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DJ Durkin Finalizing a 3 yr Deal w/A&M

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Batty
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Looks like Tyler Santucci will be getting Co-DC as well.

https://footballscoop.com/news/dj-durkin-texas-am-defensive-coordinator-target

Pepe SiIvia
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Is Durkin a sideline or press box coordinator?
Jbob04
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He was sideline at Ole Miss
The Agly Duckling
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What manner of sorcery is this? Bring back 3rd and Chavis!

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Rock1982
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Whoop!
Jbob04
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Done deal!
maver1ck
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Really, really good hire
Vinny
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We take what we want !!!
IslanderAg04
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Still dong a 4-2-5?
Jbob04
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Yes we will be in a four man front as our base.
Iraq2xVeteran
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DJ Durkin is a great hire for defensive coordinator. Durkin has been a defensive coordinator at Florida, Michigan, and Ole Miss. At Florida and Michigan, his defenses were among the best in the country. At Ole Miss, they were not. In his 2nd year at Ole Miss, he improved their defense from being one of the worst in the nation (bottom 15) to a respectable 51st in scoring defense.
sonnysixkiller
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Well I sure hope your right, we are not getting glowing reviews from around the country on this hire.
TAM85
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We didn't get glowing reviews on the Jimbo hire. You may be giving "around the country" too much credit ...
Bill Superman
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sonnysixkiller said:

Well I sure hope your right, we are not getting glowing reviews from around the country on this hire.

You're looking at all of the hate. The actual reviews of the hire have been nothing but extremely positive. He's an elite recruiter and DC by all accounts.

Be prepared for your opportunity to tell the haters I told you so.
maver1ck
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sonnysixkiller said:

Well I sure hope your right, we are not getting glowing reviews from around the country on this hire.

People wouldn't care if we weren't about to pull in the #1 class in the nation

They're just insecure
sonnysixkiller
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I tend to agree with some of what is being said and I'm certainly not a hater, it's hard for me to believe this is the best we could do.
SanDiegoAg12
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Iraq2xVeteran said:

DJ Durkin is a great hire for defensive coordinator. Durkin has been a defensive coordinator at Florida, Michigan, and Ole Miss. At Florida and Michigan, his defenses were among the best in the country. At Ole Miss, they were not. In his 2nd year at Ole Miss, he improved their defense from being one of the worst in the nation (bottom 15) to a respectable 51st in scoring defense.


While supporting an up tempo offense.
ag94ag
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Our defense is going to be improved. I liked Elko a lot, but there were games when he didn't seem like he had the kids prepared. Durkin is a good coach and recruiter. Maryland used him as a scapegoat and he didn't deserve the wrap that they put on him. He will have an elite stable of defenders to unleash on our foes. This should be fun to watch.
illegitima non carborundum
TyperWoods
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Elko was good at making adjustments at halftime.

Hopefully, Durkin can have the D ready in the 1st half.
Stone44
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Hate really flows when you're heading in the right direction. The jealousy and envy is incredible. ou and tu are expected, but notre dame has been added to the growing list. Jimbo is building a monster and all of them know it and they feel helpless cause they can't stop it. As we continue to climb the mountain it will get more intense and I love it. Look out cause the Aggies are coming and hell's coming with them.
Divining Rod
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Quote:

Well I sure hope your right, we are not getting glowing reviews from around the country on this hire.


Seriously? People around the country are making bad comments about Texas A&M?????

No way…..
Dorm 15
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I was thinking the same thing.
NoahAg
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Ermahgard DerJer Durkirn
Let's go, Brandon!
CCAD AG
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Stone44 said:

Hate really flows when you're heading in the right direction. The jealousy and envy is incredible. ou and tu are expected, but notre dame has been added to the growing list. Jimbo is building a monster and all of them know it and they feel helpless cause they can't stop it. As we continue to climb the mountain it will get more intense and I love it. Look out cause the Aggies are coming and hell's coming with them.
Notre Dame is the most likely to b!tsch of any school outside the SEC. They have a long history (as in mostly LONG AGO) of football glory but that is on a steady downward trend. They claim 11 championships but their last one was in 1988.

They have been living on smoke and mirrors for too long.

Their recent championship history is on a definite downward trend. They are getting all the love that puts them in the playoffs but they can't live up to the hype when they get there.

