(11-12-2018 06:46 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: (11-12-2018 06:18 PM)pesik Wrote: (11-12-2018 06:08 PM)Attackcoog Wrote: Some guys I'd at least take a look at---
Bob Diaco (need a little crazy to spice up that bland Applesauce)
David Reeves--DC UAB
Mike Ekeler--DC N Texas St
Vic Koenning--Troy DC
Blake Baker--LaTech DC
just no-
Diaco- already fired at Nebraska
Baker- nothing noteworthy at all about defense, torched few games
would take but wouldn't love-
reeves/ekeler- uab/unt has played no-one to quantify worth of their defense
Koening - gave up 56 to Boise, the only legitimate offense they played
this is the list i made on coogfans:
- Bert Watts- Fresno’s DC
-Corey Raymond- LSU’s DB coach since 2012 (known as the best db unit in the country) would also be a HUGE boost in recruiting
-zac spavital- texas tech co-dc (built the jackboyz in houston)
-Ikaika Malloe- Washingtons dline coach for 3 years (washington has had a top 10 defense since he has been there and part of a top 10 defense at utah state)
-Michael Zordich- Michigans DB coach for the past 4 years (nfl playing and coaching experience)…#1 pass defense in 2018, #1 pass defense in 2017, #1 pass defense in 2016, #3 pass defense in 2015
Legit criticism. Basically, here is what Im looking at----guys with multiple years of successful DC experience, guys we can afford, preferably guys with some recruiting ties to Texas or Louisiana. All the DC's I threw out there guys have defenses in the top 50. Diaco had good defenses at Notre Dame and UConn for years--so Im not that concerned about one year at Nebraska (especially since that team was a dumpster fire when he was brought in). The biggest knock on Diaco is he is little strange and he has no recruiting ties in the south. Other than that--he'd be a solid DC hire (plus it would be good for Major to have another former HC to lean on).
Im not crazy about brand new DC's with little to no experience. Not saying it cant work out--but I'd rather go with someone who has been doing it a while. Watts is a first year DC. Spavital has one year as co-DC (we all know thats Gibbs show--Spav is not calling the game at Tech). Mallow and Zordich have zero experience. Only Spav has any Texas/Louisiana recruiting ties. Of the group you present---Spav would be my choice---but Im not really enthusiastic about any of them. I want a guy with more experience and a longer track record of DC success.
an experienced elite dc that we can hire would be great...but I checked there aren't any elite dc with experience with a legitimate chance for us to hire..
I don't want to have an "exposed" potential defense, the kind that only looks good vs lower competition, but has no business with the big boys... look at coach D's stats before Miami, he owned the MAC...but was exposed in Miami in the acc...
reaves at uab has like 17seniors in his defensive 2 deep...theyve played no one and are so senior heavy all of it could be exposed on a harder schedule with regular depth
all the coaches I picked have spent extended periods with their current elite defenses, it would be crazy to think they didn't know the defense they are in
--- i didnt note it earlier but watts/malloe have DC experience in the fcs
-- zordichs db stats are borderline dominant to not think he doesn't know what he is doing...the #1 pass defense for the last 3 years...(was also a nfl db coach)
-- zac was easily the most essential assistant of the Houston defensive resurgence, i know gibbs calls the pays, but spav is 6years with Gibbs now, i guarantee he knows his defense
-- Raymond is probably the only hire we could make that could bring in the talent to impact next year ..he's brought in over 10 5stars to lsu all defensive guys in the last 5 years alone
look around nationally, watts was in his 1st year at dc at Fresno, Niu dc is also 1st year, so is app states DC... there are tons of 1st year DC that are dominant, As long as they came from top defenses