River, I’m missing your point. Surely FCS coaches can be lured away. So can HS coaches. Coaching salaries are a distinction between FCS and FBS, and something that needs to be considered.

For what its worth, what are some of the coaches earning in the FBS? This would have to be one of the line items in your FBS budget.
https://247sports.com/ContentGallery/Highest-paid-college-football-coaches-ranked-154935994/#154935994_19

At #22, David Shaw, Stanford, 4.8 million
At #1, Nick Saban, drum roll please, 9.1 million

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/no-surprise-aggies-tumble-in-poll/?fbclid=IwAR2UaFQNYWTbwCK0tAsBWH1MjW8Wvf8N6WbrUhlBHU_IA9qhH3xO8qblk8I

“I kept thinking we’d eventually have a breakthrough and get things going like we have all season, but it just didn’t happen,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins at his weekly press conference.

“A true sportsman will tip his cap to Idaho State. They made the plays they needed to make to win and we didn’t. They came out swinging and they gashed us with some heartbreaking plays, some real knockout blows,” Hawkins added. “I told our guys that you can lose the game, but don’t lose the lesson. If it can make you better, then it’s a good thing. We’re still a good football team. We’re still 5-1. I know my greatest learning experience as a coach has always been when something bad happens.”

When the internet was just getting rolling, a computer nerd buddy told me once you put something out, even if deleted, it can always be found. I wonder if this investigation will reveal more career ending content.

There was a very thorough response to his recent article on his FB page. I’m not sure if he responded.

Yeah, several of us have commented on the change in him after the second game. But maybe its too easy to put it all on his shoulders. The stat i would love to see is the time he had the ball from snap to pass in the first two games compared to subsequent games. Maybe the problem is our protection. Or opponents adjustments.

Sounds like their fans are calling for the coaches head.
A quick look at their stats - they average 94 yards on the ground and 170 in the air. They have been outscored, on the ave, 17 - 30. They give up about the same number of yards on the ground, 181, through the air, 208.
They are 2-4 with a win over NAU.
We should easily win this, but the “any given Saturday” syndrome hopefully won’t bite us.

Yet this is the most talented team the Aggies have ever fielded, per coach. My money is on the thought that we learn from this and finish strong. But it was painful to watch.

Stirring the kettle sells papers. I wonder how much of the fbs talk BD really believes. And I consider myself one of his fans, i usually enjoy reading his stuff.
And talking S. Alabama. Loosing to those guys was a real low point for me. Remember all the coaches they had? They had enough to field a team, lol.

Some misc thoughts.
This might have been mentioned already, but the ISU QB had plenty of time to pick us apart. And on the other end, we had to roll our QB out of the pocket to buy time. All of our QBs would be successful if they could pick their shots and not force it into coverage.
In terms of picking the QB and riding it out, I’m not sure then how you deal with a guy throwing picks and digging us into a hole.
From a fans perspective without any hands-on football knowledge, do we need to do reorganize our O line? Change coaching strategy?
Work Faulk into the scheme?

Sac makes it look easy with first position.

Good lesson for these guys. Play 4 quarters, don’t under estimate opponents.

Yep, hats off to ISU

That first down was the dagger

If we cant get a TO we lose.

TOs win (or) lose games. Our D needs to make it happen.

Right O lineman has been getting away with holding.

I vote for hastings

They have one helluva a punter

ISU D playing their best game