In an effort to promote discussion, I copied my reply from a previous thread. (sorry if I end up boring some of you)
The hottest coach out there is Steve Kragthorpe @Tulsa. Tulsa is the smallest D-1 football program in the US and he has done well there. In the three years prior to his arrival, Tulsa had won only seven games total and had been in a long rut w/ football success. In his first season, Kragthorpe won eight games and went to a bowl. In year three, Tulsa won nine games, a conference title and a bowl game. This season, Tulsa is 7-1 and appears to be on its way to the C-USA title game again.
Kragthorpe is a second generation coach whose father actually brought the high powered BYU offense out west to LaVell Edwards from Tulsa in the early '70's.
Kragthorpe was the OC @aTm in the mid-'90's and was part of a Big 12 title under RC Slocum. He actually coached a game in Ames in 1996.
From aTm, Kragthorpe went to the Buffalo Bills and was the QB coach there for several years before coming to Tulsa. He is currently making $400,000 annually and has a contract through 2010. UNC is coming after him hard.
He knows the Big 12, he knows Texas and Oklahoma for recruiting and his game plans are complimented as being diverse w/ much screen action and TE use. Last season, Tulsa had a AA TE. Defensively, he runs a 3-3-5 scheme and he has already seen one of his DC's get a HC job.Todd Graham @Rice. (he is the uncle of Shane Graham, an 02 recruit who turned us down after verballing).
If we can get this guy, I buy more than the five tickets I currently purchase and I instantly join the Cardinal Club at a minimum!
The hottest coach out there is Steve Kragthorpe @Tulsa. Tulsa is the smallest D-1 football program in the US and he has done well there. In the three years prior to his arrival, Tulsa had won only seven games total and had been in a long rut w/ football success. In his first season, Kragthorpe won eight games and went to a bowl. In year three, Tulsa won nine games, a conference title and a bowl game. This season, Tulsa is 7-1 and appears to be on its way to the C-USA title game again.
Kragthorpe is a second generation coach whose father actually brought the high powered BYU offense out west to LaVell Edwards from Tulsa in the early '70's.
Kragthorpe was the OC @aTm in the mid-'90's and was part of a Big 12 title under RC Slocum. He actually coached a game in Ames in 1996.
From aTm, Kragthorpe went to the Buffalo Bills and was the QB coach there for several years before coming to Tulsa. He is currently making $400,000 annually and has a contract through 2010. UNC is coming after him hard.
He knows the Big 12, he knows Texas and Oklahoma for recruiting and his game plans are complimented as being diverse w/ much screen action and TE use. Last season, Tulsa had a AA TE. Defensively, he runs a 3-3-5 scheme and he has already seen one of his DC's get a HC job.Todd Graham @Rice. (he is the uncle of Shane Graham, an 02 recruit who turned us down after verballing).
If we can get this guy, I buy more than the five tickets I currently purchase and I instantly join the Cardinal Club at a minimum!
