opening coaching job

[Lavar]

If it helps here is the full list of teams that started the season with new coaches.

AKRON
BUFFALO
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CINCINNATI
EAST CAROLINA
FLORIDA ST
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA-MONROE
LOUISIANA TECH
LOUISVILLE
MARSHALL
MEMPHIS
NOTRE DAME
SAN JOSE ST
SOUTH FLORIDA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS TECH
UNLV
USC
VIRGINIA
WESTERN KENTUCKY

[vusa92troy]

Thanks for the list. This is helpful. Maybe it could be a 'sticky' someplace.

[Steeler99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

I actually started a dynasty at North Texas, before they fired Coach Dodge. Went 9-4 my 1st year winning a bowl game over Temple and was offered Houston,Minnesota, NC State, Virginia and Washington State. I left for Washington State, because I use to be a season ticket holder for the Cougs. Minnesota just fired their coach as well. You would get to play in the Big Ten, but if you truely want to start a coaching dynasty I would stay start with a small school like UNT and work your way up to a mid-major type program turn them into a TCU/BSU/Utah Powerhouse before moving on to a BCS school like Minnesota.

+1 ... this is exactly what I do every year.

To sim a "Coach Dynasty" I consider myself a young upcoming coordinator getting my first shot as a head coach. In an attempt to keep it "realistic" I ONLY take over a team that would potentially hire a first-time head coach in the real world, so this usually means a 1* or 2** team. My favorite years are usually between year 2-4 as the team is molded into my own play style and progressively improves (i hope). I always stay at my first head coach position for a minimum of 2 years, and usually 3-4. Once I have achieved some consistent success I then consider myself ready to take on a position with a struggling BSC school, or build up a mid-major (ala Boise St).

For example the past two seasons I would have loved to eventually take a position with a team like Michigan, Tennessee, or even Florida St (if they have dropped from top 25 in game). Traditional powers that had fallen on hard times with consecutive bad seasons. Or take over a BCS school that never has quite achieved great or consistent success. Schools like Michigan St, Iowa St, Minnesota, etc). For the mid-major route there are numerous options ... the last time I took over Ohio U and built them up until I got an invite to the Big Ten. I figured that was a perfect fit with Ohio St as a natural rival. If I remember right I replaced Northwestern which seemed like the logical team to take out at the time. Only thing that sucked about that is their stadium is very small and EA gives us NO option to create or build a new stadium which would obviously be required if a mid-major did make a conference jump like that?

The one thing I've never done is immediately take over a top 25 school. It's just too easy to recruit with those programs, and they're already loaded with above-average talent so achieving consistent success is too easy which makes for a boring dynasty (imo).

Gotta be creative and use your imagination to keep the game fresh!