I don't see any justification for firing the guys that were hired in January or later. Of course, they're assistant coaches, so their jobs will be at the pleasure of the HC, whoever he is.
That’s why they will get fired. Anyone that would take in this challenge, will want all of their own people,
I think it matters how the season plays out and how the team looks more than a specific number of wins... but if he wins more than 1 B1G game I would consider that very impressive and an indication that he deserves consideration for the full-time role. Unless he does something absolutely miraculous like getting us to >.500 record, we should run a full and proper hiring process and compare him against the other options available to us.
If Braun does that well (5-6 wins) he will probably have a number of offers that he will find preferable to the looong rebuild and long shadow this will cast for years at NU.
Yes, but he also knows that if he gets to 6-7 wins consistently then our fanbase & AD will be very happy.
I think a lot depends not just on the record but on whether they can recruit as well, They are going to have to replace a ton of guys Record is part but without the ability to restock what difference.
... anywhere he wants it!
If Braun gets 12 wins, Bama would buy out Saban for early retirement in order to secure him.
If you are going to lose to Alphabet U, why not schedule the National powers like Alabama, Georgia et al for our non-conference games. The new or old stadium would be sold out helping defray the cost of a new coach. NU could recruit with slogans like "We Don't Promise You The Rose Garden", "NU Builds Men" come join "The Few, The Proud, The Wildcats"
If by inevitable you mean possible or even likely, sure. But winning 6 games and going to a bowl game puts Braun in position to remain head coach, especially if the team comes together and impresses overall.
You and Braun have my support. Go 'Cats!!!
Sorry but to get them you would have to pay a lot to do it if it was not on their turf and sold out or not it would lose money
4-5. Hope he does. He is a good man and a proven good coach, facing unbelievable odds.
I feel like it's really hard to want that right now given where we are and where the Big Ten is moving (adding USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon and removing divisions).
However, Fitz brought us to this point, very sad to say. Who knows what will happen from here. I really hope Braun can at least avert total disaster, like some wins and improvement, Whether that will mean a new head coach, who knows? In any case I will never fault Braun, the guy is doing the best he can in a horrendous situation. It is up to the powers that be to sort this out, and may we hope they have the competence to do that.
Yeah I want to be clear about this, I put none of this on Braun. I hope as much as anyone that he gets to continue as DC after this no matter what happens. He's said/done all the right things for the program and publicly come across a lot better than Schill/Gragg as the HC.
Those would be decent outcomes given the circumstances, but unless we win 9 or 10 games we should go out and find the best coach that money can buy. I like Braun and don’t blame him for anything. I liked the move away from Fitz Ball, the fake punt even, the defense seems to be structurally sound. But he is not the best we can do.
