Dave Aranda Is Baylor's New Head Coach

[Vic Mackey 47,131]

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,571]

Interesting choice by aranda

[Rockethorn1978 6,102]

Meh 

[Cajun 11,722]

I did not see that coming.

Big get for the rapists.

LS&U falling apart at the seams.

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

Road game aside, we really should beat LSU next year if we’re worth a shit. 

[Surly Bevo 25,139]

Be interesting to watch Aranda try and do it without Wisconsin/LSU level talent (the second obviously being vastly higher than the first but both being higher than Baylor)

[Doc Reeves 6,434]

Coolzies 

[JOSEYWALES66 1,805]

Baylor has a reputation for paying its coaches very well.  Not surprised he took the position. 
 

[Doc Reeves 6,434]

7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Interesting choice by aranda

2years and on to better pastures

[jeevsie 3,739]

Big splash

[Dennis Taylor 18,853]

1 minute ago, JOSEYWALES66 said:

Baylor has a reputation for paying its coaches very well.  Not surprised he took the position. 
 

that's one of Baylor's reputations. they have others 

[NowThis 931]

1 minute ago, Doc Reeves said:

2years and on to better pastures

like the one about 90 miles south

[Schulz2.0 29,007]

Reportedly wants Andy Ludwig for his OC. Lulz.

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

3 minutes ago, NowThis said:

like the one about 90 miles south

No. Sorry, but, no.

I don't know if you remember how close this 2019 Texas team came to beating LSU this past September, but Aranda did his part to keep us in that game. Not an upgrade.

[Newy25 7,703]

Rhule move to Carolina is turning out to be a major victory for Texas. 

[Neonmoon 38,130]

That's a great hire by Baylor. 

Thought he could do better. 

[Js1 85,527]

13 minutes ago, Cajun said:

I did not see that coming.

Big get for the rapists.

LS&U falling apart at the seams.

Meh he could be an Bob Stoops or, more likely, a Strong/Muschamp/Ash/Diaz. 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Js1

[Randolph Duke 4,034]

9 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Be interesting to watch Aranda try and do it without Wisconsin/LSU level talent (the second obviously being vastly higher than the first but both being higher than Baylor)

If Briles and Rhule managed to do just fine without Wisconsin or LSU-level talent, why should it be out of the question for Aranda to do just as well?

[texifornia 57,077]

High risk (never been a HC, I think he's supposed to be kind of a odd personality)

High reward (fucking smart dude, coming in with a lot of momentum)

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by texifornia

[ousux 5,601]

Interesting choice, not sure Aranda is HC material

I would have guessed an NFL D coordinator position, but what do i know.

[Surly Bevo 25,139]

By all means bring the coordinator of the offense we just punked like a bunch of bitches with our injured ass shoestring of a defense to Waco.

[Surly Bevo 25,139]

5 minutes ago, Randolph Duke said:

If Briles and Rhule managed to do just fine without Wisconsin or LSU-level talent, why should it be out of the question for Aranda to do just as well?

Those two had prior HC experience at places of lesser ilk. 

 

 

[Wishbone 4,776]

Bill Busch. Another ex Rutgers guy prior to LSU. 

[JOSEYWALES66 1,805]

3 minutes ago, texifornia said:

High risk (never been a HC, I think he's supposed to be kind of a odd personality)

High reward (fucking smart dude, coming in with a lot of momentum)

 

So both coordinators are coaches he has worked with in the past.  Interesting. 

[Vic Mackey 47,131]

6 minutes ago, Randolph Duke said:

If Briles and Rhule managed to do just fine without Wisconsin or LSU-level talent, why should it be out of the question for Aranda to do just as well?

When Briles was at Baylor, they got damn good talent. Briles was not working with low level recruits like Rhule did.

[Burt Macklin 19,038]

21 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

That's a great hire by Baylor. 

Thought he could do better. 

Is it though? He’ been considered an elite DC for years and the only HC job he’s even been seriously considered for before this is UNLV.  Hiring a defensive-minded coordinator without any HC experience seems like a pretty iffy move to me. 

15 minutes ago, texifornia said:

High risk (never been a HC, I think he's supposed to be kind of a odd personality)

High reward (fucking smart dude, coming in with a lot of momentum)

 

It’s high risk, but I don’t think it’s very high reward, especially not if Ludwig is the OC. 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Burt Macklin

[Liquor and Poker 3,659]

Just now, Vic Mackey said:

When Briles was at Baylor, they got damn good talent. 

Plus rape.

[Zavala 1,384]

Hahahah 

[thepop 4,409]

Maybe it’s the PTSD from Charlie but hiring a DC sounds risky. 

[Cajun 11,722]

19 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Meh he could be an Bob Stoops or, more likely, a Strong/Muschamp/Ash/Diaz. 

Oh, he might flame out, but it’s still a big get compared to any other name I’ve heard mentioned for that spot.

That’s a splash hire for Waco fuckin’ Texas.

[Js1 85,527]

Andy Ludwig?? The OC who was shut down by an interim Texas DC who installed a new scheme in 8 practices??

