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[LTtxfan 49994]

1 hour ago, berlinerbaer said:

Stanford turns to a Cal guy to fix the football program and he probably will. He's very well connected to high schools across the west coast. FML

 

 

[tx 3 putt 78675]

On 12/6/2022 at 7:53 PM, Don Johnson said:

IMO, the biggest pitfall for Prime could be anointing his son starting QB before he’s had a single FBS practice. No quicker way to lose the locker room than to have a QB controversy involving the coach’s son. 
 

You’d think CU would be wary of that after Dan/Cody Hawkins. 

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a new qb is a good thing 

[pops 7142]

 

 

[MIkeHoncho 2019]

2 minutes ago, pops said:

 

 

so jimbo found his man? 

[thunderlounge 8409]

 

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a new qb is a good thing 

Didn’t the other one leave anyway?

 

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[DFW Horn 6650]

49 minutes ago, pops said:

That's too bad.

IMO, the service academies should drop down to FCS competition. That's a better fit for their programs and talent level.

[GreenspointTexas 9968]

I cant believe Mike Bloomgren is returning for another season at Rice

 

 

also, UNT needs to back up the brinks truck to Graham Harrell

[Texzilla58 4790]

That's too bad.
IMO, the service academies should drop down to FCS competition. That's a better fit for their programs and talent level.

I agree. They can’t take transfers out of the nature of the program. And one can only leave thru dismissal by the school.

[Mittens 8705]

6 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

And one can only leave thru dismissal by the school.

Service Academy athletes can leave before their junior year with no penalty.

[tbone_ 14442]

I do like watching Army fuck up unsuspecting teams from time to time with the damn wishbone though.

[Trojan Man 429]

3 hours ago, DFW Horn said:

That's too bad.

IMO, the service academies should drop down to FCS competition. That's a better fit for their programs and talent level.

Hard disagree.  Usually at least one of the academies is doing well at any given time.  Since they largely recruit from the same pool that means the success of one directly hinders the success of the other two, but they usually cycle between success.  None are perpetually shit.  Air Force went 9-3 this year and 10-3 last year.  All 6 of their losses were by one score.  Navy went 11-2 in 2019, including a win over Kansas State in their bowl game.  Army has taken Michigan and Oklahoma to OT in recent memory.  The academies only play 1 or 2 P5 games a year and they usually hold their own in those games.  For their other 10-11 games against G5 and FCS competition they do as well as any other G5 program that puts in a little effort.  It's also important to keep in mind that academy football is mainly a military recruiting tool, not a money-printing NFL millionaire factory, and playing football at the highest level helps more with military recruiting than dropping down a level.  I guarantee Navy's coaches use the annual game vs Notre Dame as a recruiting pitch and that pitch goes away if Navy drops to FCS.

I don't think being unable to utilize the portal and NIL is a problem for the service academies.  Any recruit considering playing for an academy isn't doing it for money and their upperclassmen aren't allowed to transfer out so they don't have to worry about their guys who develop into stars transferring out.  The biggest football problem facing the academies is rule changes limiting cut blocks and blindside blocks, making it harder to execute option offenses.  It will be interesting to see if Navy acknowledges that and tries out a new offense or if they keep on trucking with the option.

[Mittens 8705]

Agree - the Service Academies punch well above their weight compared to the rest of G5. Air Force has 4 double digit win seasons over the past 10 yrs; Army and Navy 2 each.  Air Force avgs 7.3 wins per season over those 10 yrs, Navy 6.9 and Army 6.7 - that's with all 3 having at least 4 losing seasons during that time frame.

[shadow_operative2.0 16259]

Rich Beaver. 

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Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith has agreed to a new six-year contract, the school announced Sunday.

