LSUDad Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 9:01 PM, COTiger said: Then why haven't big time schools that have had DC vacancies come knocking on his door the past five years? Some coaches, again, some agents will let out names. At times, a coach will get a call from his agent, the agent will tell him, a school, or more than one school, is interested in him. The agent will ask if the coach wants it known. It can be used to get the coach a raise. If a coach has no interest in moving, doesn’t worry about all the BS trying to get a bump in pay, he will just tell the agent, I’m good. Between you and I. I dies there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Aranda set to hire Louisiana DC Ron Roberts to same position at Baylor By Colt Barber January 21, 2020 26k 204 Tweet Share (1.6k) Baylor head coach Dave Aranda is in the process of finalizing a deal with Louisiana defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (52) to the same position, SicEm365 has learned. The news of the hiring was first reported by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. Try SicEm365 Premium for $1.00 to get the latest! Baylor has not confirmed the hiring of Roberts at the time of this report. Roberts has spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinators for the Ragin’ Cajuns and was named a Frank Broyles Award nominee in November. The stint at Louisiana comes after 11 seasons as the head coach at Delta State and and Southeastern Louisiana. Aranda was the co-defensive coordinator at Delta State under Roberts in 2007 and is widely known as Aranda’s coaching mentor. As a head coach Roberts compiled a 89-45 overall record including five seasons of 10 wins or more and six conference championships. In conference play Roberts’ teams notched an impressive 64-21 overall record including perfect league records on three different occasions. As the DC at Louisiana in 2019, Roberts’ defense finished No. 18 nationally in scoring defense (19.7), up from No. 105 nationally in 2018 (34.2). Total defense improved from No. 97 nationally (435.9) to No. 47 nationally (371.8) and in yards per play from 6.32 to 5.45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Really fluid, but to add, a look at the pay... College football's 25 highest-paid assistants ByBRAD CRAWFORD Dec 15, 5:07 AM Share0 Comments LSU is getting Joe Brady at a bargain, but not for long. College football's top assistant this season is the driving force behind the nation's most prolific offense, assisting co-OC Steve Ensminger re-energize the Tigers' pass-heavy spread under the direction of runaway Heisman winner Joe Burrow at quarterback. Brady's representatives and the university are reportedly working on a contract extension and raise as the brains behind the Tigers' resurgence offensively. "Absolutely," Brady said when asked if his future is with LSU earlier this month. "I think it's the culture of here of whatever we can do for everybody else to have success, whatever we can do to win, that's what we do. You have a group of players, you have a staff that they're going to find anything to do to go 1-0 and I think that's pretty special." LSU, the top seed in this month's College Football Playoff after a 13-0 regular season, was the first school in SEC history to have a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard rusher this fall. "I think we have the best assistant coaches in America," LSU coach Ed Orgeron said before Brady was awarded the Broyles Award. USA Today recently released salary figures for college football assistant coaches. The Top 25 is an interesting list: (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) 25. Sonny Cumbie, TCU OC ($975K) 24. Harlon Barnett, Florida State DC ($980K) T23. Bryan McClendon, South Carolina OC ($1M) T23. Bud Foster, Virginia Tech DC ($1M) Demoted after his second season as the Gamecocks' play-caller, McClendon's unit was injury-plagued and largely struggled this fall with offensive line inexperience and true freshman Ryan Hilinski at quarterback. ... Foster is retiring after 33 seasons in Blacksburg as the conductor of Virginia Tech's hard-nosed unit for decades under Frank Beamer and now in Justin Fuente's infancy. The Hokies ranked in the top half of the ACC in scoring defense, rush defense and total defense this season under his tutelage. (Photo: Cory Fravel, 247Sports) T21. Tony Elliott, Clemson Co-OC ($1.01M) T21. Jeff Scott, Clemson Co-OC ($1.01M) 19. Kendal Briles, Florida State ($1.02M) 18. Phil Snow, Baylor DC ($1.05M) Finally, one of Dabo Swinney's top assistants has left him. Last week, Scott signed a multi-year deal to become USF's new head coach. Scott is set to make $12.5 million over five years as head coach of USF, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Scott will earn $1.8 million in Year 1 and $2.7 million in Year 5. ... At Baylor this season, Snow