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Post by unaman on Dec 8, 2022 15:38:58 GMT -6
While I like the staff, I will play devil's advocate... The staff so far is young and inexperienced in coaching. I believe with time and adding experienced coaching, this staff could be great.
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Post by tuna85 on Dec 8, 2022 17:19:45 GMT -6
While I like the staff, I will play devil's advocate... The staff so far is young and inexperienced in coaching. I believe with time and adding experienced coaching, this staff could be great. Young...yes; but, I am really liking the energy I'm seeing from day one. Not wasting any time and seems there is a plan. Coaches are young but seem to be hungry and desirous of local talent. In the day of NIL and portals, this may actually be the way to build a solid core of non transient players. Anyway, I like the vision of someone who can lead, inspire others to follow, and encourage those standing in the way to to move...so to speak. This has been much needed and i fervently hope this is where we have landed. Go get'em whippersnappers!
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Post by lion1979 on Dec 8, 2022 17:39:45 GMT -6
While I like the staff, I will play devil's advocate... The staff so far is young and inexperienced in coaching. I believe with time and adding experienced coaching, this staff could be great. Young...yes; but, I am really liking the energy I'm seeing from day one. Not wasting any time and seems there is a plan. Coaches are young but seem to be hungry and desirous of local talent. In the day of NIL and portals, this may actually be the way to build a solid core of non transient players. Anyway, I like the vision of someone who can lead, inspire others to follow, and encourage those standing in the way to to move...so to speak. This has been much needed and i fervently hope this is where we have landed. Go get'em whippersnappers! Well said. I like young coaches. They are going to be HUNGRY. I promise you these coaches don’t want to be at an FCS school their whole career. They are going to want to build UNA to be the best and then go bigger. I have no issue with that either.
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 17:48:45 GMT -6
While I like the staff, I will play devil's advocate... The staff so far is young and inexperienced in coaching. I believe with time and adding experienced coaching, this staff could be great. Young and hungry is what came to my mind.
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Post by unalions on Dec 8, 2022 18:21:49 GMT -6
And another former NFL player!
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Post by unaman on Dec 9, 2022 10:15:28 GMT -6
DC Hired. Brent Caraboa... You may look at Tiffin last year where he was and notice a 6-5 record. If any team has a should've/could've season, it's the Tiffin Dragons. Largest margin of loss was 8 for an average of 3.8. No team scored more than 28. Opposing teams averaged less than 270 total yards per game.
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Post by unalions on Dec 9, 2022 13:59:45 GMT -6
DC Hired. Brent Caraboa... You may look at Tiffin last year where he was and notice a 6-5 record. If any team has a should've/could've season, it's the Tiffin Dragons. Largest margin of loss was 8 for an average of 3.8. No team scored more than 28. Opposing teams averaged less than 270 total yards per game. That's where McNeese's coach was before he went to Valdosta last year (his alma mater) and then the Cowboys hired him. That's kinda interesting as I think McNeese will be one of the FCS schools to join the new ASUN/WAC deal.
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Post by unalions on Dec 9, 2022 14:01:50 GMT -6
Getting? Are we still FCS? Feels like we are much much bigger with all our latest hires in football side? Wow. Impressive. When you posted this yesterday I couldn't help but think of the deal publicized this morning. Looks to me like we're putting together a "young and hungry" staff to potentially take this program to FBS.
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Post by brandon on Dec 9, 2022 14:08:14 GMT -6
Getting? Are we still FCS? Feels like we are much much bigger with all our latest hires in football side? Wow. Impressive. When you posted this yesterday I couldn't help but think of the deal publicized this morning. Looks to me like we're putting together a "young and hungry" staff to potentially take this program to FBS. Now we are waiting on the Stadium plans to be announced and budget increases... I know this is wrong thread, but the new conference will apparently have a new name, and wants to get to 14 members for East and West divisions...
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Post by unalions on Dec 9, 2022 14:11:31 GMT -6
When you posted this yesterday I couldn't help but think of the deal publicized this morning. Looks to me like we're putting together a "young and hungry" staff to potentially take this program to FBS. Now we are waiting on the Stadium plans to be announced and budget increases... I know this is wrong thread, but the new conference will apparently have a new name, and wants to get to 14 members for East and West divisions... I think we are all awaiting that stadium announcement!! Hopefully VERY soon!
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Post by lion1979 on Dec 9, 2022 14:15:12 GMT -6
Yep better get that stadium going if we want to be FBS. Doubt the conference will even let us in without a plan to have a new stadium in place?
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Post by unalions on Dec 9, 2022 15:33:08 GMT -6
A guy who seems to have been with Coach D at multiple stops along the way. Nice!!
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Post by brandon on Dec 11, 2022 13:22:17 GMT -6
Was just told that Dearmon is starting out making 2xs what Willis was making...
If that is true, bravo...
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Post by unafied on Dec 11, 2022 14:02:01 GMT -6
Was just told that Dearmon is starting out making 2xs what Willis was making... If that is true, bravo... That’s great. I could be setting myself up to be really disappointed, but things already feel so different. It’s like we haven’t put any effort into the program in 6 years, and now finally are again. I know you know Willis personally, and I believe what you and others say about him seeming to be a good guy. I don’t hold any ill will towards him. But I wonder if he ever truly wanted to be a head coach. Dearmon seems like he’s already put 2x’s the effort into the job (or more) than Willis ever did.
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Post by unafied on Dec 16, 2022 17:52:36 GMT -6
Second time I’ve seen the staff tweet a picture of someone wearing the throwback helmet. Maybe it doesn’t mean anything, but I wouldn’t be upset if they want to bring this helmet back with real pride stickers.
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