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Defensive Staff Next Year?

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NorthCoastKid said:
According to Football Scoop, Knowles is bringing in two off field staffers who worked with him at Oklahoma State; Michael Hunter (defensive GA) and Koy McFarland (DQC).
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NorthCoastKid said:
According to this article from PokesReport.com, Oklahoma State DQC coach Brent Zdebski will be heading to Ohio State as well. Article also states that Koy McFarland, mentioned in an earlier post, essentially served as LBs coach at Oklahoma State practices while Knowles roamed and coached up the entire defense.

Austin Ward also posted on the LR forums that some former Duke staffers that worked with Knowles will be coming on as analysts and QC coaches. No names mentioned.
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Here's a photo of Knowles' vehicle loaded with all the coaches, quality control specialists, GAs, other staffers, and players that he is bringing from Oklahoma State:

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Hey, the more the merrier.....:lol:
 
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Looks like LJ is the last man standing, and he may retire next year (hopefully not this). Hopefully this infusion of new D coaching talent will keep those D recruits-potential or 'committed' interested. Omari seems to be taking a 'wait and see' approach, as do some of the other 5* players to finish up this recruiting year and for the next. Don't blame them. Have to admit, none of the D coaches names resonate with me, but am not that close, other than tOSU coaches. Surprised, but not surprised, that Coombs is leaving, but (to me at least), he seemed to lose his touch as a coach, as well as a kick-ass recruiter of DB talent. Not really certain, but there it is. Thought Washington was 'the answer' at LB, but apparently not. OL has enough in the pipeline for one, maybe two years, and then there's a huge drop-off in talent, so the new guy has gotta hit the ground running.

Day effectively kept the Urban staff intact for the first year or so, then made some changes, and now in his third year, made massive ones. We'll see how well these pieces play out on the board, I guess. Hopefully the new D structure will fit the talent that's already aboard, and the coaches can teach what is not intuitive. Go Bucks!
 
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calibuck said:
Looks like LJ is the last man standing, and he may retire next year (hopefully not this). Hopefully this infusion of new D coaching talent will keep those D recruits-potential or 'committed' interested. Omari seems to be taking a 'wait and see' approach, as do some of the other 5* players to finish up this recruiting year and for the next. Don't blame them. Have to admit, none of the D coaches names resonate with me, but am not that close, other than tOSU coaches. Surprised, but not surprised, that Coombs is leaving, but (to me at least), he seemed to lose his touch as a coach, as well as a kick-ass recruiter of DB talent. Not really certain, but there it is. Thought Washington was 'the answer' at LB, but apparently not. OL has enough in the pipeline for one, maybe two years, and then there's a huge drop-off in talent, so the new guy has gotta hit the ground running.

Day effectively kept the Urban staff intact for the first year or so, then made some changes, and now in his third year, made massive ones. We'll see how well these pieces play out on the board, I guess. Hopefully the new D structure will fit the talent that's already aboard, and the coaches can teach what is not intuitive. Go Bucks!
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Eh he gutted the Urban D when he came in too. So this isn't new for him. But good to know he can make the same decisions when it comes to people he hired vs people he didn't.
 
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1926Buckeyes said:
Walton is interesting. Has significant experience as a secondaries coach, obviously, but has also been the DC at Miami (07), Memphis (08), and with the Rams (13). He's clearly at his best in his current role, but I like having coaches with additional experience to assist if need be and possibly step in if something happens.
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Much like combs it seems his career goes sideways whenever he tries to be a DC. So now it looks like Walton has found happiness as a position coach.
 
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calibuck said:
Looks like LJ is the last man standing, and he may retire next year (hopefully not this). Hopefully this infusion of new D coaching talent will keep those D recruits-potential or 'committed' interested. Omari seems to be taking a 'wait and see' approach, as do some of the other 5* players to finish up this recruiting year and for the next. Don't blame them. Have to admit, none of the D coaches names resonate with me, but am not that close, other than tOSU coaches. Surprised, but not surprised, that Coombs is leaving, but (to me at least), he seemed to lose his touch as a coach, as well as a kick-ass recruiter of DB talent. Not really certain, but there it is. Thought Washington was 'the answer' at LB, but apparently not. OL has enough in the pipeline for one, maybe two years, and then there's a huge drop-off in talent, so the new guy has gotta hit the ground running.

