If Rosey is posting it the info is probably a day behind. I’m very hopeful we are all in on Austin Armstrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
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If Rosey is posting it the info is probably a day behind. I’m very hopeful we are all in on Austin Armstrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
I would be absolutely fine with Armstrong. He is a huge upgrade from where we are now.
I like Austin but it's definitely a shift from being all in on an established DC and former HC who's called plays off and on since 2002 to Austin who's called plays for 4 years.
Obviously either one is more experienced that Hutzler when we hired him, but there's a definite experience gap from Candidate A to Candidate B.
On another note, Damn KB.....they really like to talk about us over on On3. I think they call that #RentFree over there.
To me, Armstrong is the young star who is on the upswing. I also think it is more likely that you add McPhee and maybe Chaney by hiring him.
Ha! I don?t go there, so I wouldn?t know. I know that neither Robbie nor Paul like me, and a lot of those posters who left 247 don?t like me. Oh well!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
That's true but I think we need to be careful that we don't overcompensate Lebby's head coaching decision making if we can get a really good DC. Guys with Armstrong's background have done well at MSU before at DC.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
And I was impressed that his defense at Houston gave up 30 or more points twice all year.
They're still recovering from Barbay Bombs.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
Is he getting his hand held at Houston or is it his defense?Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Fritz is a CEO type of head coach. He lets his assistants do their job. He does have a defensive background, but he hasn?t called plays since 1992.
It's his defense and he calls itQuote:
Originally Posted by Jarius
Watching the defense it’s easy to see that the concepts used are influenced by who he worked for. I’d say it’s his defense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarius
That's when I lost faith that any of them have a 17 clue what they're talking about. They tried to sell that offense as some type of revolutionary offense......and then tried to convince us that Ryland Goede(yes Ryland Waste of A Scholarship Goede) was going to "eat" in that offense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Oh. Boy! Message Board rivalry! This is going to be so good!!!
Now that that is settled, who gets the DC job? Will we be turned down enough times that Hutzler has to Ruin It Back???
I think Coleman is done regardless. Eventually I would think this thing gets to a point where we just get tired and overpay for someone if we get turned down a couple of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
I don't think it gets past Austin Armstrong though. And I still think that Justin Wilcox will get a good look.
Have you heard Wes Goodwin's name mentioned any?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Moreso message board fodder over anything. I really like Wes. He was kind of thrown under the bus at Clemson for their regression, which was obviously going to happen due to an ELITE DC moving on and their run of defensive superstars was ending because of Dabo's refusal to recruit the portal.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
My concerns with Wes are: He's really green as a playcaller and the only time he was away from Venables, he struggled.
Wes scoring defenses were 22, 30 and 49th nationally at Clemson. Better than most think because Clemson under achieved from not playing the talent game required.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I guess that’s a NO from Pry?
Rumor is we don't have one yet. But it's just a rumor. *****
https://www.matchquarters.com/p/flor...stin-armstrong
Good read if you are interested.
The more I read about Austin's scheme, the more I would go all in on hiring him. His system is described as pressure heavy. As USM, he blitzed around 40% of the time and used stunts around 30% of the time. He uses both even and odd spacing run fits. His defense is designed to create chaos in the backfield of the offense.
Brian Baker staying at LSU. Also, Lane Kiffin is apparently skipping out on his ESPN PR tour, as they were going to have him on their Gameday show today.
Staying home to welcome Juice to Baton Rouge.***Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
Well, DAMN!
https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1997...683306871?s=20
Really? We are ****ing bringing Arnett back?
Wiffed on literally everyone else apparently. Does he still have his property in the area?Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
Are we still paying him?Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
This is such a letdown. I'm sure some will love it, but you are bringing back the man who destroyed the program. Someone is going to have to convince me why this is good.
**** that bullshit. We have the stupidest administration in all of football.
It?s mind blowing. Every time Lebby has had to hire a coordinator we?re floated competent names. And settle for literal bottom of the barrel guys. But all these G5 coaches that get P4 jobs each off season immediately fill great staffs out quickly. Make it make sense.
Keenum, hiring a DC with virtually no experience and not giving him mentorship and guardrails, destroyed the program.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
They sold their house but his wife never wanted to leave.
I don’t love this either, but some of yall really just have no clue how things actually worked. Might want to aim more of that vitriol at Madison county.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
No one mentioned him as a candidate, so it?s apparent none of those guys that were mentioned wanted to come here. Arnett was not a bad DC for us with the right personnel. If he wants to be here after the HC debacle, then I?ll support it. We need coaches that want to be here, plus he should be familiar with the recruiting landscape. The only issue will be who is he bringing with him. That could be an issue. Still frustrating that none of the candidates mentioned bit!!
Arnett is a good DC. Not great but good. He wants to be here. He hated the HC part of the job. I am trying to confirm some stuff with some folks right now about this. I will say that the dynamic is going to be awkward as hell for both Lebby and Arnett. He will be working for the man who replaced him and Lebby will be over the guy he replaced.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
I do hope this was run by some of the players, Isaac Smith specifically, to make sure they are good with this. He did not do himself any favors on the way out the door.
I will say that Ole Miss fans thought he helped them out a lot defensively last year and some wanted him back this year when they were struggling defensively.
I hope the McPhee information is correct. That would be a positive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thick
If this is true it's not what I wanted, but it's way better than Hutzler.
I think it?s more that he inherited some big time players and lived off them. He recruited poorly and didn?t develop talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Need to hire some stud position coaches where he?s not responsible for recruiting or development.
I don?t blame him for what happened. That?s on Keenum and the boosters that agreed to hiring him as HC.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
If McPhee and Chaney are hired, that will take the sting out of this. We need a good DB coach too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Coursesuper