Possibilities to replace Morris after this season
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:34 amThis is kinda cryptic but it's the offseason and this is a legitimate possibility.
Keep in mind, Baylor already made a play for him and that was with only 5 wins. If he gets to seven wins or more (and I think he will) multiple schools will come calling, depending on the openings.
Part of it is who Morris jumps to. Tech will not be a good football team this year and Kingsbury is going to get fired - I'm calling it now. They are picked to be near the bottom of the conference and the OOC schedule does them no favors; Houston and Arizona State are better football teams and Eastern Washington is a giant-killer. I predict three to four wins for them and KK is let go. They interviewed Morris when KK was hired and I think they give him another look. Obviously A&M is a possibility, too, and I'd argue even Oklahoma isn't outside the realm of a possibility if they somehow collapse this year under the watch of an extremely young and untested first-year HC thrown into the position when Stoops had to retire out of the blue.
Rising DC Dave Aranda at LSU is someone to watch. Interestingly enough, he got his masters at Texas Tech and was an assistant at Houston so I can see TT going with him over Morris considering the Raiders will be ATROCIOUS on D this year, as usual. But if it's not, if it's Morris, Aranda could step into a team with an extremely potent offense that is going to return as many as eight starters next year and a defense ready for his mold. Heck, if Aranda could grab KK as the OC that could be dangerous.
Malone is also a possibility. If I was him I would use this year as a way to sell himself as the next HC - if his defense continues to improve he may put himself into a position to be considered.
Who else?
Keep in mind, Baylor already made a play for him and that was with only 5 wins. If he gets to seven wins or more (and I think he will) multiple schools will come calling, depending on the openings.
Part of it is who Morris jumps to. Tech will not be a good football team this year and Kingsbury is going to get fired - I'm calling it now. They are picked to be near the bottom of the conference and the OOC schedule does them no favors; Houston and Arizona State are better football teams and Eastern Washington is a giant-killer. I predict three to four wins for them and KK is let go. They interviewed Morris when KK was hired and I think they give him another look. Obviously A&M is a possibility, too, and I'd argue even Oklahoma isn't outside the realm of a possibility if they somehow collapse this year under the watch of an extremely young and untested first-year HC thrown into the position when Stoops had to retire out of the blue.
Rising DC Dave Aranda at LSU is someone to watch. Interestingly enough, he got his masters at Texas Tech and was an assistant at Houston so I can see TT going with him over Morris considering the Raiders will be ATROCIOUS on D this year, as usual. But if it's not, if it's Morris, Aranda could step into a team with an extremely potent offense that is going to return as many as eight starters next year and a defense ready for his mold. Heck, if Aranda could grab KK as the OC that could be dangerous.
Malone is also a possibility. If I was him I would use this year as a way to sell himself as the next HC - if his defense continues to improve he may put himself into a position to be considered.
Who else?