[Portiere]

Rico Portiere had had enough of Florida A&M’s board. After taking a moribund program to three straight postseason apparencies, his job security was still under threat. “If you don’t win the conference next year, security is going to walk you out just like the last guy,” A&M’s surely AD practically spat at Rico, finger pointed at his chest like a parody of an old-school football coach, after he had the temerity of asking for a raise.
Western Kentucky was a move in the right direction, out to a west coast conference (WAC) which might help get him noticed in the Pac-10 (I kept the default). They had level 99 training facilities, a relic from 2007-12, when the team made 3 NCAA appearances, the last time WKU had accomplished anything of note. “Competing” for the conference championship would not be too hard a task.


But there is a catch-WKU has 8 seniors, and almost no one else of note except for one junior. Fail recruiting, and Rico would probably be sunk at his big chance


House Rules:
-If Oregon offers Rico a job, he must take it (Oregon in this universe has been a midrange 70-75 prestige team)
-He cannot coach Oregon State (like he would want to…)
-Rico cannot take a job at a team that has won a national championship after 1979 except Oregon if it does (I played from 1979 until 2020 before starting his career. Conference moves and prestige changes are on.)