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ESPN FPI Defense rating of 51.2 during his 6 years as Toledo DC. The six years prior to his arriving is a 51.5. Seems to be living heavily off of this year which is obviously his best. We can and should do better.

I tried to look through Kiffin's previous staffs to see DC candidates with ties if Baker leaves. The list isn't as long as I thought but still somewhat interesting.

Don Martindale - Michigan DC ('07 Oakland LB)
Tosh Lupoi - Oregon DC ('16 Alabama OLB)
DJ Durkin - Auburn Interim HC ('20-'21 Ole Miss Co-DC)
Bryan Brown - Ole Miss Co-DC ('24-'25 Ole Miss Co-DC)

Lupoi and Durkin are the standouts. I wonder if Aranda could be an option if he gets canned. Shiel Wood would be an exciting outside candidate.

Above all, I hope Tulane screws it up.

20-15 HC record. Maybe if we get 25 No’s first.

Looked at the ESPN FPI Offense rating compared to what it was prior to their tenure. The rating is a combination of the average rating & the trend. For comparison, Aranda is 77.1 & Ensminger is 64.2 if using '16 & '18.

Matt Lubick - Washington (Co-OC) - Rating#74 - Has O ties back to Ole Miss. Co-OC makes it difficult to determine how much success he is responsible for as well as having Peterson as a HC.

Mike Yurcich - Oklahoma St. OC - 70.2 - Same issue as Lubick. Is he just riding the mullets coattails?

Hugh Freeze - former Ole Miss HC - 70.1 - Compliance/SEC/NCAA is the issue

Phil Longo - Ole Miss OC - 69.5 -

Lane Kiffin - FAU HC - 69.3 - Not sure he is interested

Billy Napier - ULL HC - 68.9 - Only one season in as HC so unlikely to move.

Jim Chaney - Georgia OC - 68.8 - Has O ties but is in a good situation & is older. Money would have to be big.

Eliah Drinkwitz - NC State OC - 68.3 - Young guy that looks to be up & coming. Doesn't seem like a move O would make though without ties.

Assuming SE retires or is demoted for next season, our options seem to be limited to guys O has been on staff with in the past. Most popular of those is Kiffin/Freeze obviously. If neither of those are possible then what about Matt Lubick? No idea if they have a good or bad relationship since that was in O's Ole Miss days but he seems to be the most impressive after Kiffin/Freeze. Below are the rest of the notables I saw.

Clay Helton (assuming he is let go)
Tee Martin
Noel Mazzone
John Morton
Dan Werner
Frank Wilson
Curtis Johnson

Watch the LSU/Louisville game. I think SE's offense will look a lot like that unless LN beats out Brennan. Hodgepodge offense as I like to call it. Having an I-back in for most of a series then running an 11 package the next series. Plus, the defense was lit that game.

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Watch it be Shula

$8.5M (O buyout). I am right there with you. Ready for the Aranda era.

SE will run an offense that doesn’t put the D in bad positions. Aranda is excited for that reason. If they brought in some up tempo guy it naturally causes more point/yards allowed. Doesn’t mean it is a good hire.

Not only that. We paid a guy $3.2M total to run the offense for one year and go away.

I just realized Chaney is who Tennessee hired when Orgeron was Asst HC there. I doubt he leaves Georgia for another OC position after the season they are having but thought that was interesting. Wouldn’t be my 1st choice anyway but can think of worse.

IMO Cumbie would be best case scenario for spread & Sark for pro-style. Yurcich would be a slight improvement over Canada. Spavital, Gilbert, Ensminger are all steps in the wrong direction.

Not much. Limited as I said. Bowl game and videos here and there recently. Just a regular guy here but he seems like he is just as likely to bust as he is to be a homerun.

Does it concern anyone that Baylor dropped 13.5 ppg after the scandal without Art? Kendal was OC for 16 without Art & 15 with Art. I honestly don’t know how much of an exodus there was but know the QB was the same for both seasons. Seems pretty relevant since it is his sole season being the main play caller. Not an ideal situation obviously though.

This what I am thinking as well. Could work out as I think it would be a high ceiling/low floor move but add in the PR standpoint and I don't see them going this route.

The timing of the Miles/Arizona interest seems peculiar & could give way to an Orgeron buyout or Aranda raise given the timing. Isn't Miles due $7.5M left on his buyout which would be decreased by his new salary if hired? That money could go to an Orgeron buyout ($8.5M?)/Aranda promotion (if interested) to HC OR an Aranda raise at DC.