Fridge on the hot seat.....?

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law_bee

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4-4 and looking at missing a bowl you wonder if MD is happy w/ there 1.6mil coach?

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleg...06/11/17/report_obrien_lagging_behind_on_pay/

Maryland's Ralph Friedgen, who brings his No. 21 Terrapins to Alumni Stadium tomorrow, earns $1,691,864 annually with a base salary of $252,511, according to the report.
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http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=174#s=174&f=2580&t=1301824

Possibilities (haven't really done any research or thought...just the first names to pop into my head):
Joe Tenuta, DC, Georgia Tech
Will Muschamp, DC, Auburn
Bo Pellini, DC, LSU
Al Borges, OC, Auburn
Mike Stoops, HC, Arizona
Ty Willingham, HC, Washington
Paul Johnson, HC, Navy
Barry Alvarez, AD, Wisconsin
Norm Chow, OC, Titans
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Don't like to see Tenuta's name on that list.
 
...then it had better be a really large seat, or he'll be hanging over the edges.

GO JACKETS!
 
I seriously doubt Ralph's job is in jeopardy. Expectations at Maryland aren't that high and he has done a good job, even if he hasn't matched his early success.

It took 4-5 years of underachievement for Duffner and Vanderlinden to get fired, and I doubt they have raised their standards that much.

I also think it odd that any Tech fan would wish Ralph ill after the great things he did for our program. Our 2 most recent conference titles and our most recent MNC were with Ralph running the offense. He should be revered and respected.
 
When Ralph took over Maryland, they had not been to a bowl game in over 10 years and has only been to 1 bowl game in the last 25 years when he hasn't at least been OC. Maryland is a terrible coaching job. Probably only Wake and Duke are worse in the ACC.
 
you should pay more attention to how ralph has conducted himself since he left GT.

One of the posters on here/ or hive talked about how Fat Ralph was trying dis us and run his team on early and this was the same time that lil Joe was being recognized at BDS.

There have been numerous chances for Ralph to take the high road with regard to GT and I think he has come up short, IMO.

Godsey and numerous others have made interesting comments about Ralph.

He was offered the GT job b/f CG took it. When he turned it down he made his choice.

But truth is we dodged a BIG bullit. If Fridge was here and going sub .500 we would be stuck for YEARS.
 
but the main reason I post this is that SO MANY, myself included, felt like fridge would be the answer for GT.

If he can't recruit at MD he certainly would not do better at GT, IMO.
 
Whether you like Fridge or not doesn't make him a good or bad coach. He has had some amazing accomplishments at a school. Don't believe me go look up how Maryland has fared historically without him there as a HC or OC. They win about 67% of their games with him and about 36% without. You would think that any well informed GT fan would be able to acknowledge that Fridge is an amazing coach.

If you think that easier to recruit at Maryland, you're crazy. I can't speak to prior years, but Maryland has not had better on field talent than us since I went to college and their on-the-field record bears that out. They have little in state, no tradition, and are a basketball school through and through. When Fridge leaves Maryland, they will back to being a consistent 3-5 win team every year.

Saying that Fridge is a bad coach is like saying that Grobe is a bad coach. Grobe has only been to 2 bowl games, has a record just barely over .500, and a worst record than Gailey surely he must be on the hot seat.

I don't even want Fridge as our HC anymore. He is too old especially given his physical condition.
 
law_bee said:
He was offered the GT job b/f CG took it. When he turned it down he made his choice.
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I don't recall that happening. What I do remember is that about the time go'l announced his "dream job" trip, um's ad gave rf a big raise and a k extension. I don't recall rf being identified as a candidate for our job, or the um ad giving us permission to talk to him. But my memory concerning this point may be flawed. So please present proof of your allegation that rf was offered the GT job before ccg was and that rf turned it down.
 
I wonder if he has any bonuses in his contract, which reward him with food?

