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Bob Stoops, Chris Peterson, Donte Williams

Peterson is 55 I think. Stoops 61. Williams young, black, good recruiter and already in the program.

Stoops-good CEO, could adopt present staff. Got young coaches at OK and adapted O, Lincoln Riley. Even as he aged found good coaches. Could not win big games and Choklahoma was a phrase.

Peterson-one of two coaches to go to the CFB playoff from the PAC. Program builder. Solid. Not flashy. Not LA at all. Might take awhile being 2 years out to form his own staff. And he likely would want to. Not the type to take over others coaches. Not a huge personality but a clean guy, safe guy, teams would be solid.

Williams-all attributes listed above and likely keeps many of the coaches now. Probably keeps recruits too.

who do you pick and why?

51 comments

51 Comments

OldHickoryTrojan

Sep 16, 2021

I like the idea expressed by Joe Klatt and two of the guys he mentioned...Jeff Hafley and Josh McDaniels....if they can't get the guys no one expects would even consider leaving their current jobs

Java

Sep 17, 2021

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@OldHickoryTrojan I think those are both a hard no

BruinEngineer

Sep 16, 2021

His name is Petersen, just memorize the spelling. I'm hoping for Donte Williams, perfect coach for USC, a bad DB coach with no experience that specializes in recruiting which USC doesn't need much in that department. Petersen would be an awful hire for UCLA, all that talent going to a top 3-5 coach would have the Trojans back. Stoops has a great resume as well haven't followed him that closely but his teams are usually real good.

buddyboy

Sep 16, 2021

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not be able to refuse him the job!!!!

ATLBRUIN

Sep 16, 2021

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@buddyboy Color me confused but how is Petersen going to go 11-0 this year. He's not coaching this year. What am I missing?

thesquat

Sep 16, 2021

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@BruinEngineer what the exact fuck does ucly have to do with it?

SuckSuckisian

Sep 16, 2021

Williams is not getting this job .... Gomer’s left a garbage team, may not win a game

SCSmashmouth

Sep 15, 2021

Williams can't even be in the running. Time to stop promoting unqualified assistants and go for the home run hire. Petersen would be worth the risk, that risk being if he still has a heart for coaching.

August West

Sep 16, 2021

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@Java Oh, that’s a given. But there’s enough land mines out there that could this from happening. We have to play ASU, Utah, ND, BYU and UCLA.

Java

Sep 16, 2021

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@August West If I am betting, and this is pulling this out of my rear. I would say Donte 50%, and then following that. Hmmmm, I'll say Fickell and then Fleck then Stoops. I think the longer this goes on, the less chance Stoops or Peterson is the guy. Don't you? If they wanted it and they wanted him, it would happen fairly fast. Longer it goes I think we are looking at an active coach. I don't see Franklin happening. I don't see Peterson. Mayyyyybe Fleck. Fickell makes total sense. I don't see Matt Campbell. Maybe the Clemson OC. I really don't want more USC or NFL retreads. We have seen the JR, Hackett movie before and I didn't like it.

August West

Sep 17, 2021

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@Java Completely agree the longer it goes, definitely less chance for the two guys not currently employed. I think Bohn’s first choice is Fickell, but IMO, with UC going to the B12, I think Fickell stays put. Already built a program that’s going to be P5. If UC wasn’t moving up, Id say the chances would be greater that he comes over.

I think Franklin and Fleck are somewhat in the mix, but will not make the finals.

If Fickell, Stoops and Petersen don’t take it…then the direction Bohn goes is a complete unknown. We could get anyone from Lincoln Riley to Kyle Whittingham to Gus Malzahn.

ATLBRUIN

Sep 15, 2021

Urban Meyer said JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Scratch Urban Meyer off the list of candidates for the USC football job.

The Jacksonville Jaguars coach said Wednesday that there was "no chance" he'd leave the NFL for that job, which came open when USC fired coach Clay Helton on Monday.

"I'm here and committed to try to build an organization," Meyer said.

troystory

Sep 15, 2021

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@Winston Smith Maybe that's the key, No Folt upcoming?

August West

Sep 15, 2021

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firenze5

Sep 16, 2021

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@ATLBRUIN urbqn was always a long, long shot.

LA Duck

Sep 15, 2021

What about someone from out of left field? I'll give 2:1 odds you guys get someone not mentioned here and who you initially HATE, but end up loving.....a la Pete Carroll.

At least you Trojans are off the "gotta have a head coach connected in the past with USC" bandwagon....jeez.

Or maybe you should just change that to "gotta have a head coach connected in the past with Oregon". JR and John McKay say hi.

firenze5

Sep 15, 2021

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@LA Duck both of whom had never ever been head coaches at any level