Is UB's new defensive coordinator already on the staff?
by Tim Riordan on Jan 11, 2012 3:38 PM EST
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PrintDoubtful not not completely out of the question.
Last year coach Jeff Quinn replaced just about his entire offensive staff, granted he fired two and one left to play in the only league that really matters (TMM, or the Married Man league). This time he is just losing his defensive coordinator so the possibility of promoting from within is slightly higher.
In addition to coaching the whole defense Inge was specifically responsible for the linebackers. So you can bet that if one of the current coaches is picked then his fill in will be a linebackers coach.
The on staff candidates to replace Inge as the defensive coordinator are as follows:
Jerome "Jappy" Oliver (Defensive Line)
Oliver has bee around for some time. Going back to 1995 he was a coach on the staff of an Air Force team that went to five postseason bowl appearances including wins in the Oahu Bowl (1998) and the Silicon Valley Bowl (2000). Five Bowls, in seven years earned him a ticket to South Carolina where he helped produce a top 20 defense.
His last stop, before Buffalo, was Notre Dame.
Oliver helped the growth of Irish defensive ends Victor Abiamiri and Chris Frome as well as defensive tackles Derek Landri and Trevor Laws. All four of those players were drafted into the NFL.
The only knock I have ever heard against Coach Oliver, and this goes back to Notre Dame, is that he is not an overly impressive recruiter.
Ernest Jones (Defensive Backs)
Jones has been serving as UB's 'associate coach', defensive backs coach, and recruiting coordinator since the early days of the Quinn Regime,
Jones hit a huge bump in the road at Alcorn State where his head coaching career was dealt a blow by university politics. When the university's AD asked Jones to fire his staff Jones refused. He was then fired himself. Alcorn was 2-8 when the request was made but it was his first season and Alcorn was not a national power when he was hired.
After the drama at Alcorn Jones returned to Cincinnati where he was on the staff up until Kelly left for Notre Dame and Quinn left for Buffalo.
If you believe the recruiting services one could argue that Jones should be left where he is to focus on recruiting and the defensive backs.
So what say you UBNation?
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My 'other'
Sean McGowan from Temple.
The Owls always have a solid D and his work at UNH alone was good enough to be considered
Others
In no particular order:
From Quinn’s past:
Keith Gilmore DL coach Illinois- Pass rush specialists that should help UB get the most out of Mack and Means
or
Joe Tressey DC (for now) at UCLA - he did an awful job at UCLA, but has decades of experience and might be an upgrade for us.
or the name brand:
Mike Tressel, LB/Special Teams coach at MSU - I like the Tressel Brand name, I like MSU’s defense, and we need a new approach to special teams.
Knee-jerk reaction to last season’s results:
Jason Jones, Cornerbacks Oklahoma State – Probably the only gettable member of the defense that grabbed the most turnovers in the NCAA in 2011, which Buffalo has missed.
and
Return of old assistant from NFL:
Matt House Quality Control St. Louis Rams Did a good job with a young secondary, that ended up having great careers, Kendrick Hawkins, Mike Newton, Davonte Shannon, etc.
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Don't you think they might go for a LB coach?
by Tim Riordan on Jan 13, 2012 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know which way Quinn will go...
I’d prefer to have Dietzel keep safeties, take linebackers and drop special teams…
Then the new hire could manage special teams, and serve as DC with no specific position to oversee, but thats probably not going to happen.
but, If we need a LB guy, Tressey and Tressel from my list would be the best candidates
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