Let me begin with a massive disclaimer: this is by no means a call for any of these Texas Tech football coaches to be fired, or, for that matter, be given raises. As a matter of fact, I would be enormously disappointed to see anyone on this staff lose their job, because continuity is the most important thing for this team right now.
This is simply a commentary on their work during the season and whether or not they got the job done, based primarily on how their players performed. Coaching comes down to one thing, really: getting 18-22 year old kids to play major college-level football for 60 minutes once a week. Everything else is just in support of that result.
So, with that in mind, here are the coaches I’m buying and selling after the 2014 season (again, this is NOT a call for anyone to be fired).
Others: running backs coach Mike Jinks (buy), safeties coach Trey Haverty (buy), defensive line coach John Scott Jr. (sell), offensive line coach Lee Hays (buy).
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I can’t reiterate enough how much I DON’T want these guys to be fired. Much like their young players, every one of these young coaches have bright futures.
Notice one very important thing about these guys: they’re all in their second year at Texas Tech. It takes time to build yourself as a football coach, not to mention build a successful college football team.
When you start at the bottom, there’s no where to go but up.