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Jimmy Lake
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When he got took the job, I was nervous. Anyone who knows Jimmy knows he's cocky and stubborn, that's a trait that could be good or bad depending on the coach. But then he had his press conference and I got excited. He talked about being aggressive on the field and on the recruiting trail and I thought his energy was needed to get this program back on track and get them back to competition with Oregon. But then he made his staff hires which made me scratch my head. Keeping KB and Bob, two guys who are worthless on the recruiting trail and are average coaches at best didn't seem aggressive. Then he promoted Will Harris to DB coach, brought back Terrence, and promoted Cato from within, all safe moves. Then came the OC hire, after failing to bring in Kellen Moore, he hired an OC that had a laughable resume and someone who basically left for dead in the NFL. But I thought, maybe he knows something I don't so give it time and see it play out.
Then recruiting came and it went like I expected which is why I started saying I was concerned about recruiting in April when all the so-called recruiting insiders kept making excuses and kept saying let it play out. All the holes I thought they had with this recruiting staff showed up and what was most disconcerting was the lack of a plan with recruiting. We missed on almost every DB, got dominated by Oregon, and struggled to recruit instate. But I thought, hey maybe the product on the field will be good enough to mask those flaws but nope. The offense ran tonight isn't a pro-style offense because no team in the NFL is dumb enough to run this. This offensive style is outdated and easy to defend. Stacking the box, running the same play over and over, not stretching the field might work against Oregon State but it won't work again for the good teams. I thought Jimmy could compete with Mario and Oregon but I was wrong. Even if he did have an epiphany and realize his mistakes, the budget wouldn't allow him to fix it but sadly I don't think he realizes his mistakes. What I saw tonight is a coach who will be competing with Stanford for third place. Hopefully, I'm wrong and overreacting but sadly I feel we are back in the 7-8 win level like under Steve Sarkisian while Oregon is back to competing for Championships under Mario as they did with Chip Kelly.
Then recruiting came and it went like I expected which is why I started saying I was concerned about recruiting in April when all the so-called recruiting insiders kept making excuses and kept saying let it play out. All the holes I thought they had with this recruiting staff showed up and what was most disconcerting was the lack of a plan with recruiting. We missed on almost every DB, got dominated by Oregon, and struggled to recruit instate. But I thought, hey maybe the product on the field will be good enough to mask those flaws but nope. The offense ran tonight isn't a pro-style offense because no team in the NFL is dumb enough to run this. This offensive style is outdated and easy to defend. Stacking the box, running the same play over and over, not stretching the field might work against Oregon State but it won't work again for the good teams. I thought Jimmy could compete with Mario and Oregon but I was wrong. Even if he did have an epiphany and realize his mistakes, the budget wouldn't allow him to fix it but sadly I don't think he realizes his mistakes. What I saw tonight is a coach who will be competing with Stanford for third place. Hopefully, I'm wrong and overreacting but sadly I feel we are back in the 7-8 win level like under Steve Sarkisian while Oregon is back to competing for Championships under Mario as they did with Chip Kelly.
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He sucks, good call
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I 100% agree with all of this ...
If you want to get triggered listen to Jimmy talk about how he handled the end of game decision around whether to kick the FG or not ...
Jimmy has a lot of false bravado where he acts like he knows more than he does ... he's clearly smart but he thinks he's the smartest person in the room and it's often a fatal trait
I'll cut a little slack on the game planning given that we arguably don't have a QB ... but I'm having a hard time seeing a scenario where Lake doesn't basically turn into a return to the Sark years where we're decent but lose some games that we should win and just in general miss in areas where we shouldn't miss. -
We have an egomaniac as our HC
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It's been obvious to anyone who's been paying attention this year that Jimmy is in way over his head. His OC hire and the decision to retain Bob Gregory will go down as the most colossal fuck-ups... but what will ultimately get Jimmy fired is his arrogance. He's not half the fucking coach he thinks he is.
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Other than the Win, the red flags from personnel, to recruiting, to on-field play, to play calling, to coaching decisions are extremely troubling. This was Oregon State. Cal, Oregon, Stanford will plug box and force us to complete a pass. WSU's Qb will be a bitch to handle in 2 weeks. He can run and throw it. Beavs qb couldn't.
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Lot of lifpo that needs to happen
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Well said, all on point. No aggressiveness. Their play on the field show the obvious lack of judgement w hiring his staff. Watch the tape: JohnDon’s offensive scheme is simpler and more predictable than most Metro HS offenses. Not good.
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To me watching this game as an outsider... seing a few penalties were killers, letting the clock expire on a 4th and 5..
Criminal... you got lucky in a great punt after that, but still.... that can't happen. -
Maybe Lake just kept it close to the vest to not put our real offense on tape before we need to. Ever thing of that, guys?!
There are people out there who actually believe that, I'm sure.
