Possible candidates for ISU's open OC position...
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Helps justify a larger than average position coach salary and keeps the words "coordinator" on the resume line. He wasn't calling the plays, so he wasn't the OC. I like the guy and I think we're going to have a top3 receiver unit under him in the conference next year and beyond.
Everyone also thought Rhoads wouldn't have the stones to fire anybody, let alone TWO coaches on Sunday afternoon. I believe the whole offensive staff wasn't fired for the sake of some sort of continuity.
Another question to bring up, are we switching to a pro style? I think we have the horses to do that,
Rhoads has said almost nothing to imply we would. Even if we do go under center some, we don't have the o-line or the running backs for a power running game, not to mention we will have a very deep receiving corp next year. All four of our quarterbacks also played in spread offenses in high school.
It amazes me how the journalists covering the program can be so off. You can tell they don't pay attention to forums or insiders. In Peterson's case, he thinks he's the insider, but he's really just a bad writer with tenure. I know they like to think, as journalists, they are above our kind of chatter, but to be so oblivious to the pulse of the fanbase is foolish nowadays. And CF is very much an integral part of the athletic department. Whatever is discussed here is usually the same topics everyone is talking about in tailgates, bars, parties, socials, etc. Peterson and Birch will both be wrong and they will both appear blindsided even though the clues are right in front of them. They're very much behind the curve as opposed to Hines who appears to understand how sports journalism needs to operate in 2013.
Would Sage even want to be a coach? If he did he sure isn't pounding the pavement i.e. getting an assistant position so he can build a resume. Or does he assume he can just waltz in and become an OC.
Does anyone know if Jimmie Dougherty's name is being thrown around at all? He's a young guy who has been around some great coaching and is starting to make a name for himself and his offense. He is just in his first year as OC at San Jose State, but they put up some impressive numbers and didn't have too bad of a season if you look at his numbers and who they played. He worked under Jim Harbaugh at USD and helped get Josh Johnson to the NFL. He's got a great playbook and has ties to the Midwest... he was the QB at Missouri??? a few years ago if I remember correctly. Anyway he's an offensive cooridinator/ qb coach, which IMO is what we need. Anyway just curious if anyone has heard his name thrown around at all. I'd be all for getting a young guy in again with a drive and fire to make a name for himself.
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Never said it was the consensus. My original comments was for those who are calling for Sage to be OC need to stop. Again, love him. But not the right fit. These would be the people I am referring to.
Not my dream scenario at all. My dream scenario is to get Dave Schramm as our OC. The rest is details.
I like Jimmy Dougherty. He is on my wish list......but after Schramm or Chrstensen. Like their experience as OC's over Dougherty.
Hard for me to see that happening, unless there is another school calling on Sturdy and CPR promotes him to keep him. If CPR decided to go with Study/Klenakis, it would have been easiest just to announce Mess was being dismissed and Sturdy was being promoted. To wait and suggest a candidate search would go over like a lead balloon with the fan base at this stage. It would reek of, "well, we could not find anyone, so promoted from within."
Sage just recently retired from the NFL. I don't think he's even had time to look around and decide on what he's going to do next.
What if Mess wasn't calling the offense the past few games...would that change your mind?
That being said, it would be a disaster to hire from within.
