It looks like UCF is taking a look at Tony Elliot and Arkansas is looking at Venables. This is the price of having a very successful program.  Good coordinators get opportunities to take their talents to the next level.  This is a bitter-sweet reality the game.

A huge part of Dabo’s success has not only been in the finding of quality coaches, but he has also paid them very well to keep them in Clemson.  Stability has played a huge role in our continues success.  Our coaches are compensated well enough so they can be far more selective for head coaching jobs that not only pay well, but have potential to win quickly rather than taking over a dumpster fire.

I am sure Dabo has a stack of resumes of quality people that he has been vetting with the anticipation of one day having to make the replacements.

I don’t know if we will actually lose either of these coaches, but if the have aspirations of being a head coach, their stock can’t be any higher than they are now.

If I was a betting man, I would think Elliot would move on if given the chance.  With Venables I am not so sure.  His kid is on the team, he is paid extremely well and I am fairly certain he would be Dabo’s replacement should he leaves for Alabama one day.  Venables may be happy coaching one side of the ball getting paid 2 million for a national power.

Would be absolutely remarkable for a team to make three straight CFPs (and perhaps three straight title games) and not lose a coordinator. Almost feels like it has to happen.

Really hate it too.  Possibly losing Venables is making me have the sky is falling thoughts.  He is by far and large the best DC in the nation with the talent at Clemson, he is the one person I don’t want to lose.  And it’s going to SUCK trying to replace him.  If Clemson fans aren’t concerned with this It worries me.  Like said, I think Dabo already knows his replacements, he always has a list but it’s going to be tough replacing Venables if he leaves.

Venables son is just a commit for next year, no son on the team yet.  Though Jake does seem overly excited about Clemson.

I don’t like this at all lol.  Don’t like coaching changes, that can cause bumps in recruiting, never know what type of team you’ll field, don’t know how the current players will respond, etc.  Please stay Brent!!!!!!!

PS, I wish all this crap would happen after the playoffs.

Make that 3…Jeff Scott Talking to South Alabama:

https://www.tigernet.com/update/Report-Jeff-Scott-to-interview-for-head-coaching-job-28923?ref=front

Dabo will pay him more than S. Alabama can afford…I am hoping this is just for practice.

Yep I think it’s just them getting experience doing it.  More worried about Venables than anyone else right now.  I think he has the best shot at the jobs mentioned for and is the most likely to leave as he has no real ties to Clemson other than currently coaching here.

For whatever reason, maybe it’s just warped reality, I think it will be easier to find a new OC than find a DC to replace Venables.

UCF looking like they will hire Missouri OC as HC and Randy Shannon as DC.

I doubt we lose any of them to those suitors.  UFC isn’t a bad gig for Elliot but he can do better.  South bama is below Scott.  Ark is below Venables.  They all make a lot of money.  OC’s are Clemson men and very young and i highly doubt their stock would drop any in the coming years.  Venables is a loyal man and I think he loves his job.  I think he wants to coach his son here too. 

Venables is the hardest to replace but I think one call to Hobby and we’re full again.  I’m sure it’s a huge pay bump and he knows the culture and system.

Tony Elliott won the 2017 Broyles Award.  That makes Clemson the first ever school to have back to back Broyles Award winners.

If all of our guys stay put we could run CFB for multiple years to come.  Unlikely to happen with career advancement but dang, could be awesome.

I’d be absolutely shocked if Venables took the Arkansas job. His results will drop, and he’ll have less talent. For what? Clemson could match the money if they chose to.

Either way, Dabo has proven to be pretty good at finding talented coordinators. I wouldn’t lose any sleep if I were a Clemson fan.

eslerman - 06 December 2017 09:38 PM

I’d be absolutely shocked if Venables took the Arkansas job. His results will drop, and he’ll have less talent. For what? Clemson could match the money if they chose to.

Either way, Dabo has proven to be pretty good at finding talented coordinators. I wouldn’t lose any sleep if I were a Clemson fan.

We’re not.  They hired another Clemson coordinator anyway, well excoordinator, Chad Morris.

Not much need to go anywhere when you are getting paid very well and have this going for your team…..we’re a playoff team with just 6 seniors.  Yeah I’ll take this in an off year.

Number of Seniors on the CFB Playoff teams rosters:
Georgia - 31 (I guess about 18ish scholarship)
Oklahoma - 22
Alabama - 21
Clemson - 6

https://www.tigernet.com/update/recruiting/Venables-message-about-his-future-to-4-star-commit-28967

9 Scholarship seniors.  5 contributes. 

https://www.tigernet.com/view/scholarships/football.do

Dang son…how did y’all get that young? Can’t just be early departures to the NFL can it?

SoPinesHeel - 09 December 2017 03:13 AM

Dang son…how did y’all get that young? Can’t just be early departures to the NFL can it?

at some point our classes became unbalanced and early NFL departures made it worse.  We will have some more juniors leave this year to rebalance the 18 class. 

We should be damn good next year too.  Like 15 we are a year ahead of projections again.