Where Things Stand Currently

[BankerDog]

Getting us back on topic.

Sounds like the demands were making of Lebby:
- Get an OC / split his duties up better
- Fire entire defensive staff
- Fire ST Coordinator
- One position coach position completely gone for OC.

Wish-casting:
Dykes out at TCU; we hire Kendall Briles to be OC
Aranda out at Baylor; get him as DC
Potentially Wilcox or Baker as DC are options

Only one person so far has said Lebby pushed back. Need double confirmation - everything else I've also heard as 'hopes' outside of this board - so that's double confirmation for me personally. Any other news to sum up?

Lebby hasn?t pushed back. Demands weren?t made on OC either. He knows Dykes may leave and it?s a chance to upgrade his staff. The suggestions were on the defensive side of the ball.

[Tater]

Lebby hasn?t pushed back. Demands weren?t made on OC either. He knows Dykes may leave and it?s a chance to upgrade his staff. The suggestions were on the defensive side of the ball.

Demands is harsh word. I'll say strong suggestions on Defense / soft suggestion if the right fit happens on offense.

I do think there's only a few people who should be his OC and hiring an OC just to hire an OC is the wrong path imo.

[KB21]

For the most part, you guys are far more level headed than what I see at other places.

[DEDawg]

Which ones? DII OR NAIA?

We are looking hard at a few guys from Pillow and Starkville Academy

[Tater]

For the most part, you guys are far more level headed than what I see at other places.

Well yea - I'm sober today and travelling back home rather than on here drunk posting and getting in a fight and myself banned like I would have yesterday.

[BuckyIsAB****]

He definitely has pushed back and there has been some egg shell walking going on in that building since about the first of November. Dont let anyone lie to yall.

[BuckyIsAB****]

There wasn?t, and the analytics back that up.

The analytics are wrong then

[Tater]

He definitely has pushed back and there has been some egg shell walking going on in that building since about the first of November. Dont let anyone lie to yall.

I'm talking about strictly what I've been told has happened in the last 26 hours. Yea there was pushback before 41, 35, 49, 38 to close the season on defense.

[KB21]

The analytics are wrong then

No. Conventional theory is wrong there, just like analytics has proven so may conventional wisdom theories wrong.

[Dawgology]

Lebby is an excellent play caller. If you go and hire an OC, that is less money for a DC and the rest of the staff. He does need to improve aspects of game management. A 15 year old who plays Madden could help him with that.

1. Find an experienced DC with a proven track record. Pay him a lot of money and give him autonomy to pick his staff.

2. Offer Hutzler the opportunity to be the special teams coach or quit.

3. Go find players. Fortunately, we have a QB to build around

4. Learn to call a run and field goal kick to win a game. (We would be bowling again this year but are not due to one of the most asinine coaching calls I?ve ever witnessed at any level of football)

[DownwardDawg]

Well yea - I'm sober today and travelling back home rather than on here drunk posting and getting in a fight and myself banned like I would have yesterday.

And others banned with you.......

I've learned to ignore the drunk posting Tater.

[BankerDog]

He definitely has pushed back and there has been some egg shell walking going on in that building since about the first of November. Dont let anyone lie to yall.

I?ll take my sources over yours. Remember you were the one hyping up Arnett as ?one of us?

[Cowbell]

I?ll take my sources over yours. Remember you were the one hyping up Arnett as ?one of us?

Oh this outta be good.....

[BuckyIsAB****]

If you can get Dan Mullen and you choose to keep Jeff Lebby I really may throw my state stuff away

[BuckyIsAB****]

I don't think Lebby is shopping himself every November before the egg bowl

Shopping himself where??? Starkville Parks and Rec league??

[StarkVegasSteve]

So to get this back to the original 17 topic,

1. DC changes have been impressed upon Lebby and he is receptive to that. I do not have a name that I could share because it is nothing more than people guessing.

2. We are revamping the scouting dept. Bo McKinnis and Co. gave Selmon a check for that yesterday and hires are already being made on that front.

3. TCU winning today, and how they won, could save Sonny(although I doubt it). Even with him staying, Art is putting some pressure on Kendall to get back into the SEC. He was a hell of a lot closer to a HC job when he was at Arkansas than he is now. He is also VERY INTERESTED in working with Kamario. Art has called KJ Jefferson a poor man’s Kamario.

[BuckyIsAB****]

I?ll take my sources over yours. Remember you were the one hyping up Arnett as ?one of us?

I guess so. It?s my fault he lied? Im not gonna measure my message board dick with you man

[maroonmania]

If he truly doesn't want to change things, I think you have to let him go

Yep, if thats true then its a bad sign for him being in the Big chair. You have to make hard decisions to be a successful.HC in the SEC. If you are just going to remain loyal to your coaches with personal connections no matter the results then you are not HC material in this business which is very much results based. I dont get the Lebby love affair with Hutzler other than I guess they were really good friends before Lebby got our HC gig.

[Coursesuper]

So to get this back to the original 17 topic,

1. DC changes have been impressed upon Lebby and he is receptive to that. I do not have a name that I could share because it is nothing more than people guessing.

2. We are revamping the scouting dept. Bo McKinnis and Co. gave Selmon a check for that yesterday and hires are already being made on that front.

3. TCU winning today, and how they won, could save Sonny(although I doubt it). Even with him staying, Art is putting some pressure on Kendall to get back into the SEC. He was a hell of a lot closer to a HC job when he was at Arkansas than he is now. He is also VERY INTERESTED in working with Kamario. Art has called KJ Jefferson a poor man’s Kamario.

Is Bo handling things like he did for the baseball situation as far as being the portal for $$$ to flow from others thru him to the Program?

[EdwardDrayton]

Yep, if thats true then its a bad sign for him being in the Big chair. You have to make hard decisions to be a successful.HC in the SEC. If you are just going to remain loyal to your coaches with personal connections no matter the results then you are not HC material in this business which is very much results based. I dont get the Lebby love affair with Hutzler other than I guess they were really good friends before Lebby got our HC gig.

Leaders have to make hard decisions on the road to success. The good ones understand that and execute them.