was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award given to college football's top assistant coach after leading the Bears to the Big 12's top-ranked scoring defense and No. 3 unit in yards allowed. (Photo: Gregory Shamus, Getty) T17. Pete Golding, Alabama DC ($1.1M) T17. Josh Gattis, Michigan OC ($1.1M) T17. Greg Mattison, Ohio State Co-DC ($1.1M) Michigan's passing offense made a substantial jump in Gattis' first season as a play-caller, but production in total yards and points per game suffered a decrease from previous 2018 numbers. It took half the season for the Wolverines to find their rhythm offensively in a new scheme under the first Alabama and Penn State assistant. ... With the Buckeyes, Mattison was the co-mastermind behind the nation's second-stingiest defense alongside Jeff Hafley, who recently took the head job at Boston College. (Photo: M. Samek, 247Sports) 14. Travaris Robinson, South Carolina DC ($1.2M) 13. Alex Grinch, Oklahoma DC ($1.4M) 12. Jimmy Lake, Washington DC ($1.401M) Hired to overhaul a struggling defense with the Sooners, Grinch's completed a 180-degree turnaround from worst to first in the Big 12 at 330.6 yards per game. Oklahoma's scoring defense also improved, moving from worst to No. 3 in the conference (24.5 PPG). Recently promoted to head coachfollowing Chris Petersen's unexpected departure, Lake aided in Washington's defense leading the Pac-12 in total defense and scoring defense in three consecutive seasons during his four seasons as either the sole or co-defensive coordinator. “I could not be more excited about taking over as head football coach at the University of Washington,” Lake said in a statement. “I’ve been dreaming of this opportunity for as long as I can remember and I can’t think of a better place to do it than in the world-class city of Seattle and at such a prestigious university with a rich football tradition. This wouldn’t be possible without the mentorship of Coach Petersen and I would like to thank him for everything he has done for me, as well as Jen Cohen for entrusting me with this opportunity.” (Photo: Wes Rucker, 247Sports) T11. Jim Chaney, Tennessee OC ($1.5M) T11. Don Brown, Michigan DC ($1.5M) T11. Mike MacIntyre, Ole Piss DC ($1.5M) T11. John Chavis, Arkansas DC ($1.5M) 7. Steve Sarkisian, Alabama OC ($1.55M) 6. Todd Orlando, Texas DC ($1.7M) Half of these coordinators are no longer employed in their current positions after mass coaching changes this cycle, but many are defensive veterans who will land on their feet elsewhere. ... Former Georgia play-caller Jim Chaney was an excellent addition at Tennessee, helping the Vols win five straight to end the season to reach bowl eligibility. ... One of several assistants canned by Tom Herman at season's end, Orlando's defense gave up big plays throughout the season and give up third-and-longs in losses to LSU, Oklahoma and TCU. The Longhorns surrendered 30 points or more on six occasions during the regular season, including a season-high 48 points in a narrow home victory against Kansas in mid-October. ... 5. TODD GRANTHAM, FLORIDA DC (Photo: Matt Pendleton, 247Sports) Total pay in 2019: $1.8M Grantham altered his scheme a bit this season during Dan Mullen's second campaign and it yielded similar results for the GayTurds, a 10-win season and quality bowl-game berth. Florida ranked second in the SEC behind Georgia in total defense, rush defense and points allowed, a credit to maximum buy-in he says. “The biggest thing is the buy-in as far as not that everything was perfect, but it was the ability to take coaching, the ability to respond to coaching, the ability to improve weekly,” Grantham said in late November. “And try to improve on things and just really the buy-in to getting us to where we are as far as being relentless in our approach, prepare the right way. Football, there’s a certain amount of competitive toughness that you need to have to play the sport and to play it well. If you have that, it sometimes is more important than scheme because you end up just out-efforting your guy, playing with more relentless effort. I think that’s the biggest thing, just the buy-in that the players have had, the resiliency to continue to move forward and try to improve every week.” 4. KEVIN STEELE, AUBURN DC (Photo: Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via , Getty) Total pay in 2019: $1.9M Steele is in his fourth year as the Tigers' defensive coordinator and prior to this fall, Auburn had ranked in the Top 15 in scoring defense each season during his tenure. That would've been the case again had his unit not been gashed by Alabama in the Iron Bowl, a thrilling win for the Tigers. He was one of five finalists for the Broyles Award in 2017 and rates among the most-respected veteran coaches in the SEC. Gene Chizik (2004) and Gus Malzahn (2010) won the Broyles Award as Auburn's defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator, respectively, before their head coaching careers at Auburn. 