Elko is gone

That's my only worry right now. I think we will get a good DC. Want our recruits to stick

Would love to see Derek Mason as a replacement. Dude is legit.

What is chin pubes saying? Luckily Jimbo got $$$ to spend

Boom sucks. Do not want.

I hate it but I trust Jimbo to reel in another top guy

Before he got to A&M, his P5 coaching stops were Wake Forest and Notre Dame. He went to Penn. The assumption was that Elko was going to wait for the right opportunity. It's just that no one stopped to consider that, for him, that means being at a high academic private in a nice place to live. I think he will do well there and be a really good fit with their culture.

I would rather promote E-Rob than retread Muschamp, Mason, or DeRuyter. I be intrigued by Patterson because he was one of the originators of the 4-2-5 we use. But I doubt he is a good enough recruiter to be on this staff.

I don’t know. Fisher tends to hire those who give him a hard time on the field. There are several names that come to mind because of that but would love to see Arnett from MSU. At the very least Robinson will be promoted to co-DC

I think Arnett has only run 3 man fronts. Hard to see us hiring someone like that

The best coordinators have a good feel for the game to decide when to send pressure, when and how to disguise coverage, etc. You don't know if brand new coordinators have it or not until you see it.

You can find exceptions to the rule like you mention. It probably works out better, but is no guarantee, if the head coach specializes on the side of the ball where you are breaking in a brand new coordinator like at Georgia.

I do not want to see a repeat scenario like what we had with Sumlin where he greatly contributed to the failure of his tenure by successively promoting brand new offensive coordinators that had no business getting their first coordinator job at an SEC school. There were obviously other strategic errors that were made but he did not help himself in any way with his OC promotions.