re: So what do we do coaching wise?

There are a lot of good suggestions here, especially Gary Patterson and Dana Holgorsen. Without a doubt, that is the best solution.

But lets assume that its a decision that the school wants to postpone until an AD is in place, yet they need a coach for 2023 with the understanding the guy is there for one year and he has to retain 90-100% of the current staff. There is one guy that comes to mind when you consider interim coaching and recruiting the area. Ed Orgeron. With $17M in the bank, he is unlikely to be wanting a major college head job and he would have to agree to let the staff continue in their current role and is there to ONLY act as an executor so to speak for a transition year.

Realistically, I don't think it comes to this, and you are better served getting a long term guy hired.

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This isn't like a Mike Price scandal that takes him down. These players just had heir head coach die. They need some stability, and keeping Arnett and the rest of the coaching staff will do just that.

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Very well said.

Would state fans take back Dan Mullen? He's available.

I would. Always liked Dan and would love to see him back in Starkville.

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Would state fans take back Dan Mullen? He's available.

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Simply put: frick no. Mf somehow got even worse at recruiting when he went to UF. I'm also not into taking back exes that have spurned us. I don't blame him for leaving, but we need to have a little dignity as an institution.

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Mf somehow got even worse at recruiting when he went to UF.

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This does concern me

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don't blame him for leaving, but we need to have a little dignity as an institution.

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In the scheme of the history of MSU football, we are in the most consistent era and that’s been since Dan came in. Credit to him for building that and to the department for sustaining it.

However right now we have offensive players who fit a totally different scheme. Do we want to rebuild our O again or find someone who fits the current system?

I say keep the staff and talk to them on what they want to do. Who wants the jobs, who wants to stay, and will it work. If they are in unison on what needs to be done then keep them, bump up Arnett, and fill in any positional personnel. They earned it and Leach has built a hell of a staff. Let’s give them a chance.

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Dana Holgorsen.

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Random thought but he should really create an offensive set called the Dana 44 ( after the truck axle)

I’m thinking something crazy where you have 4 receivers and 4 linemen instead of 5. 3 receivers on the line of scrimmage. OL you have the center with 3 lineman to the wide side of the field. Weak side has only a tight end that’s off the line of scrimmage. 3 receivers on the wide side, one on the short side. QB and RB out of the gun.

At the snap QB rolls to the wide side, weak side TE blocks then realeases. Weak side receiver runs vertical 10 yards then slants across to draw the secondary out. RB blocks the weak side to protect QB. TE should be wide open on a wheel route if the LBs and OL shift to the wide side and follow the QB. Assuming the RB protected the back side QB should stop and throw back to the TE.

Other 3 receivers can do a combo of different things. If the LBs and OL do not shift the QB can opt to keep it and run to wide side of the field. Need a mobile QB to make it work. ETA one of these 3 receivers would be ineligible so would either serve to block for QB if he keeps it or set up for a screen/pass behind the LOS

It's coaching changes season. At least look at the landscape for a couple of weeks. No reason to jump to an interim is there?

The only reasonable solution that Leach would want IMHO: