Lincoln Riley to USC

This makes no sense unless his wife wants to live in LA instead of Oklahoma. Pasadena is beautiful. She is a TV personality so that could actually be a factor.


ElCidBUZZingFAN said:
Running from the SEC. Sees easier path to success.
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Ah yes totally forgot about that. Stress levels about to ratchet up to 11 at Oklahoma.
 
As Pete Carroll proved if you can keep the Cali kids home you can build a big time program. The west has been a college football desert for years. A guy like Riley can take it over and build a power. He can let the usual suspects fight for the kids in Florida/Georgia while he feasts on California and the other western states. Gonna be fun watching him build them up.
 
OptionJacket said:
As Pete Carroll proved if you can keep the Cali kids home you can build a big time program. The west has been a college football desert for years. A guy like Riley can take it over and build a power. He can let the usual suspects fight for the kids in Florida/Georgia while he feasts on California and the other western states. Gonna be fun watching him build them up.
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That's a big gamble. He was already highly successful, well compensated, and competing for national championships. The idea he would risk all that because he was afraid of playing Alabama every year doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
 
OptionJacket said:
As Pete Carroll proved if you can keep the Cali kids home you can build a big time program. The west has been a college football desert for years. A guy like Riley can take it over and build a power. He can let the usual suspects fight for the kids in Florida/Georgia while he feasts on California and the other western states. Gonna be fun watching him build them up.
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Yes, and USC is the best job in the Pac12. No real competition as in the SEC, and fertile recruiting beds.
And, it's a great stepping stone to the NFL, if that is his ultimate desire,
 
Not sure why he leaves some for this job. Maybe an easier path to the playoffs. Interesting times.
 
Y'all are overthinking it. My take is USC ain't playing anymore. Remember Tomlin said there isn't a booster with a big enough blank check? USC just showed Riley a big enough blank check
 
Adam Schefter says OU is targeting Kliff Kingsbury. Not so sure about that move.
 
smokey_wasp said:
Adam Schefter says OU is targeting Kliff Kingsbury. Not so sure about that move.
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He'd be an idiot to take it. He's probably the frontrunner for Coach of the Year in the NFL. OU fans would be disgruntled with him if he failed to make the CFP next year.

College jobs will be waiting for him down the line even if this is his peak in the pros.
 
gtfan088 said:
He'd be an idiot to take it. He's probably the frontrunner for Coach of the Year in the NFL. OU fans would be disgruntled with him if he failed to make the CFP next year.

College jobs will be waiting for him down the line even if this is his peak in the pros.
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Schefter said he only has one year remaining with the Cardinals. If the Cardinals are getting rid of him (but why now? Doesn't make sense), Oklahoma makes sense. Tho, with a playoff run, they might need to wait a long time.
 
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