East Carolina fires Mike Houston

[spacemonkey]

Makes you wonder what the thought process/approach would be of players if the system only provided game checks and those game checks were based on actual performance. Would teams basically have the equivalent of practice squads who would only receive a stipend to go along with their scholarship (if that piece even remains)? The true measure of a coaching staff would be to monitor daily practices and then name a limited game day roster. Zero reason to have a roster of 85 players for a game. I know teams have travel rosters which are limited. Basically what I’m thinking is that only about half of an active roster would get a game check. The rest have to earn that spot. This won’t happen in most likelihood but it could help level the competitive balance because that 4th best back at Alabama won’t see any game check but he probably would at App State.

What made me think of the "pay if you play" model is how do you get the power back in the hand of the coach. If someone holds 3 times and doesn't give full effort or execute, the coach could sit him which would cost him money.

[311neers]

Bowl Eligible. 6-4.
Interim Coach is 3-0.
Pain

[Stonewall]

Might free up a potential candidate…

[IM4ASU]

Saw where their coach went to Western.

[AppStFan1]

Might free up a potential candidate…

That would be good for sure.

[Mjohn1988]

Back to Houston, commentator opined that the game passed him by . He is a coach. Wants to coach football and has proven that he can. However in today’s world the head coach doesn’t coach. He raises money , hires coaches and players , essentially is the CEO. Different skill set , different mindset. Some can make the transition others can not. Interesting take.

That’s why Charlotte took on the Biff Poggi experiment. Coastal tried it previously. But, that direction isn’t working for them, yet.

Maybe the next direction is for a university to hire a GM who doesn’t see the field and pairs him/her? with an X’s and O’s coach. One handles the front office (sales and marketing), the other handles the field/player development (operations)

Some schools already have started doing this

Sounds like you guys are warming up to my idea of having a head OC and Head DC...no head coach. Fire the one that is not getting it done. Save money on the head coach and make that a GM/head coach pay him for amount of money raised.

Not what I said. I just said some schools have GMs. I reaad somewhere a few months back where a few schools hired GMs....coach is still there .takes some responsibilities related to non coaching items of coaches plate

Clark has an assistant but I think he’s less GM type and more football guy. Last year I suggested that Doug should get Shawn a mentor from the business department. Someone to help with management skills. I also saw where South Florida hired a “coach” to basically manage the players. Helping with NIL, life skills and things like that. They jokingly call him the “head” coach. As in keeping players heads in the right place.

[311neers]

Promoting the interim Blake Harrell to the full time gig.
He's 4-0. Kinda wild turnaround for EZU.
Players led the charge on this one. Sounds familiar.

[AppSt94]

You do realize that App footballl has a GM, right? Thomas Guerry serves in that capacity.

[AppWyo]

Promoting the interim Blake Harrell to the full time gig.
He's 4-0. Kinda wild turnaround for EZU.
Players led the charge on this one. Sounds familiar.

I believe they fired Mike Houston ahead of these games, because they believed they would win these games, which would make it harder to fire him with these wins.

[AppSt94]

Promoting the interim Blake Harrell to the full time gig.
He's 4-0. Kinda wild turnaround for EZU.
Players led the charge on this one. Sounds familiar.

I believe they fired Mike Houston ahead of these games, because they believed they would win these games, which would make it harder to fire him with these wins.

Exactly.

[T-Dog]

Hiring an interim after beating 4 teams with a combined 13-31 record, 3 of which fired their coach as well. And "the players pushed for him."

Never ever hire an interim because the players push for it.

[BeauFoster]

Hiring an interim after beating 4 teams with a combined 13-31 record, 3 of which fired their coach as well. And "the players pushed for him."

Never ever hire an interim because the players push for it.

“The inmates running the asylum”

[Bootsy]

I foresee this being another bad decision in a string of bad decisions for ECU.
But it will make for some good stories for non-Pirate fans.

[biggie]

My AVP is certainly worried was discussing yesterday with him. He is in Greenville. He wouldn't talk to me a couple days after our game this season.