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1 hour ago, MSTSatchmo said:

Just for conversation, let’s say Briles becomes State’s OC.  
 

What happens to Rogers, and what are the odds Jefferson comes with Briles.   Rogers is not mobile at all, and the QB that entered the portal today would have been better suited for the new offense.  Or, as 83 said, does Briles adapt his offense for Rogers.  

I would say the odds are pretty low that Jefferson would come to State.

 

My hunch is the offense would look more like the Briles offense at Baylor and FSU where he didn’t necessarily have a running QB.

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35 minutes ago, rebmus said:

A&M hired Petrino as OC. 

Interesting... does the deal come with a motorcycle and a cheerleader? 

 

 

Gotta love Jimbo’s whole “we’re doing it the right way” thing as he has Petrino and Durkin on his staff.

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4 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

I wonder what the news is on State's OC hiring front?  Is Briles still in the picture or are they going a different direction?

Seems like they are waiting on an answer from Briles. Gotta think it’s close to a resolution one way or another.

 

There are other options should Briles say no, but he’s clearly been the top priority.

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18 minutes ago, Dawg83 said:

Looks like a no on Briles, the longer it dragged on the more I suspected he wasn’t going anywhere.

Well hopefully State can get someone else.  I don’t think it’s a bad job if they find the right fit, but that will be the key for Arnett.  This very well could have been a Jimmy Sexton leverage ploy from the get go.

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Briles is an okay Coach but I am not really distressed about him not coming. Arkansas folks seem to be hoping he was going to leave. That was kind of a red flag to me. 
 

Matt Brock has been promoted to DC which I think is a good move.

 

The OC hire is important. We certainly need to leverage the strengths of the air raid offense going forward along with some other elements to see if we can improve offensively. I think that would probably be the consensus of Arnett and the coaches he has on the o side of the line. 
 

Will be interesting to see how it unfolds in the coming days. 

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21 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said:

Why do some State fans seem to be all in on Hatcher at Samford, other than the Leach connection?   He had a great record as HC at Valdosta State, however his GA Southern, Murray State and Samford records have just been okay (minus this past 11-2 year at Samford).  

Who knows.  I’m like Bulldogs4 there.  I’ve never heard of him before and I honestly don’t know what the infatuation is there.  Maybe it’s the experience factor?  But who honestly knows.  It’s really up to Zach and who he wants at this point.  If it takes some time to get this hire right then so be it.  It’s an important hire and one that he needs to get right, because if he doesn’t get this hire right he will be suffering from it long term.

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52 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said:

Why do some State fans seem to be all in on Hatcher at Samford, other than the Leach connection?   He had a great record as HC at Valdosta State, however his GA Southern, Murray State and Samford records have just been okay (minus this past 11-2 year at Samford).  

Moreso about his offense than his head coaching record I guess. Samford’s offense is Air Raid-ish and has been successful, and that’s including some strong showings against SEC defenses. He would not be my top choice but I think you can do worse.


Kevin Johns at Duke would probably be at the top of my list if I were considering realistic options. After that, I’m not really sure. Shannon Dawson’s name has been tossed around some, not sure how I feel about that. Casey Woods at SMU had a really good offense this year and he was born in Starkville (the son of Sparky Woods), but he’s very green as an OC, this year was his first go round.

 

Going to be interesting to see where it goes.

 

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2 hours ago, Bulldogs4 said:

Briles is an okay Coach but I am not really distressed about him not coming. Arkansas folks seem to be hoping he was going to leave. That was kind of a red flag to me. 

Arkansas fans seem to be ready to move on from Briles like Bama fans seem to be ready to move on from Golding. 

 

It's definitely a potential red flag for either, but I slightly lean towards Briles would be a good hire as OC for almost any team along with Golding would be a good hire for almost any team. 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, coastfootballfanman said:

If I were State, I would give Zach Kittley a call and make him tell me no thanks. He most likely would not be interested, but I would still make him say no. 

I think they maybe already have and it didn’t get very far. But I’m a huge Kittley fan though and think he’ll be a P5 head coach soon.

 

If you made me call it today, I kinda think it ends up being Dawson.

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Will Friend hired as State’s new OL coach, I think he’s a solid hire, though if it means Mason Miller is gone that’s unfortunate. I think that guy is awesome.

 

Lots of chatter today about Mike Bobo being State’s new OC…. Dear gosh I hope that ends up not being true. Wouldn’t make sense to me on any level.

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3 hours ago, Dawg83 said:

Will Friend hired as State’s new OL coach, I think he’s a solid hire, though if it means Mason Miller is gone that’s unfortunate. I think that guy is awesome.

 

Lots of chatter today about Mike Bobo being State’s new OC…. Dear gosh I hope that ends up not being true. Wouldn’t make sense to me on any level.


I couldn’t tell on Twitter if Bobo was a for real choice or not.   100% of people agree though it’s a bad choice.  Surely Arnett would know that too.  
 

Most fans of other schools seem to think Friend was a bad choice also.  

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12 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said:


I couldn’t tell on Twitter if Bobo was a for real choice or not.   100% of people agree though it’s a bad choice.  Surely Arnett would know that too.  
 

Most fans of other schools seem to think Friend was a bad choice also.  

I would’ve been fine with just keeping Mason Miller but Friend seems to have a good enough track record where it makes sense. Plus a good recruiter with MS ties.

 

The Bobo thing seems to be dead now but it would’ve for real been like the worst case scenario. If it was ever even a possibility I don’t get it.

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15 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said:


I couldn’t tell on Twitter if Bobo was a for real choice or not.   100% of people agree though it’s a bad choice.  Surely Arnett would know that too.  
 

Most fans of other schools seem to think Friend was a bad choice also.  

I think Will Friend hire is huge. Great Recruiter and coach. 

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