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DL Coach Update: Texas Has Found Their Man (Thurs 11:02 AM)

By Blake Munroe

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According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, the Longhorns are expected to hire Kenny Baker as their next defensive line coach.  Baker, who is currently the assistant defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins, was previously at Western Kentucky.

 

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    Derek Handler

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    20 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

     

    If Gerry can put down his Jerky, mayo covered corndog, and Apple Martini to tweet this then I'm excited for this hire!

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    General Grant

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    Jumping from WKU to the League has my attention.  I trust Sark to get it right.  Other than Coleman who he rectified quickly he’s hired well imo. 
     

    hook em

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    UTexas

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    If he was good enough to hired on to a staff led by Vic Fangio then I'm pretty sure the guy can coach and develop.

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    40 minutes ago, Driskill33 said:

    Sark has done enough to earn our trust on this. Not many people knew Chris Jackson before he got here. 

    All you can really do at this point. Nobody knows enough about him to have a strong opinion. He may be great, he may be terrible. I am sure this guy has some very knowledgeable people in his corner and gave some glowing recommendations. Sark interviewed him and liked what he heard. Recruiting is the biggest question mark . We are all going to find out in a couple years, if this was a good hire.. 

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    Loved the idea of Coach O coming but I don't mind this hire either. After watching the WKU interviews he kind of reminds me of Coach Choice with his vernacular. Seems like a well rounded and adaptable hire with ties to the south east and the ability to say, "I've coached in the league and you have what they are looking for," to recruits. Just my 2 cents, Hook Em!

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    1 hour ago, Blake Munroe said:

    Can anyone shed light on who "One of the most respected DL coaches/minds in the business" that Gerry is referring to?

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    26 minutes ago, UTexas said:

    If he was good enough to hired on to a staff led by Vic Fangio then I'm pretty sure the guy can coach and develop.

    Good way to look at it!

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    2 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    Fair.

    Watch the interviews. Form your own opinions.

    But time to give him a chance and see what he can do. He’s got a shot at the big time.

    After watching the interviews, reminds me Valor of Coach Choice, personality wise, energetic, appears to enjoy what he does, now we just gotta let him do it, after its all said and done we basically gotta trust Coach Sark, he really hasn't missed on a hire yet.

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    when LSU hired unknown Joe Brady everyone on LSU board said who the hell is this guy

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