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DaytonBuck

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If you ever want an example of why a mid major coach at either football or basketball should take an upgraded job in the BCS or above what they have look no further.

Hobbs was a former Jim Calhoun assistant at UConn on the 99 national title team. Great pedigree and built up a down George Washington program into a top of the table A-10 team on the verge of making national discussion after a 26 and 1 regular season and top 10 national ranking in 05-06.

Hobbs get hit with a Washington Post article about his recruitment of players from a basketball factory Philadelphia Lutheran and a young man who took 6 years to graduate high school Omar Williams. Williams did graduate GW in 4 years. Hobbs went for some border line academic guys until the Post article hit and caused the school a black eye.

Fast forward to today and George Washington has lost 4 games in a row including back to back games to Coppin State and Longwood. Hobbs went 9-17 last year after leading GW to 3 NCAA's tourney appearances a row. This season looks like another long year and the shine of promise of one Mr. Karl Hobbs is long gone.
 
Gary Darnell at Western Michigan is your football equivalent of this.

7-5 (6-2 in the MAC) in 99 and 9-3 in 2000 with 2 first place MAC finishes. He sticks around the wheels fall off and he's never been a head coach since. Fired in 2004 after going 1-10 when the wheels fell off.

Moral of story is that you may think the iron will always be hot but you best be striking when you have the chance because mid-major ncaa fortunes can change at the drop of a hat.
 
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DaytonBuck;1371957; said:
Gary Darnell at Western Michigan is your football equivalent of this.

7-5 (6-2 in the MAC) in 99 and 9-3 in 2000 with 2 first place MAC finishes. He sticks around the wheels fall off and he's never been a head coach since. Fired in 2004 after going 1-10 when the wheels fell off.

Moral of story is that you may think the iron will always be hot but you best be striking when you have the chance because mid-major ncaa fortunes can change at the drop of a hat.
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Turner Gill could be the next if he doesn't get an offer this offseason (which it looks like he won't). Its not like the guy went 10-1 and won the MAC. He beat Temple on a hail mary and only went 8-6 this year...but if you listen Charles Barkley...this guy is the next Urban Meyer. If i was gill and got an offer, its CYA later Buffalo
 
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