jrry32 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Scalamania said: Kevin Steele wouldn’t be terrible but him bringing Toney is a legit fear of mine. That’s a huge jump for someone with little experience. I guess I’m at the point where I’m hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Just seems like what happened when we hired McElwain or maybe it’s because we’ve hired one good coach in my 25 years following this program. Time will tell. That's why you give Toney at least one person who has coordinated at this level. But Toney's defense at ULL was impressive. I watched some of their games. As for McElwain, Napier has a better resume. Could he bomb? Sure. So could Kirby have. And Muschamp could have been elite. You simply take your swing and hope for the best. On the plus side, at least the ULL fans aren't trashing the guy on the way out. I definitely didn't put enough stock in the things MSU fans were saying about Mullen when we hired him, and they were right. ULL fans have been very positive about Napier, as have numerous high school coaches. At least the guy isn't hated like Mullen. That's progress, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Honestly, the thing that has me feeling good about this hire is how respected Billy Napier seems to be throughout the business. Mullen was a brilliant offensive mind, but people didn't like him. And that always translated to recruiting. Ryan Clark was on ESPN talking about how he wanted LSU to hire Billy Napier, not Brian Kelly. Said Napier recruited his son and was a man of his word. And then he went to Twitter and again said he wanted Napier lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_OutLaw7 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 How would we feel about Manny Díaz as DC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_OutLaw7 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I would have been very happy with Aranda. Good for Baylor. Still happy with Napier, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Texas_OutLaw7 said: How would we feel about Manny Díaz as DC? Pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalamania Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 14 hours ago, Texas_OutLaw7 said: How would we feel about Manny Díaz as DC? Not that I think Diaz will be hired but this is exactly the type of hire I’m afraid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 yall can have Belk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalamania Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Juluke and Toney are on the staff in a TBD role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Texansfan713 said: yall can have Belk. Too late. He's staying at UH. 47 minutes ago, Scalamania said: Juluke and Toney are on the staff in a TBD role. Juluke is likely the HB Coach. Not sure yet on Toney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalamania Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, jrry32 said: Too late. He's staying at UH. Juluke is likely the HB Coach. Not sure yet on Toney. I’m expecting Toney/Tosh to be Co-DCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_OutLaw7 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Sounds like we will have 10 coaches and 40+ analysts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas_OutLaw7 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 If this article is to be believed: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2021/12/05/florida-gators-football-coach-billy-napier-said-hiring-louisiana-ragin-cajuns-assistant-coaches/8878289002/ Head/PlayCaller/QB: Billy Napier RB: Jabbar Julike WR: OL: Rob Sale OL Ast: Co-DC: Patrick Toney DL: Rory Segrest LB: Christian Robinson DB: DB Ast: S&C: Mark Hocke Going to be honest, I expected some bigger names with a 7.5M Coaching Budget. But I also expect we will have a ton of analysts so I am not really concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalamania Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Ryan O’Hara as an analyst - another UL guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggybucsfan31 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Sounds like the entire staff isn't being retained, can't say I'm disappointed about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalamania Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 32 minutes ago, eggybucsfan31 said: Sounds like the entire staff isn't being retained, can't say I'm disappointed about that. Did they confirm that CRob is gone? He’s the only one I’d even consider retaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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