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  1. No way that is true. They would surely just promote Grubb to HC before going with Kilff right? If not they deserve what is coming their way. If I were Washington I am going and stealing Smith from Michigan St. That dude is a fantastic coach who has proven he can win against much better rosters for years (and without it being due to just one lucky break at QB or one set of players). I get it would be bad optics for a guy to leave after just a month but the Washington job is so much better than Michigan St you take the hit and do it imo. edit: he was Peteron's OC at Washington for that great run they had between '14 and '17 before he got the Oregon St HC job. For those who don't know who I am talking about.
  2. I was pissed last year when we didn't chase him though it did sound like he was locked to Washington before hitting the portal. Not sure CB is a big enough need to justify what he would likely cost considering our situation at DT and TE right now (and safety if Barron does decide to declare) though. Jabbar is certainly better than Brooks but he will cost a fortune.
  3. Well fuck. Was really hoping they would whiff on Deboer and have to settle with Norvell or even more hilariously an option below that. Still a lot better than having to recruit directly against Saban.
  4. https://x.com/jedsparty/status/1745273898172657934?s=20 edit: Not sure why the tweet isn't displaying and the video is basically crashing because so many people are trying to watch it so I'll just say it~ Eugene, Oregon local news reporting on air that Lanning is already in Tuscaloosa having meetings with Bama.
  5. It actually looks like Tosh was handling LBs this year at Oregon anyway. I could have sword he was working with the DL. So yeah much more likely he would just remain in that spot and they might retain Roach. Damn.
  6. Worth noting but if Lanning is the hire at Bama you can be basically certain he will bring Tosh Lupoi with him to stay in that DL / DC role under him. That displaces Roach who is one of the few DL coaches in the country that I would view as a similar quality replacement for Davis. His time at Bama did briefly overlap with Sark. edit: It looks like Lupoi was actually already working with LBs at Oregon this year. My mistake.
  7. Lots of buzz now that the choice is Lanning and could be finalized tonight. I really wonder how much interest Kelly would have in Oregon and Oregon would have in Kelly. We might still get the absolutely delicious drama of Jimbo -> LSU buzz even without the Michigan domino falling.
  8. I've been hearing Minter more recently than Moore. Either way though it seems likely they go with an internal option if Harbaugh leaves. That said... I wonder if Kelly would be of interest to Oregon were Lanning to take the Bama job.
  9. Within seconds of seeing this news breaking I was already texting my Aggie buddies "That pussy Saban was so scared of Sark joining the SEC he retired". The responses have been glorious.
  10. Going to be very interesting to see whether Bama prioritizes Kiffin, Sark or Lanning.
  11. ESPN (the actual channel) running a banner saying Saban retiring. Its real.
  12. I expect we make a big run at Tray Scott. I do not think he is a realistic hire but he has been stuck in same role for five years at Georgia and is 'only' making ~900K. We could throw 1.2-1.3M at him and in the very least fuck over Georgia forcing them to match. He is probably the best combination of recruiter + developer on the DL that isn't an entrenched DC / Co-DC somewhere.
  13. I meant it primarily due to all the scandals he has been attached to and my doubts an Orgeron hire would get through compliance. He also seems really comfortable in his semi-retirement though just doing coaching camps and advertisements.
  14. Ed Orgeron would be a fucking hilarious hire. It isn't realistic for a hundred reasons but man that would be entertaining.
  15. Can we please not have a LaJohntay and Johntay on the same team at the same position? I get a headache just thinking about announcers / media stumbling over that shit all season. Or likewise making the same corny ass comments about it every single weekend as if their crew was the first to notice.
  16. Nahlin has an entire thread up on IT basically taking a victory lap claiming how they've killed it lately and all the people who thought they would collapse after Bobby and GH were removed were wrong. I'm sure someone else will come along and post the screenshots. I'm far too lazy to do it. He takes some pretty clear shots at GH and Bobby. The two quotes below by Nahlin shed a lot of light into why that change at IT happened. Most people seemed to think it was YT revenue related but clearly there were also issues with the perception of who was providing the information at IT. He probably has a fair point at least in regards to how many people were ready to shovel dirt on their grave. "At least 10 stories in 3.5 weeks I was first on that if the relationship hadn't changed people would think I was just over there picking my nose." "For far too long we never marketed. We were behind a paywall with no advertising. This is not my nature but December was a ***** and I read the comments here while knowing how much info and value I have provided that apparently went unnoticed. I took a back seat for the business while others consumed oxygen and appealed to the lowest common denominators. That's not the case anymore and the last month of reporting should show it never was the case."
