Hey folks - as a member of the DawgNation community, please remember to abide by simple rules of civil engagement with other members:
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
If Mel gets an HC opportunity
I know a few schools showed some pretty significant interest. You know Kirby has a list of replacements. Who would be on your short list?
Comments
Nick Saban
Tough to say. Could maybe promote from within with Schumann, but he's still fairly young. Also, there's generally a lot of movement with coordinators in the NFL. Could try to find another "Mel" that way. Would have to think of who would match-up with Kirby's defensive scheme/philosophy the best, and just as importantly who could recruit.
More of a matter of ‘when’ than ‘if’. Definitely something to ponder. Not sure who would be out there, but I think Kirby will be looking for more of a recruiter than coordinator. @acrum21 absolutely right about Coach already making a list though, will be interesting
It's going to take a good offer to get him to leave, he makes more as DC at Ga. than most smaller schools pay their HC. Think CKS would promote Schumann or hire someone who had coached with him on Saban's staff.
Had Sherrer not left for Tennessee I'd say he would have been the favorite
Jerry Glanville
Buckaroo Banzi.
Yeah I agree with most of ya'll. Definitely a tough decision. I love Glenn S. and his knowledge and experience in this defense, but he is extremely young and that is the same with all of the coaches that would be left on the defensive side of the ball once Mel Tucker leaves. Hopefully, its a Cooley and Pittman situation where Tucker really enjoys Athens and wants to build something special for a few years.
Either way we need to get this "No Fly Zone" secondary signed and sealed before the late signing period so guys aren't in limbo about whether they want to wait on a new coach. We didn't have anybody in place for a while after Kevin S. decided to take the Tenn job.
The Oconee County Sheriff! Whoever writes the posts for him on Facebook is pretty talented.
On the serious side, I think Mel may stay put for a few years. He is only 46 and they moved several times the past ten years prior to arriving in Athens. His sons are 15 and 13 so they may want to let them finish high school. That puts Mel at 50/51 to bank some money now and leverage the right opportunity at that point.
Mel is a native of Cleveland and played at Wisconsin and was the DC at Ohio State. I can picture him at a Big Ten School a bit more than I do the SEC or other major conferences. If Urban decides to leave coaching again in the next three to five years, I am pretty sure Mel would be on their consideration list.
I see no benefit in taking a HC job at this age at a lower level school.
..if he likes it, he will take it. It would be a shame if this happens in the next 3 years - a fun ride for all, but a reasonable person couldn't expect otherwise. As to replacement, then I leave that to Kirby. In Kirby, We Trust.
Dan Quinn
Promote Schumann or go after Bud Foster from VTech
Bud Foster is an excellent DC, but his image and personality off the field is the main reason he has never offered a head coaching job or promoted at VT.
players oust belichick ...he becomes first guy to coach multiple teams via ai tech...robot on the sideline (put a hershel jersey on him or something, with cut off sleeves) if that tech is not avail by then.. obvious choice...sadie robertson
After seeing that Schumann will be attending the draft with Kirby, I think I'm going to have to lean in that direction as far as who would be the next man up after Mel. I think that's a pretty significant gesture.