307bball wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:45 pm
ragtimejoe1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:01 pm
Well, 1 thing about it, we'll know by this time next year. No first year coach excuse bs. He doesn't get that leash as an internal hire.
It will be different that is for sure. If Bohl were staying....which most of us thought was going to happen, what were anybody's way too early prediction? Bohl sort of outperformed my expectations last year and this year....I don't think I'm alone in that.
If Sawvel is a continuation of Bohl...which seams like a reasonable assumption, Is the talent level looking to go up, down or stay about the same? That would impact next years result's the most,
assuming that Sawvel is a continuation of Bohl.
I guess I would be surprised if he were as good of a HC as Bohl right away...after all..Bohl did it for a very long time and better than most, despite what some Wyoming fans would have you believe. Best case...he's got the make-up to draw talent at both the player and staff level and he get's poached in two years.
From what both Burman and Sawvell have said, there are definitely some differences in philosophy and some changes that will be made. And yes, while it is an internal hire and that avoids some hurdles and hiccups, and he has been around a lot of really good HCs...it will still be his first year ever in the HC capacity, which is a different beast than being a DC and unit coach. Last but not least, a lot hinges on who the DC hire is (and any other staff changes that are made). There WILL be systems changes that players and coaches will have to adapt to, even if the DC runs a system pretty close to what Sawvell and Bohl themselves ran.
And our OoC schedule next year isn't a cakewalk. P5, high-level FCS, P5, and either WSU or OSU (which will still basically be P5 level next year).
I'm honestly not looking forward to starting 0-4 or 1-3 (2-2 at
absolute best) and having everyone screaming to fire Sawvell already and burn the whole house down, but it's probably gonna happen. Lol.
Does he get the leash of a normal first-year hire? No. Does he gets the leash that Bohl did? HELL no. But with very rare exceptions, I believe in giving coaches 2 years minimum.
Give him year one (unless we go 2-10 or something just
incredibly stupid).
If we slide backwards in year 2, fire him.
If we
maintain in year two, let him cook one more year.
Then after that, you go from there. If he slides backwards in year three, fire him. If he progresses, great. If he maintains.....well, we get to have the Great Bohl Debate all over again, lol.