  17. Nansen has supposedly done a good job coaching ILB at Arizona thus far. Jacob Manu ended up being the first team all-conference ILB for the PAC I believe and the way people talk about the job Nansen did with him sounds very similar to how people talked about Choate developing Ford.
  18. Of course. No one was running around saying Nansen actually sucks and it was this analyst that saved their defense. I am saying that the value Akina brought to them has been universally praised and is something that their coaching staff and reporters have mentioned repeatedly all season long. As much for his schematic input and game strategy help as his work during the week with their secondary. I am talking within the context of his role as an analyst and the value he would bring coming here as such. Not saying he should or would replace Gideon, etc. edit: I will say that if you think I am being over the top go take a look at the reddit reactions by Arizona fans to the Nansen news. Or their boards / reporters reactions. You will see almost more comments about "hope we can keep Akina in some capacity" than you will "oh man it sucks to lose Nansen". I'm not even saying those reactions are not silly- just saying that the value Akina provides is real, at least in perception, and not really the mock worthy idiocy of the yearly "we should hire Samples" type bullshit we also see from some of the same people.
  19. Some of you are absolutely clueless. I get it is fun to poke fun at older coaches and mock the nostalgia shown by the geriatrics on Surly but Akina is fully credited by basically everyone around the Arizona program as why their defense took such a huge step forward this year. The reason Arizona went from allowing 35+ points a game to like ~21 points (despite facing an on paper tougher schedule) is because of the vast improvement of their secondary. Under Akina. He isn't just some meme name being thrown around. He is still doing a phenomenal job wherever he decides to park himself both at developing players and with his schematic input. Nansen himself has credited Akina repeatedly all season long as being hugely important to their success. The guy is also only 67, not 80. He is five years younger than Saban who certainly seems to be still doing just fine. /end rant I mean I get it. People pining for old Texas coaches from the Mack era can get tiresome. It is fun to poke fun at the guys who want always want us to kick the tires on washed coaches who haven't shown competency in near two decades. That isn't Akina.
  20. He isn't coming here to be just a position coach. He would be coming here as Co-DC. It wouldn't be an empty title either; I would expect him to be significantly involved in strategy and game plans even if he is not himself calling the plays. PK needs help, fucking clearly, and has a history of sharing responsibility and cooperating with his Co-DCs to an extent that most guys cannot tolerate due to ego. It isn't the same as leaving to go work under a lot of other DCs. We would also probably damn near double his salary. Do not go by what other coaches were making on this staff prior. We have tens of millions in additional revenue coming in from the SEC media deal starting next year and basically all of that is going to be earmarked for the football program (rightfully so). On the flip side Arizona is facing massive debt issues. Even if they could afford to match whatever we offer him they are going to be making major cuts to their football program analyst and support staff. They've already announced all that publicly. Their situation is kind of grim. Add in the fact that he and Sark are not only close but supposedly 'best friends', with his daughter already at Texas, and you can see how the situation would be appealing.
  21. Brooks is getting late day two grades by just about everyone despite the knee injury. Realistically his ceiling was probably mid second round grade to start with since he isn't a difference making flex WR type RB and that is just how the league looks at RB these days. Fully expecting him to go through with his draft declaration. The risk of falling slightly in the draft is lower than the risk of him coming back not 100% and ending up barely seeing the field because Baxter and Blue are simply better than a diminished Brooks. If he is smart he goes.
  22. The portal remains open for five days after their final game for playoff teams.
  23. Supposedly Nelson has been absolutely terrible. Bad to the extent they don't even think he gives quality scout team reps. I'd heard from a USC booster friend that Nelson wasn't even going to be the backup for their bowl game but damn still shocking to see him hit the portal after just one year.
  24. Ohio St has Devin Brown. He is that high four star QB from last cycle that we were chasing as our backup plan for Arch. Kid almost beat out McCord for their starting job as a true FR. Supposedly they are using the bowl practices and bowl game itself as a test to see how he is progressing and to decide whether they need to go big at Qb in the portal or not. The guys they have been linked to so far are basically just floor setters that would come in and 'compete' with Brown but realistically Brown is overwhelmingly likely to be their starter next year. They really like what he has shown. edit: My mistake, I was off by a year, Devin Brown was class of '22. So was a RS FR not true FR. Either way that is their presumptive starter if they don't hit portal.
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