Coaching Compliments- Before I discuss LSU/Cowboys

Let’s talk coach of the year and assistant of the year.


In College Station, Sumlin has done a great job and it is ashamed they didn’t have this team in the Big 12 last year. I think they would win the Big 12 this year, yet they will lose 3 in the SEC and likely blow out a higher ranked opponent in a bowl Game.

Mark Snyder is the D Coordinator this year and changed to a 4-3 aggressive defense.

Last year, they sputtered to finished 64th in Scoring Defense and the Red zone area. In my opinion it cost them the Big 12 last year. This year they have jumped to 26th and lowered points from 28.2 to 21.9. But more importantly, the aggressive defense is vastly improved in the Red Zone from 101st out of 124 teams to 23rd this year.

Snyder was the D Coordinator at South Florida the past two years, and the defensive coordinator for the Ohio State team that beat Miami to win the 2002 BCS.

The increased recruiting and attacking offense leads me to think that the Aggies will be fighting year in and year out to join the Bama/LSU/FLA and GA stronghold in the SEC.

Coach of the year in the SEC to me is down to two people.

1. Sumlin-They are a threat to anyone they play and he is going to make the Saban’s and Miles of the world consider what they would have with offenses that attack during an entire game.

2. Hugh Freeze- Ole Miss is a train that is building momentum; Nutt killed the talent at a school that yearly produces NFL prospects. Freeze has come in and made them a team that is scary. The Aggies were lucky to survive. Ole Miss is going to pass the Dogs in Starkville if Mullen refuses to adjust his slow QB decision maker. Ole Miss never quits and they really had nothing to excite anyone when the season started.

This is huge week for Ole Miss, beat Vandy and they are bowl bound and I never expected Six wins with LSU and Mstate still on the schedule.



I lean toward Freeze as coach of the year.

J