Smith's deal comes after leading the Beavers to a 9-3 record and will include guaranteed compensation of $4.85 million annually, beginning March 1. It will increase by $100,000 each year, eventually landing at $30.6 million for the life of the contract.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35233400/oregon-state-rewards-smith-new-contract-9-3-season

[Texzilla58 4790]

Hard disagree.  Usually at least one of the academies is doing well at any given time.  Since they largely recruit from the same pool that means the success of one directly hinders the success of the other two, but they usually cycle between success.  None are perpetually shit.  Air Force went 9-3 this year and 10-3 last year.  All 6 of their losses were by one score.  Navy went 11-2 in 2019, including a win over Kansas State in their bowl game.  Army has taken Michigan and Oklahoma to OT in recent memory.  The academies only play 1 or 2 P5 games a year and they usually hold their own in those games.  For their other 10-11 games against G5 and FCS competition they do as well as any other G5 program that puts in a little effort.  It's also important to keep in mind that academy football is mainly a military recruiting tool, not a money-printing NFL millionaire factory, and playing football at the highest level helps more with military recruiting than dropping down a level.  I guarantee Navy's coaches use the annual game vs Notre Dame as a recruiting pitch and that pitch goes away if Navy drops to FCS.
I don't think being unable to utilize the portal and NIL is a problem for the service academies.  Any recruit considering playing for an academy isn't doing it for money and their upperclassmen aren't allowed to transfer out so they don't have to worry about their guys who develop into stars transferring out.  The biggest football problem facing the academies is rule changes limiting cut blocks and blindside blocks, making it harder to execute option offenses.  It will be interesting to see if Navy acknowledges that and tries out a new offense or if they keep on trucking with the option.

Good points. You changed my mind. Let’s see how it goes. Always loved Air Force.

[BearSchlong 8240]

Service Academy athletes can leave before their junior year with no penalty.

It’s not quite that easy.

[redswingline 1124]

Hugh Freeze hired former Tulsa HC Philip Montgomery as OC and recently fired Baylor DC Roberts as DC.

Montgomery may pan out.  I don't get the Roberts hire though. There are a lot better DCs to choose from out there.

 

[pubes 139]

On 12/7/2022 at 12:21 PM, ATXbronco said:

 

Jesus probably told Prime the mechanic was trying to screw him over.  $4300 for the above mentioned stuff?!?

I murdered a deer with my old Toyota van and a shop told me it could not be fixed. Jesus told me to glue the radiator back together with jb weld and a sock and pull the support out with a cumalong and zip tie a Chevy pickup headlight to it. He is a good mechanic 

[LTtxfan 49994]

7 hours ago, redswingline said:

Hugh Freeze hired former Tulsa HC Philip Montgomery as OC and recently fired Baylor DC Roberts as DC.  Montgomery may pan out.  I don't get the Roberts hire though. There are a lot better DCs to choose from out there.

 

Arkansas and Awwwbrrrnnn were both considering hiring Roberts...

Ex-Baylor Defensive Coordinator Ron Roberts Heading to Auburn

Ron Roberts, who was fired by Baylor earlier this month, joins Hugh Freeze's staff at Auburn.

CAMERON STUART       11 HOURS AGO

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Former Baylor Bears defensive coordinator Ron Roberts did not have to wait long for offers after being fired by Dave Aranda, as he has joined Hugh Freeze's staff in the same position with the Auburn Tigers.

Roberts had been at Baylor for three seasons, joining on as part of Aranda's original staff in 2020. After having one of the top defenses in the nation in 2021, the Bears regressed defensively in 2022, especially in the last month of the season, before Roberts was let go on December 1.

The Bears were one of the few FBS teams to not allow an opponent to score over 30 points in a game in 2021 but fell back to allowing 30+ points in five games in 2022. The Bears 27 points per game allowed this season was just barely good enough for fifth in the Big 12.

Roberts and Aranda go back more than a decade and a half when the latter was an assistant on Roberts' staff at Delta State in 2007. Roberts has been coaching for 33 seasons and was a two-time Gulf South Coach of the Year at Delta State in 2007 and 2008.

Auburn won the small sweepstakes for Roberts, as the defensive coordinator chose the Tigers over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Roberts has not worked with Freeze before but, oddly enough, he was going to work with a similar offensive style no matter which program he chose. Auburn is also tabbed to hire Philip Montgomery as their offensive coordinator, who served the same post at Baylor under Art Briles. Briles' son Kendal, who succeeded Montgomery at Baylor, is the offensive coordinator at Arkansas.

This will be Roberts' first job in the SEC.

 

Kinda wonder about Aranda firing Roberts so quickly at end of the season this year.  He did the same with his OC after 2020 season and it has worked out ok. 

Aranda sure is a weird dude to be a head coach though.  

[redswingline 1124]

2 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Kinda wonder about Aranda firing Roberts so quickly at end of the season this year.  He did the same with his OC after 2020 season and it has worked out ok. 

