Barry Odom - Arkansas Defensive Coordinator (former Mizzou Head Coach)

[PAC MAN]

Didn't see a thread for him but CFN has a piece on the five coaches CU could puruse outside of EB.

5 Possible Colorado Coaching Candidates ... If It's Not Eric Bieniemy

Mel Tucker left for Michigan State, and now the Colorado job is open. Who are five possible coaching candidates – if it’s not Eric Bieniemy. Eric Bieniemy isn’t going to be the n…

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DON’T LEAVE … stay with me here.

Colorado isn’t going to be in the hunt for Urban Meyer – it’s going to have to punch its weight if it can’t get Bieniemy.

The $2.4 million buyout by Missouri isn’t at the Todd Graham level, but it’s still something. Along with that, he was a whole lot better at Missouri than he got credit for.

Yeah, he went 25-25 in his four years in Columbia, but when he had the right offensive coordinator, his offenses were explosive, his defenses were normally solid, and the teams he put together that had so many problems against the better SEC programs would do just fine in the Pac-12.

Odom improved in each of his first three years a Mizzou – going from four wins, to seven, to eight – and then the program was hit with bullspit NCAA sanctions, didn’t have a bowl game to play for, QB Kelly Bryant was banged midseason, the O died, and the team finished 6-6.

Two of CU's best football coaches came from Mizzou...just saying.

 

[leftybuff]

No thanks.

 

[White_Rabbit]

 

[Duff Man]

Oh God no.

 

[WarBuff]

Oh God no.

3 word posts now...getting a little verbose!

 

[Leon Sandcastle]

I’m currently on spring break with the fam. The other day I met the LB coach at Ark (he followed Odom from Mizzou). He had some pretty interesting things to say…. Anyway, he implied that CU was very close to hiring Odom. He said he was being told to be ready to move to Boulder right up to KD being announced. He also said he LOVES Ryan Walters as a coach (he played for him when Ryan was the DC at Mizzou).

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

I’m currently on spring break with the fam. The other day I met the LB coach at Ark (he followed Odom from Mizzou). He had some pretty interesting things to say…. Anyway, he implied that CU was very close to hiring Odom. He said he was being told to be ready to move to Boulder right up to KD being announced. He also said he LOVES Ryan Walters as a coach (he played for him when Ryan was the DC at Mizzou).

 

[Darth Snow]

****in Lance Carl man. One sentence that doomed a program, again.

 

[slider]

I’m currently on spring break with the fam. The other day I met the LB coach at Ark (he followed Odom from Mizzou). He had some pretty interesting things to say…. Anyway, he implied that CU was very close to hiring Odom. He said he was being told to be ready to move to Boulder right up to KD being announced. He also said he LOVES Ryan Walters as a coach (he played for him when Ryan was the DC at Mizzou).

Hmmm. Not great but probably better than Dorrell

 

[leftybuff]

I’m currently on spring break with the fam. The other day I met the LB coach at Ark (he followed Odom from Mizzou). He had some pretty interesting things to say…. Anyway, he implied that CU was very close to hiring Odom. He said he was being told to be ready to move to Boulder right up to KD being announced. He also said he LOVES Ryan Walters as a coach (he played for him when Ryan was the DC at Mizzou).

Interesting. I am not really a Barry Odom fan, and I would have been underwhelmed by that hire. Having said that, I think he probably been a better hire than KD.

I will never understand what the thought process was to go from EB and Sark to KD.

 

[Not Sure]

I will never understand what the thought process was to go from EB and Sark to KD.

I am aware that I’m beating a dead horse, but the KD hire reeks of Phil DiStefano.

And probably a bit of Lance Carl, too.

 

[J.R. Ewing]

Until we get a new:

-President
-Chancellor
-AD
-Whatever the hell Lance Carl is

this program is going nowhere.

 

[ahoelsken]

Until we get a new:

-President
-Chancellor
-AD
-Whatever the hell Lance Carl is

this program is going nowhere.

Let's start by getting rid of Lance Carl.

 

[CUAviator]

Seems like he’s doing alright at Arkansas…for the position he’s coaching.