a few DC options.

[stateskills]

Doing a little research, it's possible to find interesting candidates (as opposed to old retreads that coach on the offensive side of the ball) working for schools in which State would be a pretty obvious step up in terms of prestige and money. I think these are three interesting candidates that I would want to talk to if I were Mullen. Of course, if I were Mullen my contact list would be full of good d-coordinators to call.

Tim Banks - Central Michigan, DC - 15th ranked D in the country in 2009, very young (coached at UCM and Maryland - never coached in the south)

http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46374&SPID=4199&DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=748560&Q_SEASON=2009

Dave Huxtable - UCF, DC, been around a while - coached with O'Leary at GT too
http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/huxtable_dave00.html

Greg Hudson, ECU, DC - most of his jobs have been up North - Minnesota, Cincinnati and Connecticut before ECU (not sure about recruiting)

http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hudson_greg00.html

 

[graddawg]

I'm on the Diaz bandwagon. I'm sure I'll be happy with whoever Dan gets, though.

 

[thunderclap]

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[AlCoDog]

I have no doubt Dan will get the right guy. I believe Diaz is that guy.

http://www.goblueraiders.com/coach.cfm/name/manny-diaz/id/279

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[Xenomorph]

 

[Dawgtini]

Hudson has more experience at a higher level, but both look like they would be eager to make a name for themselves in the "all defense all the time" league of the SEC.

 

[lawdawg02]

 

[ninja dawg]

Damn lawdawg you beat me to it. I had the same idea. Good stuff.

 

[stateskills]

I think Hudson would be a very good choice. Tim Banks from Central Michigan has an impressive resume for a young guy.

Diaz seems good , but I think I'd take Hudson or Banks over him.

 

[8dog]

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[lawdawg02]

if only i could get some farking software to use today at work. a mind is a terrible thing to waste...</p>

 

[Mr Meoff]

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[LAdawg3]

Willie Martinez (http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=301103)

I'm not saying he's the man for the job just saying he might be someone to look at as a possibility. I know he has been mentioned on this board before and I think the only reason he was fired was to save Mark Richt's ***. He has never had a defense ranked under 30th in the nation. He's in his late forties, not too young and not too old. He's a great secondary coach and has sent a long list of dbs to the nfl. I know many here would see him as just a Georgia scrub(and he may be) but he has had some really good defenses at Georigia and was just a part of a Mark Richt's final attempt to save his job(see Jackie's last years).

 

[8dog]

I think that would be an awful hire.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

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[DerHntr]

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[beachbumdawg]

nfm