IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1987454 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Excellent hire. Congrats Norm!!! Well deserved. Its about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 About the money, IMO. I think this sucks. Why would you want to leave USC? Doesn't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Kind of funny, this was talked about yesterday....Matt Linehart said he wouldn't have stayed if he had known about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 12:10 PM) About the money, IMO. I think this sucks. Why would you want to leave USC? Doesn't make sense to me. Its a stepping stone. Norm should have been hired years ago as a head coach in the NCAA, but nothing doing...so, he made a move to better himself. He's getting up there in age and he wants a taste of the NFL. More power to him. Hopefully, a good couple years in Tenn. and we'll see if he's still interested in taking a head spot in the NCAA. He's an excellent hire, about as close to a sure thing coming out of the college game as there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 12:13 PM) Kind of funny, this was talked about yesterday....Matt Linehart said he wouldn't have stayed if he had known about this. Did he actually say that? I thought he said it would have "changed his thought process" or something to that effect. There is a difference there...correct me if i'm wrong, i may not have heard everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 12:10 PM) About the money, IMO. I think this sucks. Why would you want to leave USC? Doesn't make sense to me. Why wouldnt you wanna leave USC? its the NFL, you've already won 2 National Titles.. you've already been said to be the best game planner in the NCAA.. Whats the point of staying at USC, hes got nothing else to prove.. Not only will he get paid more, he can now try to win a Super Bowl.. and if he is as great as they make it seem, hes got a good shot.. With Steve McNair prolly hanging it up soon hell get to put his QB skills into a young kid when the time comes, plus he is running the offense.. When you have done all that there is to do at one level, its time to move to the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 Because the NFL sucks. Don't just say "it's the NFL." That holds no value to me. You work with a bunch of egotistical punks. College players listen a helluva lot more. I can summarize this saying what i heard Taylor say after Saban got hired. Sunday night NFL game, and they ask him about Saban and he says "i don't care about Saban." They are bunch of pricks. The college game is more fun, more rewarding. To keep developing players and winning national championships is still something you can prove. It doesn't just "end." I also disagree that it's time to move to the next level always. You don't see carroll going anywhere do you? College and NFL are both highly respected leagues. Hell, i put them on the same prestige level. I don't like when everyone jumps ship to the NFL. Saban leaving, Chow leaving, etc, that's bad for the game. Hmm, why is Spurrier coming back? Overall this is a money move IMO, i think it's disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 06:48 PM) Because the NFL sucks. Don't just say "it's the NFL." That holds no value to me. You work with a bunch of egotistical punks. College players listen a helluva lot more. I can summarize this saying what i heard Taylor say after Saban got hired. Sunday night NFL game, and they ask him about Saban and he says "i don't care about Saban." They are bunch of pricks. The college game is more fun, more rewarding. To keep developing players and winning national championships is still something you can prove. It doesn't just "end." I also disagree that it's time to move to the next level always. You don't see carroll going anywhere do you? College and NFL are both highly respected leagues. Hell, i put them on the same prestige level. I don't like when everyone jumps ship to the NFL. Saban leaving, Chow leaving, etc, that's bad for the game. Hmm, why is Spurrier coming back? Overall this is a money move IMO, i think it's disappointing. Both Carroll and Spurrier got a taste of the NFL and both were mediocre. Chow wants it. He can always go back into the NCAA if he wants. How does he know if he can do it if he doesn't try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 It's a great hire for the Titans. And also a great oppurtunity for Norm Chow. This way he can get the NFL experience whenever a head coaching job comes up for either college or pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1987454 Fantastic hire. One thing that dissapointed me when the Bears got turner was that they didn't look to Chow. The other thing that pissed me off is that they didn't look at Hermencheider or whatever the hell the Titans dismissed OC's name was because he did a good job running the Titans offense, imo. If I recall the TItans OC took the Jets OC gig when Paul Hackett got ousted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 10:16 AM) Did he actually say that? I thought he said it would have "changed his thought process" or something to that effect. There is a difference there...correct me if i'm wrong, i may not have heard everything. He's pissed because he didn't get the Stanford job. He figured for sure he was gonna get that job or Washingtons and now he had to look at another way of fullfilling his career. I think his goal is to coach a year or two in NFL at an OC level, because it is a step up from being an OC at the collegiate rank and then rejoining the college ranks as a head coach. This is obviously a bit riskier but I'm sure he felt as if nothing was happening because this was the 2nd straight year where he was one of the top collegiate coordinators and still failed to get a head coaching gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakes Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) Because the NFL sucks. Don't just say "it's the NFL." That holds no value to me. You work with a bunch of egotistical punks. College players listen a helluva lot more. I can summarize this saying what i heard Taylor say after Saban got hired. Sunday night NFL game, and they ask him about Saban and he says "i don't care about Saban." They are bunch of pricks. The college game is more fun, more rewarding. To keep developing players and winning national championships is still something you can prove. It doesn't just "end." I also disagree that it's time to move to the next level always. You don't see carroll going anywhere do you? College and NFL are both highly respected leagues. Hell, i put them on the same prestige level. I don't like when everyone jumps ship to the NFL. Saban leaving, Chow leaving, etc, that's bad for the game. Hmm, why is Spurrier coming back? Overall this is a money move IMO, i think it's disappointing. I don't think this was a money move. He was rumored to be making nearly a million at USC. He has openly stated his goal is to become a head coach and he thinks this is the best path to get there. The only thing I disagree with, is if he ends up taking a the first head coaching job that comes along after a year or two in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) I also disagree that it's time to move to the next level always. You don't see carroll going anywhere do you? College and NFL are both highly respected leagues. Hell, i put them on the same prestige level. I don't like when everyone jumps ship to the NFL. Saban leaving, Chow leaving, etc, that's bad for the game. Hmm, why is Spurrier coming back? Overall this is a money move IMO, i think it's disappointing. You don't see Carroll going anywhere because he failed as a head coach in the NFL. He is staying in college football because he is succeeding at his job. I would not be surprised if, at times, egos get in the way. If a coach has failed in the NFL, but is succeeding like crazy in the NCAA, why would he get away from the NCAA at that current time, knowing there is a good chance he will fail once again in the NFL? I don't view Carroll staying at USC because it is good for college football...I view it as Carroll loving football and wanting to stay in the NCAA because he wants to win, and that is something he is almost guaranteed to do at the college level. Spurrier wanted to see if he could hang with the big boys when he went up, found out his system doesn't work, and he came back. Again, I don't view it as something that he is doing because it is good for the NCAA, I view it as an egotistical thing. He wants to succeed, he wants to win, and he can't do that in the NFL, but he can do it in the NCAA. Saban is going up to the NFL for the same reason Spurrier did. If he can succeed, I think it is more fulfilling to him. Again, the ego comes into play here. I don't view Chow as any of the above. I view it as him being the mind behind one of the best offenses in the NCAA the past 2 years, and him still not getting the recognition he deserves, so he is going to the NFL to try and get his name out there more and prove that he is worthy of a head coaching position at either the NFL or the NCAA level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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