Not listed as a member of the staff anymore.
Quit? Fired?
Who’s replacing him?
Quit? Fired?
Who’s replacing him?
What happened to Diaco?
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I am not a big fan of Diaco, so hopefully this means he is no longer employed at OU.
Like a few of the players, he was told:
you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
From the Norman Transcript this past Tuesday. Looks like a few are still in limbo.
NORMAN — Oklahoma’s defensive staff continued taking shape Tuesday with the hiring of Roy Manning as the Sooners’ new cornerbacks coach.
OU also made official former Missouri assistant Brian Odom’s hiring as inside linebackers coach, a move reported by multiple outlets Monday.
OU has filled both its vacancies, though more changes could occur depending on what’s in store for outside linebackers coach Bob Diaco, defensive ends coach Calvin Thibodeaux and former interim defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill. A university release did not state whether the entire staff had been solidified.
NORMAN — Oklahoma’s defensive staff continued taking shape Tuesday with the hiring of Roy Manning as the Sooners’ new cornerbacks coach.
OU also made official former Missouri assistant Brian Odom’s hiring as inside linebackers coach, a move reported by multiple outlets Monday.
OU has filled both its vacancies, though more changes could occur depending on what’s in store for outside linebackers coach Bob Diaco, defensive ends coach Calvin Thibodeaux and former interim defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill. A university release did not state whether the entire staff had been solidified.
Well, Diaco isn’t listed as a coach on OU’s official site. So...
I'm hoping they don't retain a single person who "coached" the worst defense in OU football history. Can them all and start from scratch. The defense can't be worse than last, so what is there to lose?
OLB coach AND Assistant Head Coach. Riley is keeping his, bro.
Agree strongly.
Defensive coaches from these past years need to be let go.
Grinch has a very dirty diaper to clean up and I doubt if we will see any more than very minimal improvement at least until 2020.
And WE need to keep reminding ourselves of that, going forward...We didn't get in such bad shape overnight, and won't recover from it overnight...Sooner Fans are Spoiled...We want it YESTERDAY!
I guess Ruffin is there for the long haul. The Shorthorns safety was one bright spot...other than that hmmm. Grinch now has the comm so I am sure Ruffin will be there for locker room morale.
Bob Stoops turned things around with players that had had horrible seasons.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
Yep, defensive coaches got lazy and too comfy, not much was done about the defense playing bad for a long time so they half assed on coaching those guys. Like a lot of places of employment there are always people that get away with doing nothing while others have to pull the weight to get things done. There were too many on the defensive staff not pulling their weight.
MS always said "players gotta make plays." Well coaches have to coach as well and I think there are plenty of players on D that can play better with some good coaching. We shall see, I am not expecting a top 10 defense next year by any means but it does happen all the time, a bad defense can improve drastically over one season with a new Defensive Staff. I truly believe we will see quite a bit of improvement over last season.
MS always said "players gotta make plays." Well coaches have to coach as well and I think there are plenty of players on D that can play better with some good coaching. We shall see, I am not expecting a top 10 defense next year by any means but it does happen all the time, a bad defense can improve drastically over one season with a new Defensive Staff. I truly believe we will see quite a bit of improvement over last season.
Good find. I checked Diaco's Wiki page yesterday before I posted my reply to this thread when the question and it had not been updated.
You know, if I saw his name as the primary recruiter for any of these kids coming in, that wouldn't bother me so much. Maybe LR just needs a woobie and Ruffin is it.
And WE need to keep reminding ourselves of that, going forward...We didn't get in such bad shape overnight, and won't recover from it overnight...Sooner Fans are Spoiled...We want it YESTERDAY!
Millenial!
Looks like Riley has finalized the defense.
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...y-finalizes-defensive-staff-for-2019/?src=rss
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...y-finalizes-defensive-staff-for-2019/?src=rss
Thib is the only one coaching the same position from last year!! How bout that 2018 defensive line? Was the DL our strongest group? Seriously, I don’t remember thinking that. But drank a lot when the offense wasn’t on the field.
I'll reserve judgement; LR and company have to step up another notch but we absolutely have nowhere to go but up on Defense
Well, the O is not on the field, right now, Okla, and Surely, It's Happy Hour SOMEWHERE! Cheers!Thib is the only one coaching the same position from last year!! How bout that 2018 defensive line? Was the DL our strongest group? Seriously, I don’t remember thinking that. But drank a lot when the offense wasn’t on the field.
Disco sucked, so it died a natural death.
Huh? What's that? Diaco?
Never mind.
Huh? What's that? Diaco?
Never mind.
He was here as a defensive assistant, he was here as stop gap only when stoops was fired and then of course it was a stop gap for him until his next gig.
And WE need to keep reminding ourselves of that, going forward...We didn't get in such bad shape overnight, and won't recover from it overnight...Sooner Fans are Spoiled...We want it YESTERDAY!
Blame Bob Stoops. What he did was overnight. We want it again.
Actually it was almost overnight; Blake to BGBS's natty was unexpected in the 2nd year but a STRONG D effort came quickly and slowly disappeared like a fart in the wind...
Ah yes, the ol' Independence Bowl. It started on New Year's Eve and ended in the New Year.
This was the first OU bowl game I ever attended. Deuce broke our hearts that night/morning.
I wanted OU to be the last NCAA football team to win a game in the 20th Century.
But now Ol' Miss has that distinction.