2913675/former-bsu-coaches-could-be-next.html

Former defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, former offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin and former coach Dirk Koetter would allow the Broncos to maintain a sense of continuity while infusing some new energy into the program.

The article explains each man's ties to the BSU program. If true, this suggests that the BSU administration and AD recognize the "unusual" philosophy that has fueled their football success. They have not typically been able to land the "elite" recruits that everyone goes after. Instead, they have recruited just-under-elite athletes and developed them into winners. A "traditional" big-program coach might not be willing, or able to do that.

Wilcox, Harsin, and Koetter all have Head coaching or coordinating experience at the FBS level. They are all "higher hanging fruit" than Baldwin would be. They all do have ties to BSU also that Baldwin does not have. This is why I doubt Baldwin is a real consideration at BSU.

Thanks folks. What I was wonderin'

 

[MrTitleist]

Harsin is going to be tough, he has a million dollar buy-out at Ark St. Wilcox in a tough spot because if he goes with Sark USC owes Washington one million. Wilcox to Boise makes a ton of sense.

 

[Mr. Greenjeans]

Bohl's done a pretty good job with NDSU transitioning from a D2 school to a perennial FCS favorite, I think he has a chance to turn Wyoming's fortunes around.

How so, Laramie won't be any more appealing than Vegas. It's a losing proposition, no matter how successful you were at a lower level.

 

[stubbins]

Well, I can't wait to get down there for that game next year...should be fun.

 

[Not a Griz fan]

The delusional Bison fans still think he'll coach through the rest of the playoffs. :lol:

News this morning on the The Craig Bohl football show. He said he is going to be the coach at NDSU through the playoff run, however long or short that might be. Big distraction for them, but better than him leaving in the middle of the play off run. Rumor has him getting over a million/year. The only reason I see him taking this job is the reports of Wyo moving to the Big 12 must have some validity.