Has spurrier hired his successor?
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I think it's worth looking at. He has the bloodlines. What about Mark Dantoni? He's a former USC player and is thriving at MSU.
Cocky kebo57
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I hope you are. When SOS leaves, I want coach Tanner to go out and hire a PROVEN HC THAT KNOWS HOW TO COACH FOOTBALL AND IS WILLLING TO RECRUIT HIS ASS OFF. PERIOD. Our next HC hire will be critical in order for us to at least keep up with the competition. You see what it's done for UT. I can't see Spurrier Jr. generating the kind of interest and enthusiasm like they've got going on up there. jmho.
I don't know a ton about Hoke, but I do not think he is what we want for our next coach. I think we need a younger coach who has a lot of energy and can recruit. And who has college coaching experience. Maybe Hoke is that guy. Not sure. I'm thinking along the lines of someone similar to Butch Jones, James Franklin. Or Spurrier when he first went to Florida.
Not sure why the hate for Jr. He developed amazing receivers here and at Oklahoma. He also had good wide outs at the NFL level. He will be a really good HC one day.
This post was edited on 2/4 8:57 PM by cockynSC66
This post was edited on 2/4 8:57 PM by cockynSC66
I see what Bitch Jones has done for UT. They were 7-6 last year... BOY, I bet their fan base was excited to have had SO MUCH BETTER OF A YEAR THAN WE DID! Oh... Wait... If not for a miraculous comeback win over us as the recipients of another monumental collapse by our worst D in decades, they wouldn't have even made a BOWL GAME. THAT is the kind of coach you want? You think Jones is why they recruited well this cycle? They ALWAYS RECRUIT WELL. It is UT! So, what you want is a national recruiting BRAND, not a coach. There is not a coach we can hire who can give us instant brand recognition comparable to a UT or someone... Except for SPURRIER. That is what he has done for us, and we are still not recruiting QUITE on par with them, but we are closer than we ever have been- BECAUSE OF SPURRIER, not in spite of him as the tar and feather crowd seems to think... It is s shame that ten years in we still have so many fans to blind to see how much better off we are today than we were before he got here...
Lifer you make a good point. Prior to Spurrier, we had no real brand to speak of. Now we do. I think what has so many on this board angry and flipping out is the fear that that could slip away very easily with another disappointing season. I laws very concerned going into today and sure there are some recruits I wish we could have held on to, but I like our class and I think Hoke will be a strong addition. I'm am not at all happy with 7-6 and an Independence Bowl win, but I remember all too well when that would have been considered a good season. Thanks to SOS that's not the case anymore.
And, if you're not alone, you are in a small minority.
I can think of nothing less relevant for selecting a head coach. Please list all the children of great coaches who have become great coaches.
As for Mark Dantonio, he has Michigan State at a consistently good level, but I suspect he is quite comfortable there. As reasons to pick a coach, selecting someone who played at a school is only slightly more significant than "bloodlines."
This post was edited on 2/5 12:13 PM by GWMorris
At first I laughed because I thought it was a funny thing to say...then I continued reading and realized you are serious. Sorry, but no.
Exactly right. I was at school here at USC when we went 1-21. I remember the bad, and this time with spurrier has deff been the GOOD.
I think ink this offseason has shown this staff and our admin are committed to making things work. We lost some recruits it would have been nice to keep, I think a lot of people wanted changes to be made on the defensive coaching staff... But we recovered well fm the losses we had and ADDING to our staff is better than wholesale firing of the existing staff and starting all over. We get rid of everyone and we are setting ourselves up for a 2-3 year re- build before we can expect much improvement on D. Keeping the same plan, same pieces in place but adding an experienced guy to give advice and "tweak" a few things could yield some improvements right away! It is a brilliant move in my opinion, but we won't know for sure until a year or two from now.
I wouldn't want him the be the successor, mainly because Hes not shown good play calling when sos allowed him to call plays and on the recruiting trail he's iffy at best. I don't mind keeping him on the staff but not as the head coach...I'd be very disappointed if tanner made that decision.
Jr has been asleep at the switch because he knows his daddy has his back. No thanks.
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