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Dutch wrote:
sbsmith wrote:Unbelievable, how often is it that the weak link of a coaching staff gets hired away? JJ should be able to knock this hire out of the park, he knows Pete Rodriguez and Joe Avezzano, 2 of the best ST coaches in NFL history.

i didn't think about coach Joe. he has the cowboys SB rings to wear, is a character in person, and didn't he and JJ coach the same team in the Texas v. Nation game last week?



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sbsmith wrote:
Dutch wrote:
sbsmith wrote:Unbelievable, how often is it that the weak link of a coaching staff gets hired away? JJ should be able to knock this hire out of the park, he knows Pete Rodriguez and Joe Avezzano, 2 of the best ST coaches in NFL history.

i didn't think about coach Joe. he has the cowboys SB rings to wear, is a character in person, and didn't he and JJ coach the same team in the Texas v. Nation game last week?



Jones was Team Nation, Avezzano was Team Texas.

gotcha, thanks.
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Another article

http://www.canada.com/sports/Eskimos+ch ... story.html


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Coach we wish you the best. You are a fine person and thanks for your hard work in helping SMU come back. Take care and have much success.
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Interesting to read that Reinebold has been trying to help McKnight get a shot to coach in the CFL for over a year now.

It was there, where he first joined on in 2008 as offensive line coach and spent the last two years as special teams coach, that fellow SMU staffer, Jeff Reinebold (yes, the former CFL coach), began the task of selling McKnight’s wares abroad.

“Jeff, who I played for in 1995, gave me a shout and recommended him last year when I was going to Winnipeg,” Reed said. “Again, when the opportunity came up here, Jeff called and said this is a quality coach, a great man, will you interview him?


http://www.theprovince.com/sports/amateur/university/Eskimos+cheerleader+McKnight+coaching+staff/4246837/story.html
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SMU fans might also find it interesting that McKnight was one of the 3 coaches mentioned who applied for the special teams coaching position at Hawaii. Hawaii hasn't chosen which coach to hire for the specials teams coaching spot yet...at least officially. It made sense to me that McKnight would want to go back to Hawaii because he's engaged to marry Hawaii's Track & Field coach (Camryn James).

This post is by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter Stephen Tsai:

Three people, we're told, who are candidates: Kim McCloud, Dennis McKnight, [deleted] Tomey


http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/2011/02/07/everyones-a-winner/
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Hawaii or Eskimo's - hopefully he gets to go back to Hawaii.
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Garret wrote:SMU fans might also find it interesting that McKnight was one of the 3 coaches mentioned who applied for the special teams coaching position at Hawaii. Hawaii hasn't chosen which coach to hire for the specials teams coaching spot yet...at least officially. It made sense to me that McKnight would want to go back to Hawaii because he's engaged to marry Hawaii's Track & Field coach (Camryn James).

This post is by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter Stephen Tsai:

Three people, we're told, who are candidates: Kim McCloud, Dennis McKnight, [deleted] Tomey


http://warriorbeat.honadvblogs.com/2011/02/07/everyones-a-winner/


Tomey is far and away the best choice among those three.
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so who do we go get?
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Look at which coaches were fired and which of them had good special teams. That's where to focus your efforts. Of course if Antwan Randell-El retires (although he had a good Super Bowl) he might be worth talking to.
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June like to work with people he's familiar with. i can't find a connection to Randell-el.
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Thanks coach Mac for helping us get turned around in the right direction. Good luck.

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what about Steve Crosby. was let go by the Chargers. one son just graduated from Baylor, the other is at UNT.
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Going to have about 2 months of bike weather in the north pole.
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Good luck up there, Coach Mac! Thanks for your service to SMU.

One name who I bet gets consideration: Eric Metcalf.
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