David Gibbs or RC Slocum New DC

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Just sharing the word.

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Just sharing the word.

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how reliable is the messege board on itat.

just wondering

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Just sharing the word.

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how reliable is the messege board on itat.

just wondering

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Depends on the poster and on the topic.

I have promised an very important guy that I will make no comment myself on the accuracy of these statements until later.

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Link to Denver Broncos site

David Gibbs is in his fourth season with the Broncos and third as defensive backs coach. He joined the staff in 2001 to coach the safeties. Gibbs came to Denver after four seasons as the defensive coordinator/secondary coach at the University of Minnesota.

With the offseason additions of Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey and Pro Bowl safety John Lynch, Gibbs will direct one of the NFL's best and deepest secondaries, and the team will look to improve on its already top-notch defense. Denver finished 2003 with the league's No. 4 defense, allowing only 277.1 yard per game.

In his first three seasons of NFL coaching, Gibbs has established himself as a young coach with a bright future. With a pair of first-year starters at cornerback, Lenny Walls and Kelly Herndon, Denver ranked sixth in the NFL against the pass, and both players finished the season in the top-5 on the team in tackles (Herndon second with 78 and Walls fifth with 68). Third-year starter Kenoy Kennedy finished the 2003 season sixth in tackles, and Nick Ferguson earned a starting roll at the other safety position and ranked fourth in tackles with 72.

Gibbs brought 10 years of coaching experience at the college level to his new position but was no stranger to the Broncos’ organization and the Denver area, having spent a great deal of time with the club during his father, Alex's, 10-year Broncos coaching tenure and having played and coached at the University of Colorado in nearby Boulder.

Gibbs was the youngest defensive coordinator in Division I-A when hired by Minnesota in 1997 and directed a dramatic defensive turnaround in his four seasons with the Golden Gophers from a unit that ranked last in the Big Ten in every major statistical category before his arrival. His defense reached its peak in 1999 when Minnesota finished fourth in the conference and 22nd in the nation in total defense by allowing just 319.9 yards per game, the best performance by a Gophers team since 1985. They led the Big Ten in pass defense and ranked second in pass defense efficiency and scoring defense, the latter two figures ranking eighth nationally.

Gibbs' star pupil, safety Tyrone Carter, was a two-time All-American and won the Jim Thorpe Award under his tutelage, and he parlayed his collegiate success into a starting position as a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings. Carter was the Golden Gophers' first back-to-back All-American since 1961-62, and overall Gibbs' defense produced an All-American in three consecutive seasons for the first time at the school since 1961-63.

In 1998, Minnesota's rushing defense ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 13th in the nation at 103.7 yards per game, the school's best figure since 1962. In addition, during Gibbs' tenure, the Minnesota defense posted the top three single-season sack figures in the school's rich football history, posting a record 44 in 1999, followed by its 41 in 1997 and 38 in 1998.

Gibbs, 36, came to Minnesota from Kansas where he was defensive secondary coach in 1995-96, following graduate assistant stints at Colorado (1993-94) and Oklahoma (1991-92). A 1990 graduate of Colorado with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Gibbs was a four-year letterwinner at defensive back for the Buffaloes. He started every game in 1989 when CU fashioned an impressive 11-1 overall record en route to an Orange Bowl bid and a No. 4 ranking in the final national poll. He collected Academic All-Big Eight honors as a senior in 1990 when he helped lead the Buffs to an 11-1-1 overall record and the co-National Championship following a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. During his collegiate career, Colorado registered a combined record of 37-10-1 and played in four bowl games.

A native of Mount Airy, N.C., Gibbs is a graduate of Auburn (Ala.) High School. He was born Jan. 10, 1968. David and his wife, Debbie, make their home in Castle Pines, Colo, with their son, Hudson.

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Denver fired Gibbs in November of this year.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,3...2676186,00.html

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I don't believe the rumor about RC Slocumas a candidate. No way I see him leaving UT at this stage of his career and at his age.

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David Gibbs name was brought up a couple of times on the Bud & Amos show Wed. Morning...........I'm not really sure how credible this show is, since it looks like they get most of their Info. from the day's Sports page.........But, anyhow his name was brought up........Coach Tubbs will get the best out there.

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I don't believe the rumor about RC Slocumas a candidate.  No way I see him leaving UT at this stage of his career and at his age.

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FYI...RC was the head coach at Texas A&M and does not have a job right now...he is not now, nor do I think that he's ever been at UT(exas)....

[The Prowler 1]

I don't believe the rumor about RC Slocumas a candidate.  No way I see him leaving UT at this stage of his career and at his age.

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FYI...RC was the head coach at Texas A&M and does not have a job right now...he is not now, nor do I think that he's ever been at UT(exas)....

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I thought I'd heard that he's still working, at aTm, with the Athletic Department.........Not really sure though

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i don't understand why gibbs would want the job. it seems like it would be a step backwards for him. that is assuming of course that he wants to be an nfl head coach. i could see him leaving his job with the broncos for a head coaching job, but not just to be the defensive coordinator at auburn. maybe im wrong but it would really shock me if we got him.

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I don't believe the rumor about RC Slocumas a candidate.  No way I see him leaving UT at this stage of his career and at his age.

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FYI...RC was the head coach at Texas A&M and does not have a job right now...he is not now, nor do I think that he's ever been at UT(exas)....

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I thought I'd heard that he's still working, at aTm, with the Athletic Department.........Not really sure though

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Last I heard, RC is a Special Assistant to the President - recruiting and fund raising and stuff. He knows where the bodies are buried at A&M and they will never get rid of him on purpose - he just isn't coaching.