2025 DC Wish List

[jtm0097]

Last time I started one of these, we got a new HC. Since it's pretty much a guarantee we get a new DC next year, who do you want it to be? I personally want us to go after someone that uses a four man front. The 3-3-5 just doesn't work for the players we have. I would go get someone from the old Phil Bennett staff like a Jim Gush. He's currently the DC at Incarnate Word. We seemed to play better in the 4-2-5.

 

[MeanGreenGlory]

Chad Staggs

https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/chad-staggs/1315

[El Paso Eagle]

Colby Carthel - HC SFA

https://sfajacks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colby-carthel/961

 

 

 

 

[MeanGreenTexan]

4 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Colby Carthel - HC SFA

https://sfajacks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/colby-carthel/961

 

 

 

 

This should have been the call last year.   I wonder if anyone reached out.    Being the "highest paid G5 coordinator" should be a reason to consider leaving Nac.

[All About UNT]

I know the perfect guy...and he is available on the cheap.

 

[MeanGreenGlory]

1 minute ago, All About UNT said:

I know the perfect guy...and he is available on the cheap.

 

[jtm0097]

19 minutes ago, All About UNT said:

I know the perfect guy...and he is available on the cheap.

 

Cant wait for our DBs to line up 10 yards off the line again. Sign me up. Make UNT lose to Portland State Again!

[3_n_out]

3 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

Cant wait for our DBs to line up 10 yards off the line again. Sign me up. Make UNT lose to Portland State Again!

They already do. 

[BleedingGreen]

I got it!!   ….Mike Zimmer!!

[yyz28]

6 minutes ago, BleedingGreen said:

I got it!!   ….Mike Zimmer!!

LOL!! Yeah, I’m having flashbacks to yesterday watching the Cowboys this afternoon.

[jtm0097]

4 minutes ago, yyz28 said:

LOL!! Yeah, I’m having flashbacks to yesterday watching the Cowboys this afternoon.

[Monkeypox]

Mutz from SFA could be interesting.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Someone who runs a 4 man front. Get a map, pin DATCU. Tie a 4 inch string around the pin. Attach a pencil to the other side of the string. Draw a circumferential parameter around DATCU. Go grab a HS DC within that circle and he would do a better job than what we're witnessing as an interim to finish the season. 

[MeanMag]

Mike Stoops

[3_n_out]

So, do we want staffers from P4 programs like what we did with Caphony or an experienced DC…even from a smaller school?

[GMG_Dallas]

3 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

So, do we want staffers from P4 programs like what we did with Caphony or an experienced DC…even from a smaller school?

Experienced. Always go for experienced (at the college level). If you can get both then do that. Wonder if we can get a recently failed HC as a DC. The power programs do it. You can be a great coordinator and a terrible HC.

[3_n_out]

1 hour ago, GMG_Dallas said:

Experienced. Always go for experienced (at the college level). If you can get both then do that. Wonder if we can get a recently failed HC as a DC. The power programs do it. You can be a great coordinator and a terrible HC.

What’s coach O (formerly of LSU) doing nowadays? Charlie Strong still around?

[GMG_Dallas]

9 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

 Charlie Strong still around?

Co-DC and linebackers coach at Miami. Probably out of our price range but I'm there's options out there for sure.

[jtm0097]

Starting this back up.

Louisiana Tech has the 23rd best defense.

https://latechsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeremiah-johnson/3112

 

UL-La has the 27th best defense.

https://ragincajuns.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jim-salgado/1691

 

Rice has the 35th best defense.

https://riceowls.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/brian-smith/2932

 

Texas State has the 48th best defense.

https://txst.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/dexter-mccoil-sr-/1712

 

ULM has the 50th best defense.

https://ulmwarhawks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/earnest-hill/4193

 

Edited 14 hours ago by jtm0097

[El Paso Eagle]

Colby Carthel would still be my top choice, but 

 

https://niuhuskies.com/staff-directory/nick-benedetto/4550#:~:text=Nick Benedetto - Defensive Coordinator%2FSafeties - Staff Directory - NIU Athletics

 

Edited 13 hours ago by El Paso Eagle

[Wag Tag]

One good thing. He doesn’t have to be a recruiter. Those days are gone.

[GMG_Dallas]

On 9/15/2024 at 9:35 PM, 3_n_out said:

Charlie Strong still around?

He's now unemployed based on his Wikipedia.

[3_n_out]

2 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Colby Carthel would still be my top choice, but 

 

https://niuhuskies.com/staff-directory/nick-benedetto/4550#:~:text=Nick Benedetto - Defensive Coordinator%2FSafeties - Staff Directory - NIU Athletics

 

Question is, would a DC for a G5 program be more attractive than being a HC for a D-II program? I wonder how much he makes at SFA?

[El Paso Eagle]

2 minutes ago, 3_n_out said:

Question is, would a DC for a G5 program be more attractive than being a HC for a D-II program? I wonder how much he makes at SFA?

I would feel safe to say it's not near as much as we're paying Caponi. The biggest issue in a case like this would probably be weather someone wants to go from being a head coach to a coordinator

[97and03]

9 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

I would feel safe to say it's not near as much as we're paying Caponi. The biggest issue in a case like this would probably be weather someone wants to go from being a head coach to a coordinator

It’s exactly what Morris did and we hired him…