r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 2d ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] WKU Defeats Sam Houston 16-3

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
WKU 7 3 3 3 16
Sam Houston 0 3 0 0 3
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u/Particular-Way-3805 Clark Atlanta • Georgia 2d ago edited 2d ago

Phil Longo gotta be on the hot seat Jesus Christ he’s terrible, but at least Western Kentucky got a win after this game I can see them going 6-6 or 7-5

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u/Molson2871 Wisconsin Badgers 2d ago

I still wonder how he got a HC job anywhere in FBS after getting fired as a coordinator.

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u/Mother_Frame6669 2d ago

He was OC at Sam 2014-'16, his offense led I-AA averaging 547 ypg in '16, so the answer is previous ties to the program.

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u/Molson2871 Wisconsin Badgers 2d ago

I did know his history with the school but ask any fan of Wisconsin, UNC, or Ole Miss if they thought he was HC material and you'd get a roaring LOL

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u/pdxguy96 Purdue Boilermakers 2d ago

Coaching football is one of the few jobs where you can fail upwards.

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u/BombayMahagony Ole Miss Rebels • Baylor Bears 2d ago

He was so horrendous as the Ole Miss offensive coordinator. Absolute malpractice and I’m still bitter about it nearly a decade later. We managed to go 5-7 in 2018 with this offensive roster and be held to 16 points or fewer (twice it was 7 or fewer) in SEC play

QB: Jordan Ta’amu - Bounced around on NFL squads for a few years and has been a UFL MVP.

RB: Scottie Phillips - Spent a couple years in the NFL

WR: 2nd round picks AJ Brown, DK Metcalf, and Elijah Moore

TE: Dawson Knox (3rd round pick who did not have a single career touchdown while at Ole Miss)

OL: Three guys who went on to get drafted and one more who was a projected late round pick prior to an injury that went undrafted but still spent about 4/5 years in the NFL