Oh and btw, how many unfortunate Terrapin players have been devoured on the sidelines by fat ol' Ralph so far this year?
 
law_bee said:
but the main reason I post this is that SO MANY, myself included, felt like fridge would be the answer for GT.

If he can't recruit at MD he certainly would not do better at GT, IMO.
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You're kidding right? There is no talent in Maryland. Even if you factor our the kids we can't recruit in Ga, there is still a heck of lot more players than all of Maryland (and I am sure they can't recruit every player in Maryland).
 
The points about the obstacles Fridge faces are well-taken. However, the coach before him must have figured out some way to get talent for Fridge to get those 10 win seasons. I understand how bad Maryland is historically, but it's still Fridge's responsibility for not continuing that good recruiting.
 
JacketIM said:
I don't recall that happening. What I do remember is that about the time go'l announced his "dream job" trip, um's ad gave rf a big raise and a k extension. I don't recall rf being identified as a candidate for our job, or the um ad giving us permission to talk to him. But my memory concerning this point may be flawed. So please present proof of your allegation that rf was offered the GT job before ccg was and that rf turned it down.
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I can't offer you "proof", but Ralph was most definitely made aware that if he was interested, the job was his. That info was not for public consumption, but I can assure you it happened. The timing of events was not in our favor and is one of the main reasons RF is not our current Head Football Coach.
 
Recruiting in Maryland is not bad at all. There are plenty of players between Baltimore and D.C. Additionally, they can recruit up into PA and they should be able to recruit into Virginia/Tidewater area. There are plenty of players for Maryland and if you look at the number in NFL it bears this out.

My guess is that the Fridge wears thin on players when he's the head coach. And he has not had a good quarterback in many years.

The first guess is based on how well he did with Vanderlinden's players. He had 20 starters back his first two years but maybe he hadn't worn out his welcome yet. Now he's got his boys in and maybe after a few years they get tired of him?

But by far their biggest problem is not having a QB.
 
midatlantech said:
Recruiting in Maryland is not bad at all. There are plenty of players between Baltimore and D.C. Additionally, they can recruit up into PA and they should be able to recruit into Virginia/Tidewater area. There are plenty of players for Maryland and if you look at the number in NFL it bears this out.

My guess is that the Fridge wears thin on players when he's the head coach. And he has not had a good quarterback in many years.

The first guess is based on how well he did with Vanderlinden's players. He had 20 starters back his first two years but maybe he hadn't worn out his welcome yet. Now he's got his boys in and maybe after a few years they get tired of him?

But by far their biggest problem is not having a QB.
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i can't criticize Fridge because basically every really good football season GT has had in the last 30 years can be attributed to him and John Dewberry (and the Black Watch). I do think Friedge in 1991 at GT could have built a great thing.

He is too old (because of his health) and too out of shape to get the great high school recruits. And there aren't many in MD. Plus, Bmore and DC schools are much worse than ATLs so his recruiting tends to be whoever UVA, VT, PSU, and now Rutgers don't want.

Fridge is a genius who will be inavaluable till the day he dies as an OC who sits in the pressbox and calls plays. I do agree in his health, it will be difficult to for him to win more than 8 games a season again but this is quite a step up from where they were. If he had onyl stayed at Gt one more year, things would have been very good at GT still.

I wonder why he doesn't have that gastric bypass surgery. It's worth a shot....
 
I am not sure if that is the best way to judge it but there are 24 players from Maryland in the NFL which is more than I expected.. Georgia has 84. The better way to judge the in-state talent for a region would be the nbr of BCS players signed from that region each year.
 
goldmember said:
I am not sure if that is the best way to judge it but there are 24 players from Maryland in the NFL which is more than I expected.. Georgia has 84. The better way to judge the in-state talent for a region would be the nbr of BCS players signed from that region each year.
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Of the 24 players in the NFL from MD, how many could have gotten into MD? I think 2 of those guys were ugaggers via Marshall or some prep school and could not have gotten in with the ACD standards. Baltimore high schools are dangerous and more concerned with survival than education.
 
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