3. MIKE ELKO, TEXAS A&M DC (Photo: 12thMan.com) Total pay in 2019: $2.1M Texas A&M's defense finished in the middle of the SEC in multiple categories during Elko's second season, due in large part to battling through the nation's toughest schedule. The Aggies suffered losses to Clemson, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia and LSU, five of college football's titans who also feature a plethora of elite-level players and future first-round picks on the offensive side. Texas A&M's pass defense was its biggest weakness following the 2018 campaign after ranking 107th nationally. The Aggies improved in that area this fall and finished 45th overall in the back end against the pass. 2. BRENT VENABLES, CLEMSON DC (Photo: Cory Fravel, 247Sports) Total pay in 2019: $2.2M Always on the list of potential future head coaches, Venables has been by Swinney's side at Clemson since 2012 as defensive coordinator and hopes to win his third national championship in four seasons to close out the 2019 season. Despite losing several early-round picks this season, Venables' 2019 unit is better than his impressive 2018 team that was considered to boast the best defensive front in program history. Keep an eye on All-American hybrid defender Isaiah Simmons in the final four. He's a player Venables entrusts to be the quarterback out there on his side of the football. 1. DAVE ARANDA, LSU DC (Photo: Matt Bush, USA TODAY Sports) Total pay in 2019: $2.5M One of the top candidates this month for the head coaching vacancy at UNLV, Aranda has moved out of the race, which would've sent the West Coast native away from the nation's top-ranked team entering Playoff prep. Via Geaux247, Aranda is coming off three straight dominant games of football by his defense, surrendering 37 total points as the Tigers ascended to the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff and a unblemished regular-season record after beating Georgia in the SEC Championship. The 43-year-old DC, previously of Wisconsin, is an important recruiter for the Tigers and is considered one of the nation's best Xs and Os coaches in his position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 44 minutes ago, LSUDad said: Aranda set to hire Louisiana DC Ron Roberts to same position at Baylor By Colt Barber January 21, 2020 26k 204 Tweet Share (1.6k) Baylor head coach Dave Aranda is in the process of finalizing a deal with Louisiana defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (52) to the same position, SicEm365 has learned. The news of the hiring was first reported by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. Try SicEm365 Premium for $1.00 to get the latest! Baylor has not confirmed the hiring of Roberts at the time of this report. Roberts has spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinators for the Ragin’ Cajuns and was named a Frank Broyles Award nominee in November. The stint at Louisiana comes after 11 seasons as the head coach at Delta State and and Southeastern Louisiana. Aranda was the co-defensive coordinator at Delta State under Roberts in 2007 and is widely known as Aranda’s coaching mentor. As a head coach Roberts compiled a 89-45 overall record including five seasons of 10 wins or more and six conference championships. In conference play Roberts’ teams notched an impressive 64-21 overall record including perfect league records on three different occasions. As the DC at Louisiana in 2019, Roberts’ defense finished No. 18 nationally in scoring defense (19.7), up from No. 105 nationally in 2018 (34.2). Total defense improved from No. 97 nationally (435.9) to No. 47 nationally (371.8) and in yards per play from 6.32 to 5.45. why would anyone hire someone from a non-existent university? *shrugs* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nutriaitch Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 i’m good with it if it happens. cant say it’s a no-doubt homerun. but this thing could carry over the wall for a dinger. if course the wind could also knock it down and keep it in the park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, Hatchertiger said: LOL I mean, it's a really stupid question lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eq4bits Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Geaux 24/7 reported Aranda at Baylor has hired LSU QB coach/analyst Jorge Munoz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 The price keeps going up. Report: Auburn makes Kevin Steele highest-paid defensive coordinator in nation SDS Staff | 1 hour ago On Wednesday, Auburn announced a new three-year extension for defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, and according to ESPN’s Chris Low, Steele’s new deal, which runs through 2022, makes him the highest paid defensive coordinator in the nation making $2.5 million per season. Steele’s salary increase pushed him past Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables and Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko. Former LSU coordinator Dave Aranda, who was recently hired at Baylor, made $2.5 million as the highest paid in college football in 2019. 