Aranda sure is a weird dude to be a head coach though.  

they regressed heavily on both sides of the ball, but I thought that was expected after losing most of their top defensive guys and over half their offensive production from the prior year. I don't see how the DC can be expected to produce similar results when they lose their best players to nfl / graduation.

There are some good DCs out there, especially if P5s are willing to look at G5 schools

Edited December 12, 2022 by redswingline

[LTtxfan 49994]

Purdue gambling on 1st time Head Coach

Purdue hires Big Ten defensive coordinator as head coach

Inheriting a defense that ranked 97th just two years ago, Ryan Walters leaves Illinois with the No. 1 scoring defense in FBS.

ZACH BARNETT    1 HOUR AGO

Purdue has hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as its new head coach, the program announced Tuesday.

"I am incredibly humbled and honored to serve as the head football coach at Purdue University," said Walters. "I am grateful to Director of Athletics Mike Bobinski and to President Daniels for this incredible opportunity. Purdue is a world-class university, and our football program will pursue the same excellence exhibited across our campus. My wife Tara and I, along with our boys, are beyond excited to join the Purdue and West Lafayette communities. Boiler Up!"

Walters, 36, has spent two transformational years in Champaign. A defense that finished the 2020 season 108th in yards per play now ranks second, surrendering just 4.26 yards per play.

Walters will be the fourth-youngest FBS head coach and the youngest in the Big Ten, trailing only Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham, South Alabama's Kane Wommack, and Oregon's Dan Lanning. 

Prior to Illinois, Walters spent three seasons leading the defense at Missouri, and the three before that as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. A former Colorado safety, he became a position coach at just 25 years old, leading Arizona's defensive backs for the 2011 season.  

This year's Illini defense not only ranks second in yards per play, it leads the nation with 12.3 points per game allowed. Illinois is also in the top 10 in rushing defense, yards per carry allowed and passing defense. By the numbers, Illinois was the toughest defense to throw against in major college football: opponents completed 49.5 percent of their passes for 165.4 yards per game (5.4 per attempt). Illinois led the nation in fewest passing touchdowns allowed (eight in 370 attempts) and interceptions (22). 

"We are thrilled for Coach Ryan Walters and his family to join us here at Purdue University," said Bobinski. "From an early point in the search process, Coach Walters stood out because of the energy, passion and intelligence he displayed as a defensive coordinator in both the Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference. His meteoric rise in the coaching profession is in large part due to his unique ability to connect with his student-athletes as both a coach and mentor. With that in mind, we look forward to the culture and atmosphere of success he and his staff will instill in and around our football program, and we see him as a perfect fit for our University and this community. Please join me in welcoming Ryan, his wife Tara, and their two sons, Aaron and Cason, to West Lafayette." 

He replaces Jeff Brohm, who left after six seasons to assume the head coaching role at Louisville, his alma mater. The Boilermakers won their first Big Ten West crown this season and will close their 2022 campaign against No. 17 LSU in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 2. Illinois will face Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest (formerly Outback) Bowl on the same day.

 

[LTtxfan 49994]

Sources: Brent Key getting new Georgia Tech offensive coordinator from rival Georgia

Key is set to tab Buster Faulkner as the Yellow Jackets' offensive play-caller

JOHN BRICE             20 HOURS AGO

Buster Faulkner, a longtime coaching veteran who's been serving as an offensive analyst on Kirby Smart's University of Georgia staff, is set to take the reins of the Georgia Tech offense, sources tell FootballScoop.

Brent Key, after being named Tech's full-time head coach and seeing the interim tab removed, has been working the past two weeks to fill out his Yellow Jackets staff moving forward and Faulkner would represent a critical component. 

A coaching veteran of nearly two decades, with stops at Arkansas State, Southern Miss and MTSU among them, Faulkner has been a key analyst working with the Bulldogs' quarterbacks since 2020.

In fact, Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Stetson Bennett IV recently praised Faulkner's impact on his development at Georgia and told reporters Faulkner was among the first Georgia coaches to Bennett he could potentially win a Heisman Trophy with another season in the Bulldogs' program.

Faulkner also appears to be a natural fit with new Georgia Tech offensive line coach Geep Wade, who was hired over the weekend by Key away from Appalachian State.

Faulker and Wade have known each other for years in the coaching community and worked closely together at MTSU a decade ago as Faulkner was the Blue Raiders' offensive coordinator and Wade their offensive line coach.

