ANALYSIS: My thoughts on the new opening at OC

[Beyerball]

This is potentially biggest season coming up in history of Isu fball..

I’m not so sure I’m all on board with handing offense to AG who has never called play in his life and is more of a recruiter and people person than one who dissects defenses on the fly and runs an offense.

Maybe I’m way off base here but given what this program is about to become and the extra $$ now available you can’t tell me there isn’t a pretty decent pool of young really good coaches ready to take over this offense

 

[ChrisMWilliams]

my wife left me

Mine likely will in the next 2-3 years. I'm on borrowed time.

 

[KennyPratt42]

Outside the box idea, bring in Steve Loney for the 10th assistant for a season. Given how late it is in the cycle you aren't going to bring in a better play caller/game planner, plus he could help a young o-line coach.

 

[19210]

my wife left me

Get a dog!

 

[isugcs]

So does this mean we'll finally throw to the TE if Golesh gets the OC gig? Seems iffy.

 

[Cycsk]

Enjoy.

ANALYSIS: With Tom Manning heading to the NFL, what’s next for Iowa State with spring ball starting in a few weeks? Some insight here.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2018/02/williams-with-tom-manning-gone-whats-next-for-isu/

Bummer. I really liked Tom Manning. And he was such a good fit under Matt Campbell. Seems like next year would have been a season that Manning would have really enjoyed.

P.S. Manning wasn't at the CF Recruitment Party, presumably because his wife just had a baby, but now we know the true story.

 

[cyclo120]

I like the idea of Campbell taking on play calling role. This is per FootballScoop.com

Iowa State: With Tom Manning heading to the Colts, source tells FootballScoop Iowa State is expecting to promote offensive grad assistant Jeff Myers to offensive line coach. We expect Matt Campbell to call the offense.

 

[DesertClone1]

This is potentially biggest season coming up in history of Isu fball..

I’m not so sure I’m all on board with handing offense to AG who has never called play in his life and is more of a recruiter and people person than one who dissects defenses on the fly and runs an offense.

Maybe I’m way off base here but given what this program is about to become and the extra $$ now available you can’t tell me there isn’t a pretty decent pool of young really good coaches ready to take over this offense

Meyers would take over the OL, not OC.

 

[dafarmer]

Come on, Ditka is the logical choice!

 

[CyCloned]

I would like to see a seasoned OL coach with as many young guys as ISU has on that unit. I'm sure the grad transfer is a good guy and all, but the OL was a weak link last year, and with all the skill players coming back, it really needs to improve this season.

 

[Karltonk1]

Put Jay Jordin up in the booth to communicate with CMC. I love his post game analysis on the offense. But CMC needs to call the plays to achieve his highest expectations for the team.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher. Any of these Bill's will work.

 

[Blandboy]

James Ferentz is primed for a jump to an OC position. If you aren't able to land him I would suggest his younger brother Steve. You can't go wrong either way.

can’t afford the subsidized housing

 

[CloneForever1]

We still have one assistant to hire to fill the new 10th spot. So there will be a new assistant hired in addition to the GA offensive line coach.

Pretty sure that will be on the defensive side.

 

[KennyPratt42]

Pretty sure that will be on the defensive side.

I wouldn't make that assumption. It's possible they would bring in a 5th defensive assistant and either split the line into tackle and end position groups or bring in someone to coach safeties and take that off Heacock's plate. But I think the current group of defensive assistants is comfortable and performing well with their assignments so they might opt not to change things. Plus two offensive assistants have additional responsibilites, Gasser with special teams and Golesh as recruiting coordinator. I think the plan before the staff turnover was to have a dedicated special teams coach/coordinator going forward. If Myers is in fact the new o-line coach, all of the position groups from last season would be filled so they have a lot of flexibility with what to do with the last spot and how they shift the staff.

 

[Blandboy]

Is the dog going to be OK?

this one’s just fine!

 

[WastedTalent]

This is potentially biggest season coming up in history of Isu fball..

I’m not so sure I’m all on board with handing offense to AG who has never called play in his life and is more of a recruiter and people person than one who dissects defenses on the fly and runs an offense.

Maybe I’m way off base here but given what this program is about to become and the extra $$ now available you can’t tell me there isn’t a pretty decent pool of young really good coaches ready to take over this offense

We've seen it isn't really Campbell's style to bring in an outsider, especially for a big role like OC.
Many were hoping for big names as assistants when MC was hired, and some, including myself, were sceptical when he brought "his" guys instead. However, he's shown, at least so far, that he knows what he's doing. So I wouldn't expect a big outside hire.

 

[KennyPratt42]

My two cents, based on what I've heard and my speculation. Its likely to go one of two ways. Either, some combination of Golesh and Campbell will be the primary play caller/s next season with Golesh having either the title of offensive coordinator or running game coordinator. Or as the 10th assistant they are able to bring in someone with play calling experience like Brian Wright (not saying it will be him, but someone like him with the experience and that the staff feels comfortable with).

 

[Cycsk]

My two cents, based on what I've heard and my speculation. Its likely to go one of two ways. Either, some combination of Golesh and Campbell will be the primary play caller/s next season with Golesh having either the title of offensive coordinator or running game coordinator. Or as the 10th assistant they are able to bring in someone with play calling experience like Brian Wright (not saying it will be him, but someone like him with the experience and that the staff feels comfortable with).

Golesh is a high capacity guy who is really trusted by Campbell, particularly with recruiting. However, it seems that they are leaning toward Myers for the actual position.

 

[danielyp29]

Golesh is a high capacity guy who is really trusted by Campbell, particularly with recruiting. However, it seems that they are leaning toward Myers for the actual position.

Myers is being considered for the OL Coach portion of the OC/OL opening Manning left, not OC or both roles if I'm reading all these reports/updates correctly.