Mason was terrible as a DC at Vandy. It's Vandy, but he was still terrible. He was good at Stanford. His players really like him. We'll see. I don't think it's a home run like the guy from Cincy, but it's not a terrible hire.
We've seen rumors that he'll go to #Tennessee Volunteers Wouldn't mind if he just took an off the field job at Auburn and collected 300k a year. Maybe help the new staff drop some bags
Former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Masonhas a new coaching job in college football, as he has been hired by the Auburn Tigers to be the new defensive coordinator under Bryan Harsin, according to AL.com. The news comes shortly after 247Sports reporter Brandon Marcello reported the Tigers were targeting Mason. It becomes the third college coaching job that Mason has landed since returning to the college coaching ranks in 2010. After leaving the Minnesota Vikings following the 2009 season, Mason was the defensive backs coach for then-Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh. He was promoted to associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator under David Shaw after Harbaugh left for the San Francisco 49ers. Mason remained with Stanford until the end of the 2013 season until Vanderbilt hired him to act as its head coach, replacing James Franklin after his departure for Penn State. While Mason looked like one of the hottest coaches on the market and a young defensive mind that could help sustain Franklin’s success at Vanderbilt, things did not go as planned with the hire. The Commodores went to three bowl games in three years under Franklin, including two seasons of nine wins. But when Mason got there, things turned south rather quickly. Vanderbilt won just three games in Mason’s first season and the bowl streak was snapped. Mason never was able to post a winning record in a season and he only had a .500 record twice, both of which ended in losses in bowl games. He finished his time at Vanderbilt with a record of 27-56, which led to the school firing him on November 29. After his firing, Mason released a statementabout his time with the Commodores and what the school meant to him. Mason thanked Vanderbilt for the time he was allowed to lead the program. “It is with gratitude that I have served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University, a world-class institution, for the past seven years,” Mason said. “I am blessed to have worked alongside and built relationships with some of the finest and most dedicated coaches, staff and faculty in the nation. It has truly been my honor to have been given the opportunity to teach, mentor, champion and coach hundreds of Vanderbilt young men and one courageous female. “I am confident that our current student-athletes and their families are in good hands with Chancellor (Daniel) Diermeier and Director of Athletics Candice Storey Lee and will continue to rise to today's challenges with integrity and character. 2COMMENTS Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. “Form the entire Mason family, including my beautiful wife LeighAnne and our incredible daughters Makenzie and Sydney, we thank the Nashville community and Commodore Nation for consistently embracing us with your kindness, friendship and warmth. God bless, stay safe. Anchor Down.”
Vols appear to be in some shit with the recruiting violations. Not sure anyone wants anything to do with that place.
That's both of my worries. I keep seeing Auburn boards claiming he'll be an amazing recruiter. I just don't see it. I think they are overselling being a black DC Vandy is a shit job but he was beyond terrible there and was the DC for the last 6 years.
Does Bobo like TEs? Pegues is an "HB". Don't worry though, we have 8 TEs on the roster. So he has a lot to pick from
idk anymore on Bobo since he's been gone awhile but yea he used the TE's some when he was here. IIRC he used them more early on before he was the sole OC under Richt.
Seem to remember countless dump offs to the TE that went for 30 yards against us. Also remember a reverse to a white RB, #44 maybe. It was a truly awful play. Maybe in 2013. Maybe it was '17. Was that Bobo?
We’ll see. Doesn’t make a ton of sense to me when there was talk for the last week that they wanted to run Harsins system, but I’m guessing they won’t if they pay up for Bobo. I’d rather spend big money on ace recruiters.
GOAT Bobo moment: texting another coach how to best recruit Greg Reid... didn't realize he texted Reid directly. "You gotta treat him like a baby" or some thing like that
I thought for sure Greg Reid was coming to Bama. Javy Arenas told me once that he had “a lot of fun with the recruiting girls”. Take that for what you will.
I thought he was coming to UGA. We ran into him and his entire family downtown on his OV after the game. The whole group was drunk as fuck having a blast. I thought Athens had won that one for us.
Said the same thing about Uncle Rod then he pulled Lawson & Derrick Brown I'm looking at you 5* QB in GA committed to South Carolina
No. Garner didn't have a debilitating medical condition. You may get that qb because of the family connection.
I can't remember her name but there was one that we used to hang out around on occasion who was in a relationship with him (according to her and her friends). To the point she was genuinely upset when he committed to FSU and called him crying. Woof.
We're essentially getting the staff that was rumored for Kevin Steele with Boise guys trickled in/Derek Mason instead of Charles Kelly.