[LTtxfan 49994]

Sources: Tim Beck targeting Travis Trickett for key hire

New Coastal Carolina head coach Tim Beck has targeted Travis Trickett as his new offensive coordinator.

DOUG SAMUELS                1 HOUR AGO

Sources tell FootballScoop that new Coastal Carolina head coach Tim Beck is seeking to hire Travis Trickett as his offensive coordinator.  Trickett, who is just 37, spent last season at South Florida as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks.

He has previously called offenses at Samford (FCS - AL), Florida Atlantic, and Georgia State.

For a number of years now, Coastal had been known under Joe Moglia and Jamey Chadwell as having one of the most innovative and exciting offenses in college football blending option principles with a spread attack utilizing an undersized offensive line (at least by traditional FBS standards) to pave the way.

For Trickett, coaching is in his veins. His dad (Rick) is a legendary offensive line coach with stops at Auburn, LSU, West Virginia and Florida State, his younger brother (Clint) currently serves as the offensive coordinator at Marshall, and his youngest brother (Chance) currently serves as a scout for the LA Rams.

[LTtxfan 49994]

Update> Sources tell FootballScoop this deal is in place. Loggains is now South Carolina's new offensive coordinator. 

Sources: Shane Beamer, South Carolina focus coordinator search on Dowell Loggains

Beamer is seeking a new offensive coordinator after Marcus Satterfield departed to Nebraska on an expiring contract

JOHN BRICE               22 HOURS AGO

Shane Beamer, whose breakthrough 2022 campaign atop the University of South Carolina program included foundational wins against both Clemson and Tennessee, has zeroed in his search for the Gamecocks' next offensive coordinator.

Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Beamer has honed in on Arkansas tight ends coach Dowell Loggains.

Brandon Marcello tweets this afternoon that Loggains intends to accept the offer to become the new Gamecocks offensive play caller.

Relatedly, sources share that the Board of Trustees at South Carolina has an agenda item on tomorrow's meeting for approval of athletic contracts.

A former NFL offensive coordinator with a deep history coaching quarterbacks and calling plays, Loggains has steadily climbed through the coaching ranks since he first turned his walk-on career at Arkansas into an scouting opportunity with the Dallas Cowboys.

Loggains has been an offensive play-caller at the NFL level for the Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.

Additionally, Loggains has coached for the Cleveland Browns, as well as the Cowboys, and helped tutor the tight ends under Sam Pittman since 2021.

The Gamecocks, who are slated to play Notre Dame Dec. 30 in the Gator Bowl, notched wins this season over No. 13 Kentucky, No. 5 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson en route to an 8-4 regular season. Beamer's squad won the Mayo Bowl last year in his first season at the helm. 

 

[Duane Moore 5753]

Wonder were Miss. State looks to replace Leach? (RIP)

[LTtxfan 49994]

North Texas hires new AD from within -- New Head Coach Search Underway

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As expected, North Texas officially appointed interim AD Jared Mosley to the full-time position on Saturday, and with that a transformational week for Mean Green football was underway.

The week will end Saturday night as the Mean Green take on Boise State in the nearby Frisco Bowl.

In the meantime, North Texas will chart the future of its football program.

With the AD search now complete, the football search will come into full focus, and a tied-in local source said the university would like to introduce its new head coach at a Frisco Bowl pep rally on Friday.

Multiple sources Texas Tech associate head coach Kenny Perry, TCU coordinators Garrett Riley (offense) and Joe Gillespie (defense), Sam Houston head coach KC Keeler and former Memphis head coach Justin Fuente are the focus of the search at this time.

All have ties to Texas and/or the Dallas-Fort Worth high school football scene.

Perry spent 13 years coaching area high schools before moving into the college game before taking a recruiting position on Gary Patterson's TCU staff in 2013. He has since coached at Kansas, SMU and, now, Texas Tech, with a stop in between with the XFL's Dallas Renegades in 2020.

Sources said Perry has the support of Bob Stoops, head coach of the Renegades, Joey McGuire, and Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale. The furniture and mattress magnate-turned-record-setting sports bettor is a North Texas alum who played for the Mean Green back when the school was known as North Texas State and has donated to the football program previously. Multiple sources said Perry has McIngvale's blessing for the job.

