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Shane's staff: Let's fill in the blanks as we go

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Cockyandproud said:
I had to look him up. What do others think about this?
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Good experience at a variety of places; work in the pros will be a good sell in recruiting; might also be our OL coach; HC experience valuable; has coached most offensive positions ... overall I think he’s solid! Is he the second coming of Gus Malzahn? No, and that’s fine.

 
I'm usually very positive, but this news has taken the air out of me.  If he's a co-offensive coordinator, I'm all for giving him a shot, but it doesn't really feel like a good time for our program to take a shot on someone like Marcus Satterfield leading our offense.  He was mediocre at smaller schools in much easier conferences... I just can't seem to pull any positives out of this hire.

 
WillEvansSC said:
I'm usually very positive, but this news has taken the air out of me.  If he's a co-offensive coordinator, I'm all for giving him a shot, but it doesn't really feel like a good time for our program to take a shot on someone like Marcus Satterfield leading our offense.  He was mediocre at smaller schools in much easier conferences... I just can't seem to pull any positives out of this hire.
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It’s not a sexy hire. But he wouldn’t be with Matt Rhule all the way from Temple to Baylor to the Panthers if he couldn’t teach and didn’t know ball.

 
He had to be on Shane's radar with such a quick hire. I do not think Shane would hire this guy unless there were good reasons. 

The obvious questions are what kind of schemes does he run and is he going to be the sole play caller. 

 
Don’t know anything about him, must have been on the radar based on how quickly that came about. Maybe he was even a target over Bobo but had to try with Bobo because of money constraints? That’s pure speculation on my part. 
 

welcome to the team! 

 
I don't know much about him, but what I do know is that Matt Rhule is known for turning programs around.  He did it at every stop and that is the reason he got the Carolina Panthers gig.  I would hope that with all of the time he spent with Rhule, Satterfield learned about re-building a program, which we desperately need at this point.  I also know that Rhule is very big on and a very good teacher and developer of his coaches.  He really embraces this part of coaching.  I would hope that also lends itself to what we are getting in Satterfield.  

 
Cockyandproud said:
He seems like he would be a good coach for us, but I wonder why he would want to take the same position here?  Money may be a motivation, but he's at his alma mater now.  I guess we will see.
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Georgia Tech football has been horrible since Paul Johnson's retirement in 2018.

 
I’ve heard Charlie Strong’s name mentioned a couple of times today in just general talk, but 5th quarter has him listed as a possible.  I have not kept up with him.  Anyone have any thoughts on him? 

 
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Longhaul said:
I’ve heard Charlie Strong’s name mentioned a couple of times today in just general talk, but 5th quarter has him listed as a possible.  I have not kept up with him.  Anyone have any thoughts on him? 
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I know he will be remembered as "3rd and Long Charlie Strong" to many, but his defenses, as a whole and not one or two magnified plays, were always super solid. Great recruiter, very well respected. he wouldn't be my first choice, but I would not be upset if he was tabbed.

 
Ed Orgeron has reportedly landed his top defensive coordinator target as Cincinnati’s Marcus Freeman is expected to become the next defensive play-caller in Baton Rouge.

This news was first reported by John Brice of FootballScoop.

Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that heralded Cincinatti defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman is expected to join Ed Orgeron’s overhauled staff in the same position and as one of the highest-paid defensive signal-callers in college football.

Freeman flew down to Baton Rouge to interview for the job on Thursday following the conclusion of Cincinnati’s 9-1 season, which ended in a narrow 24-21 defeat to Georgia in the Peach Bowl.
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https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/lsu-football/marcus-freeman-tigers-defensive-coordinator-hire/

That leaves Texas as the next big DC opening to fill.

 
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I sure like Brent Key's resume. He was Alabama's OL coach for a couple of good years if I read that correctly. Also, was at UCF during their rise.  

 
Longhaul said:
I’ve heard Charlie Strong’s name mentioned a couple of times today in just general talk, but 5th quarter has him listed as a possible.  I have not kept up with him.  Anyone have any thoughts on him? 
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Swayin said:
I know he will be remembered as "3rd and Long Charlie Strong" to many, but his defenses, as a whole and not one or two magnified plays, were always super solid. Great recruiter, very well respected. he wouldn't be my first choice, but I would not be upset if he was tabbed.
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He's been a defensive analyst for Saban this season.

Florida coach Dan Mullen had also talked with Strong about filling a defensive analyst's role. Strong was the defensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer when the Gators won national championships in 2006 and 2008.

