Jimmy waiting until after the bowl to make staff changes
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You aren’t out on the road recruiting unless you are expected to be part of the staff going forward
Always pay attention to what isn’t being said vs what is ... what about a picture doesn’t make sense -
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Petersen's offense was always supposed to be so complex it was hard to defend, but ended up so complex to implement it was hard to run. Finding the right balance between complex to defend but easy to implement is what we need.ExtraChrisB said:
Just because it was complicated doesn't mean it was strategically sound. It was kind of a jumbled mess. I get what you're saying, but I didn't get the feeling Jimmy was trying to prove he was smart.RoadDawg55 said:
Pete had a pretty complicated offense. It didn’t look that way, and a lot of the playcalling was obvious, but no young guy seemed to pick it up quickly.ExtraChrisB said:Good points made by everybody.
The most interesting part of the press conference was when asked about the difference between himself and Pete, Jimmy talked about "the focus on the X's and O's and football strategy." I understand Pete viewed coaching as more than just football, and building men, but dude... Your first job is as a football coach. Had strategy to, you know, actually winning games taken that much of a backseat? I know it seemed like it from the outside, but that's a pretty damning quote.
I don’t like Jimmy harping on that. It’s almost like he has to prove that he is smart. I want to hear about kicking the shit out of the other team.
Ultimately tho, all of this is sizzle and he will either win or lose and it will have nothing to do with the press conferences.
I got the sense that Jimmy watched our offense trip over their dicks for years being too cute, and as a defensive mind, knew it was easy to shut down. I like the idea of a defensive minded coach hiring an offensive coordinator because he can vet them through a lens of "what makes my life hell?" Do that. -
Hamden is a goner (or demoted to QB coach but that would mean hiring another offensive coach and dropping a D coach and that's not likely).
Sounds like Gregory is a goner per Lake's comments about special teams (and his lack of recruiting in 2016 and 2017 hurt badly this year). A soft landing for Gregory could be Fresno State with Tedford or going back to Cal and coaching for Wilcox.
Huff is a good recruiter but the OL underwhelmed too many times this year. He could be in line for a raise and title promotion (associate head coach or something along those lines).
I'm thankful that this process will could be helpful financially. Lake is making about $1.5 million less than Petersen was and it's unlikely the coach they'll replace him with will be making $1.1 million. Even with paying more for a better OC, it never hurts to save about $2 million in 2020 since the department is still paying off the stadium debt.
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Can't edit, but just now reading Caple's latest and this addresses what we're both getting at @RoadDawg55 :
Here’s what Lake said later to a small group of reporters, asked if he favors a particular offensive style: “I know what I don’t like facing. I know what creates problems. I know what’s easy from a defensive standpoint. And we’ll continue to research what will be the best style. But I do know this: It’s going to be physical, it’s going to be bruising, it’s going to be attacking and it’s going to be aggressive.” -
Great job on your diversity Mark Helfrich hire.
I'm fairly confident (insert mediocre coach) will be better than (insert mediocre coach).
Always thrilling to know you're retaining a defense that loses to every team that takes running the ball seriously. This should work out well.
Your 25 year plan to lose a Rose Bowl is still firmly in place. It will be interesting.
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I mean dude he’s not going to fire anyone right now when Petersen is coaching the bowl game... lol.
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Welcome to page onebackthepack said:I mean dude he’s not going to fire anyone right now when Petersen is coaching the bowl game... lol.
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Jokes on you quook we managed to do that in under 20.Mosster47 said:Great job on your diversity Mark Helfrich hire.
I'm fairly confident (insert mediocre coach) will be better than (insert mediocre coach).
Always thrilling to know you're retaining a defense that loses to every team that takes running the ball seriously. This should work out well.
Your 25 year plan to lose a Rose Bowl is still firmly in place. It will be interesting. -
The defense was never the problem, hthMosster47 said:Great job on your diversity Mark Helfrich hire.
I'm fairly confident (insert mediocre coach) will be better than (insert mediocre coach).
Always thrilling to know you're retaining a defense that loses to every team that takes running the ball seriously. This should work out well.
Your 25 year plan to lose a Rose Bowl is still firmly in place. It will be interesting.
