I hope this happens. It would be fun to see Manny/Major take on Mack ... Major Applewhite emerges as strong contender to become Hurricanes offensive coordinator
He was here 1 total year. In that year he had David Ash and Case McCoy, neither of whom he recruited and neither of whom were suited for his style of spread/dual threat QB offense. Ash got hurt. I think he did a good job with Case. As pointed out above, he did great at Houston as OC and offense was not a problem under him as HC. His head coaching issue was not hiring a competent defensive coordinator. He has had a lot of bad luck and timing, but has had success in spite of such bad luck and timing. That said, I am not sure hitching himself to the Manny Diaz wagon is a great idea.
Houston football salaries since Art -- Art Briles 2006 $250K 2007 $380K 2008 N/A Kevin Sumlin 2009 $350,000 2010 $1M 2011 $1.2M Tony Levine 2012 $900K 2013 $900K 2014 $1.025M Tom Herman 2015 $1.45M 2016 $3M Major Applewhite 2017 $1.75M 2018 $1.75M Dana Holgorsen 2019 $3.7M Source: USA Today
Wow, don’t block an employee’s chance at rising at another opportunity. You may win the battle and lose the war. If true USC lost the war. Resignation by KK trumps interview block. Good for him
USC seems to be coach and AD challenged. Just doesn’t feel like a well run program. (Perhaps SabreHorn has some thoughts on this.) Aside from McCay in the 60s and Carroll, I don’t get that school. Neither due many of their fans and alum, here in SoCal. Mike Garrett was a great player in the 60s but an arrogant a** who, in my judgment, got very lucky with Carroll. I thought Pat Haden was a good guy but he sure made some odd decisions, like Sarkisian. Now there’s Swann, and his handling of the KK situation just seems bush league to me. Maybe they should think of bringing in an experienced AD to that program. In that respect, with Dodds and CDC, we have been quite fortunate.
I know Bruce Mathews he lives just outside of Sugarland. Quick story. After Hurricane Harvey in 17' Bruce was ripping out hardwood floors with a shovel. We had 4 of us trying to take turns with the same shovel but nobody could rip out floors like Bruce. Man is a beast even at 57. Doubt that he would move back to the West Coast now. His youngest kids are still in HS. He has 7 sons. He is a great guy, very humble.