Brick Haley - Is this the new DL coach? - 2006 Thread

Dandy says that the DL coach from Miss St. Brick Haley might be the hire. What is the general opinion on him and would he be a good hire. To be honest I didn't even know he existed until today.

Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom injected some spice into his first Bulldog coaching staff with the hiring of fiery Brick Haley as the team’s defensive line coach.

That fiery personality went on display with the work of his first MSU defensive line. Haley was instrumental in the continued growth of nose guard Ronald Fields, who was taken in the fifth round of the 2005 National Football League draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

Haley, 38, came to Mississippi State from Georgia Tech, where he helped the Yellow Jackets to a pair of post-season bowl games the previous two seasons as linebackers’ coach.

Georgia Tech concluded the 2003 campaign with a second-straight 7-6 overall record, including a 52- 10 win over Tulsa in the Humanitarian Bowl. During the ‘03 season, Tech defeated Auburn 17-3, and beat post-season bowl teams North Carolina State and Maryland, holding the latter to just a field goal. His top two linebackers, Keyaron Fox and Daryl Smith, combined for 272 tackles, 24 for loss (minus 80 yards) and five quarterback sacks (minus 33 yards). Fox was named first-team, all-Atlantic Coast Conference for his performance (150 tackles, 13 for loss), while Smith earned honorable mention allleague honors.

In 2002, Haley helped Tech to a 7-6 overall record and a berth in the ‘02 Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif. Under Haley’s tutelage, Tech linebackers Smith, Fox and Recardo Wimbush finished 1-2-3 on the team in total tackles. In fact, that trio combined for 285 tackles, 34 for loss (minus 90 yards) and 10 quarterback sacks (minus 57 yards). Wimbush earned all-ACC recognition following that season.

Haley joined Chan Gailey’s Tech staff following three seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers’ coach at Baylor, 1999-2001.

Prior to joining the Big XII institution, Haley coached the outside linebackers at Clemson in 1998.

A native of Gadsden, Ala., Haley entered the college coaching ranks full-time as the defensive line coach at Austin Peay from 1991-93. He was named the defensive line coach at Troy State in 1994 and remained there through the 1996 season. During that last season at Troy, Haley’s defense allowed an average of just 115 rushing yards per game and racked up 39 sacks. He was named defensive coordinator there following the ‘96 campaign, but moved to Houston to coach the outside linebackers in 1997.

Haley has one year of prior experience in the Southeastern Conference, having served as a graduate assistant at Arkansas in 1990. He began his coaching career on the high school level in Enterprise, Ala.

Haley played collegiate football at Alabama A&M from 1984-88, working as a linebacker.

Andrea “Brick” Haley is married to the former Tina DeLaine. They have two sons, A.J. and Jeremy.

 

Re: Is this the new DL coach?

Don't know anything about him... He seems like an interesting choice. Nothing about him really stands out to make me think he'd be great, but I hope Miles sees something in him (if he ends up getting the position).

 

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like CP said don't know much about him and haven't noticed that msu's line has been so great where i was like we have to hire that guy. Hopefully he turns out to be good.

 

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C'mon! With a name like "BRICK", how CAN he NOT be a good choice to coach the D-line?!?!?! :hihi: :thumb:

 

Re: Is this the new DL coach?

Well, if you consider that Miss State really didn't have a lot of SEC caliber players when Croom took over, the fact that Brick guided one of those D-linemen to a 5th-round pick gives me a pretty good idea that he's not a stiff... Just me...

 

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he was one of the best coaches on the Baylor staff under Steele...and Steele is a defensive coach (now at Florida State and the heir apparent to Bowden).

Brick would do well at LSU if this is true.

 

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I don't know... A 5th round pick ain't exactly bragging rights, and even though the team as a whole wasn't very talented - I don't know how far along this guy was before Brick came along. So I don't think that shows much.

 

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im with Cp that doesn't show anything.

 

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I'm with Sith Dork.

If what he says about being good under Steele is true, that's very encouraging.

 

Re: Is this the new DL coach?

I guess you don't think that players like Chad Lavalais should have bragging rights???.... Lavalais was a 5th round selection as well.... Considering Chad Lavalais was considered by many as one of the best players along our D-line in '03, I guess we shouldn't consider that D-line in such high esteem...since our All-American DT was only a 5th round selection....