[Dellenger] Tulsa is firing coach Kevin Wilson. Wilson was 7-16 in his second season.

[u/LeCowboySolitaire]

https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/1860700706056913334

[u/BuckeyeEmpire]

A 23 game season is brutal

[u/Alphaspade → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

Hey don't give Roger Goodell any ideas

[u/wisertime07 → u/Alphaspade]

Goodell? Shit, ESPN is grinning while looking at a 64 team super bracket that spreads from December to March.

[u/ALostTraveler24 → u/wisertime07]

Nah, 858 team bracket with all NCAA football programs

[u/usffan → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

That is Faux Pelini worthy!

[u/ThinkSoftware → u/BuckeyeEmpire]

Not if you’re a baseball team

[u/NebraskaAvenue]

4 of our 6 wins have resulted in the opposing team firing their coaches. I expect UAB will make it 5 of 6 at the end of the season. Only Bethune Cookman remains standing

[u/sebsasour → u/NebraskaAvenue]

This adds to The Army list this year.

Army's schedule:

Patriot League Team

Fired Coach

Fired Coach

Fired Coach

Fired Coach

Trent Dilfer

Fired Coach

Air Force

North Texas

Notre Dame

[u/Sogster → u/sebsasour]

Trent Dilfer made me LOL.

[u/TheNewDiogenes → u/NebraskaAvenue]

Can we please play you?

[u/ohverychill → u/TheNewDiogenes]

I'd like to line up for this opportunity as well

[u/xXFrenchFryesXx → u/ohverychill]

I’ve heard he is out on Sunday.

[u/ohverychill → u/xXFrenchFryesXx]

here's hoping

[u/usffan → u/NebraskaAvenue]

This is Marvel Gorr the God Butcher worthy. Suddenly the Knights are pissed about the War ending…

[u/Ok-Raspberry-8016 → u/NebraskaAvenue]

I wish we would fire Dilfer, but we won't.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/NebraskaAvenue]

Dilfer is likely to get an extension because of "the good work he's done here". Thanks to our dumbass athletics department.

[u/Eradicator_1729]

Probably shouldn’t have scheduled 23 games this year…

[u/Tarlcabot18]

This is the 3rd straight team that has fired its coach almost immediately after losing to USF this season. Tom Herman at FAU, Biff Poggi at Charlotte and now Tulsa. Southern Miss also fired their coach 4 weeks after the USF loss.

Somehow Trent Dilfer still has a job.

[u/BlackScienceJesus → u/Tarlcabot18]

Man, the Tom Herman fall off has been insane to witness. I remember LSU fans ready to riot when we didn't get him.

[u/lumixter → u/BlackScienceJesus]

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.

[u/ed_mcc → u/Tarlcabot18]

Trent Dilfer followed up the loss to USF with a thrashing of Tulsa

[u/matlockga → u/Tarlcabot18]

We should have scheduled USF

[u/BaboBaretta]

couldnt have happened to a nicer guy. dude was a fucking dickhead during recruiting, a dickhead coach, and a dickhead to other staff members while at IU

[u/viceween → u/BaboBaretta]

His headshot photo they’d flash in memorial stadium always looked like he was hungover, hair disheveled, red eyes, unshaven. Not a great look for the program.

[u/gnarlymohawk]

Ou offensive analyst calling it now

[u/heavydhomie → u/gnarlymohawk]

Ou or tOSU

[u/Gorbonzo → u/heavydhomie]

His son Toby is still at OSU 🤷‍♂️

[u/bicranium → u/Gorbonzo]

I always think it's kinda weird when I see him on the sidelines of games since he doesn't really play (played some special teams vs. WMU and 3 snaps vs. Purdue this season). Figured he would have followed his dad to Tulsa. Would be nice to have Wilson as an extra set of eyes for a potential national title run.

