Craig Naivar

Cougar Football
#1

Lot’s of talk about bringing someone back who has had success in Houston previously.
Lot’s of talk of bringing someone in who has been a DC at one+ programs.
Lot’s of talk about having someone with deep Texas ties for recruiting.
Lot’s of talk about how our special teams needs improvement.

How about Craig Naivar as a candidate? He hits ALL 4 of those points on the head.
Very real possibility and potential.

Chew on that little bit of fat for a while…what say you?

#2

please NO!!!

he was demoted as a DC at rice…he defense at texas state was horrible,…

he had no success at houston, orlando had success at houston and he was just there

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#3

No thanks. While Naivar is a really good recruiter and can help with special teams, his previous stints as a defensive playcaller, at Rice and Texas State, haven’t been great. I think Naivar is an excellent position coach and ST coordinator, but I don’t know about DC.

#4

He seems like a horrible choice.

#5

He’s been contacted.

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#6

Probably high on Apple’s list so NO

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#7

I figure he’s one of the one you were alluding to. Do you think he’s a serious candidate? Any idea how many people have been contacted?

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#8

I don’t consider him that good of a position coach. As far as recruiter, show me all the secondary personnel on the team that were recruited by him.

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#9

God help us!

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#10

Gibbs or Pelini or even Phil Bennet

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#11

I would take all the names you mentioned and even Brian Stewart over naivar

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#12

Hard to deny his prowess as a recruiter. The Longhorns signed one of the best defensive back classes in history last year.

#13

I know of two: Naviar and Spavital.

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#14

I wonder why Bo Pelini isn’t being contacted or considered??? I hope Applewhite isn’t trusting Todd Orlando for advice…

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#15

Fool me once … shame on you

Fool me twice …

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#16

Craig N being contacted was inevitable, too many ties to our Horn head coach. Hope it distracts TU from their game Saturday.

#17

If Spavital, I believe… If Naivar, Applewhite just put a nail in his own coffin.

As a side note and Nebraska grad, I would love Pelini.

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#18

NO!!!

#19

Are you saying “no” to me? Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?

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#20

Please NO!!!