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2017 GS Coaching Search Master Thread
I figured I’d preemptively start an official thread to keep this board from being muddled up with different threads all about the same thing like GSUfans currently is.

As we all know by now, #SummersOver in Statesboro and Tyson Summers has officially been relieved of his coaching duties. AD Tom Kleinlein held a press conference yesterday to name Coach Lunsford as interim and answer a few questions about the current coaching search.

What we know so far from TK:
- This is a true national search and we are not only looking for Triple Option coaches or coaches from the Paul Johnson tree.
- He favors a current head coach over an assistant
- The December signing period played a huge role in his decision to let Summers go in the middle of the season
- He wants to have a staff out together preferably before December although he won’t be tied to a deadline
- Whoever comes to coach will walk into a more stable (whether he means financially or what is not stated) Athletic Department than it was two years ago.
- Whoever our next head coach is will be paid the same or more than Tyson Summers depending on their qualifications
- Contract length will also depend on qualifications

Now for the fun part. From twitter to GSUfans to a few news publications, I compiled 5 guys who seem to be brought up the most. This is not my list but a list of guys who are most popular so far:

1. Mike Houston - head coach at national champion JMU. He’s an interesting choice because he doesn’t run the triple option which will annoy about 30% of our fans. However he does have a history of tailoring his offensive scheme to his players much like Willie Fritz. We have the capacity to almost double his base salary and provide a larger amount of exposure to P5 schools than he would get by staying at JMU. TK’s comments at the press conference lead us to believe he’s a serious candidate. I think the only two ways we don’t get him is if someone like ECU wanted him as well or if he decided to stay in Harrisonburg for personal reasons. Current salary: $375,000

2. Brian Bohannon - head coach at Kennesaw State. He would make a good hire especially if we wanted to stick to our flexbone roots. He’s the first head coach at KSU and started the program there. He’s done a great job so far and deserves to move up the ladder. His Alma mater is UGA which could be a good or bad thing. Despite what some Kennesaw State fans on twitter seem to think, I believe Bohannon would jump at the opportunity to come coach for GS. Current Salary: ~$200,000

3. Doug Ruse - current OC at Tulane, former OC at GS. This is a popular yet unlikely hire in my opinion. While I would sacrifice my first born to have Fritz’s offense back in Statesboro, I don’t believe either TK or Ruse would be interested in eachother. I also believe that ole Slick Willie would not be happy to see him leave and would try to keep him at Tulane. However, after the last hire we made, I suppose anything is possible. Current Salary: Not listed

4. Dell McGee - RB coach at UGA, former GS interim. Everyone remembers Dell very fondly from his time at GS. He worked under Willie Fritz and was named interim head coach for our first Bowl game where we beat the MAC champs and set a scoring record for the Sun Belt. He had a personal recommendation from Willie Fritz to become the next coach of Georgia Southern. During his short time at UGA, he’s largely been credited with the recruiting success that UGA has been enjoying. Lots of UGA fans on social media are nervous about losing him which tells us this would be a successful hire. Current salary: $350,000

5. Chad Lunsford - current interim head coach at GS. Coach Lunsford has been at Georgia Southern for almost a decade and has worked for numerous coaches in that time. He’s as true blue as they come. He’s a great speaker, leader, and recruiter. He has the full support of all of Eagle Nation. TK stated in his press conference that these next 6 games are like an on field resume for Lunsford and if he is able to make a serious impact on our level of performance by years end, he will definitely be in the running for the permanent head coach position.
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I remember years and years ago when AState fans were convinced that Doug Ruse was the entire reason our football program couldn't win more than 6 games, and the general elation at his dismissal. Now look at him.
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(10-24-2017 10:40 AM)chiefsfan Wrote:  I remember years and years ago when AState fans were convinced that Doug Ruse was the entire reason our football program couldn't win more than 6 games, and the general elation at his dismissal. Now look at him.

Funny how time molds a person. I wouldn’t mind having him back but he’s far from the most exciting name on this list
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Head Coach Steve Roberts' conservative nature held Ruse back as stAte's OC I'm sure.
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Chad Lunsford and Brian Cook can take care of the offense. We just need to get a real Defense guy and recruit to what we do instead of getting ESPN's #178 OL because he weighs 300 lbs.
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(10-24-2017 12:28 PM)asuwon Wrote:  Is Tim Horton being considered?

http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-foo...97766.html

I'm sure Tim Horton is quietly registering an account on GSUFans as NY_Eagle to discuss his interest in the position.
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Honestly seeing Dell still being mentioned has me losing faith in our fan base...It is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen.

One, it was one game with Fritz's ENTIRE staff still calling the game you know like the OC Ruse and DC Curtis, who are actually real candidates for an FBS HC gig, for all we know he wore a head set and listened. The only thing I heard he did is ask KE if cared if Upshaw went in and that might have come from Ruse as well. Yes he actually asked Ellison if he was OK with it. He was the RB's coach for the LOVE OF GOD.
Two, he is at an elite SEC school recruiting is not that hard nor is he landing every single recruit on his own, see Kirby and his helicopter. UGA recruits itself in the top ten without one coach leaving campus.
Three, the players loved Tyson Summers you get zero extra points for that on the scoreboard. PJ is the most angry non player coach there ever has been, he wins.
Four, why did Fritz not take him? After he did not get the job why did he not join him at Tulane?

