We beat them this year... In a world when we are beating Texas 2 out of every 5 times, I'm not disappointed with that #Mack4Life
Three Thoughts on Thursday: How about this guy for OC?
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We beat them this year... In a world when we are beating Texas 2 out of every 5 times, I'm not disappointed with that #Mack4Life
I guess having "OC" in the headline, I just assume that everybody would figure it out. And he isn't going to leave Notre Dame to take the same position as RB's coach at Iowa State.
Reputation in the coaching world and the fact that I have covered his teams/position groups/players (and him) before/gotten to know him.
Just because a guy hasn't been an OC before doesn't automatically mean he would suck at it. Everybody has to get their first shot somewhere at some point in time.
I thought for sure after seeing the photo of the article, that we were going to talk about the janitor from Rudy.
I was genuinely curious how you knew he had a bright mind as it relates to the duties OC position. Maybe his involvement in the background on the areas i mentioned. There are a lot of high level position coaches that don't have the interest or ability to be a coordinator. They can be an excellent person/coach/recruiter without possessing the qualities of a coordinator. On the flip side there high school coaches that have brighter minds than high level position coaches as it relates to scheme/game plan/play calling. Most likely a bright offensive mind is not satisfied being a position coach and would desire to implement and control an offense regardless of the level he is at.
Of course money talks and once he got it based his recognized skill set he doesn't want to take the risk.
Saban isn't going to Texas, it is just a hustle by his agent to get more cash out of Alabama. If he did go to Texas the buyout would be so expensive assassination would the the only way to get him out of there.
Texas can afford any buyout. Also that job would be so much more easy, and he'd make more money. Not to mention people would rather live in Texas than Alabama. Texas is the premier job in college football.
It's a shot at the SEC.
It's not a shot at ESPN. Hell, ESPN owns Texas just as much as it does the SEC. ESPN would love a Texas monster to grab more power for the Longhorn Network.
Chris, you're definitely stirring the pot here, but that's your job as a journalist. I'd rather all options be explored than pass some one over. I hadn't considered Tony, but being that he was here before, and his good reputation, I would love that hire.
. Yeah, but can iowa state afford to give another guy his first shot? Instead of going with experience to please the masses?
That's assuming that this guy with a ton of experience wants to come here right now. Maybe, maybe not.
I am all for it, but I am sure some may not think so. Give the guy a call at the very least, probably find out next week.
It's not too common for good experienced OC's to be on the open market, or wanting to come to small Ames.
As much as I like Tony Alford as a coach and recruiter, I don't know about hiring an OC who's never called plays. This hire is the crossroads of the ISU program under CPR. He hasn't had a good offense yet. Get the hire right and ISU will continue an upward trajectory (assuming this year is a bump in the road). Hire the wrong OC and ISU will be looking for a new HC in two years. Wally has a couple of years left at best. I think that CPR would want to minimize risk with the OC hire as much as possible. That would mean getting someone that has called plays and runs an offense that is successful. I'd love to see Tony back on the staff, but I'd rather have CPR hire someone that has run an offense successfully at some level, even if it is 1AA.
I'd go Co-OC. Coach K and Sturdy. Maybe more of K being the OC and Sturdy being his assistant. Give them full control though to run what they want how they want.
CPR can't do what he did forcing Messingham to run Herman's offense, then forcing coach Ks pistol in there the following year. Let your OC do what he thinks is best, while CPR sticks to motivating his team and helping Wally on defense.
CPR can't do what he did forcing Messingham to run Herman's offense, then forcing coach Ks pistol in there the following year. Let your OC do what he thinks is best, while CPR sticks to motivating his team and helping Wally on defense.
