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The Cuse O-line allowed a little more than one sack a game while the team averaged over 30 passes a game in 2012.
Is why he left Tennessee for Syracuse. Unless they cleaned house when Fulmer was let go. Have to think that was the case.
But his 'stache has Newsome's beat 7 days a week and twice on Sundays!!
they had the scores mixed up for the first 5 minutes of the game...
Every time the announcers mix up the Techs...DRINK!
Also keep this in mind, I'm sure all of these NFL teams sent out feelers well in advance. So had we moved with firings of the old staff sooner, it probably wouldn't have made much of a difference.
The buzz is that Pep is very likely going to be the OC of one NFL team or another, hence VT is out of the running.
No, Coach Beamer trying to bullshit his way into keeping Stinespring as OC.
That would be fucking retarded for a nearly infinite number of reasons, but let's go over a couple easy points anyway.
1) Beamer doesn't give a fuck what the fans think about the coaching staff. If he did, he would've fired Stinespring in 2007/2008.
2) It puts a huge black eye on the program to have the appearance of having to settle for a guy you have all but announced is fired.
If Beamer wanted to keep Stinespring he'd have done it without blowing all this smoke out of Merryman.
He also has an interview with the Jets.
I know the Chargers have interviewed him but don't think he's hired yet
Notre Dame plays minimum of 5 ACC teams per year, and must rotate through the entire conference over the course of 3 years. Home & Home with every team over the course of 6 years.
Basically we'll be playing Notre Dame twice as frequently as Florida State, Clemson, Louisville, NC State, Wake Forest, or Syracuse. With only 1 rotating cross-division game, it will take 12 years to do a home & home with each of those teams.
as a musician, I have a certain level of talent and ability from playing my whole life. This allows me to look really, really good to the untrained eye even when I am a bit rusty.
That being said, I still practice the fundamentals on a daily basis. It's not practicing for practice sake, or just playing a lot, but rather deliberate practice utilizing accepted theory and technique meant to address weaknesses, maintain my current skill set, and improve on my strengths. This is where I gain street cred with other musicians, not just my untrained friends and family.
If I didn't do this I could bumble through life getting by on my talent alone and feeling pretty good in front of drunks or beginners. But if I want to play with the "big" boys I need to practice and practice well.
I have zero insider visibibility into the program, but your comments on attention to detail really struck a chord (pun intended of course) with me, and makes me wonder if that is what is going on in regard to our record in the BCS/games against top-5 teams. Add in all the discussion on our offensive players in the NFL and the success that they are enjoying (Royal, Brown, etc), despite playing at an order of magnitude higher in competition, and I go from frustrated to pretty pissed off. It seems to me that a clean sweep of the offensive coaching staff, with any candidate who can implement this attention to detail if in fact it is lacking, will reap rewards immediately.
http://dev.chuckoliver.net/2012/10/auburns-struggles-point-directly-to-o...
"One bad report you can ignore. Three becomes more difficult...."
I doubt he has any inside info.
and director of smokescreens and leaks~
2011 temple pass offense ranked 116th in FBS and averaged just under 9 completions per game
2012 auburn pass offense ranked 112tn in FBS and averaged just over 12 completions per game
You would think a QB guru's teams would have more success throwing the football...Hard to be successful if your offense is one dimensional, no matter the style.
We'll have to leave the Chuck Long thing alone, then. Frankly, I don't believe he is/was a serious candidate for the job. Now they I've said that, I'm sure I'll be proved totally wrong.
I don't buy Beamer floating candidates to gauge public approval. He's not an elected official and he's proven for the last how many years he doesn't give a damn about the fans' approval rating of his offensive staff.
While his game planning leaves something to be desired, I refuse to believe he was fully focused on Pep with no contingency plan. Pep was first choice, and when that fell through, he pursued other candidates like anyone logical would. If he's talking to people with a variety of offensive philosophies, that's fine. As far as I can tell, he's not talked to anyone with Chip Kelly mentality, but he's still exploring what's out there, which we may have Shane to thank for. But reading your words, I'm getting a mental image of Frank hitting the panic button when Pep declined, and I seriously doubt that.
And I agree that Logan's decision is critical, but I would prefer they take the time to do a proper evaluation and get this hire right, for the long term good of the program. If Logan leaves because of the OC hiring process, that sucks, but he's not the only good QB to come through the program. I'd prefer the right guy in the job, someone that Logan is hopefully happy with, but let's not pick a guy because it means LT3 stays when this guy could be the next Stinespring.
A topic for another day is hiring people who would not represent a threat to Shane's "succession", which I don't buy. Not commenting on whether or not Shane would make a good HC, I just don't think Frank is going on what's best for his son, he wants what's best for the program and he wants to win HIS NC.
Last thing (to end on a positive note), I couldn't agree more on the offense getting a bully attitude. I think that's what our entire fan base wants. I don't care if we're winning games 28-3 next year as long as it's because our offense is possession, methodical and beating the piss out of the guy across the line from you. And don't let any of this obscure the fact that your film review is one of the highlights of the week during the season!
