The Pirate is Totally Chilling in Key West Right Now

[ShotgunDawg]

Look at the nice tan and white picket fence behind him. Looks like he's been pounding Mohitos on the beach. I'm fairly certain those are palm leaves on the fence.

Good for him

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[Mobile Bay]

So what? Per NCAA rules he can't recruit, can't coach players, and can't do anything else but watch game film. He can watch that everybit as good there as anywhere else. So why not?

[ShotgunDawg]

So what? Per NCAA rules he can't recruit, can't coach players, and can't do anything else but watch game film. He can watch that everybit as good there as anywhere else. So why not?

I think it's great. Did I infer it was wrong?

[msu15]

So what? Per NCAA rules he can't recruit, can't coach players, and can't do anything else but watch game film. He can watch that everybit as good there as anywhere else. So why not?

Your reading comprehension needs work.

[FISHDAWG]

I think I'm developing a man crush ... He got my attention when he basically told Craig James to kiss his butt and that his son didn't want to work hard enough to play (@ TT) .... no preferential treatment for a celebrity's son - just play the guys that deserve to play.
Relax and chill with our blessing Cap'n

[MaroonFlounder]

He may not get to coach a game until 2021. Some folks are saying the 2020 football season is in jeopardy.

[msbulldog]

Hail State back 'atcha Coach!

[ShotgunDawg]

He may not get to coach a game until 2021. Some folks are saying the 2020 football season is in jeopardy.

I work in percentages with this type of stuff.

I'd say there is a about a 5-10% chance the 2020 season is cancelled.

[Ari Gold]

He may not get to coach a game until 2021. Some folks are saying the 2020 football season is in jeopardy.

Those folks are overreacting by 1000%

[MaroonFlounder]

Those folks are overreacting by 1000%

Hopefully so. It was the senior national writer for Bleacher Report that is saying it loudest. BR usually full o' shit.

[Extendedcab]

Hopefully so. It was the senior national writer for Bleacher Report that is saying it loudest. BR usually full o' shit.


I agree, they are full of BS!

[Bubb Rubb]

Those folks are overreacting by 1000%

Agreed. It's nonsense.

[Commercecomet24]

Those folks are overreacting by 1000%

Yeah and if the 2020 football season doesn't happen I'm going to venture a guess that, that means we have bigger problems than missing out on football.

[TrapGame]

Those folks are overreacting by 1000%

Yep. This whole thing will be over by June/July. Summer heat and humidity in most places will curtail it greatly.

[MaroonFlounder]

Summer heat and humidity in most places will curtail it greatly.

Some experts say that is a myth.

[TrapGame]

Some experts say that is a myth.

And humid/hot areas beg to differ.

[Jack Lambert]

I think it is great. He can relax and be fresh when the grind starts.

[Dawgology]

Hopefully so. It was the senior national writer for Bleacher Report that is saying it loudest. BR usually full o' shit.

They are probably hoping that so Ole Miss doesn't have to trot that team out on a playing field

[MaroonFlounder]

And humid/hot areas beg to differ.

Didn't Tom Hanks contract the virus in Australia? It's humid/hot there.

[TrapGame]

Didn't Tom Hanks contract the virus in Australia? It's humid/hot there.

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

[Commercecomet24]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

Yep.

[FISHDAWG]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

Those folks that claimed the heat had no effect against this thing are working for the CDC ..... I built their enormous Laboratory Consolidation bldg and got to know some of these guys - THEY KNOW WAY MORE THAN YOU and their opinions are based in fact - not speculation

ETA - I hope this thread doesn't continue to head in this direction ... so many of us are thirsty for non virus discussion

[Commercecomet24]

The ol' Pirate ought to be 100% fresh and ready to go by the time football season gets here! He's just chillin' enjoy the beach and the sun. Must be nice to be an extremely wealth football coach lol

[basedog]

Well I wonder how many think Leach will have a better SEC and Overall record than DM? I think Leach was about as good as we can get right now, I'm not sure how long he will Coach at Msu, but I'm not buying he will coach 9 years like DM.

I say Leach and DM will be about the same, so I'm going with "push".

[RiverCityDawg]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

I wonder if those countries are testing as much, or have as much contact with travelers who would have brought it there? I don't know, but the experts have so far said there is no evidence to support that the heat/humidity has a meaningful impact on it. Hope they're wrong.

[ShotgunDawg]

Well I wonder how many think Leach will have a better SEC and Overall record than DM? I think Leach was about as good as we can get right now, I'm not sure how long he will Coach at Msu, but I'm not buying he will coach 9 years like DM.

I say Leach and DM will be about the same, so I'm going with "push".

I think Leach will have a better overall winning percentage than Mullen at MSU because I think he's going to have more consistent QB & WR play that'll allow to win more big games.

With that however, I think we will lose more games we are favored in, but overall I think he'll do a little better & I also don't think he likes change. So he'll be here for a while.

Would Florida be a better football team with Leach as their coach or Mullen? Would Florida have a better chance at beating Georgia with Leach or Mullen?

