Is Willie Gay committing?

[DawgatAuburn]

What's the story on this tweet?


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[coach66]

Word I'm getting is he is True Maroon. We will see.

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[patdog]

I don't get too caught up in following recruiting, but this would be a very good thing for us.

 

[SouthFarmchicken]

As bad as the Sirmon experiment has been, it is paramount that we keep him and

give him a chance to grow. He certainly is a smart guy and should be able to learn how to succeed in this league...especially with our talent upgrade.

 

[Junction John]

At least this puts to rest anyone thinking there would be a coaching change.

Looks like everyone is expected to report back for 2017.

Huh.

 

[dawgstudent]

I've been for and against firing Sirmon. We need some stability but at the same time - the way the D has played sometimes has been inexcusable. I'm currently of the opinion give him one more year.

 

[HaleStater]

I can't believe he put all their names on the poster. Hopefully a couple names will no longer be on that list.

 

[patdog]

We need stability, but not at the expense of keeping a bad coach. If he's not the guy long-term and you keep him for the sake of stability, all you're getting is one more year with a bad coach and then you have to make a change anyway. As much as it hurts, I think we have to make a change again this year. And put a little more thought and effort into this hire than you did last year, Dan. At least tell the new coach he has to move to Starkville.

 

[coach66]

Will the real Peter Sirmon please stand up. There have been times this year

when I have felt good about Sirmon. The thing that concerns me is the tackling and the effort, very inconsistent.

I want him to be successful and I think he deserves one more year.

 

[civildawg88]

I've been for and against firing Sirmon. We need some stability but at the same time - the way the D has played sometimes has been inexcusable. I'm currently of the opinion give him one more year.

I think these last two games will tell us what we need to do. If the D is still non existent then you got to let him go. If we show some improvement we can keep him.

If coach O doesn't get the LSU job, I would really like to snatch him up somehow.

 

[aTotal360]

If I'm getting rid of coaches, Sirmon is not where I start. (cough) Hevesy. (cough) Linguist.

 

[Junction John]

Being the football expert that I am, I can plainly see that what success the D has had this year has almost exclusively come by putting pressure on the opposing quarterback. I'm not calling for a JLD scheme (or maybe I am), but screw the read-and-don't-react defense. Receivers run wide open all over the field anyway, ****, at least make them catch the ball earlier and not 30 yards downfield. Give the DBs a fighting chance.

I think we have to keep Sirmon this year, but he would gain a lot of points with me if I never see us rush 3 again.

Keys for State the rest of the year:
1. O: RUN THE DAMN BALL.
2. D: PRESSURE.

End of the coaching clinic.

 

[SouthFarmchicken]

This. We need to pay O whatever it takes to bring him on.

If that means paying him both Hevesy's and Sirmon's salary, so be it.

 

[Junction John]

I didn't mean to turn this into a negative thread. A Willie commit is HUGE.

He could help us immediately next year, and I think help with a couple of other big recruits hanging out there.

 

[HD6]

But what else can you do there? If you list all of the coaches besides Hevesy, the outroar would be ten times what it is now. Nobody's moving on until the season ends at best, might as well portray solidarity.

 

[ShrubDog]

give him a chance to grow. He certainly is a smart guy and should be able to learn how to succeed in this league...especially with our talent upgrade.

So you want to fire Mullen but keep Sirmon. Is that what I see?

 

[Junction John]

I agree with you, I don't think the names on a poster mean anything. I was joking above. Guess I needed sarcasterisks.

Which is a great word, by the way... I wonder who came up with that.**

 

[57stratdawg]

I actually hope our D coaches stay unchanged this year.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

But what else can you do there? If you list all of the coaches besides Hevesy, the outroar would be ten times what it is now. Nobody's moving on until the season ends at best, might as well portray solidarity.

I saw Hevesy listed as Willie Gay's recruiter... Is that correct?

 

[HD6]

I believe Hevesy's territory is the Golden Triangle. It was last year.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

What makes anyone think that coach O would want to come to starkville?

 

[coach66]

If he is out of a job then it isn't out of the question.

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[Wizard.sixpack]

Hevesy? Hell yes! Linguist? Hell NO!! What you got against Linguist? Give him a chance, damn.

 

[aTotal360]

After looking at the results, that makes perfect sense. **

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

He has been for awhile but seeing how recruiting has gone for us lately with local guys everyone is kind of standoffish with the whole deal.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Hell to the no, when it comes to Coach O (rap over).

We need to keep the current staff, finish strong with recruiting, then let next year happen how it will. I think Mullen will probably leave no matter what after that, and take his whole staff with him, and at least we'll have a good roster for the new guy, whoever it is.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Speaking of SHS recruits, anybody seen or heard anything about Kobe Jones from practice? We could be deep on the DL next year.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I'm hearing he's doing really well.

Speaking of SHS recruits, anybody seen or heard anything about Kobe Jones from practice? We could be deep on the DL next year.

He would be playing if we needed him.

 

[AlCoDog]

If Orgeron is hired at your school, there is a strong chance your current coach is going to be fired mid year.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

The genespage in me says give him one more year. He's young and at the start of his career as a defensive coordinator. The last D coordinator we had that had this bad of results was Torbush, who needed to retire to say the least. If Sirmon can't learn from this year, and prove himself in 2017, he needs to begin rethinking his career path.