Todd Dodge for OC/Asst. Head Coach?

gangrene · December 1, 2006

I definitely want TD on our coaching staff and I would support him 100% if hired as our Head Coach. But, I would be absolutely ecstatic and totally confident in the decision to hire him as OC/Asst. Head Coach, while hiring another candidate on our short list as HC. That would allow us to hire a Head Coach who may have more collegiate coaching experience, be defensive-minded or be a recruiting guru and stipulate that his hire was contingent on hiring TD as OC/Asst. HC.

Baylor accomplished a similar feat when they hired Canton HS's Head Coach, Gary Kinne as their LB Coach. Soon after Kinne's hire his son, a top QB recruit, committed to Baylor.

Of course this is my dream scenario and is probably out of the question since some doubt TD would even accept the UNT HC position...but it sure would be nice if it happened.

class84 · December 1, 2006

He's already had the OC gig here. That wouldn't exactly be career progress.

Eagle1855 · December 1, 2006

He's already had the OC gig here. That wouldn't exactly be career progress.
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no it wouldnt, which is why he wouldnt come here as an OC

Edited December 1, 2006 by Eagle1855

NT80 · December 1, 2006

Good luck with all that. New head coaches won't hand over OC to a guy they don't know and let him make up the playbook. And I doubt TD would work under someone else's offensive scheme just to get an OC job at NT (again).

shaft · December 1, 2006

I definitely want Larry Coker on our coaching staff and I would support him 100% if hired as our Head Coach. But, I would be absolutely ecstatic and totally confident in the decision to hire him as OC/Asst.

gangrene · December 1, 2006

OK, OK, I get the message...like I said it's just a pipe dream. I'm just a little uneasy about the HS to College transition, even though he has prior collegiate coaching experience.

If you think TD would have a hard time answering to a head coach, how do you think OCs/DCs (with collegiate coaching experience) are going to feel about having to answer to someone who was a HS coach this year? Or, are we to expect TD to bring the whole SLC coaching staff to UNT??

Got5onIt · December 1, 2006

I just don't understand the fascination with Todd Dodge?? You guys REALLY want him on the NT staff.

gangrene · December 1, 2006

I just don't understand the fascination with Todd Dodge?? You guys REALLY want him on the NT staff.

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I understand the fascination with Dodge. He's had more national TV games in the last three years than most mid-major universities and the SLC vs. Euless Trinity game drew 40K+ in attendance last weekend. He can immediately bring a good deal of excitement and national exposure to our program, not to mention the SLC pipeline we'd excpect to have.

He has a ton of potential, I'm just not sure I'm ready to take that risk and crown him our saviour.

UNTLifer · December 1, 2006

I understand the fascination with Dodge. He's had more national TV games in the last three years than most mid-major universities and the SLC vs. Euless Trinity game drew 40K+ in attendance last weekend. He can immediately bring a good deal of excitement and national exposure to our program, not to mention the SLC pipeline we'd excpect to have.
He has a ton of potential, I'm just not sure I'm ready to take that risk and crown him our saviour.
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Plus, he was our OC in the early 90's coaching Mitch Maher, one of our most successful QB's and a HOF member, who came on here earlier this week endorsing Dodge.

FirefightnRick · December 2, 2006

Plus, he was our OC in the early 90's coaching Mitch Maher, one of our most successful QB's and a HOF member, who came on here earlier this week endorsing Dodge.
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Sheesh!, What does Mitch Maher know?

Rick

Edited December 2, 2006 by FirefightnRick