Mullen is an outstanding football coach, but based on careers, I'm likely taking Leach

[Gutter Cobreh]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

Because malaria is rampant in the USA during the summer months!!! Thanks for making us all put this into perspective!***

[Todd4State]

I think Leach will have a better overall winning percentage than Mullen at MSU because I think he's going to have more consistent QB & WR play that'll allow to win more big games.

With that however, I think we will lose more games we are favored in, but overall I think he'll do a little better & I also don't think he likes change. So he'll be here for a while.

Would Florida be a better football team with Leach as their coach or Mullen? Would Florida have a better chance at beating Georgia with Leach or Mullen?

Mullen is an outstanding football coach, but based on careers, I'm likely taking Leach

I still think Dan is an average football coach. He coached up to the talent he has and he does things that limit the ceiling of the team like play mostly upperclassmen here.

Leach on the other hand has a history of coaching up and occasionally upsetting people. However for whatever reason it seems like he also has a WTF? loss or at least is more prone to having them.

[RocketDawg]

Didn't Tom Hanks contract the virus in Australia? It's humid/hot there.

It's early fall there. Where he was in the country depends on how warm or cold it is.

Just for interest: https://www.weatherwx.com/weather_maps/mapfetch.php?conditions=temperatures&name=australia&degrees=F

[basedog]

I still think Dan is an average football coach. He coached up to the talent he has and he does things that limit the ceiling of the team like play mostly upperclassmen here.

Leach on the other hand has a history of coaching up and occasionally upsetting people. However for whatever reason it seems like he also has a WTF? loss or at least is more prone to having them.

Hmm, I think Dan is way above average, fact is he is top 25 Coach, average would be n the 50 top Coaches. If he is average, then explain why he gets paid with the amount he receives? JMO.

Btw, Dan and Fl are a good fit, Gators name recruits many players alone. I think he gets the most out of players he recruits and coaches, but he isn't elite in recruiting, he does find diamonds in the rough.

[tireddawg]

I work in percentages with this type of stuff.

I'd say there is a about a 5-10% chance the 2020 season is cancelled.

Who do you work for?

[ShotgunDawg]

I still think Dan is an average football coach. He coached up to the talent he has and he does things that limit the ceiling of the team like play mostly upperclassmen here.

Leach on the other hand has a history of coaching up and occasionally upsetting people. However for whatever reason it seems like he also has a WTF? loss or at least is more prone to having them.

Dan is a fantastic football coach. Well above average.

What we don't know is how good of a football coach Mike Leach is. We know he's good but we don't know how good.

We are fairly certain how good Mullen is. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being Dabo/Saban territory & 1 being Ron Cooper territory, we can be pretty positive that Mullen falls somewhere around an 8.

What we don't really know is if Mike Leach is a 7 or 8 or if he's a 9 or 10 because he's never coached legit talent & mostly that's not his fault because he's never coached at a place that any chance of attracting that type of talent.

We know Leach is good, but no one really knows how good. We're about to find out to a large degree, not because MSU is going to recruit their doors off, but because we know Mullen is likely an 8 coach & has already coached at MSU & thus it'll be easy to compare.

[ShotgunDawg]

Who do you work for?

Callahan Auto Parts

[dawgday166]

Hmm, I think Dan is way above average, fact is he is top 25 Coach, average would be n the 50 top Coaches. If he is average, then explain why he gets paid with the amount he receives? JMO.

Btw, Dan and Fl are a good fit, Gators name recruits many players alone. I think he gets the most out of players he recruits and coaches, but he isn't elite in recruiting, he does find diamonds in the rough.

Dan is more like a top 10 coach. When he really applies himself maybe top 5. He can get the most out of his talent more so than just about anyone ... although Leach might be the one or 2 that are better than Dan is at that. Saban's not in Dan's league relative to finding diamonds-in-the-rough and coaching them up.

Dan does have a few flaws ... recruiting, big game preparation, 2-minute drill execution, mental blocks against Smart & Saban. He ever gets past those at FL, they'll probably win a Natty.

[MaroonFlounder]

Callahan Auto Parts

It's TommyBoy. I knew it...

[BulldogDX55]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

That take is fictional. Heat has nothing to do with it. Those Malaria countries also don't have the means to test people in many cases.

[Todd4State]

Hmm, I think Dan is way above average, fact is he is top 25 Coach, average would be n the 50 top Coaches. If he is average, then explain why he gets paid with the amount he receives? JMO.

Btw, Dan and Fl are a good fit, Gators name recruits many players alone. I think he gets the most out of players he recruits and coaches, but he isn't elite in recruiting, he does find diamonds in the rough.

I think he's overpaid. I agree that Dan and Florida are a good fit but that doesn't mean that Dan is a top 10 coach as some have claimed. If you put Dan at Washington State or Texas Tech how would he do? To me an elite coach is someone like a Dabo or a Saban that can coach a team up and occasionally upset a team with more talent than them. I don't think Dan does that consistently enough to be considered that. At Florida alone Spurrier and Meyer have performed much better.


Dan is a fantastic football coach. Well above average.

What we don't know is how good of a football coach Mike Leach is. We know he's good but we don't know how good.

