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71 BOBCAT
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The Solich Record

Posted: 1/1/2013 9:57:04 AM

Franks record is as follows:

1st 4 years 23-26 for a .47 winning percentage
2nd 4 years 36-18 for a .67 winning percentage
Total 8 years 59-44 for a .57 winning percentage

What a turn around from the 4 Knorr years of 11-37 for a .23 winning percentage.

I think we should start thinking about naming the field after Frank, kinda like they do in basketball.
The future is bright for OHIO FOOTBALL.
Thanks Frank and thanks to the administration for the support.

GO BOBCATS

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RE: The Solich Record

Posted: 1/1/2013 11:59:29 AM

if you go back even further the 20 seasons before Solich look like this-

Bryant- 9 wins in 5 yrs
Lichtenberg- 8 wins in 5 years
Grobe- 33 wins in 6 years
Knorr- 11 wins in 4 years

That's 61 wins in 20 years or 3.05 wins/season. Solich's 59 wins 8 seasons is an improvement.

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RE: The Solich Record

Posted: 1/2/2013 10:14:54 AM

71 BOBCAT wrote:

Really, what coach Solich doe is hire well. His hires, even going back to Nebraska, have been pro or BCS caliber who are willing to work harder than the next guy and are dedicated to all of there athletes. Ohio needs to lead the MAC in compensation for staff not just head coaches.

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RE: The Solich Record

Posted: 1/2/2013 11:28:30 AM

Bcat2 wrote:

71 BOBCAT wrote:

Funny thing here (and I agree with you), but how many of Coach Solich's hires are part of the annual "Fire ......." threads every single year.

L.C.
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RE: The Solich Record

Posted: 1/2/2013 11:30:23 AM

I would say that the list of his accomplishments should also include keeping a staff together, not just the initial hire. Some of the coaches came in with some pretty impressive credentials, and when they arrived, I expected them only to stay a year or two until they found "something better", yet years later, they are still in Athens. It's not that they couldn't find "something better". They seem happy in Athens, and have job security.

Part of the credit for that has to go to the Ohio fan base. When you are at many schools, the coaches are constantly under the microscope, and you never know when the head coach will be fired, nor when the head coach will sacrifice an assistant to save his own job. Ohio fans treat the coaches well. Sure, there are "fire Albin" threads, or "fire Burrow" threads now and then, but that goes with the job. The coaches do have to perform, obviously.

I know that in the MAC, the average head coach seems to stay about 3 years before he either moves up, or is fired. I'm sure that the Sunbelt is probably about the same. When you move up to the BCS conferences, the duration is probably longer because you don't see as many coaches "moving up", but even there, once you exclude the very top coaches, the duration is probably no more than 5 years.

The result of keeping a staff together largely intact for 8 years should not be underestimated. That assures continuity, where the staff knows what to expect from each other, and the players know what is expected. That continuity improves consistency, and allows the team to continually progress. You saw it under Grobe, and you see it again now.

Last Edited: 1/2/2013 11:31:28 AM by L.C.

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RE: The Solich Record

Posted: 1/2/2013 12:09:01 PM

perimeterpost wrote:

And looking at the conference records (where the level of competition is about the same year in and year out) verified this conclusion:

Solich 17-16 (’05-’08); 23-11 (’09-’12) -- total 40-27 (includes MACC games)

Knorr 8-24
Grobe 27-20-1
Lichtenberg 6-34-2
Bryant 7-32-2
Total: 48-110-5

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.

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