Tyrone Nix to Florida?
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 10, 2009 6:38 PM EST
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Long-time Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong was named yesterday as the new head coach for the Louisville Cardinals. Today, signs are pointing to Urban Meyer and the Gators hiring Ole Miss Rebel defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix to take Strong's place.
From Chris Low:
It looks like Urban Meyer’s top choice to replace Charlie Strong as defensive coordinator is Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix, who’s already met with Meyer about the job. Nix has done an excellent job with the Rebels’ defense the past two seasons and could also be in the mix at Georgia.
Let's hope not. For all the grief short-memoried Rebel fans are willing to give Nix about our defensive performance in the Egg Bowl, Tyrone Nix has made our defense the strength of our team, something which hasn't been seen in Oxford in well over a decade. The Rebels were in the top half of the conference in every major defensive category aside from interceptions and opponents' 4th down conversions. The Rebels were even top-three in sacks (#2, one sack fewer than Florida's 35), opponents 3rd down conversions (30.7 percent, behind Florida's 30.2 and Alabama's 29.4), and red zone defense (72.5 percent opponents scoring rate, a bit lower than Alabama's 65.2).
Nix's defenses are aggressive, innovative with blitzes, and rely heavily on sound fundamentals. Even with a perpetually injured Greg Hardy, problematic linebacker corps, and razor thin secondary, the Rebel defense gave nearly every one of our opposing offenses fits.
Tyrone Nix, please stay. Houston Nutt, tell Pete Boone you're looking at the Cincy job and use whatever money you squeeze out of him to give Nix a raise. Pete Boone, for shit's sake have a contingency plan of some sorts. Urban Meyer is a ruthless bastard and will do what it takes to get what it wants. Hopefully we can nut up and take care of our own this time.
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Shit shit shit
Sorry, that was the first thing to come to mind. I hope Nix stays. It has been said that Nutt has never been a strong recruiter. To me (and I may very well be wrong) it has seemed that Nix was the backbone of recruiting for us. Lets hope our AD can keep Nix in Oxford.
by Newport Rebel on Dec 10, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is where Ole Miss has a chance...
to distinguish itself from all of the other middle-of-the-pack teams. If we’re serious about playing at a high level year in and year out, we have to be able to hold down good coaches when we have them. Otherwise, we’re just a stepping stone. Obviously, the Florida job is better on paper, so the athletic department needs to do what it must to keep Nix here.
by RightRev on Dec 10, 2009 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At our CB opponent
1st Les Smiles and now Mike Gundy have taken less $ to have more to pay assistants. Okie St. does not have a large athletic budget – even with T Boone’s money they are middle of the pack at best in the Big 12, forget the SEC – but they came up with enough $ to hire Bill Young in a lateral move from Miami . . . It would really set a good precedent if HDN were willing to give up some money to keep top assistants. Probably a pipe dream I know, but I reckon Johnny Vaught might have done it. All I’m sayin’ . . . .
by Charlie Conerly on Dec 10, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Nutt ain't gonna do that.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 10, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How big of a loss?
I tend to agree with the Cup-that is, Tyrone would be a huge loss. However, I have heard some assert that losing Tyrone would not hurt us. Are there any readers that feel that way, and, if so, why? The only rationale I have heard to date is that “You are only as good as your last game.” If that’s the case, Kent Austin better pack his bags, because Urban Meyer should be looking for a new job, along with Pete Carroll. We could really assemble a dream staff, if other schools followed that philosphy.
by ballin11 on Dec 10, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"You're only as good as your last game?"
You’re right, that’s ridiculous.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 10, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to think
he won’t go. If for nothing else than the fact that his brother is also an Ole Miss assistant and I know he’d really rather, if he had to leave Ole Miss, go to Alabama – his home state. But money does make even the strongest people crumble. I hate to lose him for sure.
DAMN IT TO HELL!!! I WAS going to say something nice about LSU... but my clock ran out.
by BimBamOleMissByDamn on Dec 10, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
To me, all that says is
his brother might leave too!
Stawp g’tin tuchee-feelie, zzzEmoGoestzzz. I dun’t lyke noin ur Emoshuns!
by Role Player on Dec 10, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Assuming
if FL had room on its staff for a Running Backs assistant too…
DAMN IT TO HELL!!! I WAS going to say something nice about LSU... but my clock ran out.
by BimBamOleMissByDamn on Dec 10, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just a question.
Not trying to stir the pot or anything, but something has me perplexed. The “average” reaction to the “Nutt to Kansas” episode was “We’ll be okay; I wish him well”. But, as soon as rumors about an assistant leaving start, the sky is falling. If that’s true, what do you even need a head coach for?
by dxf04 on Dec 10, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's not that "the sky is falling," it's just that
we Rebels didn’t so much have to worry about the defense this year or the last. That hasn’t been a part of Rebel fandom in a very, very long time so, naturally, we think very highly of the guy.
Also, to say “the sky is falling” suggests we saw some sort of futile situation for Ole Miss here, which isn’t the case. We could hire a fine DC if Nix were to go to Florida, but likely one not as good. You’ve gotta think that if he’s being considered to replace Charlie Strong that he’s a top-10 DC in all of D1 ball.
Houston Nutt, on the other hand, is not a top-10 HC. Simply, he’s more expendable.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 11, 2009 12:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"The sky is falling" was hyperbole on my part.
I guess I’m still confused about the concept of an “expendable” head coach. If he’s “expendable”, get rid of him, save 2.5 million a year, and give some of “non-expendable” staff some raises. This isn’t me being a “Nutt-hater”; I guess I don’t understand how one of the highest paid coaches in the NCAA is “expendable”, or “more expendable”, or whatever.
by dxf04 on Dec 11, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
since dxf04, gonzohog, and razored know absolutely everything there is to know about HDN, we should oust Boone and make these 3 associate AD’s.
by bovice on Dec 11, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seconded. dxf04 isn't cut from the same cloth as the others mentioned.
If it were just so simple to “get rid of him” so we can save the money, give raises, and presumably hire someone who is “non-expendable,” it would have been done by now. Buyout clauses, limited resources from fickle boosters, and a general culture of poor decision making on the part of our AD’s office are holding us back here.
I think Nutt is a good coach who has hired great assistants for us. I don’t think he’ll win a BCS title or anything, but he has made us competitive.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 11, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed with GOJC completely.
I mean, in retrospect, looking at the talent we have, and the GLARING holes we had, did anyone really expect to beat alabama, REALLY?? Granted, I thought we were closer at the beginning of the season than we actually were, but that was more because BAMA was much better than I expected, than it was OM having a disappointing year. We had about the year I expected (2 or 3 SEC losses), until that last game, in which we completely laid an egg. However, I am trying to keep the faith that if we can keep HDN for 10 years, that maybe one unexpected year, HDN will completely pull something out of his ass and we will be in Atlanta in early december.
dfx04, accept my apologies. You are nowhere near gonzohog or razored. We have some of those in the OM fan base as well. And I cringe when they speak or post publicly.
by bovice on Dec 11, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's cool.
I like the discussion that goes on over here, so it’s obviously frustrating when someone lumps me in with the trolls just because I’m an Arkansas fan.
Although, as one of about 2 or 3 Arkansas fans that post here, I understand negative impact of the precedent that Gonzohog started.
by dxf04 on Dec 11, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
meyer is shaking things up at UF.
his long time assistant billy gonzalez (receivers and recruiting coordinator) has been cut loose and is going to LSU. i believe meyer will hire his old OC at utah who was just fired from his head coaching gig at UNLV to run his offense and i believe he wants Nix to take over where Strong left off on defense. maybe since nix is a great recruiter meyer wants him because UF has struggled in closing with some of their top recruits in the past few years. he will probably call nix’s position the Defensive and Recruiting Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach. man that sounds important don’t it. GO GATORS
by pLANEolG8RB8 on Dec 11, 2009 12:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Where did you hear Nix is a "great recruiter,"
because he isn’t.
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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 11, 2009 7:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
sorry guys...
but this is Florida, and I’m a realist. We may as well start looking for a new DC now. And I’d love to think we could keep him, because I think he has done a good job, considering for most of the year he was able to hide the fact that our pass defense was a complete joke.
by bovice on Dec 11, 2009 9:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have to agree
that losing Nix would be a sad thing. He has had dominant defenses everywhere he’s coached. Even at USM, the defenses under Nix were killer. I’ve felt very good about the overall state of our defense with him here. Unfortunately, in this day and age, losing good assistants is the way of the world, damn it.
So, if Florida ponies up for him (and we don’t) and he leaves, congratulations Mr. Nix, you’ve certainly earned it. Then, what is our next move?
by Loxley Rebel on Dec 11, 2009 10:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"Coach in waiting" title?
Not a big fan of coach in waiting, but on the coaching horizon who is out there that you would hire if Nutt had left? I think Nix would bring a lot of attention like Croom did for State and finally dispell so many myths and recruiting disinformation that is used against us. Defense wins championships over a great offensive coach, ( see petrino), our defense kept us in every game ( think of how many INT went for touchdowns). Right now there is just not a wow coach out there, we were lucky to get Nutt at the time we did. Give Nix a big raise and the title and promiose of HC at time Nutt leaves and or is let go.. just my 2 cents
by hotstove97 on Dec 11, 2009 10:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm all for keeping Nix
but “Coach in Waiting” seems like a disaster waiting to happen. Look at Florida State. They have a stronger program than us, and it’s ruining their reputation. Not to mention, I think the coach in waiting thing is generally used for programs with older, well established coaches who are looking toward retirement, not younger coaches who may jump ship at any time. We might as well send Nutt packing now if we did that.
by RightRev on Dec 11, 2009 10:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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