Coach Hill is gone....

Twitter feed on the right per Harmon 10 minutes ago.



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wow... apparently he was given the option to step down or be fired.

Defense isn't where our problems are! It on offense.



Serious question: Can Bronco remove Anae? Hill was hired by Bronco, I'm still not convinced Anae was. I'm not sure Bronco has the power/authority to see Anae leave.

Wow that is big.

Id rather see anae go than hill. Wow. Is he really getting fired midseason?



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I expected OC to go this year (before season end, or season end at latest), and Hill to get one more year. Wow! Just wow.



I think that Bronco can remove Anae, he was part of the "hire me" package Bronco presented. I heard Sno explain it, and he could say it better.

Fire them both. Their job is to give the illusion of speed and talent to old white guys and they aren't getting it done. In fact my dad who limps from polio beat the starting 22 players in a foot race, JJ would've beat him easily but JJ ran into 3 lineman on the way.

Still, wow indeed. I guess I'm glad to see some kind of decisive action. Question now is, who's going to be the DC? Bronco? probably. Maybe this action will get Anae's attention. I don't know enough about Anae to know what he knows, to know what his philosophy is, or how creative he can be offensively. I just hope things change.

Wow, huge housekeeping move. Wonder what was going on behind the scenes because I don't think this was a "Hill's not getting it done" move. There is more to this story.

Crazy thought: literally two years ago today, Hill could claim a just-barely-broken 10-quarter shutout streak to his defense. (edit: or was that him? now my timeline of hirings is all jumbled.)

Dcr36 wrote:
Crazy thought: literally two years ago today, Hill could claim a just-barely-broken 10-quarter shutout streak to his defense.

Then BYU went to DFW. :sulk:

declocoug wrote:

Crazy thought: literally two years ago today, Hill could claim a just-barely-broken 10-quarter shutout streak to his defense.

Then BYU went to DFW. :sulk:

I know, not saying that was some sort of standout defense, but still. Tide turns quickly.

Dcr36 wrote:

Dcr36 wrote:
Crazy thought: literally two years ago today, Hill could claim a just-barely-broken 10-quarter shutout streak to his defense.

Then BYU went to DFW. :sulk:

I know, not saying that was some sort of standout defense, but still. Tide turns quickly.

Agreed. And change can be a very good thing.

This may cement Anae as the OC this year. If Bronco takes over the D, he's going to be spread too thin to oversee the O and he may be too afraid (as I would be) to go for a mid year hire. I guess the only likely option would be to promote from within, with the obvious choice being Doman. Maybe Reynolds? Maybe Bosco (Is he still associated with football operations?)?

What does Bronco do this week? Same old? Or are we going to see a new defensive strategy and mentality? (I would hope so, otherwise what is the point of getting rid of a proven "competent" DC?)



What would you do considering the injuries that the D has seen and what is left as far as personnel? Go to the 4-3? maybe go back to Bronco's baby, the 3-3-5? SDSU just became much more interesting as teacher (Long) and protege (bronco) will square off!!!



Should be a very interesting week for the D.

Its too bad that it has come to this. Will only mean m.ore time before we turn things around.



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byutx wrote:
This may cement Anae as the OC this year. If Bronco takes over the D, he's going to be spread too thin to oversee the O and he may be too afraid (as I would be) to go for a mid year hire.

I'm afraid of this very scenario.

The problem, I think, is that Bronco doesn't have anyone he feels can step in midseason and take over the offense. If he were an offensive minded coach he probably would have let go of Anae, taken over the offense, and kept Hill.

I say hire Rocky Long, after this season. Bronco's former boss, and SDSU's current defensive cordinator.



They're good friends aren't they??? I'm sure he would like to move to his birth place anyways. Plus all his defenses are very good.

BigCougsFan wrote:
I say hire Rocky Long, after this season. Bronco's former boss, and SDSU's current defensive cordinator.



They're good friends aren't they??? I'm sure he would like to move to his birth place anyways. Plus all his defenses are very good.

I would love that. Not going to happen though, especially after we get trounced by them a week from today.