Dawg83 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Lanning is my pick to be the next head coach of Bama whenever the time comes. Edited November 15, 2023 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Dawg83 said: Not to change the conversation too much, but apparently UCLA is about to fire Chip Kelly. Here is your odds-on favorite for this year’s helping of Kiffin rumors. Kelly to starkville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, BrickCity said: Kelly to starkville Gotta think he’s close to calling it a career. I don’t think he particularly cares for the NIL era. Edited November 15, 2023 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Don Merlinz addressed the hire. Apparently he hasn’t been contacted yet by the administration, but he kind of left the door open. Maybe he has and that was just coachspeak. The fact that he’s 7 wins away from being the all time winningest head coach in Mississippi State History has definitely got to nag on him some. (You would think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 51 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: Don Merlinz addressed the hire. Apparently he hasn’t been contacted yet by the administration, but he kind of left the door open. Maybe he has and that was just coachspeak. The fact that he’s 7 wins away from being the all time winningest head coach in Mississippi State History has definitely got to nag on him some. (You would think). I’m at a point where he’s definitely not the first choice, but get turned down a few times by your top options and it starts to get tempting. It almost never ends up being the first guy people lean toward so by default that probably rules out Chadwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: It almost never ends up being the first guy people lean toward so by default that probably rules out Chadwell. Isn’t that the truth. Didn’t Tennessee get turned down by 7 or 8 coaches one time? As for Chadwell, there will definitely be some more openings after the season is over (Kelly supposedly will be gone this week if they lose to USC and if they don’t then after the final game) so he will probably wait to see what all is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 No to Mullen No to Mullen I appreciate all he did for State but that era has ended. It is gone. Done. The proverbial fork has been stuck in it. No No No 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I'm suspecting Herman or Fritz at the moment. just reading the tea leaves as chadwell seems to be not interested at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Nobody is ever interested when the season is still going on. What coach is going to say “yep, I want that job when they still have two regular season games to play with their current team.” Unfortunately, it puts a coach in the position of lying through his teeth i.e. Tuberville “I am going to leave Oxford in a pine box” and numerous other coaches going back decades. That is why I wish schools would wait until the season is over to fire coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) If you’re looking at guys most likely to say yes to the job that are also realistic candidates, you’re probably talking Fritz, Herman, or GJ Kinne. For some reason I keep thinking Lebby ends up being in the mix, too. I think Leipold may even be Selmon’s top choice but I’m not sure he’d take this job. Chadwell and Lashlee I think would have interest but are going to command a high asking price and might also prefer a different SEC job. There is no slam dunk, no brainer kind of hire for State. Anyone on the board is going to have some level of risk associated with them. Edited November 16, 2023 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 27 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: If you’re looking at guys most likely to say yes to the job that are also realistic candidates, you’re probably talking Fritz, Herman, or GJ Kinne. For some reason I keep thinking Lebby ends up being in the mix, too. I think Leipold may even be Selmon’s top choice but I’m not sure he’d take this job. Chadwell and Lashlee I think would have interest but are going to command a high asking price and might also prefer a different SEC job. There is no slam dunk, no brainer kind of hire for State. Anyone on the board is going to have some level of risk associated with them. GJ Kinne is just so dang young. He definitely has the potential to be a great head coach, but I feel like State needs someone with a few more years underneath him. Chadwell and Lashlee kind of fit the mold that you want, but I certainly wouldn't rule them off the table either based on asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Kinne would probably be as big of a gamble, if not more, than a coordinator with no HC experience but several years of coaching in college. He has been on a fast track to a head coaching position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Kinne would scare the heck out of me because there’s an equal chance of him being a huge disaster as there is him being a huge success. Maybe you’re in the Playoff in two years, maybe you’re 1-11. It’s all on the table with someone like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Most good coaches generally tend to fall in two categories 1. High ceiling/low floor 2. Low ceiling/high floor Mullen and Leach were definitely in that second category. I think there’s a group of fans who are sick of 5 to 8 wins a year and want someone who can win 9 or 10 semi-regularly. But that’s obviously easier said than done, and also stability isn’t something to take for granted. I do think State needs something to excite the program again. 2014 seems like a long time ago, so I get trying to find someone young and energetic that maybe can take you to those heights again, even if there’s risk involved. But I also don’t necessarily have a problem with hiring an older dude that’s just wins games consistently. Not totally sure which type of coach Selmon values more, as a little bit of both seem to be in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I'm told Houston Nutt didn't really accept the "apology" from Ole Miss and wants a shot against Ole Miss and Arkansas both for firing him. It's a no brainer State, hire this man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 hours ago, rebmus said: I'm told Houston Nutt didn't really accept the "apology" from Ole Miss and wants a shot against Ole Miss and Arkansas both for firing him. It's a no brainer State, hire this man. People need heppin’, now more than ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: People need heppin’, now more than ever Nutt was a character for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 7 hours ago, s1nglewing said: Nutt was a character for sure. Hey, football is more fun when the coaches are caricatures of normal coaches. Was talking to someone this week about how State’s most successful coaches were all a little bit of a weirdo and that maybe that’s the key to winning. Don’t hire normal people, hire weird people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Dawg83 said: Hey, football is more fun when the coaches are caricatures of normal coaches. Was talking to someone this week about how State’s most successful coaches were all a little bit of a weirdo and that maybe that’s the key to winning. Don’t hire normal people, hire weird people. Good point 83, I just applied for the HC job at MSU! ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Nutt was good for a laugh at least once a year. No matter what side you were on. And who didn’t love hearing Spurrier go off each week on some strange topic. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Saw where State offered Chadwell. Don't really know anything else other than that. Hopefully both sides can come to an agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 If State hired Chadwell I think that’s realistically close to the best case scenario. Cignetti is still my top preference but Chadwell is similar in that he’s just a coach that wins a lot of football games. Go hire a coach with a track record of winning at multiple stops and it usually works out for you I don’t think Selmon will have to go any further down his list than wherever Willie Fritz is. All indications are he’d take the State job in a heartbeat. He was as good as gone to Georgia Tech a year ago until they couldn’t agree about him coaching Tulane in the Cotton Bowl. Fritz would not be one of my top couple of guys but I think he’s a perfectly acceptable fallback option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, maroontide06 said: Saw where State offered Chadwell. Don't really know anything else other than that. Hopefully both sides can come to an agreement. Where did you see that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said: Where did you see that? It got mentioned on the T&L podcast with Hadad and Faulk. Don't know if there's any truth to it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: It got mentioned on the T&L podcast with Hadad and Faulk. Don't know if there's any truth to it or not. I don’t know that a formal offer has been made but I think there is some interest on both sides. Liberty can pony up money to keep him better than a lot of G5 schools, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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