00:16 “Kevin has done a fantastic job with our defense the last four years making it one of the best in the country,” coach Gus Malzahn said in a release Wednesday. “This will provide great stability and leadership for our defense in the future. I’m appreciative of Kevin’s hard work.” Steele joined Gus Malzahn’s staff at Auburn following Will Muschamp’s departure to South Carolina in 2016. He previously held the same position at LSU under Les Miles. In four seasons under Steele, Auburn’s defense has ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense. The Tigers are in an exclusive group of only five FBS teams to hold opponents under 20 points per game in each of the last four seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 That tells you we are probably knocking on Steele's door. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hatchertiger said: That tells you we are probably knocking on Steele's door. A couple things with Steele, last I checked, his brother works at barn. He went back for a couple reasons. One of them being the Alabama retirement system. They had to pay a bunch to get him, most systems, your retirement is based on your last 3 or 5 years, that bump helps with his retirement. The state of Tx also does this, a few coaches I know, when let go from a college, would fall back into the high school system. Those years helped with another income after retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Eq4bits said: Geaux 24/7 reported Aranda at Baylor has hired LSU QB coach/analyst Jorge Munoz I guess that's the price you pay for going 15 - 0 & winning the NC. Players leaving early for the NFL & coaches leaving for "better" jobs elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hatchertiger said: That tells you we are probably knocking on Steele's door. that was my first thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Been wanting to revisit this one. Some might want to look at the last couple hires. Meatball went down, another Johnson stepped in, didn’t miss a beat. We hired a new OL coach, did that line win an award this year? We went out and hired Brady, did he win an award this year? Sit back and enjoy, this is far from over. I like some of the names I’m getting. There is a reason to be slow with a hire. Enjoy the NC folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: That tells you we are probably knocking on Steele's door. And we probably did it just to force Auburn to pony up. Lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 You know Lou Tepper is probably looking for a job ***ducks behind bullet proof wall*** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hatchertiger said: You know Lou Tepper is probably looking for a job ***ducks behind bullet proof wall*** in 5 years once we learn his system we’ll have the best drop linebacker on the planet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 LSU's staff was gutted, but this will serve as another reminder that Ed Orgeron is elite now Connor O'Gara | 4 days ago Is it OK to prematurely hate a take? Asking for a friend. When word came out Thursday that Dave Aranda was leaving LSU to become the head coach at Baylor, I put the pieces together. Add that on top of losing offensive wunderkind Joe Brady and soon enough, the take quake is going to be out there. 00:38 04:39 “Well now we’ll really see if Ed Orgeron knows what he’s doing.” With all due respect to anyone who has or will voice that opinion, you’re wrong if that’s your take now or 7 months from now. You don’t go 15-0 with arguably the best season of all-time with a head coach who is still figuring things out. You can bet there are still somehow Orgeron skeptics waiting to pounce the second he loses a game for the first time since the 2018 regular season finale that inexplicably gave us 7 overtimes against Texas A&M. Orgeron knows what he’s doing. That’ll be true even if LSU goes 9-3 next year without the aforementioned Aranda and Brady. If anything, 2020 should serve as a reminder that Orgeron is an elite coach now. With Aranda’s departure, that means none of the top assistants who were on staff when Orgeron shed the interim tag after the 2016 season are there anymore. Perhaps now it can be universally appreciated just how far Orgeron has come and how focused he keeps his team. It’s funny because that’s the very thing we praised Nick Saban’s team for throughout Alabama’s decade of dominance. Great coaches don’t let their teams take anyone lightly (Saban hasn’t lost to a non-top 15 team since 2010). Remember