Coaching News and Rumors

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Chop, Dec 1, 2019.

  1. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    I spent some time at a ranch outside Boise, which is sort of southwest Idaho. It was so beautiful, I wanted to move there.
     
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  2. MajesticII

    MajesticII 1,000+ Posts

    With Leach, Miss State will not play defense, thus get killed in the SEC. He will force DCs to burn the midnight oil, but will not win many games; as the SEC is not the 3 yards and cloud of dust teams they used to be.
     
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  3. mb227

    mb227 de Plorable

    I'll take it over the lunacy that seems to pervade policy out west...at least you can walk down the street without stepping in someone's waste or without being impeded by their sidewalk-situated tent.
     
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  4. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    MISSISSIPPI:

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  5. NorfolkVATiger

    NorfolkVATiger 100+ Posts

    That's a misconception. He hired a very good DC at Texas Tech and at WSU the last couple of years (not sure about 2019, but before) his defense was arguably better than the offense.

    Edit: At WSU, it was none other than Alex Grinch.
     
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  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    He had a fever, that only had one cure

     
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  7. BurntOrangeLH

    BurntOrangeLH 2,500+ Posts

    More rural Eastern Washington is quite different from the urban centers in Western Washington.
     
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  8. Chinstrap

    Chinstrap 1,000+ Posts

    Jay Valai to Texas?
     
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  9. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    I've spent time in both states. Miss. is still in the dark ages in many respects. Abject poverty, terrible public education, poor economy, and then I could name the really bad aspects of the state but I won't.

    Washington is not the promised land, but the natural beauty of the state is something to behold, the high tech opportunities, the booming economy, the forward thinking environmental policies, do put the state in the 21st century.

    So, if I had to live in one or the other, its Washington for me 100%.
     
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  10. CreakyHorn

    CreakyHorn 500+ Posts

    Don't forget the mosquitos! There were swarms like I haven't seen before. And I have lived in Houston. At one point they were pelting the windshield as we drove through town.
     
  11. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Mike Leach is without peer!!
    So he gets off the plane in s Miss state colors ringing a cowbell.
    Of course they will love him.
    And the bull dog mascot with a pirate patch.
    Hope he does well . They will have wild off seaon.
    I like Mike.
     
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  12. 22Horn

    22Horn 500+ Posts

    Mighty SEC!! I think Leach will surprise some of those all might SEC teams that seldom play anyone other than their division teams and 1-2 more than would be mediocre at best
     
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  13. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    I’m waiting for Leach’s discussion of which conference mascot could beat the others.
     
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  14. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    I would imagine the Gorillas are especially tough in the trenches.
     
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  15. BurntOrangeLH

    BurntOrangeLH 2,500+ Posts

    Well, having lived in WA about 20 years off and on, it is a great place with the most beautiful scenery when you can see it, but it is a little too politically correct.

    In 1974 during the great Oil Crisis, the Republican governor Dan Evans preempted the Federal government and instituted a 50 MPH speed limit state wide. Then after the Feds set the limit at 55 MPH, the state had to correct all the signs they had just installed.

    I could continue, but I will not.
     
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  16. Austin_Bill

    Austin_Bill 2,500+ Posts

    It's been a while since I was in Seattle, but the homeless problem is pretty bad there. Sometimes forward thinkers don't do much thinking.
     
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  17. Chop

    Chop 10,000+ Posts

    And UW has a new coach as well. Plenty of change in Mississippi and Washington.

    On the State of Washington, back before the rise of Microsoft (and other tech) and the Seattle music scene, they were down in the dumps for quite a while. Boeing was downsizing and moving jobs elsewhere, and the lumber business was hurting with all that spotted owl stuff.

    Of course, in the mid and late 80s, Texas was down in the dumps with the prolonged oil crash and the S&L crisis. Now look at us.
     
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  18. BurntOrangeLH

    BurntOrangeLH 2,500+ Posts

    In 1974 or so, there was a billboard just south of downtown saying, "Will the last person leaving Seattle please turn out the lights?

    Boeing is the airplane and defense contractor. He was originally a boat builder.
     
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  19. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    I guess okam is the next phone call
     
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  20. Pomspoms

    Pomspoms 5,000+ Posts

    Sure would like to see him as part of the the coaching staff.
     
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  21. CreakyHorn

    CreakyHorn 500+ Posts

    Wait. DL coach and run-game coordinator? Isn't that a bit schizophrenic? Or at least unusual?
     
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  22. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  23. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    LSU is keeping Joe Brady
    New deal 3 yrs/~$3M+
     
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  24. easy

    easy 2,500+ Posts

    So he just gave up after his first season as a head coach
     
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  25. BurntOrangeLH

    BurntOrangeLH 2,500+ Posts

    He left $1.8M on the table if he had signed with Texas, minimum.
     
  26. I_Dont_Exist

    I_Dont_Exist 1,000+ Posts

    More than likely he gets a bump in salary and looks at it as a better career path for a HC job at a group of 5 school.
     
  27. wadster

    wadster 5,000+ Posts

    Always liked him.
     
  28. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    From Sports Illustrated:
    The deal would reportedly protect the Tigers from losing Brady to other college assistant jobs. The 30-year-old is highly regarded after helping mastermind quarterback Joe Burrow's historic season.

    But the extension gives Brady flexibility to leave LSU for a college head coaching position or a job in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers are reportedly eyeing him for their offensive coordinator position.
     
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  29. Pomspoms

    Pomspoms 5,000+ Posts

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    Me too and I didn't know he was available or I would have screaming for the horns to get him. I am happy with yurcich though.
     
  30. dukesteer

    dukesteer 5,000+ Posts

    Let’s see how LSU’s offense performs in the 2020 season and then assess Brady’s talent. My opinion is that Joe Burrows has plenty to do with Brady’s “brilliance” this year.

    After all, how outstanding of a coach would Belichick have been without his Brady? Probably about 6 less Super Bowl wins less outstanding.
     
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