[Burt Macklin 19,038]

Just now, Cajun said:

Oh, he might flame out, but it’s still a big get compared to any other name I’ve heard mentioned for that spot.

That’s a splash hire for Waco fuckin’ Texas.

Huh? Aranda hasn’t been linked to any other high profile coaching gigs. He lost out on the UNLV job earlier this cycle. Both Fuentes and Napier would’ve been bigger hires for them.

[Extra Anejo 99]

Aranda was making $2.5M as a coordinator at LSU. 

[Fondren & Main 6,732]

12 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Andy Ludwig?? The OC who was shut down by an interim Texas DC who installed a new scheme in 8 practices??

So, you're saying we ought to beat Baylor's ass the next few years then...

[Bill Lumbergh 7,180]

Maybe it’s the PTSD from Charlie but hiring a DC sounds risky. 

Charlie, Muschamp, some more I can't currently think of as I'm half listening to a work call.

Biggest red flag is selecting awful OC's. Look at Charlie and Muschamp. Their failure was ensured from the moment they hired their offensive staff.

[Wishbone 4,776]

1 minute ago, Fondren & Main said:

So, you're saying we ought to beat Baylor's ass the next few years then...

We ought to beat Baylor’s ass every year regardless of who they hire. That we haven’t lately is is our current problem and rests entirely on us.

[Cajun 11,722]

14 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Huh? Aranda hasn’t been linked to any other high profile coaching gigs. He lost out on the UNLV job earlier this cycle. Both Fuentes and Napier would’ve been bigger hires for them.

Completely disagree.

But, hey, opinions are like assholes....

[texifornia 57,077]

2 minutes ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

Charlie, Muschamp, some more I can't currently think of as I'm half listening to a work call.

Biggest red flag is selecting awful OC's. Look at Charlie and Muschamp. Their failure was ensured from the moment they hired their offensive staff.

Andy Ludwig come on down!

[Js1 85,527]

1 minute ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

Charlie, Muschamp, some more I can't currently think of as I'm half listening to a work call.

Biggest red flag is selecting awful OC's. Look at Charlie and Muschamp. Their failure was ensured from the moment they hired their offensive staff.

Manny _iaz 

Chris Ash

Durkin 

Odom

Is the only recent success Kirby Smart? 

[Cajun 11,722]

4 minutes ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

Charlie, Muschamp, some more I can't currently think of as I'm half listening to a work call.

Biggest red flag is selecting awful OC's. Look at Charlie and Muschamp. Their failure was ensured from the moment they hired their offensive staff.

Chizik's the one off the top of my head who had some success.

I mean as far as trophy room goes.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Cajun

[Js1 85,527]

1 minute ago, Cajun said:

Chizik's the one off the top of my head who had some success.

I mean as far as trophy room goes.

Yeah but Chizik did that a couple years before the SEC discovered a forward pass 

[Huckleberry 33,072]

2 minutes ago, Bill Lumbergh said:

Charlie, Muschamp, some more I can't currently think of as I'm half listening to a work call.

Biggest red flag is selecting awful OC's. Look at Charlie and Muschamp. Their failure was ensured from the moment they hired their offensive staff.

Is hiring the guy that Texas just shut down and who has been an offensive coordinator for 23 seasons without ever getting a head coaching gig a bad sign?

[BurntOrange&White 39,962]

Aranda is the best defensive coordinator in college football.

[texifornia 57,077]

Just now, Bevo VIII said:

Aranda is the best defensive coordinator in college football.

 

Well, not anymore

[Pescado_Rojo 19,428]

4 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Yeah but Chizik did that a couple years before the SEC discovered a forward pass 

He also did it with the highest paid QB in college football. 

[BurntOrange&White 39,962]

Well, not anymore

It’s a really good hire by the rapist imo.

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

47 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Meh he could be an Bob Stoops or, more likely, a Strong/Muschamp/Ash/Diaz. 

Really, really weird. Diaz was probably the worst of that group as a DC. But the jury is still out -- he may turn out better than those other suckers as a head coach. (Pro tip:  Don't bet on such a ridiculous proposition. Even if you win, you'll feel dirty afterwards.)

[texasstrong12 4,668]

1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Reportedly wants Andy Ludwig for his OC. Lulz.

Ludwig is awful. His offenses are about as one dimensional as they come. It wasn't surprising at all that Texas shut them down in the bowl game.

[closetojumping 62,785]

Checking in here to declare that this will be a terrible fucking hire and victory for Texas against Baylor is a certainty for the next 5 years minimum. Woot!

[texasstrong12 4,668]

1 hour ago, Burt Macklin said:

Huh? Aranda hasn’t been linked to any other high profile coaching gigs. He lost out on the UNLV job earlier this cycle. Both Fuentes and Napier would’ve been bigger hires for them.

Aranda has been actively trying to get a head coaching gig the last 2 coaching cycles. I've read a few places that Aranda is a very unique personality so I wonder if that's played a role in not being able to get a better gig.