Started By
Message
locked post

Southern Miss HC opening

Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:12 pm
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
6494 posts
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:12 pm
Give me either Armstrong from UNLV, Travis Williams from Arky or see if Mullen wants to leave the booth and come back to coaching
Posted by denhamtiger
Denham Springs
Member since Jan 2014
819 posts
Posted on 11/5/24 at 5:24 pm to
Travis Williams would be great there
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
Member since Sep 2014
6497 posts
Posted on 11/5/24 at 11:13 pm to
Farmer Fran Orgeron
His salary should not be much as LSU overpaid him to get rid of him.
Posted by Matt225
St. George
Member since Dec 2019
1152 posts
Posted on 11/6/24 at 4:42 am to
wait and get Billy Napier
Posted by Miglez
Member since Jan 2018
610 posts
Posted on 11/6/24 at 3:30 pm to
Joe Craddock since the Tulane OC thing worked out so well last time
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
15248 posts
Posted on 11/7/24 at 1:39 pm to
I'd bet a lot it is Derek Nix (OC at Auburn).

He played there and knows everyone in the state of MS. If they hire anyone else without offering it or him they are stupid.
Posted by reggierayreb
Member since Nov 2012
18934 posts
Posted on 11/7/24 at 4:44 pm to
Agreed

I don't know if they hire Nix but he is a must interview. They could do a lot worse.
Posted by Mr. Blutarski
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Oct 2012
1894 posts
Posted on 11/7/24 at 8:02 pm to
I don't think he'll be hired but Southern Miss could definitely do worse.
Posted by Al Bundy Bulldog
The Grindfather
Member since Dec 2010
36292 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:36 am to
I'm not sure Southern Miss can afford to pay many coaches enough to leave their current jobs and come there. I really thought Will Hall would work out there being a native Mississippian with deep ties due to his dad having coached HS football in Mississippi for 40 years. it just didn't work out.

Outsiders like Fedora and Monken have worked in the past. Maybe they need to find someone who is motived and wants to be a D1 HC with no ties to USM or the state of Mississippi.
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
6494 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 11:02 am to
We all thought Hall would work out. He completely changed his offense from Tulane when he came to Southern, went from a read option/ground and pound type to wanting to have his QB drop back 40+ times a game. Hell, his best offenses here were when he had a Running Back playing QB
Posted by dupergreenie
Member since May 2014
9105 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 11:36 am to
quote:

We all thought Hall would work out


I was convinced that he was going to get them rolling again.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77720 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 2:10 pm to
Southern Miss is a sleeping giant. Fertile recruiting ground and so close to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola which consistently puts out great football players.
This post was edited on 11/8/24 at 2:10 pm
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
3432 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 7:07 pm to
While not a Hall fan as he played and coached at my school's rivals, he's had great offenses everywhere he has been. I expected the same at USM.
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
13117 posts
Posted on 11/8/24 at 10:31 pm to
quote:

Southern Miss is a sleeping giant. Fertile recruiting ground and so close to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola which consistently puts out great football players.


Money is an issue for them though, and there is way more competition for these players at the FBS level than there used to be.
Posted by Mr. Blutarski
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Oct 2012
1894 posts
Posted on 11/9/24 at 10:10 am to
I would agree with you other than a couple of the money guys are friends of mine and some of the names that have reached out to the AD (allegedly) surprised me. Guys that would take a paycut to be a head coach.

We'll see by the end of the month.
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
15248 posts
Posted on 11/10/24 at 6:50 pm to
quote:

Southern Miss is a sleeping giant. Fertile recruiting ground and so close to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola which consistently puts out great football players.


This was true 20 years ago but ULL, Troy, USA, etc. have watered down the players they can get. 20 years ago anyone in south LA, South MS or Mobile area that didn’t go to the SEC went to USM. Now they have a lot of schools to fight over recruits for.
This post was edited on 11/11/24 at 9:59 am
Posted by Al Bundy Bulldog
The Grindfather
Member since Dec 2010
36292 posts
Posted on 11/12/24 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

Southern Miss is a sleeping giant. Fertile recruiting ground and so close to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola which consistently puts out great football players.


The Problem is that the kids that USM used to get from these areas now choose Troy, South Alabama, Tulane, Louisiana Lafayette or Jackson State over Southern Miss.
Posted by Auburntiger
BTR area
Member since Mar 2005
14470 posts
Posted on 11/18/24 at 8:49 am to
quote:

Southern Miss is a sleeping giant. Fertile recruiting ground and so close to New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola which consistently puts out great football players.


IMO South Alabama starting their program up combined with Tulane's recent success has had an impact on Southern Miss. For years USM recruited heavily in the New Orleans metro area and south Alabama for players.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27273 posts
Posted on 11/18/24 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Money is an issue for them though


Yep. 2nd lowest athletic budget in the Sun Belt Conference.
Posted by Al Bundy Bulldog
The Grindfather
Member since Dec 2010
36292 posts
Posted on 11/18/24 at 1:17 pm to
Southern Miss would be best suited just hiring a great head coach from a lower level college who has run a program and won consistantly.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 4Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram