Which new Head Coach will have the biggest impact in 2007?</p> Tom O'Brien at NC State Nick Saban at Alabama Steve Kragthorpe at Louisville Butch Davis, North Carolina Brian Kelly, Cincinnati Dennis Erickson, Arizona State Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Tim Brewster, Minnesota Jim Harbaugh, Stanford Randy Shannon, Miami Gene Chizik, Iowa State Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College
<font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">I gotta go with Butch Davis. I'm an ACC guy and the 'Heels have been pretty bad lately. Bunting was a good guy and a great motivator, I don't think he was much of a teacher of the game though. </font></p> <font face="Tahoma" size="3">If you have to have an immediate impact the ACC is the place to do it.</font></p>
Kragthorpe is stepping into a nice situation. </p> </p> I'm upset that Minny is running a spread passing attack now under Brewster.</p>
I don't know about this yr, but Saban and Davis for the future. Both are already recruiting very well.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate)</div><div class='quotemain'> Kragthorpe is stepping into a nice situation. </p> </div></p> </p> The problem for him though is that he has very little room to improve the team from last season. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate)</div><div class='quotemain'> Kragthorpe is stepping into a nice situation. </p> </div></p> </p> The problem for him though is that he has very little room to improve the team from last season.</p></div> Yeah. I have to imagine the only goal down there for them is not only to defend their Big East title but win the National Championship. Which means alot of pressure.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate)</div><div class='quotemain'> Kragthorpe is stepping into a nice situation. </p> </p> I'm upset that Minny is running a spread passing attack now under Brewster.</p> </div>They are running a spread offense, but by no means are they going to abandon the run. Don't think they'll be running an offense like Texas Tech. </p> </p> IlikeEriksonatASU.Heshoulddowellthere.</p>
Kragthorpe by fay. As for Erikson, I am not sure what to make of him at ASU. They have lots of talent, but have never been consistent when they need to be and I cant see them finishing higher than 3rd or 4th this year.
Nobody on that list is a better coach than Nick Saban. Alabama has talent and is coming off a bad year. Saban should be able to make an immediate impact.
<font size="2">As much as I hate to say it Nick Saban will probably do really well at Alabama. I'm really pulling for Butch Davis to turn UNC into a football school.</font>