And our new OC is....

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Mike Sanford Jr. as OC

Post by Roy McAvoy » December 14th, 2018, 12:05 pm



As predicted. This is a great hire!

Boise state has won 12 games once with Bryan Harsin as head coach. That one time was when Mike Sanford jr was his OC. They beat Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl that year.



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And our new OC is....

Post by GeorgiaAggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:06 pm


Gary is off to a very good start. This makes the TJ hire make more sense. TJ and Sanford worked together at WKU.
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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by tetonaggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:07 pm

GeorgiaAggie wrote:
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Gary is off to a very good start.
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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by ViAggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:17 pm

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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by USUstudent13 » December 14th, 2018, 12:17 pm

For those of us who don’t know, what type of offense does he like to run?



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by GeorgiaAggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:21 pm


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Re: And our new OC is....

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ViAggie wrote:
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His name is Robert and yours?? :rock: :rock:


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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by ViAggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:23 pm

taniataylor wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:21 pm
ViAggie wrote:
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His name is Robert and yours?? :rock: :rock:
November 28th, 2018... Miami... err sorry, wrong date reference :lol:


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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by tetonaggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:24 pm

If Gary made mistakes hiring assistants at OSU, and I do believe he did, It certainly appears he has learned, moved on, and is making up for it now. I love this hire. I also believe this shows an increased commitment by either the administration, boosters, or both, to increase assistant pay as I'm sure Sanford had plenty of other options.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by USUBlue » December 14th, 2018, 12:34 pm

tetonaggie wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:24 pm
If Gary made mistakes hiring assistants at OSU, and I do believe he did, It certainly appears he has learned, moved on, and is making up for it now. I love this hire. I also believe this shows an increased commitment by either the administration, boosters, or both, to increase assistant pay as I'm sure Sanford had plenty of other options.
The highest paid assistant coaches in the Mountain West made about $350,000 last year. I'll be interested to see what Ena and Sanford are getting paid.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by AGinNEIowa » December 14th, 2018, 12:35 pm

he's not a true junior, since he doesn't share the same middle name as his father.

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Re: Mike Sanford Jr. as OC

Post by treesap32 » December 14th, 2018, 12:47 pm

So he was just fired as coach of WKU. Is this another case of good coordinator but bad coach?



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by AGGIEFIGHT » December 14th, 2018, 12:50 pm

USUBlue wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:34 pm
tetonaggie wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:24 pm
If Gary made mistakes hiring assistants at OSU, and I do believe he did, It certainly appears he has learned, moved on, and is making up for it now. I love this hire. I also believe this shows an increased commitment by either the administration, boosters, or both, to increase assistant pay as I'm sure Sanford had plenty of other options.
The highest paid assistant coaches in the Mountain West made about $350,000 last year. I'll be interested to see what Ena and Sanford are getting paid.
Sanford had two years left on his contract at Western Kentucky. I assume he will have a minimal contract with us and the
will let WKU foot most of the bill



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Sl7vk » December 14th, 2018, 12:52 pm

AGinNEIowa wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:35 pm
he's not a true junior, since he doesn't share the same middle name as his father.

#thingsyoulearnonwiki
Then the deal is off!



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by TheAKAggie » December 14th, 2018, 12:52 pm

AGinNEIowa wrote:he's not a true junior, since he doesn't share the same middle name as his father.

#thingsyoulearnonwiki
Where you been? I’ve been saying that for a month!!!


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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Joe Utah » December 14th, 2018, 12:53 pm

This is a really good hire. In fact, Gary is putting together a terrific staff.

Three years ago when Kyle was looking to replace Aaron R, I wanted Utah to go after Sanford. Stanford was doing a terrific job at BSU. He should do an equally great job with the USU O.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by FloridaAggie13 » December 14th, 2018, 12:57 pm

I like the hire.

Curious why he went from Boise State to Western Kentucky...not a lateral move and certainly not a step up. Wonder if he and Harslin butted heads?



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by ratofallaggies » December 14th, 2018, 12:58 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:57 pm
I like the hire.

Curious why he went from Boise State to Western Kentucky...not a lateral move and certainly not a step up. Wonder if he and Harslin butted heads?
He went from BSU as an OC, to ND as an OC and then to WKU as the HC



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by FloridaAggie13 » December 14th, 2018, 1:03 pm

ratofallaggies wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:58 pm
FloridaAggie13 wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:57 pm
I like the hire.

Curious why he went from Boise State to Western Kentucky...not a lateral move and certainly not a step up. Wonder if he and Harslin butted heads?
He went from BSU as an OC, to ND as an OC and then to WKU as the HC
Ah, that's right...I forgot the middle step. Thank you!



