Lance Thompson

[Big4Dawg]

The more I'm reading about going him, the more I want him.

Btw - his daughter is a student at state and works for the football office.

[ScoobaDawg]

If he is an option... He is gonna have to be paid.. as a LB coach at Auburn last year he made between 450-500k, I'm sure he got a nice bump with the title of Associate Head Coach for Defense at South Carolina recently. I would think an offer would need to be in the 600-750k range.

[engie]

We need to pay $750-$1mil either way.

[defiantdog]

We need to pay $750-$1mil either way.

$1 mil a year is becoming a trend for SEC coordinators as of late. Strick needs to understand that if he wants to dance with the big boys.

[I seen it dawg]

And we won't. We will pay a retread or an "up and comer". I've got no confidence right now in what we are gong to do. Got big openings and our off season is gonna go by what we do in the next few days. Doubt anything happens until convention. In a day or so everyone will be melting bc nothing is announced...kind of like signing day being a month away and the freak out over recruiting.

[Op4isabitch]

Has he been a DC anywhere? I know nothing about him except that he is an exceptional recruiter.

[Tripp McNeely]

Looks like he'd help with Derrick Brown http://247sports.com/Coach/Lance-Thompson-307

[Really Clark?]

Has he been a DC anywhere? I know nothing about him except that he is an exceptional recruiter.

At Central Florida about a decade ago.

[raymond21]

What was the rift between Saban's daughter and him. I remember she called him out on Twitter . I'm hearing he had fall outs with Saban one year and Smart another year. Just something for someone to look into

[CadaverDawg]

If we can get Thompson for $600k-$750k, the ink should already be dry.

[defiantdog]

Has he been a DC anywhere? I know nothing about him except that he is an exceptional recruiter.

He's a defensive minded Tim Brewster.

[Coach007]

If we can get Thompson for $600k-$750k, the ink should already be dry.

I don't think it will take that much!

[cheewgumm]

This seems to solve all our ( fans ) issues. Pay him.

[msstate7]

Think we could get Thompson and hopson as co-DC's? I know many here don't like hopson, but I'd love to have him as our in-state guy and Thompson as our out-of-state guy in recruiting

[defiantdog]

Think we could get Thompson and hopson as co-DC's? I know many here don't like hopson, but I'd love to have him as our in-state guy and Thompson as our out-of-state guy in recruiting

No..... if Hopson is hired, it should be as a position coach only. Thompson won't share recruiting responsibilities..... just ask Kirby Smart.

[I seen it dawg]

Then make Hopson safety coach. And pay him for his resume.

[Joe Schmedlap]

There's absolutely no reason for State not to offer 750k or more for the right guy. Want to see a DC stay with us more than one year? Pay a comparable SEC salary!

[Really Clark?]

There's absolutely no reason for State not to offer 750k or more for the right guy. Want to see a DC stay with us more than one year? Pay a comparable SEC salary!

Pay what the person is worth in the SEC market, I agree, but it won't guarantee they stay more than a year. Guys making over a $1MIL are leaving after a year.

[maroonmania]

$1 mil a year is becoming a trend for SEC coordinators as of late. Strick needs to understand that if he wants to dance with the big boys.

If we want to be a big time program we should be paying our DC very near 1 mil per year. I mean its ridiculous not to if we can pay our HC over 4 mil. Given Mullen is the guru of everything we do offensively, our DC is without question the 2nd most important coach on the staff. Maybe it wouldn't matter and maybe it really isn't a money issue but it seems like for Strick to save a few hundred K in the budget the consequence is having total instability on the leader of our defense. Meanwhile, Bucky is sitting with the same DC he came in with. Stricklin preaches that keeping our coaches will never be a money issue but our actions relative to our assistants don't back that up.

[Op4isabitch]

I think Mullen should take a pay cut and use that to offset the assistants pay raises. Give him an incentive based pay raise.

Yes I'm kidding but only a little bit.

[bobcat91]

No need to overspend but we can pay what we want. Our AD is closing in on 100 million. No need to act like we are D2.

[tcdog70]

Hell, Elmer Fudd can be a great recruiter at Bama. Just open the doors and half the class would fill up with 4&5 star players.
We need a poor man's' hellofa recruiter. Do we want a real DC or do we want a recruiter? O is a recruiter that could bring them to Starkville. Shit bring back Joe Lee , imagine what he could do with the linebackers we have now.

[Really Clark?]

Hell, Elmer Fudd can be a great recruiter at Bama. Just open the doors and half the class would fill up with 4&5 star players.
We need a poor man's' hellofa recruiter. Do we want a real DC or do we want a recruiter? O is a recruiter that could bring them to Starkville. Shit bring back Joe Lee , imagine what he could do with the linebackers we have now.

Joe Lee? You are off your rocker

[tcdog70]

Joe Lee? You are off your rocker

I forgot the ****' I just figured the average brain could see the sarcasm of Joe Lee. But it was the last time we had a # 1 defense

[Really Clark?]

I forgot the ****' I just figured the average brain could see the sarcasm of Joe Lee. But it was the last time we had a # 1 defense

With as many absurd names our fans put out, you do need the ***. No way to know who is serious or not. And your not the first to float his name out there.

[engie]

Hell, Elmer Fudd can be a great recruiter at Bama. Just open the doors and half the class would fill up with 4&5 star players.

How is that different than USC and LSU?