Jeff Nixon interviews for Texans OC

[IthacaBarrel]

Nixon is the sole reason both of the most important ppl in his life (his children) are at cuse. That’s a big help for us, let’s see how it plays out. These are the situations that happens when you have a good staff and team, it comes with the territory! Hopefully if we have to replace him we are more sought after now by legit proven coordinators and we can replace easier. He is going to be very tough to replace though if that’s the direction he chooses.

yeah, there is no sugar coating it, if he leaves it's a HUGE loss. Nixon is the quiet guy that everybody knows is a great coach. He's the whole package and lets the results speak for themselves, highly respected in coaching circles. Not a surprise that he is sought after

 

[kingtidge]

Exactly. There is no rational argument for him not to take this job if offered, other than we’re Syracuse fans and don’t want to lose him

Agreed.

I was just not expecting to lose him after year 1.

But success brings outside offers...

 

[storange]

Selfishly…. hope he doesn’t get it .

 

[MSOrange]

Agreed.

I was just not expecting to lose him after year 1.

But success brings outside offers...

I definitely wasn't expecting it either, It definitely would stink from our perspective.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Maybe he wants to run from a QB less ship

Not a ringing endorsement of the QB room we currently have

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Not a ringing endorsement of the QB room we currently have

Not sure that opinion is shared by everyone.

 

[kingtidge]

Not a ringing endorsement of the QB room we currently have

I don't think that has anything to do with it.

You get the call from an NFL team for 2-3X the money... you take that sit-down - period.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

I don't think that has anything to do it.

You get the call from an NFL team for 2-3X the money... you take that sit-down - period.

it doesn't. If you think Nixon is going home at night thinking he needs a new job because he doesn't like the QB room at Syracuse well that's a special type of loser.

It's a promotion working in the NFL for a really good young head coach and QB. It's a nice gig and a job that when you go home everyone in your family says you have to at least interview for it.

 

[orangeinohio]

HCFB talks about how he wants his coaches to move on to bigger and better things. Everything he talks about is related to bringing success to this program.

I'd bet the farm that he has considered this scenario with Nixon and with the rest of his staff. Maybe he didn't think it was a strong possibility after year one but I'd bet he has backup plans in his network.

It's never a good time to replace a great coach.
You kind of have to expect your HC to have a plan. I'm betting Fran has a plan.

 

[007]

Not a ringing endorsement of the QB room we currently have

You have a very particular set of skills for drawing conclusions.

 

[Cusefan69]

So those thinking that his kids going to SU could stop him from moving on , that's unlikely. If that was the case he would not have interviewed in the first place. If he accepts, he would just move to the new market and I would wager his family would stay here the next year while finishing school, probably putting their house on the market the following spring. Nixon would have plenty of money to buy a condo until the family moved to whichever NFL market he landed in. While it would suck as a fan, wish the man well.

 

[orange79]

So those thinking that his kids going to SU could stop him from moving on , that's unlikely. If that was the case he would not have interviewed in the first place.

Yeah, well, sometimes an interview for a vastly superior position is for experience to be used later. Can't agree with your thoughts here.

 

[Cusefan69]

Yeah, well, sometimes an interview for a vastly superior position is for experience to be used later. Can't agree with your thoughts here.

Fair enough but wouldn't he still at least in his mind have to be good with leaving just in case he is offered?

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Fair enough but wouldn't he still at least in his mind have to be good with leaving just in case he is offered?

and I am sure he is as most would be

 

[GoSU96]

We need to pay up to keep him!!!

You think SU is going to match an NFL team for a coordinator? I want him to be here next season but he might want to be a pro coach

 

[Giants1973]

It will have good $
Both his kids are at Syracuse going to school

 

[Archimedes]

2025 is a transitional year in every way. Nixon leaving would just reinforce it. We must be patient.

 

[orangefog]

2025 is a transitional year in every way. Nixon leaving would just reinforce it. We must be patient.

This is D.A.R.T. not D.A.R.P.T.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Would love for him to stay but this is the double edged sword of success. Major football programs deal with this all the time.

 

[721Comstock]

Would love for him to stay but this is the double edged sword of success. Major football programs deal with this all the time.

144% THIS.

IF he gets this gig, it’s very much a feather in Fran & Cuse’s hat, that we can have great coaches like this work here and then move up the ladder.

It will make it easier for us to attract good coaching & player talent moving forward.

And if he doesn’t - yay for Cuse!
We get him back for another year.
And they can still tout to croots that he’s been in the NFL before, and will likely end up there again, so come get coached up by that caliber coach in college.

It’s a win/win either way.

And possibly getting 3-5+ players drafted will help a ton too.

Laslty - Fran knows a LOT of coaches;
just think about how quickly he assembled the current staff after he got the job.
He’s surely got guys in mind, if/when Nixon or any other coach(es) move on.

 

[upperdeck]

I would not be surprised if Fran has a list of people at every spot for the bigger positions.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Exactly. There is no rational argument for him not to take this job if offered, other than we’re Syracuse fans and don’t want to lose him

Eh, the rational argument is be wants the family time.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Yeah, well, sometimes an interview for a vastly superior position is for experience to be used later. Can't agree with your thoughts here.

Yeah, I just took a call with a recruiter because it had been a while and you never know. I have no intention of leaving my current gig. But conversations to explore aren't bad.

 

[orangefog]

Yeah, I just took a call with a recruiter because it had been a while and you never know. I have no intention of leaving my current gig. But conversations to explore aren't bad.

She hot?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

She hot?

Hard to tell, LinkedIn pic was kind of tiny.