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Saul Berkley

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I think Johns is a significant upgrade. Possibly as good as Chryst, tbh.
I agree. Johns was OC at Indiana back when Kevin Wilson was HC there. They had some pretty good offenses while he was there. I'm not sure if his style would be a fit with Kirk but I think it would be a good hire.
 

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I’d be happy with Johns but much less sure Kirk would be
 
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I have a hard time believing Chryst turned it down. It's not like he has a ton of other opportunities.
 

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I have a hard time believing Chryst turned it down. It's not like he has a ton of other opportunities.
Your priorities can change a bunch as you age & money becomes a non-issue. He's also got a pretty cushy/no-pressure gig, in Austin Texas, with a constant influx of pro-level athletes.
 

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I don't know if it means anything, but after some random poster claims Chryst said no, Kakert has been defending a potential Philbin hire.
 

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I have a hard time believing Chryst turned it down. It's not like he has a ton of other opportunities.
I would agree. If Chryst turns down a Big Ten OC job, that tells me he will try to take the Bielema route of being analyst for a year or two and trying to get back into a Head coaching job somewhere.
 

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Do you all remember those brief few glorious moments on the first drive against Utah State when we were filled with something almost like hope?
that DB falling down really gave some irrational hope
 

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Do you all remember those brief few glorious moments on the first drive against Utah State when we were filled with something almost like hope?
2 play TD scoring drive. From Cade to Flipper’s Boy. Neither of which contributed toward the end of the season. Seth may have dropped that ball, too. But for a brief few moments, we were kings.
 

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Unless it’s Grubb or someone from an NFL staff, it’s hard to rationalize not having a hire in place now.
I looked at Greg Davis’ hire date and it was late February. But O’Keefe hadn’t been hired by the Dolphins until early February, so that makes some sense I suppose.

Also, the landscape has completely changed since then.
 

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I looked at Greg Davis’ hire date and it was late February. But O’Keefe hadn’t been hired by the Dolphins until early February, so that makes some sense I suppose.

Also, the landscape has completely changed since then.
Denard Robinson
 

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Philbin wouldn’t be all that exciting and he has very very little playcalling experience, but at least he’s been exposed to a bunch of NFL offenses and variety. His OL coaching should be solid too. He wouldn’t be my first choice, but Kirk could do worse. I’m still holding out hope for a good surprise though.
 

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Do you all remember those brief few glorious moments on the first drive against Utah State when we were filled with something almost like hope?
I remember a nice TD pass.

it feels like it happened approximately right after the Cold War.
 

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Kurt seems to be on track towards forced retirement within 3 years.

Hopefully Grubb is still available at that time.
 
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