Coaching Search Rumors - Consolidated Thread

mac4cy

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How about a coach that runs the split wing or single wing? Old school with a spinning tailback. You have no idea where it is coming from.


Anything, please
 

twojman

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FWIW, I have some doubts that the triple option will work against defenses already geared to defend space and speed.

Very different IMO. First of all everything is completely different compared to the spread and you only get one week to prep for it. How many teams in the Big 12 run some variation of the spread? Most of them do.

Big 12 defenses are built to stop a more finesse type game, the spread would be a lot more power. Those hybrid nickel/lb guys would (should) be destroyed with that scheme.

For the most part Big 12 DL's are smaller and quicker, depending on how things go, could be tough for them to handle all those runs destroying them throughout the game.

I am not saying go with the option for sure though.
 

Gunnerclone

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FWIW, I have some doubts that the triple option will work against defenses already geared to defend space and speed.

Better have about 10 QB's and 10 RB's lined up ready to play on any given week because I think the TO would get eaten alive in the Big 12. There's a reason why it's gone the way of the dinosaurs pretty much, defenses became far too athletic and fast for it to work.
 

capitalcityguy

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Going on my 41-year as a Cyclone fan (my Frosh year was 1975), I have been through 7-FB coaches:
+ Bruce
+ Duncan
+ Criner
+ Walden
+ Mac
+ Chiz
+ Rhoads

Convince me -what will be different this time?

We get somebody successful, and he's hired away; most likely the next guy is fired 5-years from now. Sorry, if I'm a little 'jilted'

YOu may have a point but then again it is naive to suggest college football is the same game/business/etc today as it was during those past coaching regimes. The optimist in my is choosing to believe it is a new day.
 

klamath632

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The best hire would be a disciple of the Urban Meyer/Nick Saban/Bill Snyder type philosophy. Super smart, super organized, super X&O guy, super ability to hire good assistant coaches that buy into the Head Coach's system and recruit the best players possible for the system. These coaches breathe leadership, individual position responsibility and accountability to the team through the entire organization - they don't dance around on the sideline or show up on YouTube or blame players or charts for letdowns...

They don't call him Captain Obvious for nothing, folks.
 

RunDMCyclone

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I think he and Fleck both make sense. Fleck would be something different. He kind of has that fire and is a little bit cheesy but it would be different.

I'm guessing Fleck will prefer the Illinois job if he has his choice between us or Illinois. Much better recruiting territory and his home state.
 

twojman

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FWIW, I have some doubts that the triple option will work against defenses already geared to defend space and speed.

Very different IMO. First of all everything is completely different compared to the spread and you only get one week to prep for it. How many teams in the Big 12 run some variation of the spread? Most of them do.

Big 12 defenses are built to stop a more finesse type game, the spread would be a lot more power. Those hybrid nickel/lb guys would (should) be destroyed with that scheme.

For the most part Big 12 DL's are smaller and quicker, depending on how things go, could be tough for them to handle all those runs destroying them throughout the game.

I am not saying go with the option for sure though.
 

dualthreat

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I'd give a phone call to at least these guys

Phil Montgomery
Matt Campbell
Todd Monken
Dino Babers
Scott Frost
 

Tedcyclone

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Very different IMO. First of all everything is completely different compared to the spread and you only get one week to prep for it. How many teams in the Big 12 run some variation of the spread? Most of them do.

Big 12 defenses are built to stop a more finesse type game, the spread would be a lot more power. Those hybrid nickel/lb guys would (should) be destroyed with that scheme.

For the most part Big 12 DL's are smaller and quicker, depending on how things go, could be tough for them to handle all those runs destroying them throughout the game.

I am not saying go with the option for sure though.

Baylor, Okie State, Oklahomas, and for the most part Kstates Dlines are not small. They are very large, and very fast.
The crappy teams yes have small d lines.
 

CyFy

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Not a sexy pick but I think Todd sturdy might be a good option and here's why. We could get him cheap and with a shorter contract. Players seem to like him and we would have a shot keeping all the young talent that this team does have. The roster is actually set up good for the future. Getting a whole new system could cause us to waste a talent like lanning. I honestly think the best offense we could run is what we were doing the last couple of weeks. We didn't win but it is easy to forget that we should have beat the number 5 ranked team and KSU on the road in back to back weeks because of the offense we were running....now proceed to say I am crazy...
 

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