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Rumor: Kim McCloud out

He has a lot of experience as a DC. He was a DC at Baylor, K state, Tulsa and Navy, and learned a lot about defense at Penn st. To say he doesn't have the resume to be considered for a low level P5 job is untrue. There are DB coaches getting DC positions. Look, Ive already said I wouldn't want him. Maybe as a Co DC. His numbers at Tulsa doesn't impress me at all. Based on the names mentioned I would rather have Newberry or White.

I will concede that he can be considered. But I will say I will be very disappointed if he is the hire. He just does not have the “results” to prove he can take a defense and turn it around. If he had no ties to Babers nobody would ever mention him as a candidate.
There are guys like Bob Shoop out of Miss St. and Dave Huxtable from NC State that would be very qualified for the job.
 
I'm not big on retreads or guys moving laterally. I have nothing to support my belief but I think overall guys who get promotions or stepping stone promotions might be hungrier.
 
you still have to get a guy who wants to come and coach in upstate ny
And it’s not just the guy. It’s typically a family move. Once a coach has kids in high school it gets trickier to move. Even leaving the family behind for a few years would be taxing. Staying within a 2-hour drive of the family (and potentially postponing a career boost) could be more enticing.

Just as with recruiting, things are more complicated than they may appear to be.
 
you still have to get a guy who wants to come and coach in upstate ny
I don't get these comments. Many Big Ten schools are in locations that are actually colder and also receive considerable amounts of snow. On top of that, many are also even more isolated geographically and from prime recruiting grounds. I lived in Morgantown for six years, and winter didn't seem all that different from upstate NY. They got less snow than the immediate Syracuse area, but that just seemed to make winter even more gloomy, if anything.
 
So long, partner.

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I was selfishly hoping we would hear more about coaching changes by this time. Really have to wonder what’s going on behind scenes.
 
Any news from your source on what did or didn't happen with the DC they thought was signed up? Maybe nothing has changed and the process is ongoing?
Another source told me they heard the DC has already been hired. That is why I was thrown for a loop about Rockyapoolza. My theory is it (the school) is waiting out a buyout clause or a bump down after a set date in January.

I don't know the name but FWIW the Navy guys were hired on Jan 12th last year.
 

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