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Darrell Hazell (official thread)

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MUBuck;1931194; said:
I thought the same exact thing yesterday. Hazell would have been the choice over Fickell if he was still here, no?
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No guarantee that anyone on the staff wasn't a part of the "hear no evil, see no evil" problem. Past and present unfortunately...but I can see how he would've been first in line had he stayed.
 
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Merih;1931202; said:
No guarantee that anyone on the staff wasn't a part of the "hear no evil, see no evil" problem. Past and present unfortunately...but I can see how he would've been first in line had he stayed.
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Though Fickell has been at Ohio State longer by two years, Hazell was the Asst. HC when he left Ohio State. He would have been the first in line for the replacement job, as he was an offense guy and knew the type of plays that Coach Tress ran to be so successful.
 
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SEREbuckeye;1931218; said:
Though Fickell has been at Ohio State longer by two years, Hazell was the Asst. HC when he left Ohio State. He would have been the first in line for the replacement job, as he was an offense guy and knew the type of plays that Coach Tress ran to be so successful.
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Must have not come across clear enough...I meant to say that I also think that Hazell would've been the choice.
 
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Buckeye513;2045398; said:
Great job by Coach Hazell over the past month. After starting 1-6, Kent State's won 4 in a row and could be bowl eligible if they beat Temple tomorrow. They haven't been to a bowl since 1972.
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Agreed, they've really come a looong way. Kent State wasn't too far off Akron territory and Hazell has the ships course changed. Akron...Ianello...smh.

Kent has some solid young talent....last cycle Durham was a huuuge get, and Shimensky at QB and Bates out of Ed's were under the radar pick ups. He's stocked up on OL so far this cycle; really happy for him as the success will continue for him there.
 
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The last three posts gladden my heart. I've always been advocating that Hazell would take over as Tressel's successor someday. Now it's not an immediate successor, but hopefully in the future, after Meyer!
 
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Ranking The 2011 Rookie Head Coaches
15. Darrell Hazell, Kent State
It would easy to pan a third straight 5-7 season as the same old Golden Flashes. However, the most recent edition appears to have a little more promise and potential than predecessor Doug Martin?s teams. Hazell wasn?t blessed with an abundance of talent, especially on offense, but that couldn?t keep his team from operating with a no-quit attitude down the stretch. After getting out of the gate slowly, Kent State captured four consecutive wins in the second half, and played the finale with an opportunity to become bowl-eligible.
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Edit: Hoke's #1, Jerry Kill is #16, Will Muschamp is #19.
 
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Hazell focusing on competition for Kent State
April 4, 2012

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Head Coach Darrel Hazell feels competition is good when deciding his starting spots.

Coach Darrell Hazell wasn't kidding when he said all jobs were open on this season's team.

The Golden Flashes players made that discovery when spring practice began on March 27. Hazell's words on signing day in February rang true on the first day of drills.

"Competition is good for everybody," offensive coordinator Brian Rock said in the Kent-Ravenna Record Courier. "We needed to create some of that."

Kent State finished 5-7 in Hazell's first year as head coach -- the third straight season they've finished with that record. Hazell and his staff are trying to develop a new culture in a program that hasn't finished above .500 since 2001 and has had two winning years since 1987.

"There is no entitlement around here," Rock said in the Record Courier. "Nobody is bigger than the program. We are trying to win football games and trying to put ourselves in position to compete for championships. So there is no room for a sense of entitlement out of anybody, whether it be a position player or a coach."

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http://www.foxsportsohio.com/04/04/...-/landing_mac.html?blockID=702616&feedID=3725
 
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