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If Spurrier is our OC that would be the biggest train wreck ever.

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I totally agree. Just trying to solve the puzzle.

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If Spurrier is our OC that would be the biggest train wreck ever.

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just because your a hater of the Air Gun Fun Raid offense doesn't mean it's a bad offense.

Doesn't Art Briles son wear a visor?

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Except maybe the "yellow brick road" reference for Morris would be "there's no place like home"

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There's a certain symmetry to that. Why the hell not?? Works for me, too. That would also work for Beaty leaving Kansas and coming back.

There are few true jaw-droppers Sumlin can make as an OC hire. He may have set the bar too high with the Chavis hire last year.

Jaw droppers would be Spurrier, Morris, Stitt, Holgersen, Fedora or Kliffy because they are (or were) Head Coaches.

Kiffin or Lincoln Riley would be great for entertainment value, however. Major meltdowns on the Bama and Okie boards.

I think Kiffin is actually a better match for our players than he is for Bamas. IMHO.

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I think Kiffin is actually a better match for our players than he is for Bamas. IMHO.

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Saban has Kiffin on a short leash when it comes to going for the home run every play. Saban wants to move the ball downfield and chew clock.

Question for me is whether Sumlin would be similar in handling Kiffin. In the SEC, especially the west, you gotta have a run game to complement the pass. Pass happy teams won't do it when it really counts. Nor will run happy teams, for that matter. When Fournette can't run Forshette, for instance.

Schottenheimer.

If all we need to identify him is the first post then "huge" is a literal reference. If you look at his Wiki page with all of Rojo's clues in mind, it's an easy answer.

That's a "yuck" hire, then.

According to this its Gus Malzahn.

"Writing on the wall"
He's on the hot seat. 4 losses this year. Auburn wants more wins.

"Aristotle and Plato welcome him"
Only one person has published a book regarding his offensive philosophy. He's a philosopher.

There was some mention of Bear Bryant. Malzahn won the Bryant award in 2013.

Guy also wears a visor.

Don't have anything for the yellow brick road.

Yellow brick road = gold = Colorado School of Mines = Stitt.

You can't change my mind because it is what I want, therefore it is true.

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Yellow brick road = gold = Colorado School of Mines = Stitt.

You can't change my mind because it is what I want, therefore it is true.

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Except Stitt is now HC at Montana.

But he coached for a long time at Golden, Colorado.

I know where he is. But his ties were what I was referencing.

Kiffin would be awesome as our OC. As would Riley.

Neither would do that.

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I know where he is. But his ties were what I was referencing.

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Hence the winky face on my post. There are a lot of posters here who have no idea who Stitt is.

Guys. It's got to be Scott Frost from Oregon. Played in Lincoln. The ducks wear yellow. Right Rojo?

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Guys. It's got to be Scott Frost from Oregon. Played in Lincoln. The ducks wear yellow. Right Rojo?

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Well, corn is yellow. I've been thinking Riley, but I know nada.

"others see visor-to-visor"

.....Kiffin?

I hope not, but he might be a good fit for sumlin...

And before you laugh while thinking we couldn't steal a coach from Bama... There IS precedent.

How did this fall to page 7? Enough with discussing the game last night, let's get back to what really matters...

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How did this fall to page 7? Enough with discussing the game last night, let's get back to what really matters...

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Rojo said he wouldn't be back until December. No more teases or "clues."

But the SEC title game is so far away...

Plus I was hoping a little bit of traffic on one of his threads may coax him out of hiding.

Who can we hire that is not backwards compatible w/these clues?

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Who can we hire that is not backwards compatible w/these clues?

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Nick Saban.

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Who can we hire that is not backwards compatible w/these clues?

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I suspect that I can come up with something for almost anyone. I came up with stories for the first five OCs I tried, although none as compelling as the Chad Morris one.

If it's as clear as he says it is when saying HUGE, we will just have to be the judge of that. I'm ready to believe that he has legit sources if he even gets the date + or - 24 hours, regardless of the name.

I think Rojo is full of ****.

Yellow brick road is from Wizard of Oz, Dorothy started in Kansas, Mangino coached at KU and is HUGE.

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When Fournette can't run Forshette, for instance.

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Yellow brick road is from Wizard of Oz, Dorothy started in Kansas, Mangino coached at KU and is HUGE.

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The yellow brick road if I recall led to Oz, so new OC must have Australian ties! A HUGE newsworthy hire could be one from a different sport (rugby maybe) who will bring with him a multitude of plays with the underutilized lateral pass!

I like puzzles/riddles. Initially I was convinced that Mangino was the answer from the 'HUGE' and 'follow the yellow brick road' clues, but Rojo shot that answer down. Next I considered Gary Crowton because of his nickname 'The Wizard' by LSU when he was their OC and had won a Natty, but the 'HUGE' clue just didn't fit. Now there are several more clues to use, and I am on to Charlie Weis for the following reasons:

1) 'HUGE' -- Weis at one time weighed 350 lbs before gastric bypass surgery (where he almost died).

2) 'follow the yellow brick road' -- Weis's last position was Head Coach at Kansas 2012-2014.

3) 'Aristotle and Plato' -- Weis installed a modified Ron Erhardt - Ray Perkins Offensive System when he was OC of the Patriots under Belichick.

4) 'old timey religion' -- refers to when he was Head Coach at Notre Dame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Weis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots_strategy#Erhardt-Perkins_offensive_system

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There is no way to overstate how funny that is!

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Visor-wearing coaches:

- Hugh Freeze
- Mike Gundy
- Chip Kelly
- Lane Kiffin
- Gus Malzahn
- Dan Mullen
- Gary Patterson
- Gary Pinkel
- Steve Spurrier
- KDS

So...KDS will be our new OC?

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Don't forget this guy:

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I like puzzles/riddles. Initially I was convinced that Mangino was the answer from the 'HUGE' and 'follow the yellow brick road' clues, but Rojo shot that answer down. Next I considered Gary Crowton because of his nickname 'The Wizard' by LSU when he was their OC and had won a Natty, but the 'HUGE' clue just didn't fit. Now there are several more clues to use, and I am on to Charlie Weis for the following reasons:

1) 'HUGE' -- Weis at one time weighed 350 lbs before gastric bypass surgery (where he almost died).

2) 'follow the yellow brick road' -- Weis's last position was Head Coach at Kansas 2012-2014.

3) 'Aristotle and Plato' -- Weis installed a modified Ron Erhardt - Ray Perkins Offensive System when he was OC of the Patriots under Belichick.

4) 'old timey religion' -- refers to when he was Head Coach at Notre Dame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Weis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots_strategy#Erhardt-Perkins_offensive_system

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Charlie Weiss is being paid millions NOT TO COACH. I would officially be on the fire Sumlin, fire Hyman, fire 'em all bandwagon if Weiss got within a 100 yards of Kyle Field.