Any DC Rumors?

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Come to think of it asking Hutzler to be our ST coach kind of sort of is like Virginia Tech asking Brent Pry to be their DC.

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And we just watched Durkin stay at Auburn.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Saw where Steve Robertson chimed in. He says it's a little early to say it's for certain and that he has a chance to stay at Virginia Tech under Franklin. That would just be odd to me. However, he says that there is another candidate whose name we know that will take it if offered. I'm only assuming that's Wilcox.

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I think it would be Armstrong. Wilcox made good money at Cal. I could see Armstrong jumping at a chance to get back into the SEC.

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Originally Posted by TrapGame

I think it would be Armstrong. Wilcox made good money at Cal. I could see Armstrong jumping at a chance to get back into the SEC.

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He's on the list, but he's definitely in the second tier. The first tier is Pry and Wilcox.

Here is a thought.

What DC can bring the most needs with him. Is the Pry, Wilcox, Armstrong...etc.

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Originally Posted by BlackSailsDawg

Here is a thought.

What DC can bring the most needs with him. Is the Pry, Wilcox, Armstrong...etc.

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I don't really know what you're considering needs. If you're talking players then none of them are going to really bring a ton of SEC talent with them outside of a player here and there.

If you're considering coaching a need or scheme a need then that depends on what scheme you want to see.

If I hear a DC say that he doesn't have an identity for his defense and that he does a "Multiple or flexible" style of defense, I might have an aneurysm.

We need a DC that can talk people into wanting to play for him. Thats all it comes down to

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Originally Posted by Coach34

We need a DC that can talk people into wanting to play for him. Thats all it comes down to

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Nuff Said. Need players above all. You can’t scheme around getting your ass whipped at the point. You can have players where they are supposed to be all day but if they can’t make the play it’s all for naught.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

We need a DC that can talk people into wanting to play for him. Thats all it comes down to

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Amazing that Saban was good but then got great when he started stacking #1 recruiting classes one after the other. The NFL didn't suit him because you don't have all the first round picks in the NFL.

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Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe

Amazing that Saban was good but then got great when he started stacking #1 recruiting classes one after the other. The NFL didn't suit him because you don't have all the first round picks in the NFL.

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This all day. Saban was one of if not the best DC in college. However- anybody could have coached those guys. It's easy to coach a CB that can lock down a WR. Let Saban coach guys like #4 for us at CB. Suddenly people will have their doubts about him.

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Originally Posted by Coursesuper

Nuff Said. Need players above all. You can’t scheme around getting your ass whipped at the point. You can have players where they are supposed to be all day but if they can’t make the play it’s all for naught.

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This is why I keep bringing the tackling in space point. Good defenders can tackle in space. It's just flat out talent. That's not really something that's coached. As we have watched for 2 years now- we cant tackle in space very well at all. Untill we get those guys at LB and in the Secondary- defense is going to suffer

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Originally Posted by Coach34

This all day. Saban was one of if not the best DC in college. However- anybody could have coached those guys. It's easy to coach a CB that can lock down a WR. Let Saban coach guys like #4 for us at CB. Suddenly people will have their doubts about him.

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Having lock down corners is what made them able to play the cover 7 stuff. Not just anyone can run that well.

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Originally Posted by Coach34

This is why I keep bringing the tackling in space point. Good defenders can tackle in space. It's just flat out talent. That's not really something that's coached. As we have watched for 2 years now- we cant tackle in space very well at all. Untill we get those guys at LB and in the Secondary- defense is going to suffer

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It can absolutely be coached. I think it?s like everything else, if that guy is better than me he is just better, but I can still play with great technique and give myself a chance. that?s the point of the whole game

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Originally Posted by BuckyIsAB****

It can absolutely be coached. I think it?s like everything else, if that guy is better than me he is just better, but I can still play with great technique and give myself a chance. that?s the point of the whole game

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If you are teaching pursuit angles and such to SEC players you lack talent.

Rosebowl stated that Pry will make a decision on his future today. I guess if Pry turns us down we pivot to Armstrong.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Rosebowl stated that Pry will make a decision on his future today. I guess if Pry turns us down we pivot to Armstrong.

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That's the consensus that I'm hearing. There's a few that think we'd pivot back to Wilcox, and there's a couple of people that would know that say that, but the general consensus is that Armstrong is probably next up.

I think Wilcox is being deliberate about where / if he coaches next year. We was HC at Cal for a while and doesn't have to rush anything.

Interesting. I said in another thread, I think I prefer Armstrong.

Armstrong is also from York, AL, which is about an hour and a half from Starkville.

Robertson?s latest update says that they aren?t optimistic that Pry takes it.