Official The OC Candidates Thread 2.0

[Squid Bumciorek]

So we're closing in on two months now since Cristobal started looking for an OC with no end in sight, but now he is going to be sidetracked with a DC search?

 

[AK_Cane]

Hello..

Must have been his bat signal from yesterday. He has been missing a ton recently

 

[Virginia_Cane]

May as well merge OC and DC threads

 

[hoops156]

from the article YOU shared

"
Veteran defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who has worked for some of the biggest names in the sport, is set to return to college football next season as Maryland's defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

Steele did not coach last season. "


okay sorry, he was employed by maryland for what, 2 weeks before we got him? and he didn't coach the year before that

so i apologize, he was not unemployed... . he was 2 long weeks into a job at maryland after not coaching for a year before we got him.. i bet he learned a lot in those 2 weeks that kept him fresh and up to your standards of being employed

he spent the year at tenn w Pruitt and then became their interim when Pruitt got fired. he was literally a DC right before the AU stint ended when Gus got fired. strong hasn't DCed since urban Meyer defended Aaron Hernandez in Gainesville

 

[407cane]

he spent the year at tenn w Pruitt and then became their interim when Pruitt got fired. he was literally a DC right before the AU stint ended when Gus got fired. strong hasn't DCed since urban Meyer defended Aaron Hernandez in Gainesville

yeah idk man

again i'm not saying it would be a big **** hire and there's others out there that overall would be better long term as he's probably near retirement but if you think that because he was a LB coach in the NFL, defensive analyst for bama in 2020, and a HC for several years that he 1)forgot how to call plays and 2) wasn't around defensive scheming due to not having a sole "DC" title, then idk what to tell you about how cfb works

anywho, carry on

 

[RVACane]

asking an honest question. what is the purpose of closing the thread if there isn't really any news to report? the user experience isn't really affected and the site generates probably more traffic with the derail. as soon as any news breaks, it will get back on topic.

no derail from me!

Ehhh… yes and no. There’s stuff going on. At a point it just becomes an unreadable cluster.

 

[hoops156]

yeah idk man

again i'm not saying it would be a big **** hire and there's others out there that overall would be better long term as he's probably near retirement but if you think that because he was a LB coach in the NFL, defensive analyst for bama in 2020, and a HC for several years that he 1)forgot how to call plays and 2) wasn't around defensive scheming due to not having a sole "DC" title, then idk what to tell you about how cfb works

anywho, carry on

I think a guy who hasn't been a DC since 09 and the last time headed a D flopped massively in 15-16 isnt a great move. hes perfect as a position coach and Mario thought the same as well. we could keep strong in his role and tie in him w the play caller (Mario trusted Steele w that over Strong).

 

[caneworld]

Mario cannot think of more than one thing at a time.... we will have a full staff by fall practice

 

[canadacanes]

Must have been his bat signal from yesterday. He has been missing a ton recently

No. His bat signal confirmation came after. He’s working for life wallet now.

 

[FourFingers]

Thank the Lord in heaven.

Candle sucks.

And if he's off the table, who do you think Mario pivots to? This has potential to be alot worse.

 

[Lupusg]

Like I said yesterday “ the longer this drags out the less likely it’ll happen“. Friday and even yesterday afternoon things sounded very positive. Yet here we are…..again. At some point Miami will have to move on.

I like Kevin Johns and he seems attainable. Disclaimer I really don’t know much about him or candle other than what I’ve read and how Duke carved up our D in the second half this year!

 

[MizCane]

Being that Candle is a head coach is there anyway he is wanting to tell his team/school in person tomorrow before letting the news break if he is taking it?

 

[Ghandi]

And if he's off the table, who do you think Mario pivots to? This has potential to be alot worse.

I don’t know what Miami is doing. I was told this was done last week and then the name I was floated isn’t even in the running apparently.

Candle’s a good recruiter and mediocre head coach. His schemes are dog****.

Bring in a guy who is scheming offenses for this century.

 

[Wildnation]

Thank god the basketball team is good now because this football program is a dysfunctional mess so far under Mario. It’s just getting into year 2 of his tenure and it feels like we’re on year 3-4, I’m tired lol.

 

[stormbrewing]

And if he's off the table, who do you think Mario pivots to? This has potential to be alot worse.

This

 

[JOE'CANE]

Mario's "All-Star staff" was a flucken joke!!!

 

[Cane6]

id rather get someone from temple

Temple is the gross fat chick that will always come over at 3am

And you hate yourself for it every time

 

[canesbaby]

It's really getting ridiculous....Jesus H Christ

At what point is it ok to ask the question whether this is even too big for Mario to fix? As in there isn’t an amount of money large enough that will allow us to get back to the top.

I’m generally one of the most patient people on the planet but holy crap this is effing painful.

 

[Cane6]

Mich staff changes, per my buddy

Michigan has some shake up on its defensive staff - apparently Chris partridge is coming back and they’re getting the DB coach from Boston college - no idea who’s leaving

 

[JOE'CANE]

I honestly believe that Mario will do great things here and that he is the best recruiter in the country. But his hiring process and evaluation is ****. Please remind what Alonzos job is again, I'm sincerely asking.