We are fairly certain how good Mullen is. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being Dabo/Saban territory & 1 being Ron Cooper territory, we can be pretty positive that Mullen falls somewhere around an 8.

What we don't really know is if Mike Leach is a 7 or 8 or if he's a 9 or 10 because he's never coached legit talent & mostly that's not his fault because he's never coached at a place that any chance of attracting that type of talent.

We know Leach is good, but no one really knows how good. We're about to find out to a large degree, not because MSU is going to recruit their doors off, but because we know Mullen is likely an 8 coach & has already coached at MSU & thus it'll be easy to compare.

Leach also falls into the category of innovator. That doesn't mean that he is a good or bad head coach but I do think it separates him and puts him in a different category. If Leach wins the games he is supposed to at the same rate as Dan, pays attention to the Egg Bowl, and upsets people occasionally he will be better than Dan and Jackie for that matter.


Dan is more like a top 10 coach. When he really applies himself maybe top 5. He can get the most out of his talent more so than just about anyone ... although Leach might be the one or 2 that are better than Dan is at that. Saban's not in Dan's league relative to finding diamonds-in-the-rough and coaching them up.

Dan does have a few flaws ... recruiting, big game preparation, 2-minute drill execution, mental blocks against Smart & Saban. He ever gets past those at FL, they'll probably win a Natty.

That's my thing- Saban is an elite coach. If he was the coach at MSU and Alabama was courting him does anyone really think an elite coach would gloss over the Egg Bowl? The things that you mentioned are why Dan isn't a top 10 coach to me. It's interesting to me how people gloss over the fact that he lost to the same Kentucky team that Joe Moorhead got raked over the coals for losing to as well as Mizzou and he has lost to Georgia both times. His best wins are over a 10 win LSU team at home (credit where credit is due), an 8 win Auburn team, a Michigan team that was overrated, and then MSU with Joe Moorhead. To me the biggest difference between him here and at Florida right now is he doesn't have to play Alabama.

It will be interesting to see how things play out as Tennessee improves and maybe Norvell gets Florida State back on track. Miami is also down too.

[Maroonthirteen]

Jamaica had its first case March 10. They have 19 cases today. It's over 80 degrees there every day since March 10.

[Cowbell]

Some people need to think more before they post. The human body runs at a chilling 98 degrees and the virus wants to live there.

[DownwardDawg]

No. Look at countries that are effected by malaria. Virtually NO COVID.

They are all taking the malaria drug. Just sayin


Back on track, I’m glad Coach is healthy and chillin. He needs to relax and stay stress free and come out of this ready for battle this fall.

[starkvegasdawg]

It's TommyBoy. I knew it...

But he won't put a guarantee on the box. There should be a guarantee on the box.

[RocketDawg]

Pretty sure I heard on the Weather Channel this morning that a case of Covid-19 has shown up in the Keys so they're now closed to tourism.

[Ari Gold]

Dan is a fantastic football coach. Well above average.

What we don't know is how good of a football coach Mike Leach is. We know he's good but we don't know how good.

We are fairly certain how good Mullen is. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being Dabo/Saban territory & 1 being Ron Cooper territory, we can be pretty positive that Mullen falls somewhere around an 8.

What we don't really know is if Mike Leach is a 7 or 8 or if he's a 9 or 10 because he's never coached legit talent & mostly that's not his fault because he's never coached at a place that any chance of attracting that type of talent.

We know Leach is good, but no one really knows how good. We're about to find out to a large degree, not because MSU is going to recruit their doors off, but because we know Mullen is likely an 8 coach & has already coached at MSU & thus it'll be easy to compare.

Don?t know how good??
The guy won at Texas Tech and Wash St...

Again I know first hand a coach in the PAC 12 say that the Wash St was the game he worried about the most. Because ML teams were the hardest to prepare and game plan for..

[Ari Gold]

Well I wonder how many think Leach will have a better SEC and Overall record than DM? I think Leach was about as good as we can get right now, I'm not sure how long he will Coach at Msu, but I'm not buying he will coach 9 years like DM.

I say Leach and DM will be about the same, so I'm going with "push".

He may not be here 9 years, but he won?t be trying to leave every year like DM was..

[BrunswickDawg]

Callahan Auto Parts

Fat man in a little coat.....

[ShotgunDawg]

Don?t know how good??
The guy won at Texas Tech and Wash St...

Again I know first hand a coach in the PAC 12 say that the Wash St was the game he worried about the most. Because ML teams were the hardest to prepare and game plan for..

Yes. We know he’s good. Really good. But the magnitude of how good is less certain

[basedog]

He may not be here 9 years, but he won?t be trying to leave every year like DM was..

It's such a grind for Sec Coaches or maybe like DM likes to say "Strain". One thing about Leach, he seems to enjoy life after football, as long as he can maintain the stress, he may be around a while. But we shall see, the Sec is a whole different conference than others, mainly because there are many great to decent teams. I think we will win, hope he goes down as our best ever, we haven't had many good coaches overall.

[MaroonFlounder]

Fat man in a little coat.....

Shotgun plays for the YANKees!