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Name Role Status - Source Replacement Jeff Lebby Head Coach Anthony Tucker AHC / PGC Coleman Hutzler DC/LB Matt Barnes Co-DC/S Corey Bell CB Chad Bumphis WR Ron Cooper TE / RGC Vincent Dancy Edge Matt Holocek QB Phil Loadholt OL Cliff Odom STC David Turner DL
Creating a table for us to track this. Please post if you're positive about retention / replacement.
I also give mods permission to edit this post if I get lackadaisical.
Let me know if I should add anything else to be tracked.
Posting what things I've heard, waiting for others to double confirm these things before adding to tracker.
Lebby is safe. Certain folks want Mullen but we're doing Lebby another year. Way more of a possibility to go after Dan next year if Lebby craters than most would have originally thought. I honestly think if Lebby doesn't have us bowl eligible + egg bowl win then Mullen is back for 2027.
Tucker is safe. Cooper is safe.
Bumphis is safer than safe.
Holocek could get replaced by Briles otherwise they expect no offensive staffing changes except....
Hearing serious discussions about Loadholt. This is where the point of contention lies the most. Loadholt not getting a fair shake and it being a jimmies and joes problem. Remains to be seen how that
Hutzler will be gone. Barnes will be gone. Dancy should be gone. - these three are contingent on us lining up a perceived better DC hire. Speculation that we won't as in 25% we might not.
Odom is gone. Turner is gone. Bell is gone. These are gone regardless of Hutzler.
Letting Loadholt would be a big mistake. Big time recruiter and this is his first full offseason with us.
Anyone hearing names to replace Hutz? Not convinced hes gone unless other names are rumbling
Where are you hearing way more possibility of Dan next year? There is no chance that happens.
Dan is not coming back. Sure it?s fun to talk about it, but I would be absolutely stunned if that happened.
Steve said that there is some big addition to the offense staff but not Kendall Briles that he is talking about.
Makes me wonder if we are adding Judge or Joe Jon Finley or a new o-line coach?
Dan is interested. Dan has already reached out. Dan is willing to sign a non-compete and agree to certain clauses. You can all believe it or not. Don't care.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEDawg
If you put the whole fanbase (say the season ticket holders) to a vote and asked "would you rather have Lebby or Mullen as the head coach in 2026?" what do we think the result would be?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
I'm thinking Mullen would get over 80%.
If this were true, you make the move right now. Not next year. What is he goes 10-2 or 11-1 next year at UNLV? He would be a much hotter commodity than MSU level. So, not saying I don?t believe you but if he reached out and our admin said no thank, fire everybody but the school janitors. And demote them!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
Complete and utter BS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
Exactly. We didn't pull the trigger. If we pull the trigger next year - that's who will be option #1. Posters on SPS, GP, and here were told to float Mullen coming back the past few weeks. Lot more lukewarm to positive reception than hell no. Time heals all wounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgology
Shit.. maybe even 90%. I don't know many fans happy with Lebby at all. This is just me talking to friends and people in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
I'm probably more pro Lebby than any of my counterparts.
I'm 50/50 on it because this OL was baddddd but I don't necessarily disagree. Waiting to hear names floated as replacement but I think Lebby wins this battle and loses on Hutzler and having to hire a DC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbeller
Again, if our Admin told him no, we have buffoons, that should be behind the bars at the Zoo, running our University!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
I love Lebby's offensive style, but I'm not sold that he has what it takes to call plays and be a HC. If just forced to make a choice I'd choose Mullen right now if Lebby isn't bringing in Briles and a new DC.
Zac - if you're reading this, go ahead and make the switch for 2026.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
Moving on without him is not a great move. It’s hard to make chicken salad out of chicken shit. That plus injuries which lead to a serious lack of continuity didn’t allow them to gel at all. That’s not on him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
Exactly. No one denies how bad the OL was this year but it was obvious that we didn?t have the tools in that area and not a coaching issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper
Im not sure why a few of our fans want to live in the past. But you do you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tater
In reality, Mullen will not be the HC at Ms St. Nor should we want him.
As in... that door is closed. From our side and his.
I loved the Dan years and being a decent program. I do not want to go back to Dan. I don’t want those memories soured.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg