Staff Changes - 1/2 PM Update

Jan 2, 2019

**Earlier today, Manny Diaz referred to an additional hire coming on the defense. I'm told Miami is set on making that hire a defensive coordinator, which would move Jon Patke (outside linebackers) and Ephraim Banda (safeties) back to their prior roles on the staff. I can confirm the top target right now is Blake Baker, the current defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech. Diaz worked with Baker at Texas and LA Tech and I'm told Baker was set to follow Diaz to Temple to be co-DC's with Fran Brown, with Baker in the playcalling role.

**As for recruiting coordinator, I can confirm through multiple sources that offensive quality control coach David Cooney is being promoted to the position. I'm told it is a done deal.

**As for strength and conditioning coach, I've heard two names floating around as options behind the scenes. One would be Kurt Hester, the current head of S&C at Louisiana Tech. The second is Bo Davis, currently the D-Line coach for the Detroit Lions and former assistant S&C coach at LSU.

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252cane

Jan 2, 2019

The same bo davis that was dropping them bags at bama? If it is then bring him in.

akad1984

Jan 2, 2019

BeastMode said:
I fished the Everglades. Never saw a gator in the two days I was in it. Also didn’t see any snakes except on the road at night. Our tour guide did say snakes are the biggest issues when navigating the mangroves. We were in kayaks. For an outdoors person like Hester he could enjoy that. His daughter is grown and graduated from school so the family angle may not matter as much, but they are all down there with him in the Louisiana area.

I’ve never seen snakes but gators are everywhere. Take a drive across old 41 and stop literally anywhere - You’ll see them in the canals, on the side of the road, at the rest stops, etc.

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4th-and-14

Jan 2, 2019

brock said:
Bo Davis would be an Intriguing Hire as strength and conditioning coach

Bo Davis has not been a strength coach in 15 years. He is a DL coach. I cannot believe he is being considered for this crucial hire.

BeastMode

Jan 2, 2019

akad1984 said:
I’ve never seen snakes but gators are everywhere. Take a drive across old 41 and stop literally anywhere - You’ll see them in the canals, on the side of the road, at the rest stops, etc.

That’s wild. Maybe it was because I was there around Christmas. Do they hibernate in the winter?

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Jakec15

Jan 2, 2019

If you haven't looked up Kurt Hester on youtube I highly recommend.

Theres videos of him working with Eric Berry, Tebow, etc in the offseason. Trained NFL athletes before getting that job at LA Tech. Youtube channel called Stack.

g8rh8rMD

Jan 2, 2019

luciano.8 said:
Hester is wild. I am all for it. Has an awesome background.

Seems like just the kind of crazy we could use some more of.

BeastMode

Jan 2, 2019

4th-and-14 said:
Bo Davis has not been a strength coach in 15 years. He is a DL coach. I cannot believe he is being considered for this crucial hire.

My guess is it’s Hester’s to turn down. It’s going to come down to if he wants to leave the backwoods life of Louisiana for South Flroida.

Captain Uberpants

Jan 2, 2019

*Checks defensive rankings*

LT was 32nd. Not bad.

jjacks93

Jan 2, 2019

Nobody know anything about the Baker dude for DC ?

Jan 2, 2019

I’m just glad Cooney wont be an on the field coach anymore.

The Owl

Jan 2, 2019

Liberty City El said:
I know he is, I'm saying it's not his responsibility to land him, the most he can do is help. Banda has to land Stevenson it's his job, if we miss on Ty Stevenson the blame should mostly go to Banda.

Speaking of recruiting, I saw Bo Davis got a violation at Bama in 2016 and can't do any off-campus recruiting until after April 13, 2019. Once that "penalty" is over, do you think he could pay dividends in recruiting defensive linemen? It seems we should try and get this guy on staff in some role.

canecodpiece

Jan 2, 2019

4th-and-14 said:
Bo Davis has not been a strength coach in 15 years. He is a DL coach. I cannot believe he is being considered for this crucial hire.

e must be on the same strength program as Felder.

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caneworld

Jan 2, 2019

jjacks93 said:
Nobody know anything about the Baker dude for DC ?

There's a whole thread on that..

252cane

Jan 2, 2019

JMG said:
I’m just glad Cooney wont be an on the field coach anymore.

He was never a on field coach

BeastMode

Jan 2, 2019

Jakec15 said:
If you haven't looked up Kurt Hester on youtube I highly recommend.

Theres videos of him working with Eric Berry, Tebow, etc in the offseason. Trained NFL athletes before getting that job at LA Tech. Youtube channel called Stack.

I was trying to find some of his Dawg night challanges. Are those on their? He does a lot of team building challenges and just seems to be the complete opposite of Felder. Just what Manny wants.

He is to everyone who said they didn’t trust Felder cause he was overweight (which is dumb) but Hester is an animal about lifting weights.

MIATL

Jan 2, 2019

If Bo Davis comes, Jess Simpson might not stick around too long. That’s an easy plug and play replacement.

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MizCane

Jan 2, 2019

JimmyJohnsonsHair said:
The fact that Manny is effectively taking a promotion away from his buddies (which is the right move, IMO) speaks volumes about Richt's level of motivation before he ultimately decided to retire. Dude was clearly done. He couldn't even be bothered to conduct a search.

From just about anyone that has worked for or been around Richt says he is as stand up as it gets which has led me to believe he knew he was retiring so he did not go through that process. I would say him not putting someone in place was him looking out for whoever that may have been knowing he was done.

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Cribby

Jan 2, 2019

252cane said:
He was never a on field coach

This.

Jan 2, 2019

252cane said:
He was never a on field coach

Didn’t mean to say anymore.

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AL CANE

Jan 2, 2019

No thanks on Bo Davis unless it is for DL coach. Hasn't been a strength coach since 2006 with the Fins and was a Assistant strength coach at that. Same thing from his stint at LSU, assistant strength coach from 2002-2005.

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