Fuente's name has circled around the program for weeks. He, too, coached at TCU under Patterson (not at the same time as Perry) before running his own programs at Memphis and Virginia Tech. Fuente holds a 69-54 mark at those schools, winning an American title at Memphis in 2014 and an ACC Coastal championship at Tech in 2016. 

Riley and Gillespie are both in their first year running their respective sides of the ball for Sonny Dykes's resurgent Frogs, helping TCU go from 5-7 in 2021 to College Football Playoff participants later this month.

Gillespie got his start in coaching at Stephenville High School in north Texas, serving as the Yellow Jackets' head coach from 2008-15 with a state title in 2012. He spent 2016-21 coaching for former Texas high school coach in Philip Montgomery in Tulsa before leaving to coach for another former Texas high school coach in Dykes. One potentially complicating matter is Gillespie's youngest son, Jake, is a junior in high school, and so taking the North Texas job would require him to attend three different schools for his final three years of high school.

Riley can afford to be picky with his first head coaching job, in more ways than one. He's days removed from winning the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach and molded Max Duggan, a 3-year up-and-down starter and a backup coming out of all camp, into a Heisman Trophy runner-up this season.

Relatedly, sources close to the TCU program said Riley signed a new contract at TCU and rebuffed a 3-year, $6 million offer from Texas A&M. 

Keeler owns 259 career wins and FCS national championships at both Delaware and Sam Houston. The 63-year-old has been a head coach for 30 years, but has yet to have the opportunity to lead an FBS program (although SHSU joins Conference USA next season). He was a finalist for the Texas State position that ultimately went to GJ Kinne.

Whoever gets the job will take over arguably the best Group of 5 opening in the 2022-23 cycle. 

Though he did not ultimately reach the heights many expected, Littrell undeniably left the program immeasurably better than he found it. Coming off a 1-11 season in 2015, Saturday night's Frisco Bowl will be UNT's sixth bowl game in seven seasons. Furthermore, the Mean Green play in the top-of-its-class Apogee Stadium, with recent investments in the locker room and an indoor practice facility that opened in 2019.

Its location at the top of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex should make the Mean Green a factor in the portal for many Metroplex-native transfers, and UNT paid Littrell toward the top of Conference USA. North Texas may feel compelled to pay more than the $1.9 million Littrell made in 2022, because the program's next regular season game will be as a member of the American.

But first, there is Saturday night's Frisco Bowl. Many Mean Green fans are expected to make the 45-minute drive from campus to Toyota Stadium, and its new head coach is expected to be among them.

 

 

[LTtxfan 49994]

7 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Wonder were Miss. State looks to replace Leach? (RIP)

Wonder if they just make their DC (Zach Arnett) the new head coach -- he's supposed to be on the rise.  

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2022/12/12/get-to-know-about-interim-mississippi-state-football-coach-zach-arnett/69720463007/

[South Austin 53222]

Seem to remember folks on this site mentioning Arnett's name as a DC candidate over the past few years, maybe as the Orlando replacement or for Sark's initial DC hire. 

[4th&Five 41996]

20 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Wonder were Miss. State looks to replace Leach? (RIP)

Prime could have been perfect there.

[Duane Moore 5753]

9 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Wonder if they just make their DC (Zach Arnett) the new head coach -- he's supposed to be on the rise.  

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2022/12/12/get-to-know-about-interim-mississippi-state-football-coach-zach-arnett/69720463007/

 

5 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Seem to remember folks on this site mentioning Arnett's name as a DC candidate over the past few years, maybe as the Orlando replacement or for Sark's initial DC hire. 

I had that same thought, possibly due to all the chatter about him as a DC candidate for us. I don’t know enough about him to say whether he’s ready, but they may look at the Marcus Freeman model of promoting from within with a young and promising coordinator. 

[Laxtonto 13281]

UNT just hired Eric Morris (WSU OC and former record setting UIW HC).

 

Will be real interesting of who he can bring in on staff. He’s a fun offensive mind, but the lack of longterm coaching chops and contacts is going to probably make building his staff difficult.

UNT has the budget to pay for a solid staff, but the issue will be does he have enough contacts to be able to flesh out the defensive side of the ball with guys he’s comfortable with.

[Satchel 6982]

16 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

UNT just hired Eric Morris (WSU OC and former record setting UIW HC).

