Jeff Lebby lands in Starkville

Poor guy

That’s gotta be like the twilight zone for him. Leaving a cold Norman and fling into Starkville with bands, smoke machines and players on the tarmac.

Let’s see how it goes, but he’s got full support.

That was difficult to watch... oof

The were a lot nicer to him than the reception Gene Chizik got at Auburn back in the day.

That’s a lot of energy early on. Sounds like he’s got a plan and is looking forward to getting things started. Biggest fanbase response I’ve seen. Early signs in a recruiting turnaround would be a good litmus test. He’ll probably start quickly with the recent decommits and will likely pull a few impact transfers. Players seem excited. He’s got a few pieces to work with.

Helluva welcome. Hope he does well.

For Miss St, thats a great hire.

I think Lebby is a good hire.

He's made some mistakes and baffling playcalls, sure, but all OCs do. More importantly, he's shown that he learns and corrects them.

His clock management has improved. He rarely ever goes hurry-up and three-and-out in 44 seconds while leading late anymore. And he did eventually stop calling the jet sweep just for funzies after it failed 38 out of 40 times. He just wanted to be absolutely certain it wasn't working. That's what I call thorough. Now we all know, thanks to him.

I'm kidding (sort of). I really do think he's a quality coach who will continue to master the game, and I hope he has success as a head coach.

I also have a lot of respect for Zac Selmon, and I don't think he would make that hire just as a favor to OU, where he will take over as AD in a few years. Right?

Again, kidding (mostly).

They made him ring a cowbell.