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Defensive Coordinator candidates.

Liberty City El said:
I would too, he would be top of my list, I just wonder if he really wants to leave LSU.

Everybody's got a price though, so I would still offer him $1.5mill & AHC title to come here.
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I like it. It would be really interesting.
Has he been offered a DC job before?

What about the Wisconsin DC?
 
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I posted this in another DC thread ....

Here some Names... i think Miami Would be in Good Shape with most below....

Tracy Claeys WSU DC
Morgan Scalley Utah, DC
David Reese UAB DC
Peter Sirmon Cal LB
Jason Tarver Vandy DC
Alex Grinch OSU co-DC
Bob Shoop MSU DC
Corey Raymond LSU DB
Charlie Harbison AZ Cards DB
Marion Hobby Jax DL
Gulp... John Chavis Ark DC..

JC
 
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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I'm not too familiar with some of the names on this list. Could you tell me which, if any, will bring that 4-3 attacking D we've come accustomed to watching at the U? Just don't want another dose of D'Onofrio and his read & react D. I think we all saw enough of that to last us a lifetime. We need someone who understands the South FL athlete and the style of play that best suits them.
 
Nobody who is not going to run Hurricane 4-3 attacking defense. I’ve had enough of people trying to make us something we are not. Nobody from Mark’s tree. If he likes them they suck. No more some ice cream from FSU. There is a reason we always beat them all those years. Next guy needs to want to get HC job too. No more nesters at HC, OC or DC.
 
GaCane1213 said:
Mike Ekeler is a name to watch as well
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Agreed. I mentioned him yesterday in another thread. He's coached LBs at marquee programs, been a DC, has experience with a 4-3, 3-4, and 3-3-5, and coached under Richt at UGA. I think he is a name that makes sense.
 
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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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I like the Rocky Long (NMex,SDSU) coaching tree on defense.
Danny Gonzalez is a good one.
Herm Edwards was smart to pick him up.
I'm not sure if Gonzalez and UM are mutual fits.

I don't follow the NFL much these days.
What's the deal with the Jax Jaguars?
Are there going to be coaching changes?
Marion Hobby is their DL coach, but also had some co-Coord experience at Clemson.
 
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Who in there right mind wants to coach under a dead man walking. This is gonna get real ugly next year.
 
JerseyCanes said:
I posted this in another DC thread ....

Here some Names... i think Miami Would be in Good Shape with most below....

Tracy Claeys WSU DC
Morgan Scalley Utah, DC
David Reese UAB DC
Peter Sirmon Cal LB
Jason Tarver Vandy DC
Alex Grinch OSU co-DC
Bob Shoop MSU DC
Corey Raymond LSU DB
Charlie Harbison AZ Cards DB
Marion Hobby Jax DL
Gulp... John Chavis Ark DC..

JC
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If they aren’t an elite recruiter we simply cant go that route again period.
 
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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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My thing on Raymond is that he’s almost 50. Is he truly still a “rising star”? I’m sure he has potential to be a good DC but at his age, wouldn’t he have had opptys to jump?
 
Gatorhater said:
Nobody who is not going to run Hurricane 4-3 attacking defense. I’ve had enough of people trying to make us something we are not. Nobody from Mark’s tree. If he likes them they suck. No more some ice cream from FSU. There is a reason we always beat them all those years. Next guy needs to want to get HC job too. No more nesters at HC, OC or DC.
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Manny was technically an FSU prodigy...
 
Book my ticket on the Raymond train...would love to see the talent he'd pull in down here.
 
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canewave said:
Among others I think Simpson should be considered. He already knows the personnel and he has proven he can coach on multiple levels.
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At this stage we need a splash hire, Simpson doesn’t have the resume.

2 years in college and 1 year in the NFL isn’t enough
 
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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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Right. And every good college coach will tell you 75% of it isn’t the coaching..it’s the players.
 
Cane6 said:
Raymond, Shoop

Or one of the Alabama or Georgia guys

Dan Lanning
https://georgiadogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2398&path=football

Glenn Schumann
https://georgiadogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2372&path=football

Pete Golding
https://rolltide.com/coaches.aspx?rc=810&path=football

Tosh Lupoi
https://rolltide.com/coaches.aspx?rc=803&path=football
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Lupoi is the DC, I don't think he'll leave for the same job here.

Golding declined offers from Tennessee and Ole Miss, so forget about him.

Btw I agree, they'd be home run hires.
 
great list

hopefully, we get some real recruiters on staff

need to start winning some more battles
 
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