It’s Friday and that means it’s to for our staff to discuss a “fun” college football topic.. So far this week we have discussed darkhorse candidates for the College Football Playoff and teams that we think we take a slide from the top of the college football world.
Last week, we had a little fun naming the fictional player that we would pick to build our college football team around. Today, we pick a coach for that fictional team.
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Question: Which fictional coach would you want to lead your college football team?
Joe Dexter
On Twitter @BuckeyeRadio
It might be a stretch to think my coach of the future can take over a program with no head coaching experience, but I’m looking for the next up and coming offensive mind that can be like Tom Herman and create a culture that everyone wants to replicate.
If you can coral a bunch of prison inmates into a team, lead them on the field, and be willing to literally take a bullet for the group of men you believe in, then you’re my guy.
Paul Crewe may never make it back into the NFL, but he’ll be one hell of a leader of the upstart program at Dexter University.
His offense has wrinkles nobody has ever seen. Hell, he even found a way to get Brucie involved in his offense. Good old butter fingers made things happen.
Recruiting will be easier than scoring on the Kansas defense. Not only did he convince stars like Deacon Moss and Meggett to showcase their superior talent — Crewe was able to find a way to convince Turley — someone who has been locked up by himself for years — to play for his team by using just five words. “We are playing the guards.”
Not only does have have motivation for days, he also can develop talent. Players like Cheesburger Eddy and Switowski couldn’t tell you the difference between a tennis ball and the pigskin. They ended up being key defensive players for Mean Machine.
I want a coach that excels when the odds are stacked up against him. Someone with swagger, but puts it to good use.
Ladies and Gentleman, the future of college football coaching.
Mr. Paul Crewe.
Terry Johnson:
On Twitter @SectionTPJ
This is a tough call to make.
My gut reaction was to take Coach Nickerson from All the Right Moves. Faced with the impossible task of stopping Walnut Heights’ vaunted ground game, Nickerson decided to gamble and use the 6-2 stack monster for the full 48 minutes. With the defensive lineman a yard and a half off the ball, Ampipe was able to bottle up the Knights’ rushing attack, limiting them to just seven points, and coming up with huge turnover on downs in the closing minute of the contest.
Of course, the Bulldogs lost that game on a bone-headed decision by Nickerson to run a play out of the end zone instead of taking a safety. This lack of attention to detail made me decide to look elsewhere.
When I did, the answer hit me like a ton of bricks. I needed someone with a proven track record of success, but was willing to do things the right way.
There’s only one man that fit that description – the legendary Ed “Straight Arrow” Gennero from Necessary Roughness.
Make no mistake about it: Gennero is the perfect candidate for any college program. Obstacles simply don’t slow him down. Remember, his claim to fame was that he had to suspend four of his top players in the postseason, but still managed to win the Cotton Bowl.
He overcame similar adversity at Texas State. Inheriting a program compromised completely of walk-ons, Gennero helped his undermanned team improve in each and every week. By the end of the year, the team had improved so much that it upset the No. 1 Texas Colts.
If he could do that with non-scholarship players – including a 34-year old quarterback – imagine what he would accomplish with a couple of recruiting classes.
Kevin Causey
On Twitter @CFBZ
I’m going to go with the somewhat boring pick of coach Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights. As a high school coach, Taylor posted a 36-14 record. That’s pretty impressive, especially when you consider the job he had to do in building the East Dillion team from scratch.
Making the jump to college might be difficult but Taylor is very strong in team building and in character building. He’s the type of coach that players want to play for and he’s the type of coach that will bring the best out of his players.
One thing that really jumps off the page about Taylor is his post-season record. He is 12-2 over the course of five years with two State Championships. Now that’s a winner that I want running my team.