I really believe based on observations (somewhat inside but not absolute info) that there is some really big stuff about to come out of Merryman. This is why I believe that there has not been any formal announcements of firings or reassignments. Its bigger than that involving Weaver and the entire operation. I could be wrong but that's my take on what I've heard. Awesome post by French
I am a writer for Gobbler Country dot com, and at the conclusion of the UVa game, I wrote a commentary for GC that there is a need for change, so I'm going to capture some points.
* The multiple playbook needed to be junked. I loved, loved that they installed the pistol. I was adovcating for that when Tyrod was here, and I wish they had installed it back then because it would have taken advantage of his scrambling ability and David Wilson.
*The interior of the OL was the major weakness this season, leading me to believe Curt Newsome needed to go. Ironically, the tackles and tight ends were the most productive of the line (thanks, Stiney, I guess).
*Combo of O'Cain/Stiney in the booth? Awkward. No coincidence the run game went south with Stiney in the booth.
If the OC position is vacant, and it is not officially, what would be the offense philosophy that fits Beamer's ball control mandate? We know it won't be a hurry-up, no huddle spread because that will wear out Bud's defense, but I wouldn't be surprised if they use the HUNH in the 2 minutes offense. And most importantly, will the "new" offense philosophy fits the current roster? That's something I think Beamer is vetting, and trying to see what each potential candidates are trying to bring to Blacksburg.
If y'all want to, the article is still at Gobbler Country for y'all to read.
Now, I have my conspiracy hat on. What if Beamer is trying to manipulate the fan base into forcing us to accept that Stinespring is the ONLY answer? The Pep Hamilton hire, while it would be an awesome, earth shattering hire, was too good to be true, and fans are understandably very upset that it didn't pan out. Then the name of Chuck Long came up, and I couldn't help but make a whole bunch of Chuck Long jokes at Andy Bitter's blog because at this point, I am exhausted from the excitement and frustration at the dragged out process.
Am I saying that Beamer is purposely trying to force us fans into accepting that Stinespring is the perfect solution? Absolutely not. I am just voicing what I have been thinking and it's a gnawing suspicion in the back of my mind.
I honestly think Scott L. is probably the one. Something about him just seem like a fit. I haven't done any research on him, but I am ignoring his poor record at Auburn due to Gene Chizik for being an idiot in thinking he can switch from a spread to pro style with the players who were recruited to run Malzhan's version of the spread.
Bring back Cody as a GA.
I dont know if it even matters, I, spread, wing t, veer, etc...etc. I think if you can block, you can run the football. It doesnt matter what formation/ philosiphy you have. Bama ran out of 4 wide, and 3 reciever sets and pounded the ball. We need an offensive line thats pissed off. All season long RB's were getting tackled in the backfield, and logan was running for his life almost all the time. I know Newsome is a good recruiter, but I think VT needs a little more than a Pop Warner coach as an OL coach. Duane Brown was quoted as saying that he didnt know technique well enough when he went to the Texans. Now look at him, he's one of the premiere tackles in the NFL. To Quote French, "we need a ball busting tyrant as an offensive line coach." I agree, and a little technique wouldnt hurt either.
that the pot is churning at this point. We've all been whipped into a frenzy, and we're frothing at the mouth (well, hopefully only figuratively, at least) for a change. I think what most of us were most fearful of is that no change would be made. It's patently obvious that change is on the way....which is what I'm happy about. For now, all we can do is wait (and type...and froth a bit more).
I'm actually liking Scot the more research I do. Appears he was on the short list for Saban at one point.
I think it's nothing more than an assumption to believe had Beamer canned the staff after the Virginia game, and made a formal offer to Pep, that we stood a better chance of landing Pep. If we believe he's been in contact with him for a while, who knows what was said between them. For all we know Pep could have told Frank he'd like to be professional too, and table any discussions until after his (Rose) bowl game. Beamer could have made a silent offer, again who knows, really only Pep, Beamer, and probably a select few others, but I don't think any of us. Furthermore, NFL money and opportunity trumps. If Pep had come onboard before our bowl, and Stanford's, he still might have left town if the NFL came calling. Look at what happened in Charlottesville, and that just SEC allure.
Winning the battle in the box almost always correlates to a successful rushing attack, and a rushing attack needs the offensive line to win the battle in the trenches in order to be successful. Long was listed as Oklahoma's offensive coordinator from 2002-05. So, I used sports-reference.com to look up Oklahoma's rushing numbers in "big" games. In my analysis, a "big" game was either a bowl or championship game, or when Oklahoma played any opponent that was ranked, Texas, or Oklahoma State.
The statistics don't support your narrative.
Loeffler was handed a dumpster fire at Auburn and asked to score points with it. Either way, it's on his resume, and he has to own it.
I don't mind Beamer interviewing 100 different candidates that do 100 different things, to me that's due diligence, something that's long overdue in Blacksburg.
Yes Beamer struck out with Pep, but sometimes that happens when you swing for the fences. I'm not going to fault him for that. Everyone needs to rant sometimes, and this has been a frustrating process for me too, but we haven't hired anyone, no football has been played. I'm taking a wait and see approach. The majority of us wanted change, but it ain't easy or cheap.
A stache, a skullet, and some stunnas! B-A-M!