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Ole Miss hires John David Baker as permanent OC
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:30 am
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:30 am
JDB has spent the last 2 seasons as the ECU OC. Prior to that, he was the co-OC under Lane at Ole Miss. ECU was 14th nationally in yards per game.
Very good hire for system continuity. Glad to see Pete followed through on his promise to keep the system in place as I'm sure State fans can tell you that the DC promoted to HC not following through on that can be a disaster.
Very good hire for system continuity. Glad to see Pete followed through on his promise to keep the system in place as I'm sure State fans can tell you that the DC promoted to HC not following through on that can be a disaster.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:31 am to Quicksilver
Im happy with it. Solid offense at ECU, was the passing game coordinator and TE coach here when we had Corral Kiffin’s first few years.
Thank frick we aren’t stuck with CWJ after the playoffs
Thank frick we aren’t stuck with CWJ after the playoffs
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 9:34 am
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:38 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Thank frick we aren’t stuck with CWJ after the playoffs
Y'all were boo hooing for him to stay and now are happy he's gone? Pick a side
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:42 am to louisianimal69
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Y'all were boo hooing for him to stay and now are happy he's gone? Pick a side
CWJ has been a love/hate relationship. Based off your recent coaching disasters, you tigers should understand that concept.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:44 am to DarthRebel
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CWJ has been a love/hate relationship. Based off your recent coaching disasters, you tigers should understand that concept.
Brotha there was no love for BK and our offensive staff this fall
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:49 am to Quicksilver
ECU ran up the score on some bad teams, but the offense mostly struggled against all of its decent opponents.
Points scored:
NC State - 17
BYU - 13
Tulane - 19
Offense looks like it regressed a bit in second season under Baker.
Points scored:
NC State - 17
BYU - 13
Tulane - 19
Offense looks like it regressed a bit in second season under Baker.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 9:51 am
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:50 am to louisianimal69
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Brotha there was no love for BK and our offensive staff this fall
But there was love in the past.
This is going to be interesting having CWJ without Kiffin. We honestly do not know where one stopped and the other began when plays were being called. Lane overrode CWJ and put us in some good play calls, he also lost us games with his decisions. CWJ flying solo in playoffs will help you set your love/hate for him at LSU.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:51 am to SEC Doctor
Were there significant talent gaps between those teams? This is a genuine question, I don’t pay attention to ECU.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:52 am to Quicksilver
This tracks.
According to recent Social Security data, Mississippi leads the nation in most babies with two and/or hyphenated first names (e.g., Mary Elizabeth, John Luke, Eli Prescott).
So John David is a seamless fit.
According to recent Social Security data, Mississippi leads the nation in most babies with two and/or hyphenated first names (e.g., Mary Elizabeth, John Luke, Eli Prescott).
So John David is a seamless fit.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:53 am to TMRebel
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Were there significant talent gaps between those teams? This is a genuine question, I don’t pay attention to ECU.
I've watched them play a couple of times but don't know enough about the personnel to know, other than they returned the starting QB Houser.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:54 am to EKG
I can hear grandma yelling that double name now. Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:54 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Thank frick we aren’t stuck with CWJ after the playoffs
In the last 6 years, OM has only been down going into the 4th quarter in TWO games.. Half of those years, CWJ was the OC. Y’all are about to find out how much he and Kiffin meant to yalls program. Compare it to when LSU lost Ensminger/Brady/Burrow
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:00 am to Quicksilver
Charlie Weis Jr. and John David Baker were our best two options for OC next year. Glad we got one of them. JDB knows our system since he was our co-OC for 3 seasons ('21-'23), so he brings about a bit of continuity and knowledge of our system. Good hire for us.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:04 am to Quicksilver
quote:That's what we went through with our transition from Leach (RIP). We kept the wrong coordinator. Now we have him back.
Very good hire for system continuity. Glad to see Pete followed through on his promise to keep the system in place as I'm sure State fans can tell you that the DC promoted to HC not following through on that can be a disaster.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:05 am to TMRebel
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Were there significant talent gaps between those teams? This is a genuine question, I don’t pay attention to ECU.
I mean, BYU was almost a playoff team, Tulane is a playoff team, and NCState is a power conference team that beat UVA and GT. So yeah, I bet there was a talent gap.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:06 am to Nate711
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In the last 6 years, OM has only been down going into the 4th quarter in TWO games.. Half of those years, CWJ was the OC. Y’all are about to find out how much he and Kiffin meant to yalls program. Compare it to when LSU lost Ensminger/Brady/Burrow
I'm not thrilled about losing CWJ, but his situational play-calling really lacked sometimes. We couldn't find a way to convert short-yardage downs last season and had to to revert to using our 290lb defensive tackle to push the pile.
He's a good OC and has helped us win a lot of games. He's also young and hasn't been a good short-yardage or redzone play caller at all.
-Our redzone offense is 55th in the country in touchdown percentage this season, was 95th in the country last season, and was 33rd in the country the year before last.
-Our third down offense is 27th in the country in conversion percentage this season, was 57th in the country last season, and was 102nd in the country the year before last.
This is why we've had a love-hate relationship with Weis. His offense scores points, but isn't particularly effective in high pressure situations.
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 10:09 am
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:09 am to Quicksilver
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:14 am to Nate711
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Y’all are about to find out how much he and Kiffin meant to yalls program.
You're about to learn so much more.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:18 am to Henry Jones Jr
quote:Your fanbase said he was staying at Ole Miss. Y'all are some sick and deranged beat up puppies right about now. Make up your mind.
Thank frick we aren’t stuck with CWJ after the playoffs
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:19 am to Landmass
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You're about to learn so much more.
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