Next Head FB coach

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Originally Posted by vindastra

Since the AD search is paused, it's possible Dr. Keenum feels that the Coaching hire takes precedence over AD search. Didn't Howland hire happen outside the purview of AD?

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Wouldn't surprise me if Arnett is named end of the week. Got to have some things settled by signing day.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

In other words we're going to do what Ole Miss did with Matt Luke and Houston Nutt and hope it works out better.

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Completely different situation due to circumstances. It all comes down to who is OC. If Arnett goes and gets a good OC, then things might work out. If not, woof. But it is what it is.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

Wouldn't surprise me if Arnett is named end of the week. Got to have some things settled by signing day.

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That is not an intelligent decision.

Honestly wouldn?t mind Dana or Kliff. It sucks that this has happened and the sports world will only pause for this one day. Afterwards it?s back to usual business. What is truly sad is that by next year, it?ll be back to the bloodthirsty world of SEC football

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

Y'all smokin' today aren't you? And not the good stuff. Some of that Perry Co. class of stuff.
I can't think of many P5 HCs we could hire. Certainly no big names. We'd get a good G5 or a OC from the P5 in all likelihood. I'm not opposed to that, but the timing is so 17d up it's going to be tough. Hoping for the best. But I feel like we could get stuck with basically this staff. My fear is we don't get a good OC. I'm trusting calls have been made. But I know I shouldn't.

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This the same SOB said leach would never come? Just go be a fan of someone else. You are lame.

Go read swing your sword and then maybe you?ll have an opportunity at addressing your fear.

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Originally Posted by KOdawg1

I bitched about how I didn't think the air raid in its purest form could work.

I'm all for running a modern air raid offense.

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Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

I don't know what I want. I guess I'm just numb but trying to think about what's best for State. A Leach disciple that runs a more modern version similar to Tennessee would be great. I don't know who that would be.
A spread offense based on power running similar to what Auburn ran under malzahn fits our recruiting base better.
Hell I don't know anymore. I just hope whatever it is , it turns out good for us.
Hail State.

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Just go get the best coach available for the right fit. Run spread of air raid modified disciple. Prefer head coach somewhere but not a given. We are replacing such a top notch and top tier guy anyone will probably be a step down unless keenum and new AD knock it out

Not really. We didn't when we hired leach.m

We are in a unique position. Leach has assembled an awesome coaching staff. I wouldn't change anything about it.

He has us nearly fully transitioned over to the Air Raid system. We have continuity on defense with Arnett.

It makes sense to go after one of his former players/students of the game. The new HC will be walking into a team ready to take off.

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Originally Posted by memsu06

We are in a unique position. Leach has assembled an awesome coaching staff. I wouldn't change anything about it.

He has us nearly fully transitioned over to the Air Raid system. We have continuity on defense with Arnett.

It makes sense to go after one of his former players/students of the game. The new HC will be walking into a team ready to take off.

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The whole silver lining to Joe Moorhead is we got a warning about having a veteran team and then trying to undergo a massive shift in philosophy.

I'm embarrassed that I bought his kool aid and thought he could make Fitz into a decent passer.

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

Honestly wouldn?t mind Dana or Kliff. It sucks that this has happened and the sports world will only pause for this one day. Afterwards it?s back to usual business. What is truly sad is that by next year, it?ll be back to the bloodthirsty world of SEC football

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Yep, it's the unfortunate reality

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Originally Posted by Homedawg

He might hire arnett but it won't be for a year.

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Homedawg, what do you think the odds are of Keenum taking the interim tag off Arnett sooner rather than later? Legit possibility?

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Originally Posted by LC Dawg

I hope that all Mississippi State fans can accept that the success of our next head coach is going to be largely based on luck. We are in an unprecedented bad situation. We have to hire a coach right before (or after) signing day in the middle of the transfer portal and they have to be able to sign players, keep players, and also be ready to coach in the shadow of a famous coach that just passed away. There is no ideal candidate because this scenario has never existed.

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This post probably needs to be pinned to the top of the board.

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Originally Posted by Tripp McNeely

Did somebody honestly just suggest Rich Rod for our new head coach? That's a thing that just, actually happened?

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I mean we have had several really bad suggestions.

- Kliff Kingsbury - who?s been a failure as head coach at every level.
- Jason Garrett who?s never been a college coach at any level.

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Originally Posted by CoachT14

I mean we have had several really bad suggestions.

- Kliff Kingsbury - who?s been a failure as head coach at every level.
- Jason Garrett who?s never been a college coach at any level.

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Don't forget Kellan Moore....who called a play where all 5 pass catchers ran the same depth curl-routes and all broke at the same time.**

We have to hire the best coach we can, it does not have to be an air raid guy.

We have the talent to Run the ball more, we cant just look through air raid guys only.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

We have to hire the best coach we can, it does not have to be an air raid guy.

We have the talent to Run the ball more, we cant just look through air raid guys only.

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For real. I don't why this is such a hot take here

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

We have to hire the best coach we can, it does not have to be an air raid guy.

We have the talent to Run the ball more, we cant just look through air raid guys only.

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I mean most Modern Air Raid guys are 50/50 Pass/Run. Leach was one of the few still running it in the purest form.

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Originally Posted by RiverCityDawg

Homedawg, what do you think the odds are of Keenum taking the interim tag off Arnett sooner rather than later? Legit possibility?

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I don’t know what the odds are, but he has no business making that decision without an AD in place and the fact that he doesn’t plan on naming an AD until after the holidays when we are in our current state is concerning.

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Originally Posted by 662dawg

Jason Garrett

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Sean Payton**

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Originally Posted by msstate7

For real. I don't why this is such a hot take here

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Because there is very likely no coach we can pull that would justify us guaranteeing a rebuild on offense. Name the coaches that are such a sure thing, that we can actually pull, that it's worth having to rebuild on the offensive side of the ball?

Malzahn?

Mullen? (I don't think his style of player management will do well in the transfer/portal world, even if he could convince people that he still has the fire to be a head coach right now, which I doubt he does, although it may come back after a year or two more off).

Mike Gundy (we're not getting him to leave Ok St.)

If we're looking at two equally risky candidates, why would you take the one that guarantees a difficult transition?