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From Standup and GMG1999 of the Mean and Green Board

Randy Butler is in his second year of his current stint as the tight ends coach at Southern Miss, his sixth year overall coaching tight ends, his 16th year with the Golden Eagles and 28th year overall as a coach. He also is in his sixth year as the Assistant Head Coach and second as the recruiting coordinator.

In 2005, Butler, who has the longest tenure of any coach on Bower's staff, coached Freshman All-American and All-Conference USA selection Shawn Nelson, who had the best season ever by a tight end in school history, registering 35 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns. Nelson was named the New Orleans Bowl MVP, posting six catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns.

He also coached the tight end position at Southern Miss during the 1993 and 1994 seasons.

In 1994, Butler coached former Golden Eagle stand-out Terry Hardy, who was later drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round and played several years in the NFL.

In his nine years on the defensive side of the ball, Butler was an integral part of helping contin-ue the tradition of the Southern Miss defense. Butler's development of defensive lines over his tenure at Southern Miss helped further the long-time defensive tradition that is synonymous with Golden Eagle football.

Butler spent the 2004 season retooling the defensive line after losing standout defensive ends Terrell Paul and Ronald Jones. The Golden Eagles finished 7-5 for the season and defeated North Texas, 31-10, in the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl. That defense finished No. 2 in Conference USA in scoring defense and No. 3 in total defense.

He coached an outstanding line that helped the 2003 Golden Eagles win their fourth Conference USA championship and earn a third trip to the Liberty Bowl. The defense posted some impressive numbers that season, including a No. 14 ranking in scoring defense, No. 13 in pass efficiency defense and No. 23 in total defense.

Four of the defensive linemen earned all-league honors for their efforts. Paul anchored the group with a first-team All-Conference USA selection, while Jones and Eric Scott picked up all-conference third-team honors. Redshirt-freshman Greg Casnave was one of three Southern Miss players to be named to the All-Freshman team. Jones signed an NFL free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts.

Butler also coached a stellar defensive line in 2002, led by Paul, an All-Conference defensive end as a junior. The defensive line jelled toward the end of the season and played its best football down the stretch, twice earning defensive Player of the Week honors from the Southern Miss coaching staff. Following the 2000 season, three defensive line-men coached by Butler were selected for postseason honors, three were drafted in the NFL Draft and one more signed a free agent contract. Cedric Scott was selected in the fourth round by the New York Giants, Daleroy Stewart in the sixth by the Dallas Cowboys and John Nix in the seventh, also by the Cowboys. DeQuincy Scott signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers.

That same season, three were named to various All Conference USA teams -- Cedric Scott, DeQuincy Scott and Nix. Cedric Scott was named C-USA Co Defensive Player of the Year and an All American by The Associated Press and Football News.

Butler also coached Jeff Posey, a two-year standout who signed a free agent contract with San Francisco in 1996 and is currently a starter for the Buffalo Bills. In 1997, he coached Robert Brown, a four-year letterwinner and All-Conference USA first-team honoree. Brown has played professionally in the Canadian Football League for several years and has been an all-pro selection.

The former Southern Miss standout was named Assistant Head Coach after the 2000 season. He moved over to coach defensive ends prior to the 1995 season. Prior to moving back to the defensive side of the ball, Butler spent two seasons coaching the tight ends.

Butler was an all-star performer at Southern Miss at offensive tackle, earned three letters, and partici-pated in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl following his collegiate career.

After a brief stint in the NFL with the Baltimore Colts, Butler returned to his alma mater as a graduate assistant coach. He was a part of the Southern Miss staff that coached the Golden Eagles to a 16-14 victory over McNeese State in the 1980 Independence Bowl.

In 1981, he accepted a position as the offensive and defensive line coach at the University of the South. After one season there, Butler went to Southern Methodist University, where he spent the next five seasons as SMU's defensive ends and out-side linebacker's coach under Bobby Collins.

While at SMU, Butler was a part of the 1983 Cotton Bowl and Southwest Conference Championship squad. In addi-tion, the Mustangs won the 1984 league title and par-ticipated in the Aloha Bowl and in the 1983 Sun Bowl. In 1987, he went to Mississippi Delta Junior College as defensive coordinator. A year later, Butler traveled to Tulane as the Green Wave offensive tackles and tight ends coach. He spent 1992 as the offensive coordinator at Navarro Junior College. His squad was 8-2 and won the Texas Junior College Conference Championship. Butler graduated from Southern Miss in 1979 with his bachelor's degree and with his master's degree in 1981.

He was inducted into the Southern Miss Athletics Hall of Fame prior to the 1999 spring game. He is married to the former Angela Smith, also a Southern Miss graduate. The couple has two children, Anna Leigh and Chelsea.

The Butler File:

Date of Birth: Oct. 26, 1956

Hometown: Hartford, Ala.

Education: Southern Miss, '79 (bachelor's), '81 (master's)

Year at Southern Miss: 16

Year in Coaching: 28

Coaching Career:

Southern Miss, 2005-06: Assistant Head Coach, Tight Ends

Southern Miss, 2001-04: Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line

Southern Miss, 1996-00: Defensive Line

Southern Miss, 1995:Defensive Ends

Southern Miss, 1993-94: Tight Ends

Navarro Junior College, 1992: Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line

Tulane, 1990-91: Defensive Ends

Tulane, 1988-89: Offensive Tackles and Tight Ends

Miss. Delta Junior College, 1987: Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line, Linebackers

SMU, 1983-86: Defensive Ends and Outside Linebackers

SMU, 1982: Part-time assistant, defense

University of the South, 1981: Offensive and Defensive Line

Southern Miss, 1979-80: Graduate Assistant

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MeanGreenZen Experienced

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The tight ends coach at the University of Southern Mississippi? Are we sure the USM student assistant who does the players' laundry isn't too busy to take the job? Certainly the UNT job can attract a sexier candidate than this.

If this is the best RV can do, I'd rather he just bring back Dickey.

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GoMeanGreen1999 Rising Star

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Where does it even say he's a candidate?  Unless I'm missing something, this is just the bio of some spare assistant from USM.

Where are ANY of the canidates listed? Or shall I say, the AD's canidates? I will say it again, it should concern us that there is very little coming out of the AD other than "RV is handling it". No search committee should concern us all.

DeepGreen Grand Master

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"...coached Freshman All-American and All-Conference USA selection Shawn Nelson, who had the best season ever by a tight end in school history, registering 35 catches for 540 yards and five touchdowns. Nelson was named the New Orleans Bowl MVP, posting six catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns."

How do they do that? blink.gif Do they have passing plays where the tight end is actually thrown to? blink.gif This is some amazing stuff.

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well, he's also been the defensive line coach to some very good defenses and has been the assistant head coach for the past five years. and he's also the recruiting coordinator as well as the TE coach.

i think it's a little odd that people are in love with someone like Sonny Dykes, who has arguably limited experience, but someone with 28 years makes them want to jump off a bridge. now i KNOW the importance of a name and all, but step back from the ledge a little bit.

Quoner Veteran

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Do the people who bash everyone for their source being wrong and then get shown up ever get tired of it?

Just curious...

UNTLifer Grand Master

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Guess the sources were right. I've learned to take most "my sources say" posts with a grain of salt.

I'm underwhelmed with this candidate.

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Quoner

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Do the people who bash everyone for their source being wrong and then get shown up ever get tired of it?

Just curious...

So there was fire where was smoke - again - thankfully it was put out (see RV's post.)

Huzzah!

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