Tuesday morning, West Virginia head football coach Neal Brown made the decision to part ways with defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley, according to Pete Thamel
Nothing one way or another. He’d definitely help with our reputation a bit, recruits well, and has shown he’s good offensively. He’d get a good portion of control if he has us contending for conference championships somewhat steadily, which given the current B12, we absolutely should be, if not every few years at least. Problem is, idk if we can afford him. He’s 2.5x as expensive as Neal, at a university so cash strapped they’ve cut education departments and are still heavily struggling. I’d be surprised if they allow a leash that long. His staff will be more expensive, he’ll likely have minimum facilities expectations. And with on field success the money would likely be there, but our problems outweigh football revenue currently.
I’d personally be tentatively excited for him, as he’s just Dana 2.0 with some actual HC success, but I’m not super privy of all the options.
Nothing one way or another. He’d definitely help with our reputation a bit, recruits well, and has shown he’s good offensively. He’d get a good portion of control if he has us contending for conference championships somewhat steadily, which given the current B12, we absolutely should be, if not every few years at least. Problem is, idk if we can afford him. He’s 2.5x as expensive as Neal, at a university so cash strapped they’ve cut education departments and are still heavily struggling. I’d be surprised if they allow a leash that long. His staff will be more expensive, he’ll likely have minimum facilities expectations. And with on field success the money would likely be there, but our problems outweigh football revenue currently.
I’d personally be tentatively excited for him, as he’s just Dana 2.0 with some actual HC success, but I’m not super privy of all the options.