LOL thUGA fans are worried about losing Dell on twitter so that is a qualification.....so sure to be an successful hire....I have heard it all...

Lunsford like Dell would be a great candidate for an F C freaking S school to take a shot on, where you prove you can coach. Or how about land an OC or DC job and prove it there as well like umm RUSE.....Some folks need to realize millions are on the line and this is not the FCS where pool is limited to guys like Dell and Lunsford. We actually can land guys that have proven something now and not go with hokey ass crap like "true blue" as a qualification. After hiring a guy without a real resume and getting disastrous results, we have two guys mentioned without real resumes.....sounds legit.
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No thanks on Ruse. Willie Fritz is the architect of that offense that we ran, and he apparently had no interest in taking over after Fritz left.
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HC's
Houston
Grass
Bohannon
Keeler
Chadwell*

Coord
Pry
Jasper
Davis

I bet the HC's are at the top of TK's list. I dont think after hearing the man speak he is going to risk being fired going with an unproven coordinator or God forbid a coach that had only two years of college experience as a position coach. He goes that route and it goes south there is no way he will not get fired. He goes with a HC or P5 coordinator with resume's of success the fans cant really complain as all will likely agree with the hire unlike with Tyson who nobody knew who the hell he was or approved of the hire.
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(10-24-2017 10:36 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  What we know so far from TK:
- This is a true national search and we are not only looking for Triple Option coaches or coaches from the Paul Johnson tree.
- He favors a current head coach over an assistant
- The December signing period played a huge role in his decision to let Summers go in the middle of the season
- He wants to have a staff out together preferably before December although he won’t be tied to a deadline
- Whoever comes to coach will walk into a more stable (whether he means financially or what is not stated) Athletic Department than it was two years ago.
- Whoever our next head coach is will be paid the same or more than Tyson Summers depending on their qualifications
- Contract length will also depend on qualifications

This could be tough when the FCS coaches we might look at will be playing in the playoffs (JMU is likely playing until January, I don't think anyone other than NDSU has a chance against them).

I'd honestly be okay if there's not a single FBS coach on our list of top candidates. It makes zero sense to me to hire Joe Schmoe at big-name program X just because they coached at X. Give me a guy who can run a program.
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One thing is for sure, there is no lack of talent at Georgia Southern. You guys had the #1 recruiting class in the Sun Belt in 2016, and were Top 5 in 2017.
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(10-24-2017 01:15 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  One thing is for sure, there is no lack of talent at Georgia Southern. You guys had the #1 recruiting class in the Sun Belt in 2016, and were Top 5 in 2017.

Things change on the rankings a little from signing day but we ended up 3 Conf 96th national in 2014, 2 conf 85th nationally in 2015 and 1 conf and 77th in the nation in 2016 the next closest Belt team was 87th nationally that year. Conf rankings mean little if we are all bunched up between the mid 80's to high 90's not a lot of difference there but typically shows up in conf finish overtime for most schools just a lot of switching around in the middle. When there is a big gap in national rankings is when you get excited. 2016 is the year that represented what a winning coach that can recruit can do in a state like GA, be in the neighborhood of P5's and not like Tyson has or had us in the neighborhood of FCS teams.

2017 Tyson dropped us to 5th in conf and 105th nationally wosre than our first year in the FBS without exactly one FBS win in our history. He currently has or had us finishing at the bottom based on per recruit avg, only Idaho and NMSU are lower in per recruit average. This to me was more of a reason to fire Summers than what is transpiring on the field. Honestly you cant swing a dead cat in GA without hitting a three star or higher recruit with as there literally hundreds to be had, yet we can out recruit teams like Connecticut and Wyoming with zero football talent in state? Not to mention all the dumpster fire G5's that have been dumpster fires for decades.....It is not like we have to many FBS teams in the state like FLA, TX and Cal either to fight with one can easily make the arguement there is room for two more FBS teams in this state much less another one based on talent available.
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(10-24-2017 12:28 PM)asuwon Wrote:  Is Tim Horton being considered?

http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-foo...97766.html
It's obligatory that his name come up in every search. Apparently we were close to hiring him before we landed on Fritz in 13/14. He may want to talk to us again, or he may not, we'll see.
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(10-24-2017 12:28 PM)asuwon Wrote:  Is Tim Horton being considered?

I've never eaten there before but would certainly consider it.




...sorry, someone had to.
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Please hire Chadwell.

If you take that guy off our hands, you'll become my second favorite Sun belt program behind my Chants.

#MakeChadwellAnEagle
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(10-24-2017 03:36 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  Please hire Chadwell.

If you take that guy off our hands, you'll become my second favorite Sun belt program behind my Chants.

#MakeChadwellAnEagle

Why don't you guys like him? It's not his fault you have no QB and have no defense.
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(10-24-2017 04:10 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 03:36 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  Please hire Chadwell.

