FSU DC Mickey Andrews Announces Retirement

[Motown]

The end of an Era...

I'm gonna miss Mickey chewin' the hell out of a straw & gettin' in the players face. It's time for him to ride off into the sunset tho. 26 GREAT years & his STELLAR Ds of the 80s & 90s were just off the radar man. He'll rank one of the best ever imo. he prepared & sent 72...count 'em...72 players into the NFL.


1985
Billy Allen DB
Eric Riley DB

1986
Garth Jax LB
Jessie Solomon LB
Isaac Williams DT

1987
Gerald Nichols DT

1988
Paul McGowan LB
Martin Mayhew DB

1989
Deion Sanders CB
Stan Shiver DB

1990
Leroy Butler S
Eric Hayes DT
Odell Haggins DT

1991
Anthony Moss LB

1992
Terrell Buckley DB
Howard Dinkins LB

1993
Marvin Jones LB
Carl Simpson DT
Dan Footman DE
Reggie Freeman LB
Sterling Palmer DE

1994
Corey Sawyer CB
Toddrick McIntosh DT

1995
Derrick Alexander DT
Devin Bush DB
Derrick Brooks LB
Corey Fuller DB
Clifton Abraham DB

1996
Orpheus Roye DE

1997
Peter Boulware LB
Reinard Wilson LB
Henri Crockett LB
Vernon Crawford LB
Byron Capers DB

1998
Andre Wadsworth DE
Sam Cowart LB
Samari Rolle CB
Greg Spires DE
Julian Pittman DT
Shevin Smith DB

1999
Tony Bryant DE
Larry Smith DT
Dexter Jackson S

2000
Corey Simon DT
Jerry Johnson DT
Mario Edwards CB

2001
Jamal Reynolds DE
Derrrick Gibson DB
Tommy Polley LB
Tay Cody CB
Brian Allen LB

2002
Chris Hope S

2003
Alonzo Jackson LB

2004
Michael Boulware S
Darnell Dockett DT
Kendyll Pope LB

2005
Travis Johnson DT
Bryant McFadden CB
Jerome Carter S
Eric Moore DE

2006
Ernie Sims LB
Kamerion Wimbley LB
Brodrick Bunkley DT
Antonio Cromartie CB
Pat Watkins S
A.J. Nicholson LB

2007
Lawrence Timmons LB
Buster Davis LB

2008
Andre Fluellen DT
Letroy Guion DT
Geno Hayes LB

2009
Everette Brown DE

Thanks for the memories Mickey

[J0nnD0ugh]

I thought he said he was retiring B4 the year started.

[p_rushing]

Quote: Originally Posted by J0nnD0ugh

I thought he said he was retiring B4 the year started.

It wasn't official. He really should have retired 2 years ago when he wanted too, but Bobby convinced him to stick around. He hasn't been the same since his son was killed.

He was great in his prime.

[J0nnD0ugh]

Quote: Originally Posted by p_rushing

It wasn't official. He really should have retired 2 years ago when he wanted too, but Bobby convinced him to stick around. He hasn't been the same since his son was killed. He was great in his prime.

Oh. I thought I had heard people making noise about Fisher hiring the next DC next year. I thought it was a foregone conclusion.

[MassNole]

It was a foregone conclusion but not "official".

[MassNole]

Looking over his career, the award given to the top assistant coach should be renamed after Mickey Andrews. In the totality of a career there has never been a better Coordinator in the history of college football who didn't move on to become a head coach (not that Andrews didn't have the opportunity numerous times).

[no juice]

Quote: Originally Posted by MassNole

Looking over his career, the award given to the top assistant coach should be renamed after Mickey Andrews. In the totality of a career there has never been a better Coordinator in the history of college football who didn't move on to become a head coach (not that Andrews didn't have the opportunity numerous times).

im not even a noles fan but you can't deny that he definitely left his mark on college football

[Sportsforever]

It's a sad day actually...Mickey to me has been the best D coordinator in CFB for the last 30 years. I loved watching his defenses and looking at those classes (95 and 98 are wow) you can see that it translated at the next level as well. When he and Bobby were at the top of their games, football in Tallahassee was a beautiful thing.

[Motown]

The All Mickey Andrews Team Is Terrifying

DE - Andre Wadsworth
DT - Corey Simon
DT - Darnell Dockett
DE - Jamal Reynolds
LB - Peter Boulware
LB - Derrick Brooks
LB - Marvin Jones
CB - Deion Sanders
CB - Terrell Buckley
S - LeRoy Butler
S - Corey Fuller

[Motown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

It's a sad day actually...Mickey to me has been the best D coordinator in CFB for the last 30 years. I loved watching his defenses and looking at those classes (95 and 98 are wow) you can see that it translated at the next level as well. When he and Bobby were at the top of their games, football in Tallahassee was a beautiful thing.

He was Clemson's defensive coordinator from 1977-80 and was an assistant at Florida in 1981-82