when LSU lost to Troy and Orgeron was on the hot seat a month into his first season as the full-time coach? Brad Crawford ✔@BCrawford247 Looks like we forgot to throw Ed Orgeron on the SEC hot seat too. 4 6:33 PM - Sep 30, 2017 Twitter Ads info and privacy See Brad Crawford's other Tweets LSU is 31-5 since then. Orgeron said it was the turning point of the program. In case you were wondering, all 5 of those losses came to teams that finished the season ranked. And 12 (!) of those wins came against teams who were ranked in the top 10 at the time that they played. Even without Aranda and Brady, I’m not betting against the Tigers to continue to rack up quality wins. (For those wondering about what the offense will look like now that Brady is gone, think Alabama post-Lane Kiffin. The system stayed after Kiffin went to FAU. Saban made sure that any coordinator who came to Alabama knew that they were going to run some variation of the spread with Kiffin’s concepts. In other words, no, LSU isn’t about to go back to running the I-formation.) But sure, the second LSU doesn’t look like an all-time great team next year, it’ll somehow come back to Orgeron and his new-look staff. The thing that skeptics dismiss about Orgeron is how good he is as a talent evaluator. That’s true of how he sees both players and coaches. The under-the-radar moves he made that were key parts of LSU doing what it did was keeping longtime strength coach Tommy Moffitt on board, as well as the decision to pivot to Steve Ensminger after the Matt Canada experiment failed. One thing Orgeron also does much better at this stage in his career than he did at Ole Piss is check his ego at the door. LSU has benefitted and will continue to benefit from that. The ability to pay assistants like Aranda top dollar only happens because Orgeron is content not making money of a top-10 coach, even though he clearly proved he should. It’s one thing for a coach to say “he truly wants what’s best for his program.” It’s another when a coach says that and he leaves millions of dollars on the table so that he can truly better his program. LSU, if it continues to win, is going to cycle through top assistants on a yearly basis. That’s what elite programs like Alabama and Ohio State deal with on an annual basis. It’s the ultimate sign that your program is a well-oiled machine. Orgeron is operating a well-oiled machine right now. There’s no question about that. Players want to play for him, and coaches want to coach for him. If that wasn’t the case, someone like Aranda would have left years ago. Speaking of Aranda, his contract has always been part of the reason that perhaps Orgeron didn’t get credit for being an elite coach. When you pay a coordinator $2.5 million a year to coach the same side of the ball where your head coach’s expertise is, yeah, it sends the message that one person is handling the Xs and Os while the other is more of a figure head. It’s different than Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables getting paid $11.6 million over 5 years because Dabo Swinney is an offensive-minded guy. But it’s easy to forget that Tony Elliott did most of the offensive play-calling for Clemson, and that Ryan Day did that for Urban Meyer in 2018. Even stubborn Jim Harbaugh turned complete control of the offense over to Josh Gattis. It’s about what works for a program. Orgeron knows what works at LSU. Clearly. It shouldn’t take away from who he is as a coach just because he isn’t back there calling defensive plays like Saban. And here’s the other thing that’s not going to be talked about in the wake of LSU losing Brady and Aranda — LSU’s recruiting isn’t going to take a hit. Like, at all. As great as those assistants were, Orgeron is going to continue to crank out top 5 classes. That’s what great coaches at great programs are supposed to do. The goal now is to consistently rack up top 10 finishes (and not go 8 years between wins against Alabama). Not since the first 3 years of the Les Miles era did the Tigers earn 3 consecutive top 10 finishes. That was the first and only time that happened at LSU. That’s in play for 2020. Orgeron can and will avoid the post-2007 championship season that yielded an 8-5 record and a finish outside of the Associated Press Top 25. It’s a new era in Baton Rouge. A new chapter of Orgeron’s journey is ahead. Some will tell you that losing those assistants will send him and LSU back to reality. Are they tough losses? Absolutely. Will they halt the freight train that is Orgeron and the Tigers? Absolutely not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Herb said: Scratch Todd Orlando off of the list...hired by USC. Tom had to cut him loose at UTx, the seat was getting too hot. I know some might not like Bo Pelini, but Bo and Brent Venables were Co-DC at Oklahoma. Both like to put pressure on the QB. Aranda is making a little more