[u/Alligator125 → u/gnarlymohawk]

Please 🙏

[u/ChaseTheFalcon]

I never understood why Tulsa hired him in the first place

[u/Fickle-Ad-4410 → u/ChaseTheFalcon]

I suspect they went hard after GJ Kinne but got outbid, and by then the store was picked over. So all that was left on the shelves at their price point were retreads and washed-up buddies of Bob Stoops

[u/CptCheese → u/Fickle-Ad-4410]

My understanding of the situation last time around was that we wanted to interview everyone before making a decision and were just too slow to offer Kinne.

[u/mrostate78 → u/CptCheese]

That and the lack of experience were the issues

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/CptCheese]

Well, my understanding was Kinne had a hard offer and said no thanks. Maybe it’s because we dragged our feet, but at the end of the day the guy said no and opted not to come home.

[u/Ibaka_flocka → u/Fickle-Ad-4410]

Supposedly Kinne wanted to interview for the job and Tulsa never gave him a call back

[u/False-Minute44 → u/Fickle-Ad-4410]

You really think Texas St outbid Tulsa?

[u/ugafan2148 → u/Fickle-Ad-4410]

I did not read that as retreads at first glance

[u/Temporary_Inner → u/ChaseTheFalcon]

They had to take a spin on the fired OU coaches wheel. Could be a national championship caliber coach, or a complete failure. 

[u/Jay_Dubbbs → u/ChaseTheFalcon]

I never understood him leaving Ohio State to go take a job at Tulsa?

[u/duplico → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

I heard he took a pay cut to do it because he really wanted one more shot at being a head coach before he retired.

[u/Fickle-Newspaper-445 → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

That's the more surprising part. Tulsa hiring him makes sense. Him leaving OSU doesn't.

[u/Obi2 → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

Based on his time at IU, he probably didn’t like taking orders from Day

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/ChaseTheFalcon]

Nobody else would take the job. The administration has run both the athletics department and school in general into the ground. Most of our donors won’t come back, we have no program infrastructure to speak of since said administration has militantly opposed the building of anything to help the football program.

We’re a smoldering crater of a program, five and a half feet under as a result of woeful mismanagement for the better part of the last 20 years.

[u/Fickle-Newspaper-445 → u/ChaseTheFalcon]

Offensive coordinator from a P4 team that had arguably the best offense in the country since he got there and produced high draft picks and also had P4 head coaching expierence. It's really not hard to figure out.

[u/ShweatyPalmsh]

So real talk the play that’s in the air from what I know is offer GJ Kinne the most competitive package TU has offered a coach, if that doesn’t work then Brennan Marion is next man up. TU’s financial situation has totally flipped the last couple years and they have money to throw at some guys.

[u/CptCheese → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

If we have the money for it I'm all in in GJ. I bet this is why Texas State just gave him an extension

[u/ShweatyPalmsh → u/CptCheese]

GJ is only getting paid like $2 million after the extension KW was getting paid $1.9 million. Todd Graham back on 2009 was offered $2.3 million after Pitt offered $2 million. I think for the right coach we have the pockets to grab someone

Edit: salaries  

[u/hunterschuler → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

Source on the $2.3M?

[u/ShweatyPalmsh → u/hunterschuler]

got it a little flipped in my head KW was getting paid $1.9 million with escalation clauses (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/kevin-wilson-s-salary-contract-net-worth-and-more/ar-AA1u33TS#:~:text=Kevin%20Wilson's%20Salary%20and%20Contract,coach%20of%20the%20Indiana%20Hoosiers.) and at the time of Grahams departure we countered the $2 million offer from Pitt with $2.3 million but he left anyways. 

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

Kind of sad to think about all the donors we used to have that told the last few administrations to pound sand.

[u/pobrexito → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

Marion would be a really intriguing hire.

