Texas Needs a Defensive Coordinator. Will It Call Virginia Tech's Bud Foster?
by furrer4heisman on Dec 11, 2010 8:53 PM EST
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SEC website Saturday Down South broke the news earlier today that Texas defensive coordinator and head-coach-in-waiting Will Muschamp will be named the next head coach at Florida. The report is being echoed by other sources as well. The Longhorns, who are already in the market for a new offensive coordinator, will now have to replace Muschamp on its staff.
Will the Longhorns try to get Bud Foster to be its next defensive coordinator? It will be interesting to see if they do. They might not if they feel Foster doesn't fit the program's culture, but at the end of the day this is a high-profile coordinator job and Foster is one of the best in the business.
There's also the $800,000 annuity Foster would receive if he is still the Hokies' defensive coordinator after the 2014 football season. That annuity came about after Georgia tried to lure Foster away from Blacksburg. It seems like a lot of money, but really it's probably only enough to keep Foster from making most lateral moves.
Texas is in a position to offer its coordinators a lot more money than most programs. Foster's current salary is $402,000 according to one report. Muschamp reportedly made $900,000 a year at Texas and of course was slated to become its next head coach whenever Mack Brown was ready to step down.
We don't know what Texas will be looking for in its next defensive coordinator, but I'm sure Foster's name will be brought up by somebody. It usually is whenever a job like this comes open. Georgia was far from the first defensive coordinator job Foster was linked to. If the Longhorns do decide to take a serious look at Foster they could be a threat because they will back up a dump truck full of money to whoever they decide they want.
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Wow. Didn’t think Muschamp would be the guy for that job, but Bud is certainly a candidate to fill his position.
I agree
I have seen so much talk every time that there is a vacancy and sure Bud would make an excellent coach on D for ANY school, including Florida, Texas or wherever. Does it really make sense for him to make a lateral move at this point in his career unless he expects to one day take over the reigns of the entire program? I do no think he would go for the Florida position right now anyway. He has a lot at stake (annuity) so it would have to be a head coaching position that would be the most likely draw him away and there really are not any that fit the profile of what would be in his best interest.
Very surprising.
I really thought Muschamp was happy being the coach in waiting in Texas. With the season they just had, that wait may have shortened a bit.
Can’t blame him though if this is indeed his dream job. Good for him.
Now hopefully Texas fills from within and leaves this Bud to us.
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Just makes zero sense.
What is Bud’s ultimate goal? To become a successful FBS coach at a very successful FBS program What does transitioning from one successful FBS defensive coordinator position to another one accomplish? He already has national recognition. He already has recruiting knowledge of VA. He already has the top notch def. coord. salary. Moving his entire family to a totally foreign area does nothing for his resume unless its for a head coaching job. He will never move to another defensive coordinator job before 2014. I GAIR-AWN-TEE-IT!
Hope you're right.
I really hope someday he will be head coach of VT.
Born and raised in the 804, VT '10. Hokies, Braves, NY Giants, and NY Rangers are my teams.
I would agree with you
except the fact is as much as we want to believe it being DC at VT is not the same thing as being DC at Texas. If you want to argue that then look at where the last Texas DC went. No SEC school would hire Bud as their head coach right now, but if he had 3-4 years of coaching successfully at Texas then his name would be brought up.
I agree...
For Bud to make this move it would have to be all about the money. Got to look at where he is now and compare it to be where he would be with the move.
Right now he is a well paid coordinator at a top 15 BCS conference school in familiar territory. He’s well established with much street cred.
At Texas he would be a well paid coordinator at a BCS conference school that struggled this past year, in unfamiliar territory, and he would have to prove himself all over again, at a job that he’s already doing here at VT.
I have to think that Bud is not going to take a risk to do a job that he’s already done. I’m thinking the only way he leaves is for a head honcho gig, and I wouldn’t begrudge him for that.
If you’re the DC at Miami-Ohio, and Texas calls for you to DC there, you go. In that case, it would be a move up the ladder. In Bud’s case, it would be a lateral move on the ladder at best, just probably a little more money.
by Leonard Thompson on Dec 13, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
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