Would Frank Wilson be interested in Tulane Job?

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  1. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    Two tweets from Bruce Feldman

    I can't see Wilson taking an HC job at Tulane. I'm just not sure you can be successful there, but if you can, he would be the guy to do it. Any chance he goes to Tulane and maybe takes on CS as a roommate?
     
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  2. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Tulane is a coach's graveyard. Wilson has the stuff to hold out for a better place to make a name for himself . . . like Jimbo did.
     
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    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    Never wanted you to be right more than here amigo.:thumb:
     
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  4. 65Grad

    65Grad Maturity is Overrated

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    Tulane? Tulane, didn't they consider dropping football a couple of years ago?
     
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  5. BostonBengal

    BostonBengal Founding Member

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    Not so fast. Tulane isn't the "graveyard" you think it is.

    Mack Brown
    Rich Rodriguez
    Tommy Bowden

    All cut their teeth as coaches at Tulane before parlaying any success into big job offers.

    Having said that, I think we have the resources to make him one of the highest paid position coaches in college football. Perhaps increase his status by promoting him assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator (if he's not already--I can honestly say I don't know for sure).
     
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    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    Yeah I agree.

    This can be a great stepping stone.
     
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  7. BrettStah

    BrettStah Tiger Fan

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    Would Tulane wait until January 10th to get their new coach though? Unless he would quit mid-season...
     
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    You would go from potentially having a national championship on your resume to jumping ship mid season from a national championship team. I don't think that's even an option
     
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    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    ROLL GREEN WAVE!
     
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  10. mobius481

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    The question for Wilson is can he successfully recruit. He doesn't have to get top propsects but he has to get some of the top guys that LSU doesn't want and then maybe steal a top prospect when we are very deep at a position. If he can do that, it may make sense for him. Rarely does a coach get his first head coaching gig at a major university. Fisher and Muschamp are the most recent examples and that hasn't worked out so well. I think the correct path is a head coaching position in a non bcs school or perennial bcs conference loser and go from there. However the Larry Porter thing may also scare him. I hope we keep him but he'd be good for the greenies. It'd be nice to have an in state rivalry again.
     
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