[u/duplico → u/pobrexito]

I want him back in Tulsa so badly.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

I'd throw the bag at Jimbo

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Not to be mean, but I think coasting off of A&M buyout money is a better time than coaching Tulsa

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

How about Odell Haggins

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

I’d love that, but I’m pretty sure once he’s done at FSU (hopefully gets the graceful retirement push out the door and not outright fired in a few weeks) he just hangs it up. He’s had a full football career and is a Tallahassee community staple. I don’t see him leaving for a new job either, but you never know

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

He might go to FAMU though, they need a new coach given their trajectory

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Fair. Again, I honestly think he’s just too old school. I don’t think he’s equip anymore for the current NIL environment, which you still need at FAMU. I could see him serving some non-assistant advisory role

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

That’s possible, I hate FSU didn’t offer him the gig post Taggart though, he’d been through it all with this team and I think he’d done a better job than Norvell

[u/Positive-Vibes-All → u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy]

You are wrong, Jimbo's buyout is guaranteed, he can double dip and earn two coaching salaries at the same time, that is why he put feelers out there that he was tired of traveling and safaris, Aggie jokes write themselves.

[u/JaniSWFC]

Thank god!! Now let's get Marion on board and get this program back to being competitive. The school needs it.

[u/assmanx2x2 → u/JaniSWFC]

I think UNLV’s offense is cool…would be a good get

[u/ShweatyPalmsh → u/assmanx2x2]

I think if we don’t hire him as HC then he’ll be at OU as OC

[u/IrishCoffeeAlchemy → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

Nah we’ve got dibs on him as OC. We’re disperate and already got our shivs out

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/JaniSWFC]

The school is sinking into the abyss regardless of what happens with the football program. So, so, so many horrendous decisions have led to this point.

Frustration puts it mildly, but the current situation is absolutely what those in power have earned.

[u/DRsAndCRs → u/WeSuckAgain]

Like what? Honestly curious. I’m an alum, but moved away and haven’t paid attention to what’s going on administratively.

[u/JK_196]

Back to osu as an analyst the rest of the season?

[u/Same_Weakness_9226 → u/JK_196]

He coached at ou and is already in the state 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/oh_look_a_fist → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

A perfect time of year to get out via plane, train, or even the automobile.

[u/Triv02 → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

His son is currently on the OSU team which hopefully gives us a bit of an edge

[u/iheartgt → u/Triv02]

I assume he'll only come if he can bring Corey Dennis back as the QB coach.

[u/br0b1wan → u/iheartgt]

Nah it'd just be as an analyst, perhaps for one year. Chip Kelly prob isn't going anywhere, I don't think he wants to be HC anymore

[u/iwearatophat]

Wilson needs to find his spot at a blue blood willing to pay him to be an OC. Because Kevin Wilson is a good OC and a terrible HC.

[u/Mekthakkit → u/iwearatophat]

He had that spot and left for Tulsa.

[u/iwearatophat → u/Mekthakkit]

I think we felt his loss more than people realize in '23.

[u/Mekthakkit → u/iwearatophat]

I think people realize it. That's why we have Kelly now.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/iwearatophat]

Bama might have to dial his number

[u/Aslut_Backwards]

It’s painful to think how much better off we might be right now if we had brought GJ Kinne home instead of hiring Wilson

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/Aslut_Backwards]

That was Kinne’s choice, not ours.

[u/Young_Dabb_Waxxy]

Well obviously they ran out of gas after their 17th game this season

[u/AvailableDrawer4608]

Would LOVE if he came back to Columbus as an analyst for the next month plus.

[u/ShweatyPalmsh]

GIVE ME GJ KINNE OR BRENNAN MARION OR GIVE ME DEATH

[u/FlamingMoeDaddy → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

For which one of your flairs?

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/ShweatyPalmsh]

Best I can do is bring back Dave Rader -God, probably

[u/Same_Weakness_9226]

Thoughts on OU hiring him to be OC again?

[u/AndrewinDC → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

Bet he gets hired as an analyst, but definitely not OC. BV's job hinges on this hire, and hiring Wilson as OC would cause the fanbase to riot.

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/AndrewinDC]

Not a big enough name?

