Welcome home, Coach Hughes

[Duke Humphrey]

Good move for all

https://twitter.com/rachrichlinski/status/1072699039500693504?s=21

 

[8dog]

Ring the bell

 

[patdog]

Great news! I'm guessing this was a done deal pretty early after JSU fired him. Still can't believe they did that and think they made a huge mistake.

 

[Walter White.sixpack]

Good move for all

https://twitter.com/rachrichlinski/status/1072699039500693504?s=21

 

[tatedog]

One of my favorite BB scenes... "we ain't gonna get him."

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

Absolute must with hudspeth leaving to get the MS recruits for sure. Hughes is a great guy, knows this state, and has all the connections. He is a great on the field coach too

 

[coach66]

He is a great recruiter and and a great

Person to have in our program, welcome back.

 

[aTotal360]

Now get down to Gulfport.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

It just makes sense. I'm very glad he's back at MSU. Having him and Jay in our program was always a good thing. You couldn't help but root for both of them the way they carried themselves.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

Related question: Will Sleepy come back with Tony?

 

[JoMo MoJo]

Great news! I'm guessing this was a done deal pretty early after JSU fired him. Still can't believe they did that and think they made a huge mistake.

I think he forced them to when he brought Mumme in.

 

[PreacherDog]

He was 9 games below .500 and had a losing record in SWAC. He's a good guy and a good recruiter but obviously not a good head coach. Probably a better assistant. JSU also has major problems in the university leadership and finances.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Preacherdog and preacher_dawg

Which one of you washes your dads hair in the sink at your new summer home in the Hamptons? We need to have a dales drinking contest to see who changes their name. This is too confusing.

 

[preacher_dawg]

Which one of you washes your dads hair in the sink at your new summer home in the Hamptons? We need to have a dales drinking contest to see who changes their name. This is too confusing.

That would be my father-in-law, but he's not exactly the Hamptons type of guy (or Hampton Inn for that matter).

 

[Bucky Dog]

Devils Advocate. Is Tony a good coach? I get he can go into MS recruits home and talk to mama, but can he coach? Our current staff is recruiting well and we all know Tony can recruit MS. But we need coaches that can motivate and develop as well.

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

Devils Advocate. Is Tony a good coach? I get he can go into MS recruits home and talk to mama, but can he coach? Our current staff is recruiting well and we all know Tony can recruit MS. But we need coaches that can motivate and develop as well.

I don't know for sure, but I am guessing he's okay. Just put him at safeties or TE (which he has coached before.) Those seem to be positions that we have the least to do with technique and most to do with assignment... Therefore coordinators can keep an eye on the room. I hope he just slides into the TE slot. I want the entire defensive staff to stay intact. At TE Getsy and JoMo can hover over, but it's probably the easiest position group to coach in this offense as you only have one on the field at a time.

 

[johnson86-1]

Devils Advocate. Is Tony a good coach? I get he can go into MS recruits home and talk to mama, but can he coach? Our current staff is recruiting well and we all know Tony can recruit MS. But we need coaches that can motivate and develop as well.

I'm no expert, but it seems like he's at the very worst fine. When he coached safeties, it seems we had some guys that played well above their heads (Kendrick Market, Hughes), and also had some that played well below their talent (Cox). Not sure about Evans (who I think just was undertalented) and the other guy that was "1B" in 2014 (name escapes me; plenty of complaining about him but not sure if it was a talent or coaching issue). But at the very worst, he's good enough that he won't stop good players from being good players.

 

[We Men]

I don't think he will coach safeties because that's what our DC coaches. Have you guys noticed how much better our secondary was this year? Chalk that up to our DC. Did U notice how much blitzing our corners & safeties did this year as opposed to last year? Our defense was not only better up front, but much, much better in the secondary. I want our DC to continue doing the excellent job he's doing with the safeties. Thumbs up?