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grifttu t1_j3nl4ut wrote

Reply to comment by jdbolick in [Adam Schefter] Sources: The Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury, who 10 months ago signed a contract extension through the 2027 season. The Cardinals still never have had a head coach - any head coach - last longer than six years while the team has existed for over 100 years. by B0rtles

As a Red Raider, I never understood how he leveraged a losing record at Tech into a head coaching job in the NFL.

I was even in the camp that if he had one more season, and no QB injuries, he was on the cusp of finally turning it around. But he didn't do anything to make me think "oh yea, totally NFL HC material"

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517UATION t1_j3normu wrote

Probably because he coached Mahomes in college. That probably gave him way more credit than he deserved.

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DiscombobulatedWavy t1_j3nowke wrote

Hi fellow Red Raider. Aside from leveraging the Tech job into an NFL job,he also burned USC before taking the Cardinals gig. By no means am I a USC lover, but they don’t fuck around when it comes to the reputation of their football program. Or at least I thought they didn’t, until they went around chasing this guy.

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tsx_1430 t1_j3oy5vm wrote

This is so dumb. If you get a shot in the NFL you take it. Especially as a head coach.

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DiscombobulatedWavy t1_j3oyq95 wrote

No one’s saying it wasn’t a smart move. But he did screw USC by accepting then taking the cardinals gig. And the comment wasn’t whether or not it was a smart move. It was to the fact that he seemed like a better coach than he was and is.

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bjams t1_j3o3ooe wrote

> I was even in the camp that if he had one more season, and no QB injuries, he was on the cusp of finally turning it around. But he didn't do anything to make me think "oh yea, totally NFL HC material"

Agreed. All for the best though, McGuire, Kittley and DeRuyter seem to be building something pretty solid.

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