Since coaching search is over, let's offer some DC thoughts.

by **dog guy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:41 pm

What about Joe Kines and the "Bend, don't break" defense he had at UGA and Bama?
Bama's D was strong while he was there.

by **Ponymon** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:50 pm

Bill Cower would make a terrific DC and he is AVAILABLE! :lol:

by **StangEsq** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:57 pm

TheBestAvailable wrote:
Dutch wrote:
StangEsq wrote:
RGV Pony wrote:Rex Ryan.

I think he's in line for the Atlanta Falcons job.

Said it before, but I think Dat Nguyen would be a great DC... Akina makes sense tho.

Dat might have come here if PB was still at the helm, but his loyalty to the pony program came and left with Bennett.

Some of you guys really scare me at times. DAT NGUYEN as DC for SMU??? You have to be kidding right? Dat Nguyen has absolutely no coaching experience as far as I know but you want him to become the DC at SMU. Ruin a good HC hire by making DAT NGUYEN the DC as his first coaching gig. Wow.

...except for being a cowboys assistant, no.
he's played on great college and pro defenses and worked under some defensive geniuses in Campo, Parcells, Zimmer and now Phillips... guys who wouldn't take a defensive coordinator's job at Louisiana-Monroe.

by **SMU 86** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:24 am

According to Rivals.com Ed Orgeron is still available.

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/conte ... CID=764682

by **BRStang** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:29 am

SMU 86 wrote:According to Rivals.com Ed Orgeron is still available.

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/conte ... CID=764682

I would take Orgeron any day of the week as DC. He is a good recruiter, too!

by **Jeffrey Lebowski** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:38 am

SMU 86 wrote:
From my understanding Orgeron is still on the market. Somebody email JJ and ask him to at least interview him. If coach O could recruit 4 star athletes to go to Mississippi just think what he could do at SMU.

While I completely agree that Orgeron would be a great DC hire, please tell me you are kidding if you think it would be easier to bring high level recruits to SMU than Ole Miss. While I think JJ is going to instantly improve the quality of athletes coming to SMU, Ole Miss is still an SEC school that gets nationally televised rather consistently due to their conference and has had players like Eli Manning and Patrick Willis on their teams recently...AND THEY PLAY IN THE SEC! It is going to take a little time before SMU is going to be able to get SEC level talent.

by **SMU 86** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:44 pm

I can understand your position Jeffrey. I do think it would be a good hire. I also believe Terry Robiskie would be a pretty good DC as well.

Since coaching search is over, let's offer some DC thoughts.

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