Has it ever been done, successfully, on the first hire?
Who are the Legends, and how did their initial replacement fare?
Out of curiosity I wrote down a few I could remember. If I have some wrong, correct me please:
Tom Osborne…. fail
Bear Bryant…. Fail
Darrell Royal…. Fail
Woody Hayes…. to Earl Bruce, success
Bo Schembechler…. to Gary Moeller, success
Paterno….to O’Brien… reasonable success, considering the circumstances
Bobby Bowden…to Jimbo… success Initially
Was Ara Parseghian a Legend? Replacement fail.
Was Bob Stoops a legend? Lincoln Riley replacement success.
Other??
It CAN be done, but….
Who are the Legends, and how did their initial replacement fare?
Out of curiosity I wrote down a few I could remember. If I have some wrong, correct me please:
Tom Osborne…. fail
Bear Bryant…. Fail
Darrell Royal…. Fail
Woody Hayes…. to Earl Bruce, success
Bo Schembechler…. to Gary Moeller, success
Paterno….to O’Brien… reasonable success, considering the circumstances
Bobby Bowden…to Jimbo… success Initially
Was Ara Parseghian a Legend? Replacement fail.
Was Bob Stoops a legend? Lincoln Riley replacement success.
Other??
It CAN be done, but….
