re: Just offer Bo Davis the DC position

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That may work for one offense but not so well for another

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Exactly!!! There are so many people on here that have no idea what they’re even looking at or how to fix the issues we have. Our secondary doesn’t lack enough players. We have some elite talent on this entire defense. You have to have all things come together at the same time to put out good results on game day.

We had so many issues come up this season. We had multiple guys get hurt, had multiple first year (in the system) players, we had our brand new DL coach go down, we had players freshly coming off of injuries who hadn’t played in a while, we had to play young guys when they weren’t expected to play, and we had to switch roles for players mid season.

Some of this is on the coaches but some of it was just plain bad luck and a result of having to build a quality team via the portal because we didn’t have developed guys who were ready. Some of this was expected, but a lot of it had to be fixed on the fly, which isn’t easy to do. After a season like that, you learn how to deal with those things and you are better prepared the next time.

You also go into the next season knowing what your current players are good at or not good at. You can mold your defense off of that information while also continuing to develop them in ways that will help that defenses style. That’s exactly why they want to recruit and retain, rather than having to complete a defense through the portal. You can add depth with a few players but you don’t want to have to recruit starters from the portal at every level of your defense.

We also don’t know what type of offense they will run next season. With the offensive depth we have, there are many ways we can go this season.

What is bothering me quite a bit is that our coaches thought we had really good depth at certain positions the last two years, who didn’t perform well on game day. So their judgement on how good we actually are during offseason workouts is pretty far off from reality.

You should have a good idea how you’ll perform during the season after watching these guys compete for so long. We haven’t been very good at that the last two years. Hopefully we learning and that will help to develop our players for the season. If you don’t know where you need to improve then it’s much harder to mold your team in the direction needed during a season. We need to be much better at self evaluation during the offseason. That’s where you build your team for the coming season. JMHO.

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I’m sick of people saying lack of DC experience is a disqualifier for DC. Bo Davis has just as much of a chance to succeed as someone who has DC experience.

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This is beyond stupid, even for this board

There’s an argument to be made for giving someone a “promotion”, without previous experience at the position you would be hiring them for. Kirby Smart had no head coaching experience before UGA. Wanting a certain DL coach because he’s a great recruiter with local ties and you are mad he’s at another school doesn’t sound like one of the better arguments.

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if we keep House then the defense will keep getting worse

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You are sick of hearing on DC experience is a disqualification but you think a year of terrible defense is a permanent factor? House had the #6 defense at Kentucky, that’s nationally not in the SEC. He didn’t just forget how to coach or “lose it”. I would be fine with a change but hiring just any position coach to replace him is not guarantee for improvement

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think Baker has DC experience.

Baker didn’t have DC experience before he went to Missouri. He was LBs coach at LSU.

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He got fired as Miami DC when he was at Miami. He then went to LSU after being fired at Miami.

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Baker didn’t have DC experience before he went to Missouri. He was LBs coach at LSU.

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He was the DC at the University of Miami and Louisiana Tech before coming to LSU.

Try to pay attention.....

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I’m sick of people saying lack of DC experience is a disqualifier for DC. Bo Davis has just as much of a chance to succeed as someone who has DC experience.

And if we don’t hire him, Texas gets better and we continue to lose elite recruits to them including LA recruits.

And if we keep House then the defense will keep getting worse

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My god......

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Baker didn’t have DC experience before he went to Missouri. He was LBs coach at LSU.

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Blake Baker
Current position
Title Defensive coordinator
Team Missouri
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born July 10, 1982 (age 41)
Houston, Texas
Playing career
2000–2004 Tulane
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009 Clear Springs HS (TX) (WR)
2010–2012 Texas (GA)
2013 Arkansas State (S)
2014 Louisiana Tech (S)
2015–2018 Louisiana Tech (DC/LB)
2019–2020 Miami (FL) (DC/ILB)
2021 LSU (LB)
2022–present Missouri (DC/S)


You should probablly quit posting now. Just saying

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I’m sick of people saying lack of DC experience is a disqualifier for DC.

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I'm sick of our dumb fans thinking LSU is a stepping stone program where coaches get a chance to prove they know how to be a coordinator. It's fricking stupid, stop it.

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Bo Davis has just as much of a chance to succeed as someone who has DC experience.

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He literally does not have as much of a chance to succeed as someone with a solid history actually coordinating.

We don’t have any money which is why Matt House is still here. They are hoping he finds an NFL job so we wouldn’t have to pay the buyout.

No. He’s only still here because his payout drops after Dec 31.

That’s the only reason

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Baker didn’t have DC experience before he went to Missouri. He was LBs coach at LSU.

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I don't understand how someone could post this. Why even post anything if you don't bother to even look at his wikipedia? He was a DC for 6 years before coming to BR.