I’m hoping for Fickell, but either of those others would be solid. OTOH I said if Kelly goes 8-4 he should stay. I guess I have to go with that. Azz needs to go no matter what though.
The question regarding Fickell and/or Aranda is why would they leave? You laid out some rationale, but I question whether or not UCLA would be sn upgrade for either. I would love to see a UCLA win the PAC-12 again. A National Championship? I just don’t see that happening for any PAC-12 team anytime soon.
Still glad for the Bruins win, but I think the coaching question, for this year anyway, hinges on Azz. Looks like Kelly won't fire him, but maybe Chip will be able to negotiate a reassignment for him, and still keep the HC job. I'm afraid that financials and the number of open HC positions stack against the more hoped for outcomes.
I sometimes think Chip could be a successful Offensive Coordinator somewhere, because he has shown flashes of creativity in play design, but I'm not even sure about that because he can be amazingly stubborn even when things don't work. As for Head Coach, it's like on Seinfeld when Kramer got fired and his boss said " Kramer, I've been reviewing your work and quite frankly it stinks!" At least Kramer had the excuse of no prior experience. I honestly don't know how Chip has done this badly, but arrogance and stubbornness seem to be a large part of the equation. It's time to move on (again) and hope that the candidates mentioned by other posters here still find the Ucla in particular and California in general enough of an opportunity to leave their current positions
I’m hoping for Fickell, but either of those others would be solid. OTOH I said if Kelly goes 8-4 he should stay. I guess I have to go with that. Azz needs to go no matter what though.
Washington Huskies fire Jimmy Lake after two years, with a record of 7-6. Imagine that.
The question regarding Fickell and/or Aranda is why would they leave? You laid out some rationale, but I question whether or not UCLA would be sn upgrade for either. I would love to see a UCLA win the PAC-12 again. A National Championship? I just don’t see that happening for any PAC-12 team anytime soon.
Kelly just needs to go. I was at the game last night and people around us just couldn't believe the play calling and the defence was even worse.
yes the team played better but Colorado just is not a good team.
So again there also was no enthusiasm in the stands. My niece would rather read a book than watch the game.
To answer your question, Joe, yes, it is way too little, way too late.. don't let the door hit you in the azz on the way out, Chip!!
This article would make more sense if chip leaving was a realistic possibility. Face it, he did enough this year to avoid the hot seat.
Still glad for the Bruins win, but I think the coaching question, for this year anyway, hinges on Azz. Looks like Kelly won't fire him, but maybe Chip will be able to negotiate a reassignment for him, and still keep the HC job. I'm afraid that financials and the number of open HC positions stack against the more hoped for outcomes.
I sometimes think Chip could be a successful Offensive Coordinator somewhere, because he has shown flashes of creativity in play design, but I'm not even sure about that because he can be amazingly stubborn even when things don't work. As for Head Coach, it's like on Seinfeld when Kramer got fired and his boss said " Kramer, I've been reviewing your work and quite frankly it stinks!" At least Kramer had the excuse of no prior experience. I honestly don't know how Chip has done this badly, but arrogance and stubbornness seem to be a large part of the equation. It's time to move on (again) and hope that the candidates mentioned by other posters here still find the Ucla in particular and California in general enough of an opportunity to leave their current positions