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Gus needs to change, not rearrange, coaches on defense.
Kenny Ingram needs to take an off-the-field position. Kenny Martin probably needs to move on to greener pastures, but won't.
I personally like both Kennys, but aside from John Walker, no HS signee has seen significant playing time (really any playing time) through two signing classes.
Ernie Sims along with Martin, will probably be retained. The linebackers are atrocious, but it is hard to pin that on Sims, who inherited these knuckleheads from TWill. @Poolside Knight once suggested Sims should be named the defensive coordinator, which would be the most Gus move ever: Replacing an unqualified coordinator who was an assistant on the staff with another unqualified coordinator, who is an assistant on the staff.
Addison Williams is out the door. I see no way he can retain any position at UCF, off or on the field.
David Gibbs has a good chance to survive and retain his position. He has been largely out of the spotlight and has not received the brunt of criticism due him. Gibbs may choose to leave the program if he is stripped of his behind-the-scenes power and responsibilities.
If I had my preference, I would buyout and fire Sims and Williams and reassign Martin to an off-the-field position.
I would then bring in most of the SMU defensive staff, including Scott Symons as Defensive Coordinator, Maurice Crum Jr. as Run Game Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, and Rickey Hunley, Jr. as Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach. If Martin chose to leave or was not retained, I would replace him with Calvin Thibodeaux as the Defensive Line Coach.
I have been impressed with what these guys have done at SMU, which ranks 27th in run defense, 12th In total defense, 5th in scoring defense, and 8th in passing yards allowed.
NOTE: Symon's was a defensive quality control analyst under Gus at Arkansas State. ... Crum was Co-Defensive Coordinator at Ole Miss in 2022 and the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky before that. ... Hunley, Jr. is joined at the hip with Symons. ... Thibodeaux coached for Oklahoma.
Gus needs to change, not rearrange, coaches on defense.
Kenny Ingram needs to take an off-the-field position. Kenny Martin probably needs to move on to greener pastures, but won't.
I personally like both Kennys, but aside from John Walker, no HS signee has seen significant playing time (really any playing time) through two signing classes.
Ernie Sims along with Martin, will probably be retained. The linebackers are atrocious, but it is hard to pin that on Sims, who inherited these knuckleheads from TWill. @Poolside Knight once suggested Sims should be named the defensive coordinator, which would be the most Gus move ever: Replacing an unqualified coordinator who was an assistant on the staff with another unqualified coordinator, who is an assistant on the staff.
Addison Williams is out the door. I see no way he can retain any position at UCF, off or on the field.
David Gibbs has a good chance to survive and retain his position. He has been largely out of the spotlight and has not received the brunt of criticism due him. Gibbs may choose to leave the program if he is stripped of his behind-the-scenes power and responsibilities.
If I had my preference, I would buyout and fire Sims and Williams and reassign Martin to an off-the-field position.
I would then bring in most of the SMU defensive staff, including Scott Symons as Defensive Coordinator, Maurice Crum Jr. as Run Game Coordinator/Linebackers Coach, and Rickey Hunley, Jr. as Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach. If Martin chose to leave or was not retained, I would replace him with Calvin Thibodeaux as the Defensive Line Coach.
I have been impressed with what these guys have done at SMU, which ranks 27th in run defense, 12th In total defense, 5th in scoring defense, and 8th in passing yards allowed.
NOTE: Symon's was a defensive quality control analyst under Gus at Arkansas State. ... Crum was Co-Defensive Coordinator at Ole Miss in 2022 and the defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky before that. ... Hunley, Jr. is joined at the hip with Symons. ... Thibodeaux coached for Oklahoma.