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Dudley Smith said:
I think my favorite part were the poor guys standing at the urinals just trying to take a leak while all this was going on behind them.
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I’ve been the guy at the urinal more than once when this has happened. Typically you say, “Whoa whoa” but keep peeing. As we all know, cutting off mid stream is very dissatisfying.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Didn't realize Brian Jean-Mary used to be a DC, looks like Garner is the only guy on that side who hasn't also been a DC.
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This could actually be super helpful. This could be a "the whole is better than the part" situation that works in our favor! Maybe none of these individual coaches stand out as unique. But together maybe they bring an unexpected bonus.
 
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The Brian Jean-Mary hire looks very positive on the recruiting side, less so on coaching. If you look at his recruiting history, he was able to pull a lot of highly rated LB's while he was at Texas, but none of them were really developed well. He also recruited some lower ranked players at other positions that turned out fairly well, most prominently former Tennessee recruit Poona Ford, who became a Big 12 DPOY and is now a regular starter with the Seahawks. Lil' Jordan Humphrey was a very productive college WR, and I think is still getting some play with the Saints. He should have some contacts in Texas and Florida where he's from and recruited while at USF. It would be nice if the last addition can be more of a developer with LB's.

Brian Jean-Mary All Time Recruits
 
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SSVol said:
I'd like to think I do things that idiots cannot do (or have the good sense not to try?), but there is probably some truth to that quote.
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Haha I edited that, I remembered the professor saying that in my first fundamental of engineering course. I thought that wasn’t very nice. But there’s definitely some truth to that in the CE world.
 
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VFLPastor said:
This could actually be super helpful. This could be a "the whole is better than the part" situation that works in our favor! Maybe none of these individual coaches stand out as unique. But together maybe they bring an unexpected bonus.
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Yeah BJM has a nice background it looks like.
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Was a DB coach for a season, was an Associate Head Coach at Louisville with Strong for a few years, Recruiting Coordinator at Texas under Strong and then got AHC & DC while at South Florida (not sure if he was calling the plays though).
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Yeah BJM has a nice background it looks like.
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Was a DB coach for a season, was an Associate Head Coach at Louisville with Strong for a few years, Recruiting Coordinator at Texas under Strong and then got AHC & DC while at South Florida (not sure if he was calling the plays though).
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Stout resume.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
I'm sure it's been posted, but the baseVOLs swept their series and are 3-0 to open the season. Watched the game yesterday, was a battle and went into extra innings then one of our seniors slapped a Grand Slam dead center for 399 ft to put it away.
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The thing I love about college baseball is that the #1 team in the country could have a bad game/weekend against anyone and get beat. Or they could run into a team with a hot pitcher and some smokin bats and go down.

College baseball is the most equitable of major college sports.
 
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Seems this name could be our last Defensive hire.

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Personally I will get behind it, it seems like a hire Banks is making have worked with the guy. Also he has DC experience as well, coached secondary at a few stops, special teams coordinator and has even been in state with his time at Memphis. Not sure how good he has been at developing talent, but I recall Memphis had a pretty good set of OLBs in his time there. I know Genard Avery got drafted in 2018 from Memphis, but I think he's an ILB.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Seems this name could be our last Defensive hire.

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Personally I will get behind it, it seems like a hire Banks is making have worked with the guy. Also he has DC experience as well, coached secondary at a few stops, special teams coordinator and has even been in state with his time at Memphis. Not sure how good he has been at developing talent, but I recall Memphis had a pretty good set of OLBs in his time there. I know Genard Avery got drafted in 2018 from Memphis, but I think he's an ILB.
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He played for Walla Walla Washington. I'm sold!
 
