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One potential problem area I could see, is he usually likes to go fast (and his more successful offenses have gone fast). That can put a real strain on defenses. With a young coordinator like Seifkes in his first year, that's not an optimal situation. Unless of course we're scoring almost every time we get the ball, but unfortunately most of P Mont's recent offenses have gone quick 3 and out punt.
From what I remember, when his offenses don't go fast, they tend to telegraph what they're going to do and be easy to stop. This was the issue when he gave up play calling duties at Tulsa if I remember correctly.
One possible caveat: he hasn't had a good quarterback since Petty. How much of it is QB and how much is system, I don't know. But maybe a guy like Drones or Pop who is a true dual threat can find success in this system.
I'm interested to know what French thinks and what a film review will yield. This is all just stuff I remember from watching his offenses over the years.
He'll be seen as a re-innovator
Counterpoint - DC is happy. I'm suspicious.
He may suck, but at least he is qualified.
LOL that's my view on the hire
Are we sure he's happy?!
Best of luck to him. What can you do? Just give him a chance and see what happens. Hoping for an improvement over Bowen. If yes, we have a good hire. If no, we have a bad hire and Pry is probably gone within 2 years. Maybe only 1.
I haven't watched any VT basketball this year. Right now I couldn't tell you our record and I have no idea when the last time we played was or when we play next. And quite frankly, I just don't care.
I am fully resigned to the fact that I will probably look at VT football the same way within the next 5 years. If anything the only reason I'll show up to watch is just to hang out with friends every weekend, but the football itself is just an afterthought.
I really just don't care anymore. I don't care where we are in the big picture, I don't care about our future, I don't care about our place in the big picture because I know for a fact we will never matter again. We are a minor league program in a minor league conference with zero aspirations to be anything more and now the scales are being actively tipped against us.
At this point in my life I enjoy pro sports far more than college. At least in most pro leagues they actually care about competitive balance. In college, it's all about squeezing you for everything you have and then taking a shit down your throat because it will never be good enough. I'm just done with it. And given the way traffic has seemingly dried up for both TSL and TKP over the years, I have to think I'm not alone.
DC is happy. I'm sold.
Coached rg3 his heisman year
Qualified enough to be whit's in house hire for next head whistle next offseason?
/ducks
Those were some of my favorite offenses to watch. I'm sure the record has been broken since then, but I think 2014 Baylor was the fastest tempo offense that had ever existed, and also was one of the most efficient that season.
When he got hired at Tulsa I knew it would be great for the program. And it was. They came on the scene and went 6-6 putting up great offensive numbers, almost beat Tech in Beamer's final game. Then followed it up going 10-3 with one of the best offenses, in a league with some really good ones. Then teams adjusted, offensive efficiency slipped, and his only other good season there 2020 was on the back of a very good defense, winning in spite of a very inefficient offense.
This is an incredible hire in 2015, 16 and 17. In 2025 it's a potential redemption story at best. The last few offenses he called plays for were straight up bad. If he's coming in with some new theory for how a team at our level can have success on offense then sure I can see the idea. If he's coming for us to rely on his knowledge and experience as a coordinator, then I really don't get it, because it doesn't work anymore
I am in the camp of "we need a high risk high reward kind of person"
Now if we can just get the occasional RGIII visit down to Blacksburg as an "analyst" during our big recruiting weekends...
End result, he is a Hokie now. May his offense's be productive and his coaching of Pry be effective.
He put up 52 on Bud Foster with Tulsa
I am not there yet... I have renewed my football and basketball tickets for next year. But I did have a long internal discussion about football.
His time at Baylor was 2008-2014. The game evolves over time; his stats suggest he isn't evolving with it.
The fact that he only spent 1yr as OC at Auburn before ostensibly moving down to Birmingham as co-OC doesn't give me the warm fuzzys either.
Personally, I'd rather have gone with Taylor.
Honestly, doesn't sound like a bad hire - not necessarily a huge name, but has experience with good offenses.
I'm willing to give it a chance.
TBH I am kinda sad it wasnt christian taylor... glad to have the search over and somebody coming in, though. Being a real QB coach is nice
His Auburn stint was interesting. Either Freeze had an impact on that offense or Freeze was solely focused on recruiting and handed him the keys and he drove it off a cliff. Freeze has a history of finding and firing scapegoats for problems that weren't tied to the fired person.
FWIW, his UFL team won the championship in 2024 and Tusla is a difficult place to win.
His stint at Auburn is troublesome.
THERE YOU GO WHIT...There you fucking go. An experienced P2/P4 OC, G5 head coach, and QB coach. There you fucking go. An experienced fucking pro OC. Hat Tip. He may suck, but at least he is qualified.
Have seen multiple references from Auburn fans calling him Philip Puntgomery. Which isn't a great nickname to have as an OC