MSTSatchmo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I’m curious how interested Selmon was in Cignetti or if Cignetti was not interested in State. It looks like he’s about to be Indiana’s coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleman1228 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Selmon is holding his place as the next AD at Oklahoma, make no mistake about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 8 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said: I’m curious how interested Selmon was in Cignetti or if Cignetti was not interested in State. It looks like he’s about to be Indiana’s coach. I don't think Cig was even mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said: I’m curious how interested Selmon was in Cignetti or if Cignetti was not interested in State. It looks like he’s about to be Indiana’s coach. Maybe I’m wrong on this but my suspicion is Selmon was going to swing for the fences on a P5 coach (Leipold, Elko, Klieman, etc) and then maybe Chadwell, and in the event they said no, Lebby was always next in line. Ahead of other G5 head coaches. Oklahoma people tend to work with other Oklahoma people, so I had a hunch early on that Lebby might end up being a big name in the search. And yes, Selmon is 100% going to be the front runner for the Oklahoma AD job when Castiglione retires. This is a Greg Byrne situation where you’ve got a good young AD that you know won’t stay forever, you just hope to get as many good years from him as possible. Edited December 1, 2023 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Lebby’s offensive staff appears to be just about complete. A lot of guys that were with him at UCF before he went to Oxford, plus another Briles connection with Kennedy. Bumphis is the only staff person that this offense will be new for. Not much word on the defensive staff other than Turner. The two names that have gotten the most talk for DC are still Durkin and now Tom Allen, ironically both former Ole Miss guys, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 The UCF connections are extra interesting if a certain QB that played at UCF and is now at Oklahoma hits the portal… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSTSatchmo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Dawg83 said: Lebby’s offensive staff appears to be just about complete. A lot of guys that were with him at UCF before he went to Oxford, plus another Briles connection with Kennedy. Bumphis is the only staff person that this offense will be new for. Not much word on the defensive staff other than Turner. The two names that have gotten the most talk for DC are still Durkin and now Tom Allen, ironically both former Ole Miss guys, too. Did I miss the OC hire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 59 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said: Did I miss the OC hire? Dave has Lebby listed as both Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator. Don’t really know how accurate that is though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 4 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said: Did I miss the OC hire? Lebby will call plays so they may or may not have one. I don’t think State had an OC with Leach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Anthony Tucker is listed as Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs, so the OC position could be a tandem thing with Lebby calling the plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 hours ago, maroontide06 said: Anthony Tucker is listed as Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs, so the OC position could be a tandem thing with Lebby calling the plays. Yeah Tucker has been a Co-OC at multiple stops the last few years so that would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Coach Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/1/2023 at 1:03 PM, Dawg83 said: The UCF connections are extra interesting if a certain QB that played at UCF and is now at Oklahoma hits the portal… And, he has. Will be interesting to see if State can afford him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 oregon and usc are bidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Talk about creating a spot for Greg Knox. They've got him as the Director of Career and Personal Development/D.A.W.G. Don't know what the D.A.W.G. acronym is for, but sometimes you just have to invent a spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 and he's working on his MS retirement package as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Seems to be a good bit of smoke that Durkin ends up being State’s DC. The delay has been rumored to be over his A&M buyout and whether or not they were firing him before State hired him. He just signed a new contract in October, only a couple of weeks before Jimbo was fired (man Ross Bjork is such a dummy lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Well shows what I know. Dellenger reporting that Coleman Hutzler is State’s DC. Had been LB and special teams coach at Bama. Worked at OM with Lebby too. Known as a very good recruiter but never called a defense. Lebby’s staff is interesting for sure. High on familiarity, kinda low on experience. Feels like a boom or bust proposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dawg83 said: Well shows what I know. Dellenger reporting that Coleman Hutzler is State’s DC. Had been LB and special teams coach at Bama. Worked at OM with Lebby too. Known as a very good recruiter but never called a defense. Lebby’s staff is interesting for sure. High on familiarity, kinda low on experience. Feels like a boom or bust proposition. That's a little bit scary to be honest. State needs stability and not this fringe experiment hiring thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 You're going to have to get the bulk of your team from the portal. Last thing needed is a bunch of green coaches having to learn on the fly, especially at the coordinator level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg83 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Appears that Matt Barnes from Memphis and Brandon Shelby from Indiana are going to be the DB coaches, with Barnes getting a Co-DC tag. Now those I think make a little more sense. I won’t pretend this is an A+ staff on paper because there are a lot of unknowns for sure. But there’s upside too. Willing to let it play out. If some guys end up being bad hires, Lebby can always go find somebody else in a year. Edited December 6, 2023 by Dawg83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasbeen67 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Robertson implying there was a problem with the buyout for Durkin. Maybe something about coaching through the bowl game? Maybe they plan to add him later. Maybe the with the hires they hope to bring some transfers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebmus Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 12:52 PM, maroontide06 said: Talk about creating a spot for Greg Knox. They've got him as the Director of Career and Personal Development/D.A.W.G. Don't know what the D.A.W.G. acronym is for, but sometimes you just have to invent a spot. Develop A Winning Game Plan (the P is silent I suppose?) It's actually Dawg Pee, Elijah Moore approves of the new position.** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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