If you take that guy off our hands, you'll become my second favorite Sun belt program behind my Chants.

#MakeChadwellAnEagle

Why don't you guys like him? It's not his fault you have no QB and have no defense.

Many of "us" do like him.

I speak only for myself. But there are others that think like me. Some didn't want him hired in the first place because he had shown a propensity for fostering an undisciplined spirit in the team.

In my opinion, we've seen that come home to roost in his very first year as our interim HC. It isn't about the crappy QB play. It's about the constant boneheaded penalties, mental errors, and personal fouls that we've seen this year. Furthermore, the guy makes some calls during the game that are questionable to say the very least. An example that comes to mind immediately is him calling a 2 pt conversation at ULM when the math made no sense at all.

FURTHERMORE, the vast majority of us don't understand his complete obstinance the first half of the year in playing Keane who most of the time looked like our 2nd or 3rd best QB on the roster.

Yes, our QB is a joke. No, that's not Chadwell's fault. But the personal fouls, the stupid penalties from lack of discipline, the questionable in game decisions, and the inability to make the right call and abandon Keane early in the season are all problems that rest on Chadwell's shoulders.

You'll find loud supporters of Chadwell. I'm sure at least one will angrily respond here because he can't handle an opposing opinion. But there is a contingent of us that questioned the hire at the outset, and now we question it even more.

Keep in mind, other schools (supposedly including GS) didn't want to touch this guy with a 10 foot pole. It gives reason for pause.
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(10-24-2017 04:16 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 04:10 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 03:36 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  Please hire Chadwell.

If you take that guy off our hands, you'll become my second favorite Sun belt program behind my Chants.

#MakeChadwellAnEagle

Why don't you guys like him? It's not his fault you have no QB and have no defense.

Many of "us" do like him.

I speak only for myself. But there are others that think like me. Some didn't want him hired in the first place because he had shown a propensity for fostering an undisciplined spirit in the team.

In my opinion, we've seen that come home to roost in his very first year as our interim HC. It isn't about the crappy QB play. It's about the constant boneheaded penalties, mental errors, and personal fouls that we've seen this year. Furthermore, the guy makes some calls during the game that are questionable to say the very least. An example that comes to mind immediately is him calling a 2 pt conversation at ULM when the math made no sense at all.

FURTHERMORE, the vast majority of us don't understand his complete obstinance the first half of the year in playing Keane who most of the time looked like our 2nd or 3rd best QB on the roster.

Yes, our QB is a joke. No, that's not Chadwell's fault. But the personal fouls, the stupid penalties from lack of discipline, the questionable in game decisions, and the inability to make the right call and abandon Keane early in the season are all problems that rest on Chadwell's shoulders.

You'll find loud supporters of Chadwell. I'm sure at least one will angrily respond here because he can't handle an opposing opinion. But there is a contingent of us that questioned the hire at the outset, and now we question it even more.

Keep in mind, other schools (supposedly including GS) didn't want to touch this guy with a 10 foot pole. It gives reason for pause.

A you sure Matthews isn't a part of that lack of discipline? That was a hallmark of this 14 years at JMU, especially the personal fouls.
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(10-24-2017 04:34 PM)JMU2004 Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 04:16 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 04:10 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  
(10-24-2017 03:36 PM)CoastalAlum2011 Wrote:  Please hire Chadwell.

If you take that guy off our hands, you'll become my second favorite Sun belt program behind my Chants.

#MakeChadwellAnEagle

Why don't you guys like him? It's not his fault you have no QB and have no defense.

Many of "us" do like him.

I speak only for myself. But there are others that think like me. Some didn't want him hired in the first place because he had shown a propensity for fostering an undisciplined spirit in the team.

In my opinion, we've seen that come home to roost in his very first year as our interim HC. It isn't about the crappy QB play. It's about the constant boneheaded penalties, mental errors, and personal fouls that we've seen this year. Furthermore, the guy makes some calls during the game that are questionable to say the very least. An example that comes to mind immediately is him calling a 2 pt conversation at ULM when the math made no sense at all.

FURTHERMORE, the vast majority of us don't understand his complete obstinance the first half of the year in playing Keane who most of the time looked like our 2nd or 3rd best QB on the roster.

Yes, our QB is a joke. No, that's not Chadwell's fault. But the personal fouls, the stupid penalties from lack of discipline, the questionable in game decisions, and the inability to make the right call and abandon Keane early in the season are all problems that rest on Chadwell's shoulders.

You'll find loud supporters of Chadwell. I'm sure at least one will angrily respond here because he can't handle an opposing opinion. But there is a contingent of us that questioned the hire at the outset, and now we question it even more.

Keep in mind, other schools (supposedly including GS) didn't want to touch this guy with a 10 foot pole. It gives reason for pause.

A you sure Matthews isn't a part of that lack of discipline? That was a hallmark of this 14 years at JMU, especially the personal fouls.


Don't you even get me started on Mickey matthews.

I lost my **** when we hired him and have been begging and pleading for him to be fired for years.

He's the architect of our God awful defense.

Anway. Not trying to derail the thread. Just wanted to say....

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