Sonny Dykes (lol)
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http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/23236741/cals-sonny-dykes-brutal-schedule-chance-to-get-on-the-map-
A few highlights:
Coaching philosophy: "Fundamentals, execution, scheme -- scheme would be dead last."
On his role in the offensive playcalling: "Tony does it, and I usually complain afterward. We can both get pissed and scream and yell during games and nobody cares afterward. It's more important for me to be the head coach than for me to be the playcaller."
On overseeing both sides of the ball: I'm a defensive guy as much as I'm an offensive guy. I don't know as much about defense, but I'm rooting for those guys just as much. It's a dynamic that's often overlooked. If the president spent all his time at the department of education and not the departament of defense, you'd wonder, 'What's going on here? Is the defense less important?"
On compartmentalizing: "The thing we try to do is pay attention to things that matter. As a coach, there are 1,000 things going wrong every single day in your program. You have to determine what are the five really critical ones that are going to make a difference in winning and losing. Sometimes I mess up. Sometimes I'm upset at insignificant things that don't matter. But I always have to remind myself, don't worry about the stuff that doesn't matter, or otherwise you're going to be miserable."
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Why doesn't Dykes have a jaw? This guy's neck goes straight to his cheeks.
I do agree that he sounds impressive. Cal could have a pretty quick turnaround. They have some good talent, but they tuned Tedford out and became a mess. I remember reading about how Keenan Allen and Zach Maynard had created a divide within the team. -
I think Dykes could take Tedford's all airport team and sneak up on people this year. If they don't play such sloppy football they should be pretty good. It looks like Dykes is emphasizing that.
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Change is coming...........Right CougLJ?
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"Coaching philosophy: "Fundamentals, execution, scheme -- scheme would be dead last."
I love this. . ."scheme would be dead last."
Dykes gets it.
Sadly, Sark is all about "scheme" and has overlooked the other two components. -
I don't think Dykes will ever win big but he'll do well at Cal. At the end of the day Cal has never been shit in football so if they are reaching bowl games on a consistent level that's a success for them.
Dykes unlike Sark has an elite skill set which is offense. His team averaged over 50 a game. On the other hand like Leach he doesn't preach defense at all as his teams gave up 38 a game.
Expect some high scoring games from Dykes and once he gets acclimated to this roster/conference I expect him to be a 7-9 win coach on a consistent level. -
In the other article on Dykes right after he was hired, he took some subtle shots at Tedford. Dykes said his offense playbook was small and is about fundamentals and execution. He said the Cal players are used to playing in a scheme based offense with a big play book.
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Sounds like a kick ass presser
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Cal was a powerhouse for several decades. They can be again.He_Needs_More_Time said:I don't think Dykes will ever win big but he'll do well at Cal. At the end of the day Cal has never been shit in football so if they are reaching bowl games on a consistent level that's a success for them.
Dykes unlike Sark has an elite skill set which is offense. His team averaged over 50 a game. On the other hand like Leach he doesn't preach defense at all as his teams gave up 38 a game.
Expect some high scoring games from Dykes and once he gets acclimated to this roster/conference I expect him to be a 7-9 win coach on a consistent level. -
So was ArmyDerekJohnson said:
Cal was a powerhouse for several decades. They can be again.He_Needs_More_Time said:I don't think Dykes will ever win big but he'll do well at Cal. At the end of the day Cal has never been shit in football so if they are reaching bowl games on a consistent level that's a success for them.
Dykes unlike Sark has an elite skill set which is offense. His team averaged over 50 a game. On the other hand like Leach he doesn't preach defense at all as his teams gave up 38 a game.
Expect some high scoring games from Dykes and once he gets acclimated to this roster/conference I expect him to be a 7-9 win coach on a consistent level.
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so gotMikeDamone said:
So was ArmyDerekJohnson said:
Cal was a powerhouse for several decades. They can be again.He_Needs_More_Time said:I don't think Dykes will ever win big but he'll do well at Cal. At the end of the day Cal has never been shit in football so if they are reaching bowl games on a consistent level that's a success for them.
Dykes unlike Sark has an elite skill set which is offense. His team averaged over 50 a game. On the other hand like Leach he doesn't preach defense at all as his teams gave up 38 a game.
Expect some high scoring games from Dykes and once he gets acclimated to this roster/conference I expect him to be a 7-9 win coach on a consistent level.
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