 

Will be real interesting of who he can bring in on staff. He’s a fun offensive mind, but the lack of longterm coaching chops and contacts is going to probably make building his staff difficult.

UNT has the budget to pay for a solid staff, but the issue will be does he have enough contacts to be able to flesh out the defensive side of the ball with guys he’s comfortable with.

Another one from the Leach coaching tree.

[LTtxfan 49994]

39 minutes ago, Satchel said:

Another one from the Leach coaching tree.

Eric Morris to be head coach at North Texas

Morris will be expected to usher the Mean Green to new heights in a tougher conference than the program has ever competed in before.

ZACH BARNETT       1 HOUR AGO

Eric Morris will be the next head coach at North Texas, the school announced Tuesday.  Morris is currently the offensive coordinator at Washington State, and prior to that spent four seasons as the head coach at Incarnate Word. His 2021 UIW team went 10-3 and won an FCS playoff game for the first time in program history. 

The 37-year-old played wide receiver at Texas Tech and spent 2013-17 coaching at his alma mater. He is the second consecutive product of the Mike Leach tree to lead North Texas. 

A native of Littlefield, Texas, northwest of Lubbock, Morris was also a serious candidate for the Texas State job that ultimately went to his successor at Incarnate Word, GJ Kinne. 

He takes over a Mean Green program that reached a bowl game in six of Seth Littrell's seven seasons, and will be expected to usher the program to greater heights than his predecessor (no C-USA titles) in a new era not just for the program, but the entire university. Next season will be UNT's first in the American Athletic Conference, and its first under AD Jared Mosley. Mosley was promoted to the big chair over the weekend following Wren Baker's departure for West Virginia.

"We are truly excited to welcome Coach Eric Morris and his family to North Texas," Mosley said. "From early in our process Eric was able to clearly articulate his vision for UNT and what we can do in the short term to build momentum as we transition to the American Athletic Conference."

 

[GreenspointTexas 9968]

1 hour ago, Laxtonto said:

UNT just hired Eric Morris (WSU OC and former record setting UIW HC).

 

Will be real interesting of who he can bring in on staff. He’s a fun offensive mind, but the lack of longterm coaching chops and contacts is going to probably make building his staff difficult.

UNT has the budget to pay for a solid staff, but the issue will be does he have enough contacts to be able to flesh out the defensive side of the ball with guys he’s comfortable with.

Outstanding hire. He made UIW what it was so that Kinne had an easy time there

 

 

Graham harrell still waiting on head coaching jobs. Bet he gets the Rice job after next season

[The Ace of Aces 5377]

6 hours ago, Duane Moore said:

Wonder were Miss. State looks to replace Leach? (RIP)

If not the DC, wonder if they call Kingsbury when he is fired this season. 

Edited December 14, 2022 by The Ace of Aces

[Uncle Nate 2097]

6 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

Prime could have been perfect there.

Yep.

 

[Duane Moore 5753]

59 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

If not the DC, wonder if they call Kingsbury when he is fired this season. 

That’s a great idea

[Sandbagging Steve 982]

6 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

UNT just hired Eric Morris (WSU OC and former record setting UIW HC).

 

Will be real interesting of who he can bring in on staff. He’s a fun offensive mind, but the lack of longterm coaching chops and contacts is going to probably make building his staff difficult.

UNT has the budget to pay for a solid staff, but the issue will be does he have enough contacts to be able to flesh out the defensive side of the ball with guys he’s comfortable with.

Leach disciples respect Leach disciples. He will be able to pick up the phone and get advice on who is up-and-coming within that coaching tree. Too bad Leach isn't around to assist him.

[LTtxfan 49994]

5 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Graham harrell still waiting on head coaching jobs. Bet he gets the Rice job after next season

Harrell screwed up by going back to USC vs moving on to a new job.  His results at WVa this year were really disappointing.  I really don't think the Rice job would be a good fit for him.  

Since you're also such a Fritz fan... thought you might want to go vote for him in the link at bottom.  

Willie Fritz Named a 2022 Finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award

Dec 13, 2022 -- Vote for Coach Fritz as the Bear Bryant Coach of Year

https://bryantawards.org/willie-fritz/

Edited December 14, 2022 by LTtxfan
Damn autocorrect

[bornbama1 106]

18 hours ago, Duane Moore said:

Wonder were Miss. State looks to replace Leach? (RIP)

Hopefully 87 miles to the east for the best OC to ever crap between two shoes. None other than bO'b One can hope/dream.

