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Will make a good interim head coach

(12-13-2024 06:03 PM)Trmp120 Wrote:  Will make a good interim head coach

I came here for this comment and I was not disappointed. Thank you sir.

(12-13-2024 06:03 PM)Trmp120 Wrote:  Will make a good interim head coach

He’s been assistant head coach for several years

What primary position will he coach? LB or DB? Does sound like a good hire to help maybe teach TD how to be a better hc

(12-13-2024 06:03 PM)Trmp120 Wrote:  Will make a good interim head coach

Dammit you beat me to it haha

That is the sort of hire that Ingram should have insisted on going in.

(12-13-2024 08:30 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  That is the sort of hire that Ingram should have insisted on going in.

Yeah, I was gonna say…why the hell dont you make such a hire 2 years ago?

now we need an experience oc who WILL hire his own staff and we will be good to go :)

I think that if that was going to happen it would have been announced by now. Besides, Dilfer will need someone to throw to the wolves at the end of next season.

(12-13-2024 08:30 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  That is the sort of hire that Ingram should have insisted on going in.

Bingo. And at worst, should have been forced after last season’s debacle.

Nice to hear some good news for a change.

(12-13-2024 09:17 PM)UABFRENCHY Wrote:  now we need an experience oc who WILL hire his own staff and we will be good to go :)

Good to go win 3 games with all the good players leaving

When Dilfer was hired he said he was going to hire staff with (what i recall was) "figure-it-outness". We see the results that we got. Its good to finally see an experienced coordinator is on staff, but this may be too little too late. The offense was pretty bad most games last year, so even a dramatic defensive improvement, we will be lucky to win a handful of games.

I agree with a lot of you that Russ could probably serve as an interim during a transition, and wonder if not having a suitable replacement factored into retaining Dilfer for another year as other schools fired their head coaches mid-season.

It sucks that the cupboard will be bare and the next coach will have a complete rebuild. Hopefully there will be some good candidates available in the next cycle.

It won't make one millimeter of difference when he's coaching FCS-level players and high school recruits from Deadhorse, AK.

(12-14-2024 06:45 PM)blazr Wrote:  It won't make one millimeter of difference when he's coaching FCS-level players and high school recruits from Deadhorse, AK.

Everyone knows you got to go to Alpine for the 5 stars

(12-13-2024 07:24 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  What primary position will he coach? LB or DB? Does sound like a good hire to help maybe teach TD how to be a better hc

I know he's got a few years in college coaching DBs, but I certainly hope we don't have a guy that has NFL experience coaching linebackers overseeing another position.

(12-16-2024 10:25 AM)Auburn_Blazer Wrote:  

(12-13-2024 07:24 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  What primary position will he coach? LB or DB? Does sound like a good hire to help maybe teach TD how to be a better hc

I know he's got a few years in college coaching DBs, but I certainly hope we don't have a guy that has NFL experience coaching linebackers overseeing another position.

It wouldn't surprise me if he coordinates the defense without coaching an individual position. I noticed that C.J. Cox has offered scholarships to portal guys in the last few days. Would like to see him stay on the staff.

I would look for CJ Cox to stay on. There were some internal thoughts that he might have been the new DC if it had been an internal hire. Kind of look for him to be an anchor for the defensive staff.

DC hire- ex NFL coach
WR hire- ex NFL coach

Looking forward to the DL and LB hires having NFL ties. Miles college has an ex NFL LB position coach.