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Astcloud11 said:
When Richt was first hiring his staff, I was hearing strong rumors that Richt wanted Corey Raymond and Kul....Raymond was open to coming as a DC only, but didn't want to make a lateral move. There was a reason Raymond got a huge pay raise in 2016.
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Hopefully he's interested if we offer him enough money.

It might just be that he's comfortable coaching at LSU because that's his alma mater & it's close to home.
 
Liberty City El said:
Mike Tressel - Has built some great Defenses at Mich St & consistently has one of the best Run Defenses in the nation (ranked #1 this year) annually despite the limitations of their program being behind Oh St, Mich & Penn St as far as resources & recruiting in the B1G.

Lance Anderson - One of the best in the business and usually has Stanford's Defense stout playing against high powered Pac-12. Plus, understands how to recruit well at a school with difficult academic requirements & limited schollys.

Danny Gonzalez - Young upcoming DC that killed at SD St, they had 49INT's in 2 years under him & helped turn around AZ ST's Defense this year with Herm Edwards. He runs a 3-3-5 (but I would still consider him)

Jimmy Lake - Another young guy who's done a great job at Wash with Chris Petersen, this season was his 1st year at DC for them (was DB coach before) & currently has them at the #12th ranked Defense, so I doubt he would even be interested.

Mike Macdonald - LB coach for the Ravens, was with Richt at UGA as a GA from 2011-13. Is from Roswell Georgia & coached HS at Cedar Shoals. Don't even think he's interested in going back to college, but Richt gave him his first job as a Grad assistant maybe he'll offer him a pay raise & a chance to be a DC (if interested). And as a Ravens fan I would love to see it happen, but I don't actually believe it will.

Bob Shoop - DC/Safeties Coach at Miss St, currently has them with the #1 scoring Defense (meaning they've given up the least amount of points this season) & #3 Total Defense. Has a good resume with stints at Tenn, Penn St & Vandy.

Bert Watts - DC/LB coach for Fresno St, young upcoming DC that has surprisingly made Fresno St a pretty good Defense. They're 2nd in scoring Defense, 3rd in Defensive TD's, 17th in Total Defense, tied for 12th in turnovers & tied for 5th in INT's. He coached at Bartram Trail & Bishop Kenny back in 08-09, and had a brief stint with the Broncos in 2012. Was DC at UC Davis for 3 years as well.

Vic Koenning - DC/Safeties coach for Troy, is apart of that very good staff that Neal Brown has assembled. Currently has Troy ranked 10th in Sacks & TFL's & 6th in INT's. Was at Clemson from 05-08, KSU from 08-12 & UNC from 2012-2015.

Matt House - DC/LB Coach at Kentucky, had previous stints in the NFL with the Rams/Panthers & was at Pitt & FIU before becoming Kentucky's LB coach 2 years ago.

Corey Raymond - The most Elite CB recruiter in the nation. I don't even need to give a run down of his resume, yall all know how good he is. My question is, being that he's a Lousiana native & that he's coaching at his Alma mater, is he even interested in leaving LSU? He's been there for 6 years putting great DB's in the league the whole time, we wouldn't be the 1st team to offer him a big time gig, why hasn't he left?

This part of the list is NOT for DC, just some good coaches I think would do great with us.

Diron Reynolds - DL coach at Stanford, has experience in the NFL was QC with the Colts from 02-06, was Phins DL coach in 07 & an assistant DL coach with the Vikings from 09-13. Was at Oklahoma in 2015 before getting hired at Stanford in '16. Very good recruiter.

Terrell Buckley - DB coach (if Banda left) former Nole obviously, but coached at LVille & is now at Miss St, was at FSU as a player when Richt was the QB coach in 90-91.

Eli Rasheed - DL coach for Iowa St, Coached at Venice Fl, Booker (Sarasota), FIU from 04-08 & was at Toledo from 09-15. ISU is 21st run defense.

Blue Adams - Miami guy, well respected in South Fla HS scene, does well on the recruiting trail & had USF at 2nd in INT's in 2017.

Honoronable Mention: Kevin Patrick (has been discussed already so I didn't feel the need to write a whole bunch on'em), Derrick LeBlanc (Kentucky DL coach), Brian Jean-Mary & Zach Arnett (San Diego St DC).
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Shoop is #1 on my list.
 
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OBLIVION said:
Raymond should be the name at the top of the list. Man is going to be a DC somewhere soon. Plus this man would be killing it recruiting down here.
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Recruiting needs to be taken in consideration as much as the coaching at this point. Diaz but up elite stats all over the field and still couldn’t recruit a lick off of it....
 
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brock said:
Recruiting needs to be taken in consideration as much as the coaching at this point. Diaz but up elite stats all over the field and still couldn’t recruit a lick off of it....
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You are 100% correct. We MUST get a dude who can recruit SFL. These boys dont let just anyone in. We have to find a guy who will secure SFL and FL.
Glad to see a list that leaves off Shannon. No way the university lets him back on campus after he sued. Great list, Liberty City El.
 
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I’m surprised no one has taken a chance on Raymond yet. Is the scuttlebutt on him that he’s purely a recruiter like a Dameyune Craig? If he’s viewed as a rising star I’m surprised he’s been a position coach for so long.
 
The thing is I don’t think there exist a relationship between Raymond and Richt
 
The Franchise said:
I’m surprised no one has taken a chance on Raymond yet. Is the scuttlebutt on him that he’s purely a recruiter like a Dameyune Craig? If he’s viewed as a rising star I’m surprised he’s been a position coach for so long.
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Solid question Chise.
 
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Pete Golding seems to be a hot name. Wonder what the timeline is to hire someone. For Golding we might have to wait until after the playoffs. He's also supposedly in consideration at Oklahoma.
 
Would like to have Everybody loves Raymond as DC. Wondering if Rickets will wait to see who gets **** canned in the NFL in January before making his decision though.
 
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