I'm up for discussion, but at least know what you are talking about.

Coach O has been the head coach of a team for a total of about 3.5 years. Lets go with him starting in 1988 at Miami as DL coach. Thats at least what? 325 total games that he has been a coach and he was a HC for 43 total games. That makes him a head coach for about 13% of his whole coaching career.

So, if you add his head coaching jobs to his defensive coordinator jobs he would still have coached just 13% of his career at those positions.

I am not saying that he can't do it... All I asked was don't you think there is some reason he has never held the DC position before?

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 12:31 am to LosLobos111

I admit, I melted and I rarely melt.

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Posted by baobabtiger

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:32 am to 7Tiger7

This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 1:39 am

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Posted by RichardCranium

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 7:18 am to deNYEd

Wait 1 year for Kirby Smart

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Posted by Ponchy Tiger

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 7:38 am to Noplacelikehome

quote:
don't you think there is some reason he has never held the DC position before?

If he hasn't been a DC at this point its because he hasn't wanted to be.

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Posted by Rouge

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:46 am to Ponchy Tiger

Yeah

People turn down promotions all the time

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Posted by dagrippa

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:55 am to tiger20009

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Coach Steele showed nothing but class in his time at LSU, and he coached the last bowl game like it was important to him.

Unlike Chavis.

Agreed. I'm still a little happy he moved on. Might be ignorant on my part but I flat out melted when he was hired.
I later understood the positives he has but I'm cool with the situation now.

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Posted by TommyDaTiger

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Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:37 am to Noplacelikehome

I agree, also Hanagriff said he doesn't think he wants that gig. Being up in the booth, scheming 24/7, etc. He's more of an in your face hands on guy. Now he would take a head gig if it's the right fit in a second, but if O wanted to be a DC, he would have been one by now I think