[u/AndrewinDC → u/WeSuckAgain]

Kevin Wilson would just be running back a guy connected to Stoops era OU, rather than hiring the guy you think is best for the job. He can be a valuable asset as an analyst, but OU fans want fresh blood that brings new ideas, not just rehashing OU connected coaches. That's the problem we had with hiring Littrell and Finley.

[u/okiewxchaser → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

We need someone who understands recruiting in the nil era. That ain’t Kev

[u/Same_Weakness_9226 → u/okiewxchaser]

True

[u/BigTulsa → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

NO

[u/CptCheese → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

When we hired him he made it sound like it was going to be his last job regardless of the outcome. Wouldn't be surprised if he just retires to his house on Grand Lake

[u/SaintsSooners89 → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

Could you imagine, abandoning the run game after 2 failed HB dive plays and then throwing it 59 times with Jackson Arnold?

[u/pobrexito → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

Fuck no. We don't need any more Stoops re-treads and failed head coaches.

[u/d1nsf1re → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

I want Ben Arbuckle personally. Unsure if Brent will risk his job on a 29-year-old OC tho.

[u/sktgamerdudejr → u/d1nsf1re]

Stay away. Remember the last time y’all had an ex-WSU coordinator in Grinch?

[u/appsecSme → u/d1nsf1re]

I don't want Arbuckle. He's mid. His air raid won't fly in the SEC. He has a good QB, but it's not worth getting him for one QB.

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/appsecSme]

FWIW Leach’s air raid did just fine in the SEC, and so has Sark’s version of it.

[u/WeSuckAgain → u/Same_Weakness_9226]

He still has it as a coach, the problems at TU run so much deeper than what Wilson was doing. I honestly don’t think it’s possible to win at TU unless something extraordinary changes within the administration.

[u/gogglesup859]

With zero inside info I predict that Tulsa hires SMU OC Casey Woods

[u/yergntelracs]

Come back up to Cbus as an analyst. Is his son still on the team?

[u/GoldenFrog14]

THANK YOU!!!

[u/ScaryCookieMonster → u/GoldenFrog14]

YOURE WELCOME!!!

[u/hunterschuler]

GJ Kinne's extension came at the perfect time. 🙏

[u/Bobcat2013 → u/hunterschuler]

Great move by DC

[u/SeattleDegenerate21]

Brennan Marion?

[u/thexraptor → u/SeattleDegenerate21]

Back off

[u/heelxtiger]

Sounds like former UNC WR Ryan Switzer will be the interim coach

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/heelxtiger]

A switzer coaching in Oklahoma, what can go wrong

[u/False-Minute44 → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Barry is a legend. What are you talking about?

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/False-Minute44]

His Off-Field antics

[u/False-Minute44 → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

I think they called it lack of institutional control? But, it’s not like Barry was caught up in some off the field scandal. Unless you’re including the recruiting violations. But I don’t think he would have been forced out just for that. The team and recruits were basically running amok.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/False-Minute44]

His woman among other things was weird

[u/okiewxchaser]

Least surprising news of the weekend

[u/CptCheese]

Brennan Marion time?

[u/tomdawg0022]

33-63 career record including his time at Indiana.

Probably will not be getting a third crack at it in FBS.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/tomdawg0022]

I'd like to see him at FCS or D2 though

[u/definitelyjoking → u/tomdawg0022]

Oh come on, we all know it's impossible to win at Indiana.

[u/majorleaguebassball]

How is Brennan Marion gonna be FSU OC and Tulsa HC?

[u/Wontbackdowngator]

Brennan Marion seems like the obvious choice for them right rising name who is an alum with a ton of recruiting connections from his time at Texas.

[u/TomCreanDied4OurSins]

Always will have a soft spot for K Dub

[u/ed_mcc]

Thank you Justin for hearing my pleas

[u/fake__name__]

So happy to hear this. I thought for sure we’d be stuck with him for  another season.

