My biggest fear is Kent State making the same mistake that Bowling Green made when it hired Mike Jinks just so the Falcons could keep its up-tempo offense after Dino Babers left for Syracuse. Jinks was never a coordinator and relatively new to college football.
In three seasons, Jinks' overall record was 7-24, with a 5-14 conference record. So, I believe it's fair to say Bowling Green made a bad hire bringing in the inexperienced Jinks who had no prior head coaching or coordinator experience.
It almost appears that Bowling Green's Athletic Director simply Googled “best offensive team,” and saw the article, "Texas Tech's offense is amazing, and the defense is totally wasting it," and then decided to hire Jinks.
If Kent State can find a good coach who is comfortable with implementing an up-tempo offense, then Randale Richmond should consider him. However, the number one priority should be to find the best football coach who is interested in becoming the head coach at Kent State, regardless of his offensive orientation.
By looking only at up-tempo minded coaches, you limit yourself to the number of potential candidates.
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In three seasons, Jinks' overall record was 7-24, with a 5-14 conference record. So, I believe it's fair to say Bowling Green made a bad hire bringing in the inexperienced Jinks who had no prior head coaching or coordinator experience.
It almost appears that Bowling Green's Athletic Director simply Googled “best offensive team,” and saw the article, "Texas Tech's offense is amazing, and the defense is totally wasting it," and then decided to hire Jinks.
If Kent State can find a good coach who is comfortable with implementing an up-tempo offense, then Randale Richmond should consider him. However, the number one priority should be to find the best football coach who is interested in becoming the head coach at Kent State, regardless of his offensive orientation.
By looking only at up-tempo minded coaches, you limit yourself to the number of potential candidates.
Texas Tech, please don't waste this killer offense
Texas Tech almost had the best offense in the country, but on two occasions the Red Raiders scored 50 points and lost because of a miserable defense. Can Kliff Kingsbury figure out how to play defense before his time in Lubbock runs out?
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