Grantham Gone, Brown Staying. Who's gonna be DC?

[TrapGame]

Anybody hearing anything else?

[mparkerfd20]

We screwed*** We're going to let the players just wing it on D.***

[Big4Dawg]

Where is Brown staying info coming from?

[MeridianDog]

Either exactly what they expected, or moving on to plan B or C

But Plan A may still be in play....

[Activated Alpha]

Well I'm glad Brown is staying with us, but I wouldn't have worried all too much since Michigan could have picked up another DC quickly. However, Brown would have been a tremendous haul for state. I'm certain though that a very quality DC, not named Sirmon, will be picked up by Moorehead

[Tbonewannabe]

Where is Brown staying info coming from?

I believe he is referring to Don Brown is staying at Michigan. I don't know anything about it but this is just my interpretation of his post.

[Maroonthirteen]

Bet y’all all my vcash, English is named DC eventually.

I have no inside info. Just a guess.

[mstatefan91]

Hire Pruitt!********

[BrunswickDawg]

Bet y’all all my vcash, English is named DC.

I have no inside info. Just a guess.

We all forget that as a DC, English was the Rivals DC of the Year in 2006 at Michigan. Guy can coach.

[HarryBuff]

Hire Pruitt!********

Why would Pruitt would leave Bama for MSU. Same as Brown leaving Michigan. Brown would make even less sense.

[TrapGame]

Where is Brown staying info coming from?

Twitter says Brown staying in Ann Arbor from multiple sources.

[Tbonewannabe]

Why would Pruitt would leave Bama for MSU. Same as Brown leaving Michigan. Brown would make even less sense.

Did you miss these ********? Might as well add Saban and Kirby to the possible DC list.*****

[LC Dawg]

Is Grantham still employed by Mississippi State? He still has State on his Twitter which I realize doesn't necessarily mean anything. I assume if he's not on Florida's payroll he still has an office in the football facility.
I say all this to say that if he is telling recruits he is going to Florida and getting them to decommit shouldn't someone tell him to get his shit and leave? I know Grantham's kid plays in the state championship game Friday and he probably doesn't want anything to interfere with his son enjoying that moment so what is the chance that it is Mullen out there telling recruits that Grantham is coming to Florida and Grantham isn't the one saying it?

[Doggie_Style]

We all forget that as a DC, English was the Rivals DC of the Year in 2006 at Michigan. Guy can coach.

Yea but he's been around awhile and Merlins never considered promoting him. Maybe we need to look at Scott Shafer - MTSU.....he was a great DC at Syracuse but failed as a head coach

[TrapGame]

Randy Shannon needs a job.

Thoughts?

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

With Cohen we are finally shelling out get a good DC money. If we hire English that is a letdown.

[msbulldog]

Yea but he's been around awhile and Merlins never considered promoting him. Maybe we need to look at Scott Shafer - MTSU.....he was a great DC at Syracuse but failed as a head coach

Ron English has only been here 1 year.

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

What about Vic Koenning at Troy?

[Sacrifice]

We should be looking at Pete Golding from UT San Antonio. He?s got there D ranked 7th in the nation, setting all kinds of school records. He?s from LA, Delta state grad, coached at delta state and southern miss. Very impressive resume!

[Doggie_Style]

Ron English has only been here 1 year.

True...he may be one of the coaches hanging around to see how things shake out, I really haven't heard that much about him

[HarryBuff]

Did you miss these ********? Might as well add Saban and Kirby to the possible DC list.*****

Yeah I noticed those after I posted.

http://panicfreaks.org/images/smilies/bag.gif

[Westdawg]

I would really like for us to stay with a 3-4 scheme DC.
Let?s be honest, for our recruiting area we can find some really great OLB type players for that defense. And we can usually find at least one or two QUALITY interior DLs each year. It just makes sense for us to seek out the best option

[Tbonewannabe]

Yeah I noticed those after I posted.

http://panicfreaks.org/images/smilies/bag.gif

No problem, everyone is pretty keyed up after the past week. It has been pretty crazy.

[RocketDawg]

Is Grantham still employed by Mississippi State? He still has State on his Twitter which I realize doesn't necessarily mean anything. I assume if he's not on Florida's payroll he still has an office in the football facility.
I say all this to say that if he is telling recruits he is going to Florida and getting them to decommit shouldn't someone tell him to get his shit and leave? I know Grantham's kid plays in the state championship game Friday and he probably doesn't want anything to interfere with his son enjoying that moment so what is the chance that it is Mullen out there telling recruits that Grantham is coming to Florida and Grantham isn't the one saying it?

Can't blame Grantham for leaving like I do Mullen. Florida probably gave him a huge raise just to get him away from us. Don't know anything about Brown at Michigan, but there would have to be some really good reasons for him to leave Michigan for MSU. It's not exactly a lateral move like the Florida job is. ;)

[BuckyIsAB****]

Grantham being offered 1.8 mil to stay is the word

[msstate7]

Grantham being offered 1.8 mil to stay is the word

Wow.

[Commercecomet24]

Grantham being offered 1.8 mil to stay is the word

Is this solid? I would love to see him stay.

If this is true it shows you how serious our administration is about seeing our program continue its upward trajectory.