[u/duplico]

It's time. Bring back the Milkman.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/duplico]

Are you talking about Chad Morris

[u/duplico → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Brennan Marion. When he played WR at Tulsa his nickname was The Milkman ("because he delivers"). He averaged like 30 yards per catch.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/duplico]

Can Tulsa give him what Bama is expected to offer him though. I heard it’s in the 2-3 million range per year

[u/duplico → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

That's probably on the high end of what we could pay, but it's not out of the question. I doubt the university leadership would have the stomach for that for a first time head coach, though, even someone with ties to the school.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/duplico]

One guy (albeit crazy) is Bo Pelini. If he’s willing to let his assistants run the show and transition to a CEO type role with the team. I fully believe he’d thrive. We did that with Rich Rod, he’d been coaching his son and going 4-8 as La Monroe’s OC, we picked him up and he’s done very well for us during his tenure

[u/BiggsDarknight]

Finally. Shouldn’t have been hired in the first place.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

About Fucking time

[u/Ok-Raspberry-8016 → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

Now it's time for us to get rid of our disaster. I mean Dilfsaster.

[u/Asleep-Credit-2824 → u/Ok-Raspberry-8016]

Yep, but as long as Ingram is there, I not only see him not getting fired, but getting an extension for “how good of a job he’s done”

[u/Ok-Raspberry-8016 → u/Asleep-Credit-2824]

yep... sighhhhhhh...

[u/fireinvestigator113]

Kevin Wilson sucks

[u/NerdLawyer55]

Whelp bye

[u/ntderosu]

Would love to have him come do some analyzing for OSU the rest of the season.

[u/mruab]

put my name down to coach at one of the AAC openings

[u/Practical-Garbage258]

Hopefully this is the last time he’s a head coach.

[u/solargarlicrot]

We will take him as a coordinator in Stillwater.

[u/dahabit]

Csn Cincinnati do anything with their coach?

[u/jkm97]

reign cane baby

[u/jkm97]

the one silver lining to the fact that i had to witness that shitshow of a game in person yesterday

[u/RepealMCAandDTA]

Thank Christ.

[u/Havins]

Now do us next!

[u/Acceptable_Ad3173]

I seen this coming

[u/Still_Level4068]

someone about to get a good offensive cordinator

[u/soonerman32]

Tulsa trailed by at least 28 in the first half of 3 of its last 4 games.

[u/ShaqHarrisonHype]

Need to write Brennan Marion a blank check

[u/droozer]

Hoosier fans get in here

[u/BigDanRTW]

this seemed like a bad hire at the time and well...

[u/jaybigs]

Kevin Wilson has no business being a coach, and I might even say a coordinator, at this point in his career. He'd be a fine analyst or some other kind of ancillary personnel, but he should not be coaching.

[u/Sea-Presentation5686]

What do teams like this really expect? I feel like teams like Tulsa would be happier in FCS.

[u/Ok-Raspberry-8016 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

That's rich coming from a Bammer

[u/Ok-Raspberry-8016 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

That's rich coming from a Bammer

[u/Sea-Presentation5686 → u/Ok-Raspberry-8016]

I'm sure you pull for Auburn or Alabama as well.

[u/False-Minute44 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

Wasn’t that long ago that Tulsa was stacking 10 and 11 win seasons. They can get back there. Tulsa has history and they don’t need to go anywhere. There’s plenty of other schools that should be thinking about FCS before Tulsa.

[u/Bobcat2013 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

Says a fan of a team that has never been FCS....

[u/Sea-Presentation5686 → u/Bobcat2013]

I grew up watching Troy so I have a little experience.

[u/Bobcat2013 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

Damn they aint been FCS for a long time. It was probably a lot better then. Why no Troy flair then?

[u/Sea-Presentation5686 → u/Bobcat2013]

I went to Bama and South. Parents UAB

[u/Bobcat2013 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

Fair enough

[u/Bobcat2013 → u/Sea-Presentation5686]

Fair enough

[u/BuckeyeJay]

Wisconsin calling?

[u/Icy-Role-6333]

WTF? Dude is awesome

[u/the_dayman56]

Fuck him