It's so funny that I was saying the same the about our HEAD COACH when he was hired and I was told to shut the hell up, and now I'm defending a COORDINATOR coming from a similar place and I'm the one defending him.GtownRebel wrote:I don't think anyone hates Longo...in fact I haven't seen anyone on the boards that knows him personally so hating him is a little strong IMHO. I have questions as to his experience at this level - SEC - and I think everyone does. I compare it to taking a POP Warner coach and moving him up to high School coach...makes you wonder if the person can handle it. But frankly, I don't care because it is not my job on the line if I pick the wrong guy for the job. HF will be graded on this hire.lewindha wrote:I don't get the hate on Longo. They had a bad game in the quarterfinals.
Last year they made it to the semis and the finals the year before that.
They rushed for about 2400 yards this past season(about 600 more than we did) and it was a down year for them in that category. In 14 and 15 they rushed for about 3800 yds both seasons.
I should've looked the guy up before just reading Ole Miss message boards and making my assumptions.
And to be honest, I'm not super pumped about this hire either. I just feel like everyone is blasting this guys offense b/c they don't run the ball when they do. Or they weren't prepared for one game when they made it far in the playoffs before.