Official OC search update thread...

[SobeVol]

Well nearly our entire staff are Michigan guys

And quite honestly I love Butch but would not mind upgrading some of the other Michigan boys. Outside of poor timing I'm happy Bajakian chose to pursue other options.

 

[508mikey]

Or make a solid hire very quickly but I know that's a dumb idea, right?

to cheap for that --- to bad UT doesnt have a Jerry Jones to donate 10 million (like he did for Arkanas a couple days ago)

 

[roddo518]

Larry Culpepper

 

[Burger]

to cheap for that --- to bad UT doesnt have a Jerry Jones to donate 10 million (like he did for Arkanas a couple days ago)

Somebody donated 50 million to us a year ago.

 

[PrattvilleVol]

Somebody donated 50 million to us a year ago.

The Anderson's paid 45M for the training center

 

[IMALLVOL22]

Heath Shuler or Andy Kelly or me.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

larry culpepper

ice cold dr. Pepper heeeeere!!

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Heath Shuler or Andy Kelly or me.

Why do people want former UT players?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Well nearly our entire staff are Michigan guys

That's why we some variety in the coaching gene pool

 

[Brak]

Updated Look at Who Could be UT's Next OC | Rocky Top Insider

 

[Boogie]

Larry Culpepper

Underrated

 

[Grand Vol]

Updated Look at Who Could be UT's Next OC | Rocky Top Insider

I've got to say, if I was Azzanni and they hired a high school coach over me, I'd be gone in a New York minute.

I don't care how great he is at a high school level, it doesn't mean squat in Division 1 ball. And before anyone pulls the Malzahn card, he was an anomaly. You could take a thousand high school coaches and put them into a P5 OC position and I'd bet 998 of them couldn't perform at that level.

Either way, if Azzani is good enough to be considered as a HC at a smaller school, he's certainly good enough to be considered for the OC position over a high school coach. And if they hired over me like that, there is no way I would stick around.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

I said that he is being considered. I never said he had the job.

Pretty sure in the thread that got deleted you said he was being interviewed today. Your source was Dave hookers twitter just admit it man and all will be forgiven

 

[volinSmyrna]

Can anybody else on staff coach QB's? If so, I like the Herb Hand idea. Accomplish a couple goals in one. First, you give the middle finger to Jimmy boy, and second you get a guy that can help shore up our offensive line issues.

 

[Jonsson]

SIAP

Update OC board via Rivals

Mike DeBord

Billy Napier, Alabama WR Coach

Doug Meachem, TCU co-OC/WR Coach/Sonny Cumbie, TCU co-OC/QB Coach

Bill Legg, Marshall OC/QB Coach

G.A. Mangus, South Carolina QB Coach

James Coley, Miami OC/QB Coach

Mike Norvell, Arizona State OC/QB Coach

Chris Kapilovic, UNC co-OC/OL Coach/Gunter Brewer, UNC co-OC/WR Coach

 

[OrangeInKy]

Can anybody else on staff coach QB's? If so, I like the Herb Hand idea. Accomplish a couple goals in one. First, you give the middle finger to Jimmy boy, and second you get a guy that can help shore up our offensive line issues.

1. Line issues were a talent issue in large part. 2. You hire a line coach to shore up line issues, an OC job is much more complicated.

 

[Volsfan4243]

I think Napier would be the best hire. I top notch recruiter and OC experience.

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

The coordinator equivalent of hiring Dooley.

At least with Bajakian and Jancek we knew they were pretty successful with Butch.

This guy hasn't done a damn thing since 2006.

It really would be.

 

[HARTUPM]

please don't be Debord, please he is a proven loser

Head coaching record:
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Central Michigan 2–9 2–6 6th (West)
2001 Central Michigan 3–8 2–6 5th (West)
2002 Central Michigan 4–8 2–6 5th (West)
2003 Central Michigan 3–9 1–7 7th (West)
Central Michigan: 12–34 7–25

:crossfingers:

 

[turambar85]

please don't be Debord, please he is a proven loser

Head coaching record:
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Central Michigan 2–9 2–6 6th (West)
2001 Central Michigan 3–8 2–6 5th (West)
2002 Central Michigan 4–8 2–6 5th (West)
2003 Central Michigan 3–9 1–7 7th (West)
Central Michigan: 12–34 7–25

:crossfingers:

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but Coordinators and Head Coaches are not the same thing. You can be a great Coordinator and a bad Head Coach, and perhaps vice versa.

I don't give a d*mn about a Coordinators HC record. I want to know how they did in the job that we are hiring them for.

 

[patrick]

please don't be Debord, please he is a proven loser

Head coaching record:
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Central Michigan 2–9 2–6 6th (West)
2001 Central Michigan 3–8 2–6 5th (West)
2002 Central Michigan 4–8 2–6 5th (West)
2003 Central Michigan 3–9 1–7 7th (West)
Central Michigan: 12–34 7–25

:crossfingers:

Amen Brudder......

Recruits would be like "ummmmmmmm nah man, we out"!!

 

[gardners_51609]

I think Napier would be the best hire. I top notch recruiter and OC experience.

I agree after looking at his profile on Bama's website. Does anyone know if he is the son of former Coach Bill Napier of Murray County HS, GA?

It says he is from Chatsworth, GA, where Murray County is. If so, I grew up not far from there and his dad was my Drivers Ed teacher in HS.

 

[OrebankVol]

Would like to see Calvin Magee or Eddie Gran myself, either one of these two would be a perfect fit IMO!!!

 

[Spawn]

Would like to see Calvin Magee or Eddie Gran myself, either one of these two would be a perfect fit IMO!!!

* 100

And if we can't get one of the top names, promote CZA

 

[daj2576]

please don't be Debord, please he is a proven loser

Head coaching record:
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Central Michigan 2–9 2–6 6th (West)
2001 Central Michigan 3–8 2–6 5th (West)
2002 Central Michigan 4–8 2–6 5th (West)
2003 Central Michigan 3–9 1–7 7th (West)
Central Michigan: 12–34 7–25

:crossfingers:

Just out of curiousity, are you suggesting that guys like Muschamp and Chizik should not be hired as coordinators?

Some people believe they are "home run" coordinators but pretty terrible head coaches.