KABrother88 Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Football Scoop is reporting that San Diego State QB coach will be named head coach for Lamar football. https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-lamar-to-hire-fbs-assistant-as-head-coach/ https://goaztecs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blane-morgan/495 Edited December 12, 2019 by KABrother88 Quote
Skinny1 Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Didn’t get a name, but Born told me the announcement for a FB coach will be “very soon”. I asked what does that mean, he said probably tomorrow, maybe Friday. Quote
lamarfan360 Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 I'm not sure what to think about this hire. Quote
geezer Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 During his eight years as OC at AF, AF had winning seasons in all but in all but two. Those were two of the last three but in all fairness they came back with a ten win season his last year there. He has been a QB coach for what looks like his entire career as well as OC at AF. Wish he had some OC time at a second school. Quote
PeckEm Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 During his eight years as OC at AF, AF had winning seasons in all but in all but two. Those were two of the last three but in all fairness they came back with a ten win season his last year there. He has been a QB coach for what looks like his entire career as well as OC at AF. Wish he had some OC time at a second school. AF basically runs the wishbone!!! I guess he’s the only guy that wanted the job!!! Unbelievable Quote
puddin tane Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Sorry, I’m going to go throw up. San Diego St..has one of the best defenses in FBS...and one of the worst offenses...so we hire their quarterback coach? Makes sense. Quote
coachacola Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 AF basically runs the wishbone!!! I guess he’s the only guy that wanted the job!!! Unbelievable To paraphrase Forrest Gump: “A LU coaching search is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’ll get.” Quote
spoonbill Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 I believe his offense's passing yards last year were more than ours and more spread out. He's young, ambitious, and most importantly not Schultz. Time of possession splits look better too. Let's see the staff I say. No alternative lol Quote
Skinny1 Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 I am almost convinced that there are 2 places in Texas where it is almost impossible to have consistent winning college football programs: El Paso and Beaumont. Maybe you can include San Marcos to that list. Quote
puddin tane Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Well...looking for positives... Maybe we’ll get an Air Force flyover before the games? doubt they’ll be a national anthem controversy he aint schultz That’s all I got.... Quote
DadBridgeman Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Well...looking for positives... Maybe we’ll get an Air Force flyover before the games? doubt they’ll be a national anthem controversy he aint schultz That’s all I got.... You forgot “SDSU averaged 19 points per game as the last place team in the Mountain West Conference and also last in total offense.” Oh wait, you said positives..... he wasn’t the head coach, so he’s got that going for him. I just don’t get it. Quote
puddin tane Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Hmmm...Coach Morgan......the Morgan Suites in the end zone?? Hmmmm.. Quote
DadBridgeman Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Hmmm...Coach Morgan......the Morgan Suites in the end zone?? Hmmmm.. Are they related? Quote
Skinny1 Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Hmmm...Coach Morgan......the Morgan Suites in the end zone?? Hmmmm.. At least the M Suites are in the end zone! Could be worse if Glenn Morgan donated the money for the training room. But my take on this hire is I initially see nothing to get excited about, but he better be able to sell surfboards to Eskimos to get some players in here, especially at QB. My concern is he maybe too ethical to be a top notch recruiter, my experience is the really good recruiters lie so much they don’t even know they are lying. Edited December 12, 2019 by Skinny1 Quote
PeckEm Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 I am almost convinced that there are 2 places in Texas where it is almost impossible to have consistent winning college football programs: El Paso and Beaumont. Maybe you can include San Marcos to that list. I’m convinced that is bs Quote
PeckEm Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 You forgot “SDSU averaged 19 points per game as the last place team in the Mountain West Conference and also last in total offense.” Oh wait, you said positives..... he wasn’t the head coach, so he’s got that going for him. I just don’t get it. This hire makes ZERO sense. Zero, zilch, nada, none!!! Quote
puddin tane Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 He was a co offensive coordinator at AF....before being demoted Quote
PeckEm Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 At least the M Suites are in the end zone! Could be worse if Glenn Morgan donated the money for the training room. But my take on this hire is I initially see nothing to get excited about, but he better be able to sell surfboards to Eskimos to get some players in here, especially at QB. My concern is he maybe too ethical to be a top notch recruiter, my experience is the really good recruiters lie so much they don’t even know they are lying. Why do you need to worry about a QB? Have you ever watched Air Force? Hell, I guess that’s why we hired him. He won’t throw, our qb’s can’t throw. An offensive coordinator/QB coach whose main experience is OC at Air Force?? Seriously!! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS HIRE ONE BIT!! I’m seriously wondering if Puddin is on to something with the Morgan last name. I mean someone PLEASE give me a logical explanation as to why???!??? Talk about going from extreme optimism to completely and totally deflated. Please, someone, tell me this is just a false rumor started by Sam Houston State fans!!!! Quote
puddin tane Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Im full of nyquil, but i think this is correct. I find it rather humorous Morgan was 12-1 as a senior quarterback at AF. His only loss was to TCU, with Ladainian Tomlinson...coached by ???? Ha Quote
geezer Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Here's a WAG. Born figured out the real price of the Schultz buy out and had to hire what he could afford. Although Tic Price has at least produced a few straight winning seasons, you can't tell me money wasn't part of that hire. Quote
NorthoftheBorder Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Anyone heard yet when the Presser will be announcing the hire? Not going to categorically dismiss the hire, but I was all excited about the possibility of Walden and I am not seeing Morgan having the same resume/philosophy. I will say that if this hire is a bust, we run the risk of the football program going back to the level of apathy that existed when it was discontinued. If that happens, then it should cement Born's legacy as a AD and make him un-hireable in the future. But like everyone else these days, he will blame the hire on someone/something else like "Lamar had him handcuffed with limited resources" or "no one wants to come to Lamar". Now Coach Morgan, I will support you as coach and give you more than a chance. The rest is on you to prove me and the rest of us "Monday morning QB's" wrong. I will gladly accept being wrong!! Quote
coachacola Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 If Blane Morgan does get hired we probably won't see him until after SDSU's bowl game on Dec 21: As with those three coaches, any assistants who leave this season would likely remain with the Aztecs through the team’s Dec. 21 appearance against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl. “I told them that I expect them to stay through the bowl game,” Long said. “If they don’t and they want to move on later on, I can make that very difficult. “I didn’t put it that way to them, but I could make it very difficult for them to get another job. I can’t stop them from getting one, but I can make it very difficult.” Long said there is incentive to remain at SDSU through the bowl game. “If they don’t coach the bowl game, they don’t get their bowl bonus,” he said. “So they only have to stay another 10 days and they get a bowl bonus.” SDSU assistant coaches receive an eight percent bowl bonus. According to USA Today, Morgan’s 2019 salary is $199,416, which means he would receive a bonus of nearly $16,000. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2019-12-12/san-diego-state-aztecs-football-sdsu-quarterback-coach-blane-morgan-lamar-university-head-coach Quote
coachacola Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Here's a WAG. Born figured out the real price of the Schultz buy out and had to hire what he could afford. Although Tic Price has at least produced a few straight winning seasons, you can't tell me money wasn't part of that hire. Scotty Walden was making a lot less than Morgan. But we don't know how serious Walden was about leaving Southern Miss. Quote
Bird Posted December 12, 2019 Posted December 12, 2019 Looking forward to see what Morgan can do here at Lamar. Anything is better than Schultz! I will support the new coach and wish him all the best! Quote
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