[Activated Alpha]

Grantham being offered 1.8 mil to stay is the word

He better blitzkrieg the **** out of everybody next year if that's the case

[TrapGame]

Grantham being offered 1.8 mil to stay is the word

Cohen knows when to step up to the plate.

[Eric Nies Grind Time]

He better blitzkrieg the **** out of everybody next year if that's the case

That seems like a bit of an overpay? Maybe I am being too negative.

[mparkerfd20]

Pay the man his money!

[mstatefan91]

I hear he's gone but would love to be wrong. We shall see in the next day or so.

[Thick]

He’s gone. Moorhead has a DC list of 12-20 that he’s coached against, with, and/or knows that he’s working through.

[RunDog26]

BRING BACK MANNY **

[Johnson85]

That seems like a bit of an overpay? Maybe I am being too negative.

That would be overpaying if you look at his market value. But he would be worth more to us than anybody else simply because we are set up to win next year and he would solidify the defensive side of the ball and provide some continuity.

He's worth a lot of Florida because not everybody likes working with Mullen and that also potentially helps them next year when they come to starkville.

[Prediction? Pain.]

Assuming that Grantham isn't in play, I'm really interested in Moorhead's DC choice. Cohen made a point to say that he was impressed with Moorhead's defensive philosophy. If he goes for an existing DC that he's coached with or against, I'm guessing that person would probably be in the AAC or another mid-tier east-coast league, right? (I'm not sure what quality DC in the Big 10 would be in play.) If he goes with someone successful but unfamiliar from the South, I wonder if he gives looks to Nate Woody at App St (who also happens to run the 3-4, I believe), the hyper aggressive dude at Arkansas State, the Mississippi guy at UTSA that someone mentioned earlier in the thread, or Vic Koenning at Troy (notwithstanding his craptacular last year at North Carolina a few years back).

[Commercecomet24]

Let's see if we can get chizik******************************************** *

[BuckyIsAB****]

A good DC can make this the best hire in the country......if we do it right. Grantham turned us down

[StarkVegasSteve]

Tosh Lupoi or Lance Thompson would be two excellent hires

[Irondawg]

curious why Grantham turned us down if he was happy in S'ville - I'm sure he has reasons but got to think we were paying very close to FL money.

[Dawgowar]

We are about to pay a new and very capable HC millions. Let him and our Samuri AD build their staff.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Tosh Lupoi or Lance Thompson would be two excellent hires

Thompson would be big time. He can recruit his ass off and is a Saban/Muschamp guy

[ScoobaDawg]

Grantham officially to the Gators...
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21611839/dan-mullen-florida-gators-bringing-todd-grantham-defensive-coordinator

[Dawg61]

Grantham officially to the Gators...
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21611839/dan-mullen-florida-gators-bringing-todd-grantham-defensive-coordinator

Well if anyone knows how to beat him it's us. So there's that.

[sleepy dawg]

Well if anyone knows how to beat him it's us. So there's that.

I'm pretty sure the whole country knows just to throw it deep.

[msstate7]

Well if anyone knows how to beat him it's us. So there's that.

They will be making switch to 3-4. We should be able to move it pretty good on em

[Dawg61]

I'm pretty sure the whole country knows just to throw it deep.


They will be making switch to 3-4. We should be able to move it pretty good on em

Don Marlins hasn't had a team cover a fly route in 9 years and Grantham approves of this style.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Lance Thompson would be the first one I would call

[RocketDawg]

Lance Thompson would be the first one I would call

Who is Lance Thompson. I googled and found an Australian soccer player, and football folks of that name at Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

[BulldogBear]

I posted this in the other DC thread also:

What about Rich Wright, head coach of Northwest Missouri State? This is his first year as HC, although doubles as DC, a position he's held since 2011. Number One D2 defense in 2017 allowing 212 ypg. Won D2 National Championship 2013, 2015, 2016.

I do not know what kind of scheme he runs.

ETA: Have allowed only 13 TD this season through 12 games

[maroonmania]

That would be overpaying if you look at his market value. But he would be worth more to us than anybody else simply because we are set up to win next year and he would solidify the defensive side of the ball and provide some continuity.

He's worth a lot of Florida because not everybody likes working with Mullen and that also potentially helps them next year when they come to starkville.

Dang, why would he have not hung around for 1.8 mil if he really didn't want to have to move his son?

[Perpetual Underachiever]

...Keep seeing his name thrown around. Here is his bio for those who are curious.

http://goutsa.com/coaches.aspx?rc=728

BTW, he is originally from Hammond, LA not MS. We can do much better than this young man IMO. Would make an excellent position coach

[BuckyIsAB****]

Who is Lance Thompson. I googled and found an Australian soccer player, and football folks of that name at Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

The one at South Carolina. He was at Bama while back. Been a DC before and One of the best recruiters around. Ask Tusk

[Bothrops]

That Florida game us going to be weird. So weird.

[Duckdog]

JOE LEE FREAKING DUNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Matt3467]

JOE LEE FREAKING DUNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol that'd be very interesting for sure, but c'mon man.

[Op4isabitch]

I'm all in on Woody McCorvey! Guy could shut down on offense better than anyone I've ever watched.