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by BLUERUFiO » December 14th, 2018, 1:05 pm

BSU and then ND as an OC... and then we get him. Sweet :-) I’m officially excited. GA is off to a fantastic start! I honestly feel a little giddy.


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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Old Timer » December 14th, 2018, 1:08 pm

Contract at WKU:2017 guaranteed pay: $800,000
Total contract pay: $3,200,000
Contract length: 4 years
Start date: 12/13/2016
Expires: 12/31/2020



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by bluegrouse » December 14th, 2018, 1:13 pm

Wow. One of my biggest concerns about hiring Andersen was whether he would be able to hire good assistants. He seems to be putting those concerns to rest. Getting more excited.....



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Roy McAvoy » December 14th, 2018, 1:14 pm

bluegrouse wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:13 pm
Wow. One of my biggest concerns about hiring Andersen was whether he would be able to hire good assistants. He seems to be putting those concerns to rest. Getting more excited.....
I don't know why this was a concern. Gary himself admitted his downfall at Oregon State was largely the assistants he hired. He wasn't going to make that mistake again and that's one area he was going to focus on getting right. Gary isn't stupid.

And of course people would still go work for him again. USU right now is a great place for any assistant looking to go to further his career.
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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Roy McAvoy » December 14th, 2018, 1:15 pm

FloridaAggie13 wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:03 pm
ratofallaggies wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:58 pm
FloridaAggie13 wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:57 pm
I like the hire.

Curious why he went from Boise State to Western Kentucky...not a lateral move and certainly not a step up. Wonder if he and Harslin butted heads?
He went from BSU as an OC, to ND as an OC and then to WKU as the HC
Ah, that's right...I forgot the middle step. Thank you!
Even if you missed the middle step it doesn't change. It still would've made sense to go from an OC at Boise State to the Head Coach at Western Kentucky.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Roy McAvoy » December 14th, 2018, 1:15 pm

Notre Dame is playing is undefeated and playing in the playoff right now. Who do you think recruited a large chunk of their starting offense right now?

That's right, Mike Sanford from 2015-2016.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by tinplater » December 14th, 2018, 1:23 pm

Between Anderson and Sanford we have two head coaches with the near worst won loss record (combined) for the last two years. Both appear to be given a pass for their recent coaching records? I hope this proves to be more than wishful thinking.



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Re: Mike Sanford Jr. as OC

Post by buckfever » December 14th, 2018, 1:29 pm

Sap you need to answer your own question before your uncle responds



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by bluegrouse » December 14th, 2018, 1:39 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:14 pm
bluegrouse wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:13 pm
Wow. One of my biggest concerns about hiring Andersen was whether he would be able to hire good assistants. He seems to be putting those concerns to rest. Getting more excited.....
I don't know why this was a concern. Gary himself admitted his downfall at Oregon State was largely the assistants he hired. He wasn't going to make that mistake again and that's one area he was going to focus on getting right. Gary isn't stupid.

And of course people would still go work for him again. USU right now is a great place for any assistant looking to go to further his career.
Uh, that’s exactly why it was a concern.....



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by newtonianblue » December 14th, 2018, 1:45 pm

This is starting to feel like Christmas in December...



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by sneed » December 14th, 2018, 1:46 pm

Very happy. Gary is putting together a very good team to coach a great team.


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Re: Mike Sanford Jr. as OC

Post by brownjeans » December 14th, 2018, 1:49 pm

treesap32 wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 12:47 pm
So he was just fired as coach of WKU. Is this another case of good coordinator but bad coach?
Who knows. Could be a combination of any one or more of the following:
  1. He's better suited as OC than HC.
  2. He hired poorly.
  3. WKU has other issues.
  4. He didn't have a recruiting formula or connections for success at WKU.
  5. Something I can't think of right now :)
But I do like him as an OC. He's got a great track record in that role. This was the hire that had me most worried. I'm happy with this.
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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by Roy McAvoy » December 14th, 2018, 1:54 pm

tinplater wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:23 pm
Between Anderson and Sanford we have two head coaches with the near worst won loss record (combined) for the last two years. Both appear to be given a pass for their recent coaching records? I hope this proves to be more than wishful thinking.
It is something to be concerned about but any OC we hire would have something to be concerned about. Go ask Boise State fans how they feel about Mike Sanford as an OC.



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by CanuckAggie » December 14th, 2018, 2:05 pm

I just hope he has connections to a Ronquavion Tarver type kid right now. We need an outside WR pronto...



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Re: And our new OC is....

Post by aceofspadeskb » December 14th, 2018, 2:07 pm

newtonianblue wrote:
December 14th, 2018, 1:45 pm
This is starting to feel like Christmas in December...
I chuckled.



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