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Barry Odom(Arkansas DC) declined LSU DC job to stay at Arkansas.

Posted on 7/5/20 at 1:45 am
Posted by DuckTalesLOL
Arkansas
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 7/5/20 at 1:45 am
Requires 247 sub, but the UGA staff mentioned it in this thread.


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Posted by megiddo
Member since May 2020
518 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 1:58 am to
Phew, good thing that ranked #124 scoring defense can stay in Arkansas.

EDIT: Derp, I'm an idiot.
This post was edited on 7/5/20 at 2:29 am
Posted by Froman
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
36246 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:00 am to
Well thank god for that.
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:00 am to
I’m going to assume you know that he wasn’t the DC in Arkansas last year. He was busy heading up the team that finished 15th in scoring defense.
Posted by megiddo
Member since May 2020
518 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:02 am to
Nope, when OP uses the phrase "stay at Arkansas" I took it to mean he was on the team last year.

I see they got the old Mizzou head coach though. Cool. #16 scoring defense is nothing to snuff at.
This post was edited on 7/5/20 at 2:13 am
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:12 am to
I would assume that you realize two teams can both give up the same exact amount of points but I’m not sure that’s a good assumption at this point.

ETA: per game
This post was edited on 7/5/20 at 2:14 am
Posted by megiddo
Member since May 2020
518 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:16 am to
They didn't though. Mizzou gave up 233 points in 12 games for 19.42 ppg. Washington gave up 252 points in 13 games for 19.38 ppg.

So while certainly it's a possibility, that's not what happened, which is why Mizzou had #16 scoring defense whereas Washington was #15. It's alright though, no big mistake on your part. Nothing compared to my mistake in thinking Arkansas kept their old DC.
This post was edited on 7/5/20 at 2:17 am
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:29 am to
OP was indeed confusing. I’m more interested in LSU fans acting as if they dodged a bullet. Odom is one of the best in the country and I think the highlight of the new Arkansas staff. Mizzou fans will miss the effect he had on that side of the ball.

ETA: that’s not a knock on who LSU ended up with. They’d have been good either way.
This post was edited on 7/5/20 at 2:32 am
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
15081 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 2:58 am to
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OP was indeed confusing. I’m more interested in LSU fans acting as if they dodged a bullet. Odom is one of the best in the country and I think the highlight of the new Arkansas staff. Mizzou fans will miss the effect he had on that side of the ball.

Mizzou fans are very happy with the way Walters is doing in recruiting and preventing one recruit from St. Louis to go to Arkansas that was recruited by Odom. Odom just cannot recruit well and that is why Mizzou was bad last year and couldn't get better recruits to compete in the SEC. Drinkwitz got a lot better recruits than Odom have done when he was the HC at Mizzou. That is a huge plus for mizzou! I am, very happy the offense should be a lot better too since, Drinkwitz is going to be installing the offense and knows offense unlike Odom who failed to hired a good OC.
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
15081 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 3:04 am to
quote:

I would assume that you realize two teams can both give up the same exact amount of points but I’m not sure that’s a good assumption at this point.

ETA: per game



Only problem with Odom was he failed to get a good OC and the offense is what killed Mizzou and got Odom fired. Also his recruiting class was way down. Not a good recruiter. Drinkwitz is a lot better HC and a good recruiter. A huge upgrade at the HC position. Key is to get both the offense and the defense to compete in the SEC. Odom failed to fix the offense.
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25240 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 6:43 am to
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Not a good recruiter.


Fortunately we do have some excellent recruiters on the staff, which God knows we are going to need, so Odom can focus on trying to bring the defense back to life.

Even though we are starved for talent I fear we may have do some more addition by subtraction. Some of the players Chad brought in are barely G5 level talent, much less SEC.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 7:15 am to
Guessing he didn’t want to bail out before coaching s game.. honorable I guess. That said, I like the guy we got.
Posted by LSUdude247
Member since Oct 2014
7028 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 7:22 am to
Eh
I'm happy with who we got

He would've been nice but I know Bo is gonna bring back that classic aggressive LSU defense that we love, so I'm good either way.
Posted by dchog
Pea ridge
Member since Nov 2012
21478 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 8:26 am to
Chad brought in some talent but he had no idea what to do with it.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
43403 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 8:29 am to
I’m just trying to figure out what sec program will give chavis a job
Or does he end up on saban’s shadow staff
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25240 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 8:36 am to
quote:

I’m just trying to figure out what sec program will give chavis a job
Or does he end up on saban’s shadow staff




I could see him doing some consulting work. I think he's too old and too set in his ways to be an effective DC today. Plus, at his age, would he really want the day to day stress of being a coach? He's got more money than some third world countries after all.
Posted by PlateJohnsonIII
Member since Feb 2020
6159 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 8:36 am to
I thought Odom was a Mizzou coach?
Posted by dchog
Pea ridge
Member since Nov 2012
21478 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 8:43 am to
He doesn't. He was just collecting a check here. Maybe Saban's personal janitor?
Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
30949 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 9:20 am to
Barry Odom told LSU to frick OFF!!!
Posted by 1badboy
In space
Member since Jul 2014
8103 posts
Posted on 7/5/20 at 9:23 am to
WOW we tore up !!!
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