waves... Texas A&M's Austin Thomas moving to the Big 12 by Jeff Tarpley 4 hours ago Football Scoop is reporting that Texas A&M Associated Athletic Director for Football Personnel Austin Thomas is taking a position at Baylor under new head coach Dave Aranda. GigEm247 was able to confirm that report early Friday afternoon. The two previously worked together at LSU where Thomas spent 2013-2018 as the General Manager. Thomas arrived in Aggieland in June 2018 and was considered a key hire by then new A&M boss Jimbo Fisher. He filled many of the same duties at A&M that he did with the Tigers. Thomas is reportedly being hired as the General Manager of Football Operations for Baylor, which would be closer to an Athletic Director role that he covets and would like to eventually reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 4 hours ago, LSUDad said: Texas A&M's Austin Thomas moving to the Big 12 Football Scoop is reporting that Texas A&M Associated Athletic Director for Football Personnel Austin Thomas is taking a position at Baylor under new head coach Dave Aranda. GigEm247 was able to confirm that report early Friday afternoon. The two previously worked together at LSU where Thomas spent 2013-2018 as the General Manager. Thomas arrived in Aggieland in June 2018 and was considered a key hire by then new A&M boss Jimbo Fisher. He filled many of the same duties at A&M that he did with the Tigers. Thomas is reportedly being hired as the General Manager of Football Operations for Baylor, which would be closer to an Athletic Director role that he covets and would like to eventually reach. That doesn't sound like much of a step in the direction of becoming AD. I wonder if he got a good raise, but A&M has plenty of money, or he didn't get along with Jimbo and gets along better with Aranda. I watched the Aranda introduction press conf. at Baylor. Aranda was soft spoken as usual. The AD talked about his interview, Dave's strong faith, positive approach with the players. Dave talked about his path to Baylor, coached at Texas Tech, Hawaii, Wisconsin, LSU. He talked about his faith a bit. But Dave was short on his vision for Baylor football. I would have been frustrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eq4bits Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 @LSUDad You alluded to bad blood between Ensminger & Bo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Eq4bits said: @LSUDad You alluded to bad blood between Ensminger & Bo? Far from it, they both have a mutual respect for each other. Going against each other, same with O when he was at Old Mrs. Many of my coaching friends think very highly of Steve. Many of my friends that played, coached and graduated at aTm, have nothing but the utmost respect for Steve as a person and a coach. Remember, Steve spent time at aTm. Years back I attended a function at a place owned by my good friend, Spencer Smith, Spencer played at LSU during the Cholly Mac years. I got to talk a little while with Steve about his return to LSU. Between he and O, don’t know what one has more care for the university and football team. I really can’t think of anyone Steve has bad blood with. He’s a competitor on and off the field. He does his job, fully. His passion for LSU and LSU football, is unmatched. What you see, hear and read about Steve, that’s him, no BS. To go to the other side, same can be said about Bo, to some extent. Bo is the fired up guy you see, the guy that like O, gets the most out of his players. Players love playing for him, and love his system, getting the most out of them. Bo will improve this defense right from the start. It’s in his blood. But one thing for sure, not many will out work him. Bo will not sit back and let a QB pick us apart. Last time he was here, a few QB’s took some hits, I seem to remember a few leaving the game and not returning. It’s a rough sport, most QB’s,besides Joe, don’t like getting hit. Bo knows how to mix, hide, disguise his blitzes, as good as anyone. He pushes aggression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 9:02 PM, houtiger said: That doesn't sound like much of a step in the direction of becoming AD. I wonder if he got a good raise, but A&M has plenty of money, or he didn't get along with Jimbo and gets along better with Aranda. I watched the Aranda introduction press conf. at Baylor. Aranda was soft spoken as usual. The AD talked about his interview, Dave's strong faith, positive approach with the players. Dave talked about his path to Baylor, coached at Texas Tech, Hawaii, Wisconsin, LSU. He talked about his faith a bit. But Dave was short on his vision for Baylor football. I would have been frustrated. Baylor is a private university with a ton of money. I don't think there is necessarily a "step down" in pay for Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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