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Its been a long time since i have followed football this closely so This may be completely ridiculous, ignorant, and unrealistic but I'm gonna say it....

If they want a WOW hire, why not try for Wade Phillips? Sure, he's a lousy head coach but I still think he is one of the great defensive minds in football. Is there a contract issue that prevents him from being an option?

I think it's funny, too, that people don't think Shannon or Austin would be great hires... or trust that Mack would bring in a good coordinator.

Hey, if there's a defensive coordinator out there that had these rankings on his resume for his group of kids the past decade until this past year: #3, 5, 15, 6, 1, 12, 3, 17... would the fans trust that he'd do a good job with our team next year? I'd think yes. Now, change the word "defense" to "offense"... and take a guess who that coordinator is.

Some people are never going to be satisfied, regardless of who we hire. A lot of Florida fans are loathing the Muschamp hiring.

I'm just going to sit back and watch this unfold. Whoever we hire next will have the resources to do a good job - even if the fans don't like him - IMHO.

it wasn't meant to be a pro or anti greg davis thing... just that these potential defensive coordinators all have nice resumes. that's why they are being looked at.

and since u brought up mr dick, fwiw, i think very few offensive coordinators are going to have a bunch of casey dicks at qb and still have a job after several years of casey dick-like performances. lol. that guy was terrible.

Yeah, he was a complete idiot who sat in the corner sucking his thumb while Vince prepared the game plans, ran the practices, and basically developed himself! Geez... at least be honest. The guy piled up the most yardage and points in Texas history by building offenses around 4 different qbs and you might even say styles. From a prototype like Simms, to a freak of nature like Vince, to a guy like Major who was pretty good.... not great in skills but an absolute winner, to a skinny kid from a west Texas wide spot in the road who developed into one of the greatest qbs in college football history.

We got what we wanted... we got his head on a stake. We're rejoicing.

But we damn well better understand that regardless of how us experts give all the credit to Vince and Colt and Major even Chris... the list of OCs who have produced more during that same time is very, very short. If we were right and any of us could have coached those guys, then good times are on the way now that we've got rid of him.

But if we were wrong and he did play a large part in their development and production - we're going to look like one of the most dumbass fan bases in all of college football!

Let's sign him up. Everything I've seen looks impressive.

JMHO but I saw him as an upgrade from what we had but not a guy who'd coach a D to championship levels.

While Simms lead the fiasco in Dallas, we got no help favors the D that day despite their #1 ranking. 3 turnovers lead to 3 TDs and Brown rushed for a career best day.

Next year in Lubbock should have been the end when we failed to force TT into a single punt after the 1st quarter.

But big props for a D that stuffed Neb and had some success.

Hoping Austin is more GR/Tomey than McDuff.

This is ALWAYS fun!