The hiring of Strong continues a trend for Saban at Alabama of bringing in former head coaches either in assistant roles or analyst roles. Among them: Steve Sarkisian, Lane Kiffin, Mike Locksley, Mike Stoops, Kyle Flood, Major Applewhite and Butch Jones. Sarkisian is currently the Tide's offensive coordinator.

Strong most recently was the head coach at South Florida, where he went 21-16 in three seasons. He was fired after the Bulls went 4-8 this past season. Previously, he was at Texas and was fired after going 16-21 in three seasons. Strong's first head-coaching job was at Louisville, where he led the Cardinals to a 37-15 record in four seasons. He won at least 11 games each of his last two seasons at Louisville, including a win over Florida in the Sugar Bowl to cap the 2012 season.

Strong began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Florida in 1983 and has worked for some of the biggest names in college football. He adds Saban to a list that already includes Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Meyer.
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https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28729177/sources-charlie-strong-joins-nick-saban-staff-alabama

Realistically, he wouldn't be available for much in the interview process until after the OSU game.

Given the choice of a minor role with the Gators on a staff with potential NCAA issues or coming back to us where he his still well-thought of, what would he do?  Most of us would come back here.

Maybe Shane squares up things with the coaching departures this week, introduces the new OC, then interviews Strong.  Who knows?

 
Ordinarily one might think Strong would follow Sark to Texas after the OSU game, but obviously not.  LOL

 
Since we got Luke Day, why not go after Doc Holliday's DC, Brad Lambert.

Lambert was hired as defensive coordinator for the 2019 season, marking a return to the program for the Kansas native after serving as the head coach at Charlotte from 2011-18.

In 2019, he coached the Thundering Herd’s linebacking corps, which included Tavante Beckett, who was picked as a first-team All-Conference USA selection after leading the league with 121 tackles. Beckett teamed with second-team pick Omari Cobb and, together, the two were named the team’s co-Defensive MVPs.

The 49ers played for two years (2013, 2014) as an FCS Independent before making their debut in the FBS as a member of Conference USA in 2015.

Along the way, Lambert oversaw a string of firsts, including a win in the 49ers’ first-ever game, a win in the 49ers’ first-ever FBS game, the program’s first C-USA wins and the first 49ers player to be drafted by and start in the NFL. 

Over his 23-year career prior to coming to Charlotte, Lambert won an NCAA National Championship and an Atlantic Coast Conference title, went to eight bowl games and four NCAA National Championship games and enjoyed a winning pct. of over 62 percent.

Lambert served as Defensive Coordinator for the Demon Deacons for three years prior to joining the 49ers. He was Linebackers Coach and Special Teams Coach at Wake Forest from 2001-2009. He served as secondary, linebackers, special teams and defensive ends coach while at Georgia and as secondary and defensive ends coach at Marshall. He began his coaching career as graduate assistant at Oklahoma.

In his 10 years under Jim Grobe at Wake Forest, he was an integral part of the Deacons most successful football era. He was the Linebackers Coach on Wake Forest’s 2006 ACC Champion team and was a part of four Bowl Game appearances, including three straight from 2006-2008. In 2008, he coached Butkus Award winner Aaron Curry, as the Deacons advanced to their third straight bowl: the 2008 EagleBank Bowl.

Prior to joining Wake Forest’s staff, Lambert coached for 11 years with Jim Donnan at both Marshall (1990-95) and Georgia (1996-2000). He got his start as a Graduate Assistant at Oklahoma.

At Georgia, Lambert helped the Bulldogs to a 40-19 record that included four straight bowl wins: 1997 Outback Bowl, 1998 Peach Bowl, 1999 Outback Bowl and 2000 Oahu Bowl. At Marshall, he was a part of the Thundering Herd’s 1992 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship. In fact, as an assistant coach at Marshall, Lambert helped the Herd to the national title game in four of his six years and to a semifinal appearance in a fifth.

During his coaching career, Lambert has overseen the development of players such as Ogunjobi, Curry, Will Witherspoon, Stanley Arnoux and Alphonso Smith. He also coached both Champ Bailey and Hines Ward while serving as Special Teams Coordinator at Georgia.
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https://herdzone.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/brad-lambert/520

A proven coach who built Charlotte's FB program from scratch, similar to the rebuilding needed here, and he obviously knows how to recruit in our neck of the woods.

As long as there was nothing from the NCAA that led to Doc Holliday's dismissal, why not go after Lambert?

 
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