One thing is ABUNDANTLY clear today. The world of college

football is changed forever. Lincoln Riley to USC was the Mega-Earthquake, and if that wasn't enough, Brian Kelly to LSU is the Tsunami that followed it. Never, evermore will anyone just be able to assume that because their head coach has been there awhile, and has been successful, he cannot be poached by another job.

Kelly leaving the Irish is even more earth shaking than Riley's move. He had weathered all the initial criticism at ND, won at a high level, and had just become the ALL TIME winningest coach there, surpassing some guy named Rockne. Recruting the best he ever had. But still, he bolts.

I have to say, his move is a lot gutsier than Riley's. Riley jumped OUT of the pressure cooker, and Kelly just jumped IN with both feet, and screwed the lid on tight. There ain't no place outside of Alabama in the SEC that wants AND EXPECTS to win big more than LSU. Kelly will not be given any grace period, he will be expected to right this ship immediately.

What does all this mean for Clemson University? Well, for one, it means Brent Venables will be gone sooner than later, if he ever does in fact want to be a head coach. I don't see how a much better job than Oklahoma could ever come open. If he is offered it, and doesn't take it, you could assume he is content to stay a DC for the rest of his time coaching, like Mickey Andrews at FSU did with Bobby Bowden.

But, in the light of TODAY, here's the thing. No guarantee that Dabo Swinney does not make a move to another school, either. If these two recent moves have taught us anything, it is that coaches have a different mindset now. And, more importantly, opposing AD's have a different mindset. They don't consider ANYONE off limits for their job search.

It's time to guard the House here at Clemson. BAMA may not be the only school casting their lure in our direction looking to snag Coaches away.

One thing for sure. When kickoff time comes next season, college football is looking at a new dawn unlike any one they have ever seen. Because the Coaching Carousel is still spinning at a ridiculous speed right now. Who knows what the total changes will be?

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Re: I certainly do not think Brent Venables is motivated by the

Nov 30, 2021, 8:59 AM

^^^ THIS is so dead on. Brent Venables is the best DC in the game and he's seen firsthand what happens not just with Clemson coaches but the vast majority of Coordinators that become Head Coaches.

Gone are the days when you could show "momentum" and schools would be loyal to you, and other programs wouldn't touch coaches that had a massive buyout. It's the wild wild west and any coach at a program with the perceived status of Oklahoma has 3 years max to make the playoff & show that they're consistently winning 10-11 games a year. They're not hiring someone to go 8-4 or 9-3 where they're in every single game they want to win National Championships and get back to the "glory day's of Sooner Football.

Blue Blood Brand, Massive Boosters, I get all of that but whoever takes this job is going to be on a Massive Hot Seat Day 1. In the era of NIL and the transfer portal you're going to have a massive exodus of players/recruits this year. Think back to Brent Venables' 1st year as DC here, every single game we gave up 1-2 inexplicable TD's where guys were wide open by 15+ yards and barely in the screen. Combine that with creating a culture, building a staff, etc. and I realistically think that Oklahoma next year goes between 8-4 and 9-3 and misses the playoff again. Years 2-3 I think they're in the same boat, maybe going 10-2; close but no cigar unless they move to the SEC and when that happens I think they're in the same category as a Texas A&M, Auburn, etc. Go between 8-4 and 9-3 with the occasional year every ~5 years where everything aligns and they can fight for an SEC championship and a shot at the playoff. But as a program I don't realistically see BV being able to keep his job enough to get to that point.

We're a perfect example if for whatever reason Dabo left and we promoted BV as our head coach and he went 9-3 to 10-2 the regular season over the next 3 years where we play in the ACC championship game 2/3 years and we win 1 with no playoff appearances would we keep him around or would be firing and hiring a new coach?

I say all of that to say this the one person the entire Clemson staff should be recruiting is BV. He an his agent should leverage this to get the stability and pay raise that he absolutely deserves and give use this as a way to never have to worry about DC for the rest of this decade. Dabo, Clements, D Rad, Board of Trustees, etc. all of them should be going to him and locking him down.

If the new norm for HC is $15M/yr at LSU then split that between Dabo, BV, and a small bonus for the rest of the staff.

Dabo: $9.3M/yr over 10 years
BV: Raise him to $4.7M/yr over 10 years
- Fully guaranteed any other school pays full remainder of contract in the buyout

Remaining $1M: Raises for the remainder of staff

If you're Clemson you're getting the equivalent of 2 HC's for the price of 1 now. You have the stability that you want on that side of the ball for the next decade. You have a decade now to groom his replacement. If you're BV you get the bag you deserve you set the market for DC's and you know that with the current administration/Dabo you're going to consistently win. And if you're Dabo you're getting the stability on staff that you want and can employ the internal Clemson man strategy and give Clemson players opportunity to become coaches. Please make it happen BV is the biggest recruit we can sign this year and beyond!

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