Eddie O coming to Starkville for coaches clinic?

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Originally Posted by 601Dawg

Can we somehow find a way to hire Coach O just as a recruiter

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We could try to move Sallach to the office as we have tried for the past 4-5 years.

I kind of admire the fact that Coach O wants to coach. But as an outsider, the if I were him, I'd just be content making a million bucks as a recruiting coordinator for someone like Alabama, LSU, or USC.

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Originally Posted by Johnson85

Is that really true? Was it just lucky that USC got hot after O took over? Or was Kiffen just that terible of a coach that him leaving made them better? I really didn't pay attention to USC even after O took over, so it could have simply been a soft schedule. Did you pay attention? Or are you just basing it off of him being a terrible head coach at Ole Miss (where he moved from a position coach to a head coach with defensive coordinator responsibilities at a have not in the toughest football conference)?

I do agree we're not hiring him. I don't think we'll be able to afford him even as a DC. He was getting more than we'll pay a DC as a recruiting coordinator/assistant head coach, and I'm guessing after USC's performance while he was interim HC, somebody will be willing to pay him to be a DC. Even if he turns out to be mediocre as a DC, you know he'll greatly improve your talent level.

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I don't think it was luck. I think it was O injected some new blood and some fresh life into their program and they played loose and won some games.

They have a ton of talent- but they finished 60th in total defense last year and actually probably got worse as the season went along.

He's a great recruiter, but that's not what I necessarily want the DC to be. I want them to be X and O's people that develop people once they get to campus. If he's a great recruiter, that's a bonus.

Based on the fact that O had 4-5 star talent, I just don't see the results I would expect to see from that.