re: The next Missouri HC will be.

Chizik is fine as a DC, not a HC. These guys are pretty common, Lane Kiffin is another example, great OC, terrible HC.

why does everyone think if the hire is an experienced HC, we lose Odom. I haven't read about his name being considered for any HC jobs. Even when he came to Mizzou, there was an article that said he was a hot name, but there were no interviews or even a school to associate his name with.

If an AD was considering a DC for HC wouldn't Venables, Smart and Orgeron be well in front of Odom? I guess maybe he could return to Memphis because of his ties there, but where else would he go and be a HC?

I'm guessing any HC would love to keep the defensive staff intact based on their performance, and Odom may leave in 2-3 years for a bigger job. I think that we lose Kul this year even without Pinkel retiring. I think he gets a real power 5 DC offer, not like the co-coordinator job offered by the Illini coach who was on the hotseat.

Odom doesnt have to interview yet. He will be a travelin' man on sunday.

He will be offered the memphis job and will accept if he's not HC here. He said he wants to be a head coach and Memphis has players he loves and he recruited. If not us, he for sure goes to Memphis.

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Once Fuente publicly accepts the VTech job, the rubber hits the road for Rhoades.

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Early bird gets the worm.

Rhoades better already be burning phone lines and making initial contacts/interviews. He should have started on 10/28/15 when Pinkel told him. He had somewhat a head start on the competition.

Full court press. It's "earn paycheck time" for our new AD.

This hire will make or break the program for a decade. Big...huge. Need a home run. I'm not getting any younger and want at least a SEC Champ in my lifetime. Natty too by golly.

My guess from another thread:

After watching coach hirings for 40 years, I'd be willing to bet (a little money, not the farm) that someone has already accepted the job with only the details to be hashed out.

Besides X's and O's, most coaches are highly skilled in keeping employment news to themselves

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Rhoades better already be burning phone lines and making initial contacts/interviews. He should have started on 10/28/15 when Pinkel told him. He had somewhat a head start on the competition.

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I think they've already begun.

I mentioned Orgeron and was instantly shot down. I guess having the SEC's best recruiter as HC is not wanted. Not to mention, one hell of a DC mentor for Kul.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was at the top of the real list, not the media/fan list.

Because Mizzou has never had great recruiting, I think most people can't fathom year in, year out top 15 recruiting at Mizzou. If Odom bolts, the combination of Orgeron/Kul more than makes up for it. We need consistent OL recruiting, and where do you get a lot of those kids...the Southeast. We would still need an offensive overhaul, but whomever those new coaches were, they would benefit from better recruiting.

Orgeron is a fine position coach. He was AWFUL in a 3 year stint as the Ole Miss head coach. His best season there he was 4-8.

Unless we are prepared to step up our bagman game big time then no one is recruiting consistent top 15 classes here.

He has a pretty well deserved reputation of being a dirty recruiter and lacking in any type of morality or character.

You guys are really asking for it with this guy.