In 2012-2013, they were the BCS #1 rated team and lost to Bama 42-14.
In 2018-2019, they were the #3 CFP team and lost in the semis to Clemson 30-3.
In 2020-2021, they were the #4 CFP team and lost in the semis to Bama 31-14 (should have been the Ags)
In 2021-2022, they were the #5 CFP team and did not make the playoff and lost to a lower ranked OSU team after leading by 3 TDs with less than 1 minute to the half.

They are clearly the Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Players

They are getting attention based on their history, their weak schedule, and the media love. As each year goes by, their history is more ancient, their schedule is weighing them down more and more, and the media is looking elsewhere to hype the big stories of actual champions.

Who is coming after ND's spot? The Ags. We have the resources, the conference schedule, and now the players to force the college football world to take notice. And ND doesn't like it one bit.
nu awlins ag
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TyperWoods said:

Elko was good at making adjustments at halftime.

Hopefully, Durkin can have the D ready in the 1st half.


He was great. It was the first quarter and a half that killed him.
SEC Champs
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I've been thinking about the brilliance of this hire. I think Durkin is going to lead the Ags to a Top 20 D next year, but the stain on his HC record will make other programs hesitant from poaching him right away. Think of Greg Schiano--who's allegations from his PSU job were much more direct.--but kept him from taking the UT job. After 3 years, he was hired back to Rutgers where he had a player paralyzed but was said to have been very close and supportive of the family.

Like Dickey, Jimbo may have lined himself up with a quality coordinator for several years.
lil_frog8
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ag94ag said:

Our defense is going to be improved. I liked Elko a lot, but there were games when he didn't seem like he had the kids prepared. Durkin is a good coach and recruiter. Maryland used him as a scapegoat and he didn't deserve the wrap that they put on him. He will have an elite stable of defenders to unleash on our foes. This should be fun to watch.
At this point I'm not worried as much about the scheme as I am about handling the talent both players and coaches. Especially on the defensive side of the ball its more about the Jimmys and Joes than the X's and O's. His main hurdle that I am waiting to see how he handles is handling player egos and providing mentorship and value for his defensive assistants. If Santucci and Robinson feel like "I could have done a better job than this guy" our play and recruiting will reflect it. (he will be here for 3/yrs the other def. coaches will be gone) If coaches feel like they are learning and growing under him and are treated like professionals the sky is the limit. Time will tell.
Showstopper
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If Jimbo is happy, I am happy. That said I feel like people are propping up Ole Miss's defense, which seemed pretty pedestrian to me. Even if they weren't bad, they weren't that good either. But you don't hire a chef and buy his ingredients for him, and this is Jimbo's job. Durkin did have good defenses at Florida and Michigan before he was a HC, and our personnel should be closer to those defenses in talent. It's a lot easier to cook a good meal when you start with lobster rather than hamburger helper.
Rocagnante
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IslanderAg04 said:

Still dong a 4-2-5?


One dong is good for most, but you do you.
The Zookeeper
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Looks like Pete Thamel is reporting one correctly

(I take any of his stuff with big chunk of salt these days ... )
Carmine Scarpacio
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Iraq2xVeteran said:

DJ Durkin is a great hire for defensive coordinator. Durkin has been a defensive coordinator at Florida, Michigan, and Ole Miss. At Florida and Michigan, his defenses were among the best in the country. At Ole Miss, they were not. In his 2nd year at Ole Miss, he improved their defense from being one of the worst in the nation (bottom 15) to a respectable 51st in scoring defense.
Muschamp ran the defense and called the plays at Florida. Calling those Florida defenses Durkin's is akin to calling A&M's offenses Darrell Dickey's. Fisher runs the show and calls the plays on offense at A&M.
Little Rock Ag
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Not sure here, but I hope Jimbo has handed all these shiny new toys to someone capable.
EastTX_Aggie
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At first I didn't like this when the reports started to come out but I'm starting to come around to really think this could be a good one.
sonnysixkiller
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You will know in exactly one year. We will see how many of these hot shot defensive guys hit the ol portal next January.
Agsuffering@bulaw
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I have reservations with his baggage.

I have no doubt he can coach defenses. OM was 35th in defensive efficiency. Things like scoring defense and points/game are highly influenced by the offense and special teams.

He worked for an offensive HC who did zilch to protect the defense. Lane went on 4th down so much that sec shorts spoofed him for it.
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