Day effectively kept the Urban staff intact for the first year or so, then made some changes, and now in his third year, made massive ones. We'll see how well these pieces play out on the board, I guess. Hopefully the new D structure will fit the talent that's already aboard, and the coaches can teach what is not intuitive. Go Bucks!
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No, the names don't resonate with me either. But as Kourt Williams says:

Safety Kourt Williams had yet to personally meet with Knowles but said he has confidence in any hire Day makes.

“I trust in Coach Day, as I know my teammates do as well,” Williams said. “I know Coach Day is always going to bring in people that he feels is best for the team and best for the defense. I have to trust that, and I have to trust him, and I do.”
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We have to just trust that Day will bring in the right people to right the "defensive ship". I'm not sure that Coombs lost his touch as a position coach or ass-kick recruiter; however, he was in way over his head as a DC. Regardless, the defense hit "rock bottom" on Nov 27th and something had to be done.
 
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I said after the debacle against ttun that I was fully ready for sweeping changes on the defensive side of the ball. Well, we got 'em and I don't see one new hire that I don't feel very good about.

- Well regarded new DC with a proven scheme and track record of success - check
- New Safeties coach with a track record of developing players and strong resume - check
- New CB coach with pro experience, glowing recommendations from an All PRO CB - check

Now, lets hope next years D gets the "Hafley bump" and we continue shredding on offense. I feel 100% better about next year's defense now. People wondered if Day had the sack to make the big, needed changes. Looks like he answered.
 
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My final move would be:
Hire Randall Joyner as DL and LJ's Sous Chef and a coach in waiting.
Tell Fleming to beat it. Even though he has a bright future I suppose.

Ole Miss just hired Kiffen's Bro who was coaching DL for The Browns (though I believe they are bring him as a LB coach).

This would solve recruiting issues. Recruits certainly know LJ isn't for long.
Having his successor in place would help.
 
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calibuck said:
Looks like LJ is the last man standing, and he may retire next year (hopefully not this). Hopefully this infusion of new D coaching talent will keep those D recruits-potential or 'committed' interested. Omari seems to be taking a 'wait and see' approach, as do some of the other 5* players to finish up this recruiting year and for the next. Don't blame them. Have to admit, none of the D coaches names resonate with me, but am not that close, other than tOSU coaches. Surprised, but not surprised, that Coombs is leaving, but (to me at least), he seemed to lose his touch as a coach, as well as a kick-ass recruiter of DB talent. Not really certain, but there it is. Thought Washington was 'the answer' at LB, but apparently not. OL has enough in the pipeline for one, maybe two years, and then there's a huge drop-off in talent, so the new guy has gotta hit the ground running.

Day effectively kept the Urban staff intact for the first year or so, then made some changes, and now in his third year, made massive ones. We'll see how well these pieces play out on the board, I guess. Hopefully the new D structure will fit the talent that's already aboard, and the coaches can teach what is not intuitive. Go Bucks!
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Names don't need to resonate, as long as they get results. Saban hired guys like Mike Locksley, Josh Gattis, Dan Enos, Karl Scott, etc, and they didn't resonate either, until they produced conference titles and NCs. Most of the names that resonate are already HCs. Chris Ashh and Jeff Hafley weren't exactly names that fans were elated about at the times of their hiring either, yet many were drooling to get them back.
And Coombs lost nothing in the recruiting or developing department. He was in over his head as a DC, and changes needed to be made to make the new DC a success. Coombs was a big help in Burke's development and got the commitments of CBs like Hancock and Johnson.
 
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pnuts34 said:
Names don't need to resonate, as long as they get results. Saban hired guys like Mike Locksley, Josh Gattis, Dan Enos, Karl Scott, etc, and they didn't resonate either, until they produced conference titles and NCs. Most of the names that resonate are already HCs. Chris Ashh and Jeff Hafley weren't exactly names that fans were elated about at the times of their hiring either, yet many were drooling to get them back.
And Coombs lost nothing in the recruiting or developing department. He was in over his head as a DC, and changes needed to be made to make the new DC a success. Coombs was a big help in Burke's development and got the commitments of CBs like Hancock and Johnson.
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Where do people get this from? Genuinely asking.
 
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