Coach idea

[CadaverDawg]

What if we hired Hudspeth and gave him $2 million to throw at Grantham as DC? Any chance Grantham would come back to Starkville for a big pay day since his son will be here for the next 4 years? To me a Hudspeth/Grantham combo would be as close to a homerun as we could get...and we would instantly be tougher and get rid of that "soft" label Joe has given us. I just don't know if Grantham would leave Florida unless it was for a HC job or something.

Thoughts?

[ShotgunDawg]

I think I started a 100 response thread on this 3 weeks ago. Yes it would work

[parabrave]

UM whats wrong with Shoop. After this year starting with the loss of all the starters from last year, tutorgate taking away the starters and alot of your depth and a load of injuries I don't think Grantham would've done any better. The only item I didn't like was the lack of tackling and overall toughness.

[CadaverDawg]

UM whats wrong with Shoop. After this year starting with the loss of all the starters from last year, tutorgate taking away the starters and alot of your depth and a load of injuries I don't think Grantham would've done any better. The only item I didn't like was the lack of tackling and overall toughness.

We could do much worse than Shoop as DC. Think he'd stay if we brought in Hudspeth? I could live with that...I'd just rather have Grantham if at all possible

[crackerjax]

UM whats wrong with Shoop. After this year starting with the loss of all the starters from last year, tutorgate taking away the starters and alot of your depth and a load of injuries I don't think Grantham would've done any better. The only item I didn't like was the lack of tackling and overall toughness.

When you are playing Bama and have a QB with a banged up ankle in 3rd-and-long, and you repeatedly fail to even try to blitz, there?s probably someone out there better than you at being defensive coordinator.

[Coach34]

Hud would be the "safe" hire for us.

He is better than what we have currently
Just won Austin Peay their 1st conference title
Knows current players on our team and could convince a couple of QB's to stay put and not transfer
Will run a power spread offense because he would adapt to his talent
Has contacts all over Miss, Louisiana, and Alabama- 90% of our recruiting footprint
Good recruiter
Would not leave State for another job regardless of how much he won

It wouldn't be a sexy hire- but after this last disaster- safe aint such a bad way to go.

Would Grantham come back for $2MM and a multi-year contract? Possibly and would be worth looking into. Especially with his kid being here.

[KOdawg1]

You could talk me into it. Probably not my first choice, but him + Grantham would consistently have us as a 7-8 win team. We'd be tough. I personally don't find it to be that big of a deal, but you'll have some criticism about the NCAA stuff

[HoopsDawg]

Why do people continue to brush over his 15-22 record his last 3 years at ULL?

If the OP said Grantham with Napier then I could be into it.

[Dawgfan77]

I love HUD. Known him since he was at Winston Academy. I want Napier but I wouldn?t hate the Hud hire.

[Cooterpoot]

We aren’t hiring Hud.

[CadaverDawg]

Why do people continue to brush over his 15-22 record his last 3 years at ULL?

If the OP said Grantham with Napier then I could be into it.

Because he has since won a Conference Title with a new team, and that stretch doesn't define him.

[1bigdawg]

I don't get the love for Hud with his record at ULL. Great guy, tough actual results make him see like what we have.

People are saying Napier is great and he was a position coach for Saban. I don't feel great about him just because he was a position coach or because he has succeeded in the worst conference in Div. 1.

[Homedawg]

What if we hired Hudspeth and gave him $2 million to throw at Grantham as DC? Any chance Grantham would come back to Starkville for a big pay day since his son will be here for the next 4 years? To me a Hudspeth/Grantham combo would be as close to a homerun as we could get...and we would instantly be tougher and get rid of that "soft" label Joe has given us. I just don't know if Grantham would leave Florida unless it was for a HC job or something.


Thoughts?

No. He isn't coming back here to be Dc. This keeps getting tossed around. It's not happening.

[HoopsDawg]

Because he has since won a Conference Title with a new team, and that stretch doesn't define him.

Austin Peay is an FCS team. Same as Moorhead with Fordham.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

Grantham isn't coming back to MSU for less than the HC job.

[HoopsDawg]

Grantham isn't coming back to MSU for less than the HC job.

It's funny how bad we want Grantham, while at the same time my UGA buddies still make fun of him and are glad he's not their DC anymore. Good ole 3rd and Grantham.

[Ifyouonlyknew]

It's funny how bad we want Grantham, while at the same time my UGA buddies still make fun of him and are glad he's not their DC anymore. Good ole 3rd and Grantham.

I don't understand because I think Shoop is equal to Grantham.

[gtowndawg]

Hud would be the "safe" hire for us.

He is better than what we have currently
Just won Austin Peay their 1st conference title
Knows current players on our team and could convince a couple of QB's to stay put and not transfer
Will run a power spread offense because he would adapt to his talent
Has contacts all over Miss, Louisiana, and Alabama- 90% of our recruiting footprint
Good recruiter
Would not leave State for another job regardless of how much he won

It wouldn't be a sexy hire- but after this last disaster- safe aint such a bad way to go.

Would Grantham come back for $2MM and a multi-year contract? Possibly and would be worth looking into. Especially with his kid being here.

I know he's not everyone's choice, but I'm 100% behind Hud if we go that route. Give him the money for a great staff and that guy will work himself to the bone to make us the best we can be.

[I seen it dawg]

Les miles.... resume, great recruiter, team would be tough, maybe he's learned to leave offense alone and hire someone to coach it.

[dawgday166]

I don't understand because I think Shoop is equal to Grantham.

I rate him higher myself. Grantham you know what you're getting most every down. Shoop will fool the hell out of you. He mixes and disguises much better IMO.