Your Coaching Shortlist

**JDDCy** · 12-16-2008, 06:14 PM

arganbright, how big of a contract did Sumlin sign? The more I read about him the better he looks.

Midwest guy - grew up in Indiana, played at Purdue

Good list of coaches to learn under - Stoops, Tiller, Mason and I believe Slocum(Not sure if he was still at A&M when Kevin was there.

His offensive coordinator is from Mt Pleasant, IA and came from Texas Tech.

Defensive Coordinator - Scladany. I wouldn't mind having him back.

I really think Sumlin would blow-up like Gill if he has a good season next year. Maybe we can snag him before he becomes a hot commodity.

I'm not a Cowboys fan but his defensive line coach is a name some of you might remember. Jim Jeffcoat.

Drawback - Only 1 year as a head coach.

**URBCLONE** · 12-16-2008, 06:43 PM

In no particular order: Brian Kelly, Gary Patterson, Glen Mason, Mike Price, Tommy Tuberville, Skip Holtz, Gary Barnett, John Cooper.

I know that we all wanted the next big thing with Turner Gill, but maybe what we need is an older guy who can get the program on stable footing and serve as the Johnny Orr for the FB program. Mason, Price, Tuberville, Barnett, or Cooper could do that for us. Yes, some of them have some baggage, but they know how to build a FB program.

**CycloneBax** · 12-16-2008, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by URBCLONE

In no particular order: Brian Kelly, Gary Patterson, Glen Mason, Mike Price, Tommy Tuberville, Skip Holtz, Gary Barnett, John Cooper.

I was wondering when Cooper was going to be mentioned. Is he in the nursing home yet?

**URBCLONE** · 12-16-2008, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneBax

I was wondering when Cooper was going to be mentioned. Is he in the nursing home yet?

He's pushing 70. Not a spring chicken for sure, but all the guy ever did was win wherever he went. He could come in and stabilize things for 4-5 years and then we could go get the next big thing.

**Dolokaju** · 12-16-2008, 06:57 PM

Patterson(I can dream), Graham(there's your gimmick offense), Bailiff(taking Rice to a bowl is impressive in itself)...

All 3 of these guys would help with the Texas recruits...

**dunar** · 12-16-2008, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneBax

I was wondering when Cooper was going to be mentioned. Is he in the nursing home yet?

Originally Posted by URBCLONE

He's pushing 70. Not a spring chicken for sure, but all the guy ever did was win wherever he went. He could come in and stabilize things for 4-5 years and then we could go get the next big thing.

Coach Cooper is 71, I think. Last I had heard, though, he was still a little miffed at getting passed over (for Donnie Duncan) when Earl Bruce went to tOSU. Would have been a great hire, in retrospect...

**ScottyP** · 12-16-2008, 07:18 PM

I have heard some not so good things about Graham at Tulsa, plus he took over for Kragthorpe so did he really build that program. With Malzahn (sp?) ,you got to think about his situation at Arkansas with Houston Nutt.

**StormnClone58** · 12-16-2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by ScottyP

I have heard some not so good things about Graham at Tulsa, plus he took over for Kragthorpe so did he really build that program. With Malzahn (sp?) ,you got to think about his situation at Arkansas with Houston Nutt.

look what he did at rice (graham)... malzahn was only involved because hes was those players' hs coach ... it was mostly nutt's problem ... not to mention mahlzahn was being considered for the usc oc spot so obviously hes doin somethin right ...

**ajk4st8** · 12-16-2008, 07:31 PM

Rush Propst has similar qualities as Chizik.

**isu200023** · 12-16-2008, 07:35 PM

Jerry Pezetti. He could bring the long sought after kicking game we have been missing.

**nj829** · 12-16-2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by ScottyP

I have heard some not so good things about Graham at Tulsa, plus he took over for Kragthorpe so did he really build that program. With Malzahn (sp?) ,you got to think about his situation at Arkansas with Houston Nutt.

Being in NW Ark, I was able to follow the Malzahn situation pretty first hand, and he got the shaft from the Nutt clan. The fan base here actually would have preferred Malzahn over Petrino...I don't think he's ready for the HC position, mainly because of the lack of experiance at this level and his recruiting contacts and connections aren't good yet, but he'd make a heck of a OC if Graham were to come this way.

**cycloneike001** · 12-16-2008, 08:00 PM

How about Jim Leavett from USF do we have a shot at him.

**Al_4_State** · 12-16-2008, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by cycloneike001

How about Jim Leavett from USF do we have a shot at him.

He will NEVER leave that job. He built it, literally, from nothing. If there is any coach in D1 that I think absolutely will not leave, it's him. He has more invested in that program than most coaches do.

**cycloneike001** · 12-16-2008, 08:06 PM

Im just wondering because with Gill out of the picture as it seems and tuberville being paid next year without having to coach im interested to see who we are interviewing