Coach Rice
I read a story the other day that the Cleveland Browns were considering interviewing Condoleezza Rice for the head coaching position. For those that do not know, Rice was Secretary of State for George W. Bush and the National Security Advisor. She would be the first woman ever interviewed for a head coaching position in the NFL.
I read a story the other day that the Cleveland Browns were considering interviewing Condoleezza Rice for the head coaching position. For those that do not know, Rice was Secretary of State for George W. Bush and the National Security Advisor. She would be the first woman ever interviewed for a head coaching position in the NFL.
I read a story the other day that the Cleveland Browns were considering interviewing Condoleezza Rice for the head coaching position. For those that do not know, Rice was Secretary of State for George W. Bush and the National Security Advisor. She would be the first woman ever interviewed for a head coaching position in the NFL.
I know many people will be against this right from the start. Allow me to defend it. Apparently she is a huge Browns fan. She is a big football fan, which we learned when she was announced as part of the College Football Playoff committee.
For the sake of argument, we need to assume she has some fairly deep football knowledge. If that is the case, I think interviewing for the job is a good thing. If she has a clear plan for how to make the Browns successful, then they should go for it.
I would imagine her first step would be hiring a phenomenal coaching staff. I am sure as a leader, she has interviewed people and knows how to build a strong team. A head coach is a leader above all else and despite not agreeing with her politics, there is no denying that he is a powerful leader. If they were to consider hiring her, they would have to make sure it was not a gimmick. Maybe let the players meet with her, see if they would be receptive
The UCF Problem
If Central Florida goes undefeated again and wins their bowl game, the playoff committee has a major issue. What else can a non-power five school do to earn respect? Well, here is a thought: join a power-five conference.
Think about it. UCF is a big school. It is now one of, if not the largest school (by enrollment). The school is located in Orlando, which is a major city. So which conference should they go to?
Well the SEC and ACC make the most sense. I think the SEC should probably make a push for them. I think whichever conference takes them should also take South Florida (another monster school). I know, Florida might hate having some more competition in the state (in regards to recruiting), but I think in this day and age, the big schools recruit from everywhere. I am sure Alabama is in Florida recruiting all the top players.
So how would that work? If the SEC added two new schools? Well, you put them both into the SEC East and you move Missouri over to the SEC West. That would give the conference 16 teams.
Naturally this would cause the Big Ten and ACC to want to expand as well. At this point, it would make sense for the Big Ten to try and poach WVU away from the Big 12. They should also make a big run on getting Notre Dame.
Obviously this is all just silly speculation. But I love to think about this stuff.
