39 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

It's important to note that Baker is from the Atlanta area and has SEC ties, which is obviously a plus for the Longhorns as they move conferences beginning next season.

What are you counting as an SEC tie?

4 minutes ago, John Moore said:

What are you counting as an SEC tie?

Sorry, that was a poor word choice. “SEC area connections” would be more proper. Very familiar with the SEC recruiting footprint, if you will. 

25 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

Here are a couple of videos to watch so you can get to know Baker:

 

 

Great videos! Thanks Blake. This man seems confident. I like it.

He is young, energetic, comes across as knowledgeable and passionate on film about his craft. He has college and pro experience. Plus, he has a wealth of experience coaching Power 5 around him football to help him adjust. I like him and trust Sark. 

5 minutes ago, Robert Gilbert said:

He is young, energetic, comes across as knowledgeable and passionate on film about his craft. He has college and pro experience. Plus, he has a wealth of experience coaching Power 5 around him football to help him adjust. I like him and trust Sark. 

It was only a matter of time before Sarkisian found the right fit. Those characteristics you listed are what I was hoping Texas would find in its DL hire.

Getting a second coach with Metro Atlanta ties is good. As Tashard Choice's profile increases, he could be up for a HC job, so you'll need to find another guy who is familiar with the area as you head to the SEC. Georgia has been moving more national over the last couple cycles so you can potentially find 1 or 2 gems that you couldn't before.  In Sark I trust!

Kind of surprised we go with him over Wright and Okam who both seem to have more experience and are alumni.

This can’t be too bad with the commit we already have from Brandon Brown. Getting a DL guy from the Miami Dolphins. 

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11 minutes ago, Viper said:

Kind of surprised we go with him over Wright and Okam who both seem to have more experience and are alumni.

And are older and may have peaked.  The Wizard of Moncrief knows what he is doing.

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7 minutes ago, agentmule said:

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Just a heads up, you can post the link to the Tweet and it will automatically embed!

I think he's gonna do good in recruiting, seems like a smart guy. as always trust in Sark.

He got this guy drafted from Western Kentucky.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4365457/brodric-martin

 

Sark has done enough to earn our trust on this. Not many people knew Chris Jackson before he got here. 

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From his interviews it seems like he’s a perfect fit for how Sark wants to run his program. His dad was a high school football coach so it’s in his blood, he cares about building relationships (person 1st, player 2nd), he’s worked his way up the ranks fairly quickly, he’s big on culture and having young men on the team who are the right fit, he concentrates on teaching fundamentals and ensuring consistency. Only time will tell but every word he speaks sounds like he’s meant to be in burnt orange (Sark 2.0). Congrats and can’t wait to see how he elevates our culture and player production on the field.

20 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

 

If Gerry can put down his Jerky, mayo covered corndog, and Apple Martini to tweet this then I'm excited for this hire!

Jumping from WKU to the League has my attention.  I trust Sark to get it right.  Other than Coleman who he rectified quickly he’s hired well imo. 
 

hook em

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43 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

He got this guy drafted from Western Kentucky.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4365457/brodric-martin

 

And this guy who was a DE in college.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4243457/deangelo-malone

 

If he was good enough to hired on to a staff led by Vic Fangio then I'm pretty sure the guy can coach and develop.

40 minutes ago, Driskill33 said:

Sark has done enough to earn our trust on this. Not many people knew Chris Jackson before he got here. 

All you can really do at this point. Nobody knows enough about him to have a strong opinion. He may be great, he may be terrible. I am sure this guy has some very knowledgeable people in his corner and gave some glowing recommendations. Sark interviewed him and liked what he heard. Recruiting is the biggest question mark . We are all going to find out in a couple years, if this was a good hire.. 

Loved the idea of Coach O coming but I don't mind this hire either. After watching the WKU interviews he kind of reminds me of Coach Choice with his vernacular. Seems like a well rounded and adaptable hire with ties to the south east and the ability to say, "I've coached in the league and you have what they are looking for," to recruits. Just my 2 cents, Hook Em!

1 hour ago, Blake Munroe said:

Can anyone shed light on who "One of the most respected DL coaches/minds in the business" that Gerry is referring to?

26 minutes ago, UTexas said:

If he was good enough to hired on to a staff led by Vic Fangio then I'm pretty sure the guy can coach and develop.

Good way to look at it!

2 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Fair.

Watch the interviews. Form your own opinions.

But time to give him a chance and see what he can do. He’s got a shot at the big time.

After watching the interviews, reminds me Valor of Coach Choice, personality wise, energetic, appears to enjoy what he does, now we just gotta let him do it, after its all said and done we basically gotta trust Coach Sark, he really hasn't missed on a hire yet.