(09-18-2022 05:15 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 02:31 PM)b2b Wrote:  Weren't Houston fans warned about Holgerson?

It's funny, but in 11 full seasons (this is #12) as a HC at a major program, Holgorsen has won one conference title, and that was a 3-way tie in the Big East his very first season. And he's won an NY6 bowl - also in his very first season.

So in the 10 seasons since that magical first one, he's won nothing IMO worth mentioning. And yet, IIRC, he's never really been on the hot seat at any point in time either.

He has this ability to be meh, thus never truly intolerably bad, posting 8-5 type records, then once every five years he wins 10+ games, and it is like the ticking clock is re-set on him in terms of any pressure.

It's been a neat trick, IMO.

Like a lot of mediocre coaches that make tenure he inherited a good team his first season and made hay. That bought him a long leash at WVU and the minute that leash started to shorten he jumped ship to Houston. His seat was getting warm before the start of last season but he managed to cool it by winning 12 games on an incredibly weak schedule. Worked well enough to get him an extension though and so now we're probably stuck with him for our first 3 seasons in the Big 12. That is unless he truly craps the bed and goes winless the first year in league. But I have the feeling he'll do just enough to avoid that.

(09-18-2022 11:54 AM)eco challenged Wrote:  

(09-18-2022 08:21 AM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  OK... now tell me how good Kansas is.

Beat West Virginia and Houston, both on the road and hung over 40 on both. Pretty damn respectable I'd say, things change.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhh...