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Southern Miss names Jay Hopson head football coach
Not a huge name or an up and coming OC, but a solid hire imo.
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I'm sure it's a relief to finally have it done. I hope it works out for you.
01-30-2016 09:28 PM
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(01-30-2016 09:27 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  Not a huge name or an up and coming OC, but a solid hire imo.

beat me to it.

I can live with it. he runs a spread offense, he recruits well, and his players seem to love him.
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(01-30-2016 09:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I'm sure it's a relief to finally have it done. I hope it works out for you.

heavens knows. first we were blindsided. the ncaa coaching carousel was over; I thought we were safe. then, the week long root canal.

it was ******* miserable
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hope he works out for USM. He should be positioned well to succeed this year with what he has returning.
01-30-2016 09:32 PM
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(01-30-2016 09:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I'm sure it's a relief to finally have it done. I hope it works out for you.

It is a relief. Hope he hits the ground running.

I am quite glad he is a proven HC. Guy took a total turd program at Alcorn and went 28-11 in the past 3 seasons with 2 championships.
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I'm excited by the hire. Next question is what about the assistants?
01-30-2016 09:54 PM
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(01-30-2016 09:54 PM)GCEagle Wrote:  I'm excited by the hire. Next question is what about the assistants?

can't find anything yet. I "heard" that one of the hangups was that we wanted to keep the staff together because we thought that would keep the recruiting class together.
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(01-30-2016 09:41 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 09:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I'm sure it's a relief to finally have it done. I hope it works out for you.

It is a relief. Hope he hits the ground running.

I am quite glad he is a proven HC. Guy took a total turd program at Alcorn and went 28-11 in the past 3 seasons with 2 championships.

one thought : he's a defensive guy, and we have an OC with zero experience.
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Southern Miss names Jay Hopson head football coach
I've always believed we were missing opportunities by looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 all these years.

That he has that HC experience will likely add a couple of Ws in the next couple of years vs guiding someone through that learning curve.

Hopson's loved by everyone who's had any experience with him. I think he'll be a great recruiter and face of the program. As much as I wish it wasn't an issue, the "one of us" crowd and people still moaning about Bower being let go should approve of his hire, and as much as I hate to go there, he's probably not coming into this looking for the next train out.

Funny story about Coach Hopson to illustrate his personality and sense of humor: I was a student during one of his assistant stints in the mid-'90s, and his office was barren aside from the necessities of the job. No pictures or posters on the walls, no shelves with memorabilia on them, nothing. One of my classmates commented to him about it one day, and Coach Hopson told him he did that because it was less stuff he'd have to take down and pack up when he was fired, as all coaches eventually are.
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(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 was

. . . . I'm looking for an adjective . . . or something.
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(01-30-2016 10:04 PM)EagleX Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 was

. . . . I'm looking for an adjective . . . or something.


Mad libs? Alright alright, an adjective. Hmm. I'll say slimey! Now is my sentence good?
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I am not against hiring "up-and-coming" coaches but usually the problem is a lack of HC experience. Hopson however, has coached at USM under Bower and has HC experience. I think he should retain the asst. coaches we have for the recruits and continuaty.
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Southern Miss names Jay Hopson head football coach
(01-30-2016 10:04 PM)EagleX Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 was

. . . . I'm looking for an adjective . . . or something.

Yeah, I accidentally hit "send" way too soon. The post is complete now.
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(01-30-2016 10:12 PM)EagNBran Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:04 PM)EagleX Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 was

. . . . I'm looking for an adjective . . . or something.


Mad libs? Alright alright, an adjective. Hmm. I'll say slimey! Now is my sentence good?


it's at least coherent now.
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(01-30-2016 10:13 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:04 PM)EagleX Wrote:  
(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 was

. . . . I'm looking for an adjective . . . or something.

Yeah, I accidentally hit "send" way too soon. The post is complete now.

more better!
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(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed we were missing opportunities by looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 all these years.

That he has that HC experience will likely add a couple of Ws in the next couple of years vs guiding someone through that learning curve.

Hopson's loved by everyone who's had any experience with him. I think he'll be a great recruiter and face of the program. As much as I wish it wasn't an issue, the "one of us" crowd and people still moaning about Bower being let go should approve of his hire, and as much as I hate to go there, he's probably not coming into this looking for the next train out.

Funny story about Coach Hopson to illustrate his personality and sense of humor: I was a student during one of his assistant stints in the mid-'90s, and his office was barren aside from the necessities of the job. No pictures or posters on the walls, no shelves with memorabilia on them, nothing. One of my classmates commented to him about it one day, and Coach Hopson told him he did that because it was less stuff he'd have to take down and pack up when he was fired, as all coaches eventually are.

great post....but he will leave if he succeeds.....

don't kid yourself with that one....
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(01-30-2016 10:00 PM)HarborPointe Wrote:  I've always believed we were missing opportunities by looking past successful coaches at the lower levels of D1 all these years.

That he has that HC experience will likely add a couple of Ws in the next couple of years vs guiding someone through that learning curve.

Hopson's loved by everyone who's had any experience with him. I think he'll be a great recruiter and face of the program. As much as I wish it wasn't an issue, the "one of us" crowd and people still moaning about Bower being let go should approve of his hire, and as much as I hate to go there, he's probably not coming into this looking for the next train out.

Spot on HP. Good hire. No, great hire. Something for everyone associated with USM. Successful HC experience, former coach under Bower. A players coach. Plus you got major gravitas to coach at Alcorn.
We backed into it but well done!
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I'm good with the hire. He's not over the hill and has been a HC this century.

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Congrats USM fans, seems like as good a hire as was available at this time. I know Hopson coached for you guys as well, but when he was at MU, he did a great job, hope he does that and more w/ you folks.
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