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Penn State Bio said:
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Joe Lorig enters his second season at Penn State as the special teams coordinator.
  • He added outside linebackers to his title after spending the 2019 campaign as a defensive assistant in addition to his role as special teams coordinator.
  • Lorig has 23 years of collegiate coaching experience, including seven seasons as a special teams coordinator and eight years as a defensive coordinator.
  • In 2019, the Nittany Lions’ special teams unit was ranked first among Power Five schools in special teams efficiency and tied for second nationally overall according to ESPN.com.
  • Three of Lorig’s specialists in 2019, including punter Blake Gillikin, kick returner KJ Hamler, and kicker Jake Pinegar, all earned All-Big Ten honorable mention laurels.
  • Penn State’s special teams unit allowed 1.7 yards per punt return (5th nationally) and 17.0 yards per kick return (8th) in 2019.
  • In his three seasons at Memphis as the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach, Lorig’s special teams unit finished in the top five in FBS in kick return average twice and in the top 20 in kick return defense every year.
  • In addition, the Tigers did not allow a kickoff or punt return for a touchdown in three years under Lorig.
  • As the outside linebackers coach, Lorig’s group helped the Tigers force 81 turnovers in a three-year span, which was fourth nationally in the FBS.
  • Under Lorig’s tutelage, Memphis’ Tony Pollard became one of the nation’s top kick returners with a school-record and FBS-record-tying seven kickoffs returned for a touchdown in his career, including four returns for scores in 2017.
  • Pollard was selected as the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Special Teams Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017 and was a first-team All-American in 2017.
  • In Lorig’s first season in Memphis, the Tigers had three kickoff returns for touchdowns, snapping a 21-year drought for a kickoff return touchdowns, which was believed to be the longest such streak in FBS history.
  • Memphis led the AAC and finished in the top 10 nationally in kickoff return defense (2nd in FBS, 16.04), kickoff return average (5th, 26.57) and net punting (8th, 41.10) in 2016.
  • Kicker Jake Elliott was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award with 21 field goals and a perfect 58-for-58 effort on extra point attempts.
  • Lorig led the Tiger special teams squad to another stellar season in 2017. Memphis finished fourth in the country and led the American in kickoff return average (26.02), while coming in No. 14 in FBS and No. 2 in the AAC in kickoff return defense (17.75).
  • Memphis also finished No. 24 in the nation in punt return defense (4.60) and No. 2 in the American in net punting (39.48).
  • In 2018, Memphis finished No. 16 nationally and No. 2 in the AAC in kickoff return defense, allowing just 17.88 yards per return.
  • Lorig spent two seasons at Utah State as the linebackers coach in 2014 and the safeties coach in 2015. During his time at USU, the Aggies made a pair of bowl appearances.
  • Lorig mentored Zach Vigil, who was selected as the 2014 Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a second-team USA Today All-American after posting 156 tackles and 20.5 tackles for loss.
  • Lorig was the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach at Arizona State for two seasons, prior to moving to Utah State.
  • During his time at ASU, punter Josh Hubner earned All-America honors in 2012 and kicker Zane Gonzalez was a Freshman All-American in 2013.
  • Lorig also spent four seasons as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Central Washington (2008-11), where he helped the Wildcats win three Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles and two NCAA appearances.
  • He was named the Division II Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) following the 2010 season and was a finalist for FootballScoop.com’s Division II Coordinator of the Year in 2009.
  • Among the other stops in Lorig’s coaching career were one season as the linebackers coach at UTEP (2007), eight seasons at Idaho State (2003-06, defensive coordinator; 2001-02, linebackers; 1999-2000 cornerbacks) and two seasons as the secondary coach at Western Oregon (1997-98).
  • Lorig and Franklin spent the 1999 season together at Idaho State under head coach and current Penn State football analyst and analytics coordinator Larry Lewis.
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Appears to be an absolute phenomenal Special Teams Coordinator, but looks like he's a very good OLB coach as well.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
I'm sure it's been posted, but the baseVOLs swept their series and are 3-0 to open the season. Watched the game yesterday, was a battle and went into extra innings then one of our seniors slapped a Grand Slam dead center for 399 ft to put it away.
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Were a baseball school now.
 
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If Banks and Co. could some how land Dixon from PSU and Gaoteote from USC in the transfer portal then the LB room could be upgraded significantly even if Crouch leaves. However, there would still be a void left it Toots leaves.
 
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pierce60 said:
If Banks and Co. could some how land Dixon from PSU and Gaoteote from USC in the transfer portal then the LB room could be upgraded significantly even if Crouch leaves. However, there would still be a void left it Toots leaves.
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I don't think it'll be easy to replace Henry T, but I also remember there's some talent on roster... Whitehead if he moves to ILB could be a very good one. Eason is a monster and I think the staff guys from Memphis will know all about him and the other 2 from the trio. I'm also excited about Willis incoming and he's already enrolled which should benefit him a lot.

I'll be more interested to see what Garner does with that DL group I feel like it's got all the talent you could want in a group, with none of the development.

KaTron Evans - 4 star
Isaac Washington - 3 star
Byron Young - 3 star
Omari Thomas - 4 star
Tyler Baron - 4 star
Dominic Bailey - 4 star
Morven Joseph - 4 star
RJ Perry - 3 star (not sure if he'll stay on DL or move to OL)
Elijah Simmons - 3 star
Darel Middleton - 3 star
Greg Emerson - 4 star
Aubrey Solomon - 5 star (pretty sure he's returning?)
John Mincey - 3 star
 
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