Former Coach Posted 40 minutes ago Share Posted 40 minutes ago State is in a situation that I don't know if there is a good answer. As someone said earlier KT being hurt isn't an excuse. It's real. If he's healthy they are probably 7-2 right now. But, he's not the only injury. We were down 6-8 defensive starters from the first of the year Saturday off of a defense that outside of 3-5 players isn't very good. It's easy to say a change has to be made. State is losing fan support which turns to fewer ticket sales and less NIL money donations. And it will only get worse with drop offs there. At the same time who do you go to. You have to find a NAME Power 5 head coach, but who would come here, that's one of the reasons we have Lebby now. My first thought was throw the bank at Utah's coach, but they play in a different league, not the SEC. Kyle Whittingham who had so much success winning 177 games at Utah over 20 years is struggling in the Big 10. It's just a different game in what I would say is the Power 2 (SEC, Big 10) Charles Huff has been mentioned but we would be a stepping stone job for him. Lebby has shown improvement from what he inherited when he got to State. If you keep him he has to fire the OL coach. That's where it starts for the offense. He has proven he can get skill guys. He has to find KT's replacement and your not going to find that in the portal. No SEC level starting QB is going to transfer to be a backup. I think Saturday will be make or brake. If somehow State miraculously beats Auburn the Tenn Tech I think he gets one more year. With a loss I thin he's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted 11 minutes ago Share Posted 11 minutes ago It is a conundrum. I learn toward not burning down the program yet again. Do that and that will make 6 head coaches in nine years. We see where the coaching carousel has gotten Florida, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee (to a certain extent) and even LSU. Every time you kick a coach to the curb it seems to get worse. Like throwing darts blindfolded. A program like State needs more stability at the HC position and have some patience to ride the downs with the ups. I do think he needs a shake up with the OL coach. Defense with Arnett looks good going forward. S&C coach may need a makeover to ensure our players are in the best possible condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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