SU new DC From current staff or outside?

[City of Cuse]

I smelled a cigar on the dome steps….could it be?!

 

[PhatOrange]

Let’s hire a big name from outside who will bring immediate recruiting cache. We’ll figure out the rest later cause if we don’t fix recruiting none of it will matter anyway.

 

[OrangeFreek]

Kane Wommack would be my choice if outside the walls! But i am good with Swag also!

 

[Crusty]

Chip West

West is a good coach and has performed at every stop in his career. He is obviously a very good CB coach and has been a coordinator before albeit at a lower leverl. By now he must know the 3-3-5 and continuity should not be underestimated.

 

[PAcuse]

Promote Monroe or go get Chris Hampton from Tulane
He’ll get them both as Co-DC haha

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Who could be the Orange’s next DC?​

The college coaching carousel could carry any number of assistants or current defensive coordinators to SU. Here are a few who might crack the list of candidates.

Nick Monroe (SU, safeties): Monroe’s long tenure alongside Babers makes him the perfect internal hire if Syracuse opts to go that route. He knows what his head coach likes, already has a rapport with players and could hypothetically continue the 3-3-5 system. He has one year of experience in a co-defensive coordinator role at Colgate in 2009.

Phil Bennett (University of North Texas, DC): Bennett, who’s currently serving as UNT’s interim head coach, has been a defensive coordinator at nine different schools dating back to 1984 when he was at Iowa State. He and Babers had a season of overlap at Baylor back in 2011.

Mike Mickens (Notre Dame, Cornerbacks): Mickens as an assistant under Babers at Bowling Green from 2014-15 leading cornerbacks but did not get brought along at the time to SU. He’s since coached at Cincinnati and is now at Notre Dame coaching the same position group. While he doesn’t have DC experience, his connection to Babers, history as a former player and time spent coaching a talented defensive program could get his name on the list.

 

[Entropic]

I understand the desire for a continuity hire like Monroe but do we want to give someone with no DC experience (outside 1 year as a co in 2009 at Colgate) their first shot?

 

[cusefan88]

I understand the desire for a continuity hire like Monroe but do we want to give someone with no DC experience (outside 1 year as a co in 2009 at Colgate) their first shot?

If they keep West, Achuff on as well then at least the bulk of the staff knows the system. That would make me feel better.

 

[McNabb2Brominski]

Promote swag daddy. He’s the reason our secondary has been so good over the past few years, and is our best recruiter. Can’t lose him too.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

If we cannot get Gonzales I want to go in a different direction.

Not all 3-3-5s are the same, we need a Long guy. Otherwise I want a young up and coming DC who has an attacking D. No retreads and no on the job training.

 

[Goin' Deep]

hmmmmmm...Bronco has been DC at BYU and a few other smaller schools.
But what caught my eye was he was DC under Rocky Long at New Mexico ST
where they employed what was described as a "blitz happy 3-3-5 defense".

Not happy about losing White, especially to freakin' Nebraska...SERIOUSLY TONY??!!
Wait a year, I'll bet ya something better will have shown up than DC at Lincoln.

 

[rrlbees]

I have a sense Dino isnt that upset

My god……..

 

[SURules]

My god……..

Dino is to busy interviewing for Purdue.. I kid but I do remember 2019 very well and the train wreck of a season.

 

[PhatOrange]

Chip West

West was in Lincoln doing some recruiting. I wouldn’t be surprised if he also had an interview.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

You're right - you're insane.

Ah, but you see... so too is Bronco.

 

[Brian Orange]

If we cannot get Gonzales I want to go in a different direction.

Not all 3-3-5s are the same, we need a Long guy. Otherwise I want a young up and coming DC who has an attacking D. No retreads and no on the job training.

Gonzales is a good guess for a name that could make sense.

 

[rrlbees]

Promote swag daddy. He’s the reason our secondary has been so good over the past few years, and is our best recruiter. Can’t lose him too.

West coaches the DBs. Monroe coaches safeties. So it’s kind of a co thing.

 

[rrlbees]

West was in Lincoln doing some recruiting. I wouldn’t be surprised if he also had an interview.

That would suck. Hope it’s just coincidence.

 

[Orangefan1]

How can dino be upset you can be mediocre for 7 years and not worry

 

[SmilinBob]

I'd be surprised, in a good way, if White didn't take a coach or 2.

 

[phil77]

Dino better be sure of his pick because if the defense regresses next year and it reflects in our record it will be his job.

 

[PhatOrange]

That would suck. Hope it’s just coincidence.

I’m an idiot. It wasn’t West it was Johnson our WR coach.

 

[PhatOrange]

Agree. What are the chances a recruit from Lincoln, Nebraska is really coming here, anyway?

I had the wrong coach my bad. It was Johnson.

 

[klemmer56]

I know, following ND as my #2 team, Mickens is a dog on the trail, especially in the secondary.

Whether it was a move to a HC or bigger program this was always a threat, and is a clear representation on where Cuse is in the greater "pecking order" of schools.

Wish Tony all the best.

If Cuse is serious, an outside, proven DC should be priority one. Is there risk to lose our best recruiting coach, of course. But a co-cordinator title could be there. Is Cuse willing and able to pay for that title and retention?

I would like to think they can, especially with the focus on the offensive side of the ball last year.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Dino better be sure of his pick because if the defense regresses next year and it reflects in our record it will be his job.

Jeez.

Just fire Dino at halftime of the bowl game and rebuild everything from scratch.