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IAA Fan:
Great memories Nation!

Although I cannot agree he left the program better off than when he found it.

YSUFANSINCE1990:
  I agree with Penguinpower, not sure why there seems to be a strong core of Shane Montgomery supporters.  Offense clearly backed up this year, and the Indiiana State showing was pathetic.  Even the win over lowly South Dakota, for three quarters the offense did nothing.

 Also appears he can't get a better job, failed as a head coach at Miami, Oh.  I too wish Coach Wolford the best of luck.  But it is unrealistic to think Eric Wolford could be the next head coach at Kansas State. going from O line coach to head coach at Kansas State is not gonna happen.  Wolford would need to revive his head coaching career at a small FBS before being ever being considered for the head coaching job at a top 25 program.

 Wolford may be better suited to be a top notch assistant coach and not a head coach.

IAA Fan:
We should probably have an I hate/Love Montgomery thread. Coach M was very successful at Miami. As OC, his offenses were #1 in the MAC and in the top-20 in the nation. Both of his QB's and his top receiver made the NFL. As head coach he was less successful; so had he been hired as our HC, you could have a point.

The truth is, coach M is everything that YSU has been over the past 5-years. Love him or hate him ...it is the truth. Do I prefer our old smash-mouth style of offense under Narduzzi, (some of) Tressel and Heacock? ABSOLUTELY. However, if we can win with this type of offense, than more power to him. Do I think a finesse offense breeds weak finesse defenses (aka: OK State and Oregon)? I have said so 100 times on this board. Again that is the major battle that Pelini will have to face. It is hard to produce a defense that is like the majority of teams in the MVFC, when you offense is not like the majority of those in the MVFC. I also think that Monty's offenses are very complicated and more suited to the NFL and maybe some high-end DI programs. He toned his offense down quite a bit last year ...maybe even too much.

paladin:
Wolf's problem here was his D and his personality. If he had hired a competent DC, YSU would have made the playoffs multiple times. As it was , they were one game out many years. The recruiting was awesome. The O was high scoring. Discipline was firm. He was out in the community and with charities. Winning record and   it kept improving. YSU screwed up ( again) in pulling the plug. But his personality made it easy for the AD to scapegoat him ( and I suspect the extension negotiations also played a role). That said, He doesn't need to be a OC. He got the HC job here simply being a position coach that was a great recruiter. He has successful HC experience and successful coaching at major winning programs. The clincher is Snyder at KSU is really old and Wolf was a major FAVORITE  OF HIS AS A PLAYER. Snyder  won't be around coaching much longer and KSU will favor a Snyder protégé as a replacement. Wolf being at Okie St. and probably a major winning program again will make him a strong candidate. With recommendations from Spurrier, Snyder and others, he will be top shelf. And , KSU or not, Wolf will be at the top of a lot of lists for recruitment alone but successful coaching stops ( and as a HC) will seal the deal. He'll be a D-I HC. He just needs to line up some DC friends, lol

FOOTBALLFEVER:
I thought Wolford did a very respectable job in his tenure here. Let's face it our conference is what the S.E.C. has been to college football over the past decade. I have to agree will pally on this one. They pulled the plug to early next year would have been the year. The offensive line he has put in place is hands down the best line in F.C.S. period. They have a chance to be a very special group and several of them will be playing on Sundays. Best of luck coach you will be a great asset to the Oklahoma State football program

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