Who are Woody's Top candidates for D line coach?

[kg01]

Has this position been filled at I just missed it?

I read where Woody's bringing a grad-asst from AppSt. Is that guy the DL coach?

 

[ATL1]

Has this position been filled at I just missed it?

I read where Woody's bringing a grad-asst from AppSt. Is that guy the DL coach?

No.

 

[Lavoisier]

Total guess, but are we maybe looking at NFL guys for the DL job which is causing the wait?

 

[augustabuzz]

Kirby Smart might be available after the Monday night loss.

 

[Towaliga]

Kirby Smart might be available after the Monday night loss.

I know you were joking here, but I find it funny that I have heard more than a few dwag fans say they should fire the offensive coordinator after the game last Monday. This is a guy that had a lot to do with getting them into that position to begin with. And we think GT fans are sometimes hard to please.

 

[Lavoisier]

Their OC is awful, I hope he stays. That offense revolved around having the best running back duo in football last year.

 

[wreckrod]

Their OC is awful, I hope he stays. That offense revolved around having the best running back duo in football last year.

Not sure how good he is or not, but given the RBs he had along with a freshman QB, he'd have been crazy to run the offense any way other than how he did.

 

[kg01]

I gotta say, I'm totally shocked no one's brought up the unicorn. Name rhymes with Giff Smith.

 

[Lavoisier]

They have, but he's a 4-3 guy not a 3-4 guy (the Charger's might technically run a 3 man front but it's pretty much a 4-3 where Ingram is more of an "elephant").

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

I really don’t see a hurry in naming someone for another month.

 

[kg01]

I really don’t see a hurry in naming someone for another month.

Uh, I think the dead period is over tomorrow. I'm sure someone will check me on that if I'm wrong, but I'd like to have someone in place to take advantage of that.

 

[presjacket]

There's a former Tech player from the 80s who is a seasoned collegiate defensive coach looking for a job today. https://pistolsfiringblog.com/glenn-spencer-out-as-oklahoma-state-defensive-coordinator/
His experience is with a 4-3 though it seems.

 

[ATL1]

There's a former Tech player from the 80s who is a seasoned collegiate defensive coach looking for a job today. https://pistolsfiringblog.com/glenn-spencer-out-as-oklahoma-state-defensive-coordinator/
His experience is with a 4-3 though it seems.

Glen Spenser would be a coup.

 

[Lavoisier]

Good guy and an alum, but like @presjacket said he's a 4-3 guy.

 

[Yomanser]

There's a former Tech player from the 80s who is a seasoned collegiate defensive coach looking for a job today. https://pistolsfiringblog.com/glenn-spencer-out-as-oklahoma-state-defensive-coordinator/
His experience is with a 4-3 though it seems.

Good guy and an alum, but like @presjacket said he's a 4-3 guy.

Actually, his experience is as a 3-3-5 Psycho nickel package guy, not a 4-3 guy

 

[tech_wreck47]

I gotta say, I'm totally shocked no one's brought up the unicorn. Name rhymes with Giff Smith.

Is he not employed?

 

[ATL1]

Actually, his experience is as a 3-3-5 Psycho nickel package guy, not a 4-3 guy

All we need is knowledge of 3 man fronts. His defense didn't attack though.

 

[Lavoisier]

Actually, his experience is as a 3-3-5 Psycho nickel package guy, not a 4-3 guy

I don't think this is accurate. I'm pretty sure Oklahoma State used 4 man fronts the majority of the time. They used the 3-3-5 against Texas Tech two years ago and maybe some other teams because they didn't respect TTU's ground game and wanted as much help in the pass as they could get (the defense got destroyed in that game so it didn't really work out).

 

[Yomanser]

I don't think this is accurate. I'm pretty sure Oklahoma State used 4 man fronts the majority of the time. They used the 3-3-5 against Texas Tech two years ago and maybe some other teams because they didn't respect TTU's ground game and wanted as much help in the pass as they could get (the defense got destroyed in that game so it didn't really work out).

I think you might be right. My mistake

 

[1939hotmagic]

Pure, unadulterated speculation -- I've seen nothing associating this guy with any Tech coaching position -- but here's some grist for the mill: Last year, FCS-level Western Illinois hired Tony (not Todd) Grantham as defensive coordinator, to change the WI defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4 for the 2017 season. The team defense improved, the program had a solid season.

However, five days ago Tony Grantham left Western Illinois with a farewell and thanks tweet to his players. (WIU's head coach left for an assistant coach position at Arizona State, and presumably the new WIU coach wants to bring in his own guy as DC. Again, speculation upon speculation.) I haven't stumbled across any more current info about coach Grantham, who did coach linebackers at Navy for several years early in CPJ's tenure in Annapolis. Just found this bit of info interesting.