Serious question....If DM does leave, is Hud the guy that

[Thick]

MSU needs at this stage to continue to move forward? Let me clarify, that I'm sure he's a good coach, but with the staff that we would lose in big D1 program experience, would we gain much if Hud hires Steve Campbell, Glenn Davis, his buddy from EMCC, Reed Stringer, Will Hall, etc? I'm not sure who is going to hire, but those are some names that have been mentioned, and I'm not saying that they are not good, but if he hires "friends", I think he paints himself into a corner if changes have to be made ie, Cutcliff and Croom. How well can those guys recruit against other SEC coaching staffs?

Also, Hud is known by a lot of people in this state, how well can he handle the pressure of coaching in the SEC West and at State if things sputter under his watch? I know that it seems like I being Mr. Negative, but if Dan leaves those are concerns that I have. What say you?

 

[was21]

...a positive with Hud is that he would probably feel "at home." That could be good....or bad. If he were to be successful, it would be good...and it sounds like some of those corched under Sherrill....not good...retreads.

 

[GloryDawg]

bd

 

[coach66]

is not Croom when it comes to his buddies. He wants to be successful and if those guys can make him successful they will be part of the team. Croom on the other hand was running some kind of entitlement program.

 

[jeremyrbrown]

http://www.ragincajuns.co....aspx?path=football&

 

[patdog]

like a lot on this board seem to want. We've got to go through the process and identify the best candidates, then interview them and make an offer. If he's really the best candidate then he should get the job. But the fact that he's from Lousiville and this is supposedly his dream job shouldn't even be a factor, other than his familiarity and contacts with HS football and coaches in Mississippi.

 

[coach66]

You are right, for the life of me I can't understand why Dykes isn't one of the leading candidates for the OM position and why we wouldn't look hard at him too if Mullen leaves. I have a friend at work who is a La Tech fan and he says they have a pretty wealthy booster that is working hard to keep Dykes right where he is so there may be something to that.<div>
</div><div>You have to go through the process for many, many reasons.</div>

 

[Thick]

he was involved in the NCAA investigation under JWS? I don't think that is a smart hire, IF that were to happen. What kind of recruiting would you expect outside of MS/AL?

 

[coach66]

him and think a lot of him. If I recall the severity of his charges were pretty "chickenshit" and he ended up being the fall guy in some respects. It is my understanding from friends that he is a very solid coach and excellent recruiter that the kids really respect, so yes I think I would like to see him come back. And the kicker is he loves MSU, I think.

 

[gtowndawg]

I'm sure HUD is and will be great. I would be stoked to have him. But would we hand the reigns over asap before making sure there isn't interest from other coaches? Well established coaches like a Chris Peterson (chill people, it's only an example) before we made that choice? I think Stricklin knows that and would handle it well.

I just can't image Stricklin getting a call from Chris Peterson's agent saying he wants the job only to be told, "sorry, we have Hud on the other line, thanks for calling though."

 

[maroonmania]

but don't agree that his roots and connections to MSU and the fact that he would likely be loyal to us due to the fact that the MSU job is THE job he's coveted should be a total nonfactor. It certainly shouldn't be the sole reason to give him the job but its obviously a factor. For a comparison look no further than John Cohen. I know John had accomplished more as a HC at a higher level than Hud has but obviously the fact that MSU is where Cohen wanted to be was a big factor in hiring him. Certainly agree though we should go through a process of identifying the best candidates for our program and follow it through.

 

[maroonmania]

than during Sherrill's era. You can pretty much recruit however you want to in the SEC these days without fear of consequence.

 

[Thick]

when I played, and really knows football. You are right it was chickenshit, but he's "tainted" nonetheless. Damn good recruiter too! I looked at Hud's current staff, and none of those guys are very impressive to me!

 

[GloryDawg]

Not sure if I spelled Rhetorical correct or not.</p>

 

[jeremyrbrown]

I guess I've got to look everything up for you.

 

[GloryDawg]

I am appreciate for the work and forthecapital R it was a typing mistake.

 

[natchezdawg]

were either "chickenshit" or unfounded. It took the NCAA almost three years to nail us forhanding out t-shirts, money for pepto-bismol, andslaps on the back....

 

[patdog]

If everything else is absolutely equal, then loyalty can be the tiebreaker. But if another coach is a slightly better hire, we'd damn well better hire the other coach. It sure didn't hurt Mississippi when Tommy Tubberville wasn't loyal to them. They went on to have their best 6 years since integration. It didn't really hurt Boise when Dan Hawkins wasn't loyal to them either.</p>

 

[patdog]

I think he's a good young coach who is really getting overlooked.

 

[AssEndDawg]

I saw La tech play a few times this season and one thing I can say with certainty is that they did not get out coached in a single game. And yes, this includes our game. Dykes had a plan in place to win each of those games and in the three I saw (us, Ole Miss and Fresno) he pulled out two out of three against more talented competition. I think he is a damn good coach. The question is can he recruit at the SEC level, and you never know until he gets a chance.

 

[patdog]

It may just be a coincidence but when he left Arizona, they immediately went downhill and Stoops got fired a year and a half later.