Change is Gonna Come...

[Category69]

Give me Bumker or give me death, you don't get to give up 544 yards rushing and 778 yards overall at the U, period.

 

[AtlAtty]

Speaking of Sam, "One Night in Miami" is a fantastic film that just came out. Features an imagined meeting of Sam Cooke, Ali, Malcolm X and Jim Brown. Check it out

I absolutely will. 4 great people. That should be interesting.

 

[Deleted member 26015]

I would say the ball is in Bakers court.

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

I have said I wouldn’t have rather has him than baker

Would or wouldn’t?

 

[Genghis Cane]

I would say the ball is in Bakers court.

Demotion offered?

 

[nuprin]

If Rumph was fired and Baker was not then I could care less. Unless more changes are made, Baker at the very least, then Mandy has failed the program

Exactly...Rumph was not a Manny hire, so we need to see if Manny is as "savage" as people claim. To this point he's just done the bare minimum to keep people happy.

 

[Deleted member 26015]

Demotion offered?

From what I understand, yes.

 

[streetja]

I’m still running with my understanding that baker isn’t going anywhere and what they came up with after UNC was a new co-dc - this was right after Banda got his job - and they were gonna fill his spot or Stroud with a guy that could bring a new perspective and make tweaks. I’ve not heard anything on baker since then.

So obviously things would be different if that changes.

A friend in agency has also not gotten any wind of a change coming and they’re usually first to know or know when there’s smoke and he’s said nothing.

Miami: the number one exporter of half-measures since 2000!

 

[AL CANE]

No point in keeping Baker on staff in any capacity. He proved he sucks as a DC and he proved he can't develop LB's. Why keep him around at all?

 

[joseermonfils]

From what I understand, yes.

What about Patke?

 

[Canes Brotherhood]

@Canes Brotherhood has said more than once that Baker will be fired iirc. So we'll see.

No brother, that wasn’t me. I’ve said sadly the opposite as of right now.

 

[freeman84]

Don’t think or know. I’m just saying what would make sense to me.

Wouldn’t be a huge surprise if he was fired.

Thank you for the information

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

Sounds like Baker is at the very least getting demoted and won't be calling plays next year. That's a big win in my book. I assumed that Diaz would want to keep one of either Patke or Baker around as his consigliere. Personally, I don't care whether Baker is fired or not as long as he's not the DC anymore. Obviously paying him a DC salary as non DC seems like a big waste of money, but so was paying Temple 4 million for Diaz so it doesn't look like the school is overly concerned with budget management right now. Baker can stick with coaching LBs and be the non play-calling CO-DC. (BTW didn't that happen to Lashlee once as well? He got play calling duties taken away and was a non playcalling co-OC. Maybe I'm confusing him with someone else). Anyways, I realize Baker doesn't seem to be particularly good at coaching LBs, but if it means a new DC I'll happily take that trade. If he's not going to fire him, the smarter decision would be to move Patke to an analyst position, and then move Baker off defense to ST coach; bring in a new LB, high quality coach and a new DC who doesn't share defensive coordinating responsibilities.

Now obviously these are very much "politician moves" but I think most of us would have been quite happy if Mark Richt had moved his son from QB coach to an analyst position and brought in a high quality QB coach and OC or if Al Golden had moved Mark DNo to ST coach (Golden was the ST coach so he could have just had the CEO role) and then brought in a 4-3 guy to run the D.

 

[Deleted member 26015]

What about Patke?

Havent heard anything about him at all.

 

[Canes Brotherhood]

And I'll say it again, he's already the LB coach and they were arguably the worst LB group we've ever had here. Time for Baker to go back to Louisianna.

And I will say it again, I don’t disagree.

 

[BeastMode]

I would say the ball is in Bakers court.

sounds like a demotion and up to him if he humbled himself and takes it or tries to land somewhere else outside a P5 program. If I were a betting man.

 

[Miami[]_[]Smoke]

Definitely had a playoff ready level roster..

Probably not. But definitely had a “compete with unc” level roster...

 

[hiphopanimal]

Havent heard anything about him at all.

Wait are you an insider now?

I'm losing track

 

[BeastMode]

From what I understand, yes.

the thing is can he recruit and coach Lb? Even his potential demotion spot on the coaching tree is a spot he has sucked at for two years. Not sure keeping him makes any sense.

 

[Canes Brotherhood]

No point in keeping Baker on staff in any capacity. He proved he sucks as a DC and he proved he can't develop LB's. Why keep him around at all?

If Manuel removes Baker it shows his development in his leadership for the better of the university.