Tyrone Nix in Norman to interview for opening on Oklahoma coaching staff
by Jordan Esco on Jan 21, 2012 5:35 PM CST
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The guys over at SoonerScoop ($) have been able to confirm that former Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix was in Norman Saturday, presumably to interview for the opening on the OU staff created by Brent Venables departure.
Nix was previously served under Stoops' former boss, Steve Spurrier, at South Carolina first as the Co-DC and LB coach before being promoted in 2006 to defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. He left South Carolina for Ole Miss after the 2007 season.
As we've discussed here, attempting to replace Venables not only as a position coach but an outstanding recruiter has to be a primary focus with this coaching hire. Naturally, the fine fellows at SoonerScoop asked their source how Nix was regarded as a recruiter.
"He's known as a good recruiter, not a great one," said our source. "But he's going to be a much better recruiter at Oklahoma than he was at Ole Miss. Ole Miss is a hard job. Oklahoma is not a hard job. You can sell kids on Oklahoma a hell of a lot easier than you can sell kids on Mississippi.
"He's got a lot of Georgia connections and I wouldn't be shocked if he got them involved in Mississippi. But Mississippi's crazy and then these kids want to play in the SEC."
Nix, along with Tim Kish and his connection to Mike Stoops, are the only two names that have really been mentioned thus far in terms of serious consideration. You'd have to think Bob wouldn't waste his or Nix's time bringing him to Norman if he wasn't being seriously considered, but there has been no indication that Nix is a "finalist" for the opening.
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I'm actually pretty stoked about this!!!
Of all the people I seen on the “list”, this is one that I thought was outta our reach…couldn’t be more pleased with the caliber of people mentioned already in the hunt to replace BV. BOOMER!!
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Sounds good but
Here is a quote from ESPN’s David Ubben for the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl preview between Ole Miss and Okie State. “Rebels’ defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix has developed a productive defense that led the Southeastern Conference and had five different players with at least five sacks during the season”. Sounds like he has the ability to coach. Im just wondering if he has any Texas Recruiting Connections…
Actually ole miss really did shut down not just osu
But tech the year of the 3 way tie (also in the cotton bowl). My husband graduated from ole miss so we catch a game or so each season, the defense is never the reason ole miss loses. Including this past year. Ordinarily, I would agree that the sec doesn’t see a lot of offense, but to shut down the graham Harrell led tech & osu back to back is no slouch.
by OU JJ on Jan 21, 2012 8:20 PM CST via mobile reply actions
2008 I also the year they beat Florida...
by OU JJ on Jan 21, 2012 8:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Here's the deal. Who cares if he can recruit in texassss
Think about this way, How many of the NC’s has the SEC been in and won? Now how about utexasssss. That’s right, now where do the SEC teams get their players? Yes …that’s right a majority come from SEC country.
I would hire him for that reason alone.
The one thing being a lot older has going for it, most of us older have seen more CFB than most younger people have seen web pages.
I agree, but most of those kids want to stay in sec country.
This would be a hire that I would be much less shaky about than kish. I think that I’m probably being a little too picky though, because I know we’re most likely not gonna get what we just lost.
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now they have a reason to come to Oklahoma University
The one thing being a lot older has going for it, most of us older have seen more CFB than most younger people have seen web pages.
The question is…
Can a SEC style smash-mouth defense control a pass-happy spread pass first offense?
If ‘yes’, then Nix is probably the right choice,
If ‘No’, then who is the right choice?
See above. His defense throttled osu in the cotton bowl
And Texas tech in 08.
And that was with a fair amount of “less” talent you would hope.
by OU JJ on Jan 21, 2012 10:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
How successful were they last year
I’m not sold.
by SCKSChief on Jan 22, 2012 9:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
The defense was fine.
The offense was horrible & turnover prone…
Nix> kish easily
by OU JJ on Jan 22, 2012 10:49 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
This would be a suitable replacement for sure!
If we were able to land Nix, this would be HUGE! Any coach that we get will leran to recruit in Texas… we are OU, we have no trouble getting players from Texas.
What worries me (or makes me less optimistic) is that I read an article that Nix gets $500K per year at Ole Miss. BV was only getting $400K before he left. We know Mike Stoops is probably going to get a substantial chunk of $$$. It will be interesting to see if we can make him an attractive offer.
by herewegosooners on Jan 22, 2012 12:11 AM CST reply actions
I'm confused by some of the comments here
Are we hiring an LB coach or DC? If we’re hiring a LB coach, we should focus on how LB’s performed under Nix. If we’re hiring a DC, we should look at how the entire defense performed under Nix.
Good point.
Idk. But I do know Patrick Willis has been successful (lb fr ole miss)
by OU JJ on Jan 22, 2012 10:51 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Two names I want to see get interviews
Mike Tressel and Randy Shannon.
Tressell coaches LB’s and SPECIAL TEAMS at Michigan St. while Shannon coached some great LB’s at the U before that whole mess.
Tressel is my pick though mostly because it would kill two birds with one stone!
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