In the strange thread on who our next coach was going to be, I remember thinking (not posted) GA was my top choice.wbtfg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:36 pmI wonder how GA likes the NFL compared to college. I got the impression he really enjoyed the recruiting grind as well as being a mentor to young men.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:01 amGA is a phenomenal coach. I bet he’s a DC in the NFL within 5 years.BigBruceBaker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:17 pmcrazy that we have two coaches in the NFL right now that have coached at MSU within the last 5 years. GA is fantastic, and the Dolphins secondary and defense was salty this year - super cool for him!91catAlum wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:58 amyes, he went to Cal for a couple years, then to Miami. Hard to believe he coached DBs at Montana State just 4-5 years ago!BigBruceBaker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:42 amIs that "our" Gerald Alexander that used to coach DB's? I thought he was at UCLA or something. Man he was a great coach and recruiter.
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I think GA for sure has the skill set and drive to be a DC in the NFL within 5 years 99, but I lean toward WBTFG on this. GA always seemed so pumped up about the recruiting process and helping mold these younger kids into men, much like Cho4te. I think we see him go back to the College ranks and take up a DC roll there, but who knows. Have to go where the money and the job security is! Wish him the best, although I wouldn't turn down seeing him be our HC in 5 years....(which would be a huge pay cut for him and never going to happen haha).wbtfg wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:36 pmI wonder how GA likes the NFL compared to college. I got the impression he really enjoyed the recruiting grind as well as being a mentor to young men.bobcat99 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:01 amGA is a phenomenal coach. I bet he’s a DC in the NFL within 5 years.BigBruceBaker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:17 pmcrazy that we have two coaches in the NFL right now that have coached at MSU within the last 5 years. GA is fantastic, and the Dolphins secondary and defense was salty this year - super cool for him!91catAlum wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:58 amyes, he went to Cal for a couple years, then to Miami. Hard to believe he coached DBs at Montana State just 4-5 years ago!BigBruceBaker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:42 amIs that "our" Gerald Alexander that used to coach DB's? I thought he was at UCLA or something. Man he was a great coach and recruiter.
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Haha. Choate’s a Fraud.
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Correct. He took less than a DC job. Moving forward!!VimSince03 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:30 pmHe's not going to take a DC job...even at a Power 5. Head Coach or bust moving forward.
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Is this the appropriate time to say that he was leveraging UDub against Texas?
Great move for Choate financially. Horrible move for him lying to everyone at MSU.
Great move for Choate financially. Horrible move for him lying to everyone at MSU.
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I don't believe Choate lied to us or the team. Once a riff like the HC at Boise, you never know what will come out of the woodwork. Thanks Jeff for everything and best of luck.
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Choate to Texas and Ione to (allegedly) to Boise State.
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Nobody is exactly happy about this and I’m sure things could have been handled differently, but damn. Take a break for a min. People just need to relax a bit.
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As much as I am displeased by this news, I would rather worry about a HC leaving upwards (lateral? - depending how you look at it I guess) rather than getting back to a point where we are calling for his head and job. We had a coach that is sought after in a lot of different capacities and that was a good thing for us, no matter how crappy it is "right now". So, I hope that whoever the new coach is can continue to move the program in the direction that we all desire.
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We are what we are. We are not a destination program for a head coach. I hope that we hire a new coach with ambitions that makes us better and moves on in about 5 years.
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