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[PittsburghTiger 6340]

1 hour ago, bornbama1 said:

Hopefully 87 miles to the east for the best OC to ever crap between two shoes. None other than bO'b One can hope/dream.

 

I don’t know how accurate they are but there are videos that keep popping up on my YouTube that say Alabama is losing their receivers and people are blaming Balls on Chin O’Brien. I have thought he would be jettisoned after the season but, it hasn’t yet happened.

[Brothahorn 10097]

 

Nah. His work in Tuscaloosa is not done yet. Only when Saban or Golding take a swing at him will the empire truly be dead.

@GreenspointTexas Why would Rice fire the coach who got them to a bowl game. True he only won 5. But this is Rice not North Texas. They need be happy.

[Valmy77 13626]

On 12/11/2022 at 1:31 PM, DFW Horn said:

That's too bad.

IMO, the service academies should drop down to FCS competition. That's a better fit for their programs and talent level.

Why? They aren't going to play in the playoffs because that would mean giving up the Army-Navy Game. What would be the point? Just give up bowl games and get nothing in return?

[LTtxfan 49994]

Beaty may be back with Mensa...

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-david-beaty-returning-to-college-football-florida-atlantic

[GreenspointTexas 9968]

3 hours ago, Brothahorn said:

Nah. His work in Tuscaloosa is not done yet. Only when Saban or Golding take a swing at him will the empire truly be dead.

@GreenspointTexas Why would Rice fire the coach who got them to a bowl game. True he only won 5. But this is Rice not North Texas. They need be happy.

They fired Beaty for less. Next season he has to get to a bowl (6 wins) or hes gone 

[ButtFumble 5286]

19 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

If not the DC, wonder if they call Kingsbury when he is fired this season. 

Kilff The Big Red Dog straight up said he could not stand recruiting after he left Tech only a total shit for brains AD would hire him after that comment alone

much less a place like Mississippi State where Kliff would be strutting in with his skinny jeans, half length boots, and fake designer watch to recruit....plus his pants off dance off moves and ice cream socials for practice 

plus he sucks ass at defense, special teams, clock management, time out management, team discipline, and every other aspect of being a head coach besides offense

[MIkeHoncho 2019]

10 minutes ago, ButtFumble said:

Kingsbury when he is fired this season

I'm sure he's already told looch that he's coming back to the station to help jimbo out. 

[DFW Horn 6650]

7 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Why? They aren't going to play in the playoffs because that would mean giving up the Army-Navy Game. What would be the point? Just give up bowl games and get nothing in return?

IDK, man, maybe actually competing for and winning an FCS Championship is better than playing in the Armed Forces Bowl?

I'm not going to argue their level very passionately either way. 

[LTtxfan 49994]

On 12/13/2022 at 11:27 AM, LTtxfan said:

Wonder if they just make their DC (Zach Arnett) the new head coach -- he's supposed to be on the rise.  

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2022/12/12/get-to-know-about-interim-mississippi-state-football-coach-zach-arnett/69720463007/

Yup...

Mississippi State will elevate Zach Arnett to head coach

DOUG SAMUELS             4 HOURS AGO

As the college football world still find itself reeling from the sudden passing of Mike Leach, Mississippi State has reportedly made a decision on who will lead the program moving forward.  Multiple reports share that defensive coordinator Zach Arnett and the school have agreed to terms to make him the school's next head coach.

A number of reports add that he is expected to receive a four-year deal, though nothing is official just yet.

Considered one of the top young defensive minds in college football, Arnett was named the team's interim head coach for their bowl game prep following Leach's hospitalization last weekend.

Arnett, an AFCA 35 Under 35 selection, has had opportunities to leave Starkville over the last few seasons, as his defense has remained formidable, but had always opted to stay.

Now, he'll be tasked with leading a team into virtually uncharted territory in college football, taking over a team grieving with the sudden loss of their coach in-season. 

The last time that happened was when Northwestern lost Randy Walker in 2006, at just 52 years old. Of course, the Wildcats also turned to the defensive side of the ball, elevating Pat Fitzgerald to the head coaching role.

 

[Francisco 2.0 32586]

What could possibly go wrong.

 

 

 

[LTtxfan 49994]