Just for Shiggles:

[zephyr]

Is there anyone on the current staff who you would promote to HC and maintain continuity?

No. I think we'd have to go out and search for a new coach rather than hire within. Nobody on this staff has head experience and that is what Farmer has mentioned was a deciding factor in the last search.

[zephyr]

But let's say you are the AD. How do you handle the present staff ? Do you just clean house? Do you recommend that the coach look strongly at certain coaches? Do you offer incentives to keep most of those guys here? Do you just take hands off approach & allow new coach to "have his way" in every decision?

You are assuming that Hud wouldn't take some from this staff with him wherever he were to go which is usually the case. Also, the incoming coach will get to typically name and bring his staff so i don't think that Farmer would get in his way

[Bandwagon King]

You are assuming that Hud wouldn't take some from this staff with him wherever he were to go which is usually the case. Also, the incoming coach will get to typically name and bring his staff so i don't think that Farmer would get in his way

In the potential case I'm thinking of, it is possible that with HUD's previous ties with said school, that there are possibly several guys already in place there he would like to see stay there, as well as guys he might likely recomend to Farmer that he try to keep.

[raginsaints]

If Hud leaves, the one guy we need to stick around is Jay Johnson, IMO.

[zephyr]

In the potential case I'm thinking of, it is possible that with HUD's previous ties with said school, that there are possibly several guys already in place there he would like to see stay there, as well as guys he might likely recomend to Farmer that he try to keep.

And would Mullen not want to take those assistants that he brought with him to MSU to PSU?

[zephyr]

If Hud leaves, the one guy we need to stick around is Jay Johnson, IMO.

I'd take Reed Stringer and Lovings since both can recruit really well and know the area. I just don't know if we could expect either to stay if Hud were to go though

[Bandwagon King]

And would Mullen not want to take those assistants that he brought with him to MSU to PSU?

Ok Zeph. Think about this. Hey guys, I'm going to the seventh level of football hell. It's cold enough in winter to freeze the nads off a charging rhino. The media will be all around you every day asking all kinds of questions about things you had absolutely nothing to do with. The papers will be filled with horrible stories every day that will make you cringe & not want to trust any of your neighbors. The fans are going to hate you because you will be percieved as southern carpetbaggers coming in after what they see is outsiders destroying their program. You're going to have to teach your kids the meaning of all kinds of new words like molestation, sexual predators, etc. etc. & you might even make the same or a "little" more money. Are you guys ready to roll?

[raginsaints]

Yeah, I'd love for Stringer, Saunders, Lovings, Stewart, etc to all stay but I was talking about what I thought was realistic.

[Boomer]

If there is an assistant coach of the year I think one to be considered is Munoz and the absolutely incredible job with the receivers he has done---No drops, great blocking, and great routes---What an improvement!!!!

[Hammer58]

But let's say you are the AD. How do you handle the present staff ? Do you just clean house? Do you recommend that the coach look strongly at certain coaches? Do you offer incentives to keep most of those guys here? Do you just take hands off approach & allow new coach to "have his way" in every decision?

I think you ask the new HC to meet with the remaining members of the old staff and consider them for positions on the new staff but I think you need to leave the decisions up to him. Hud ultimately went with guys (for the most part) that he had some previous working experience with. That includes Coach Rebowe from the previous staff. Then when a few of his first choices fell through (OC and WR come to mind) he widened his search. In the end I think that is best because the staff all has to be on the same page.