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Here is a positive Buffs story with posters having steam coming out of their ears. The BYU game gave me 2022 Oline flashbacks.


I'm still in shock with Loadholt and Dancy departing, however CU's staff has always experienced turnover and/or had guys poached. Whoever put all the stats together in the above posting, that was insightful. I understand some of PL's thinking when taking into account his relationship with Lebby, but I thought he would stay building something over a few years for his resume. I feel most of the coverage and player's comments were generally positive on PL. One poster indicated PL departing was known by Prime in advance, so I'm sure they have a successor in mind. Maybe more to the story.

Although CU's run game was not better and or committed, I feel we had player improvement (marginal v. significant, who knows) on the Oline throughout the season. This with some of the higher rated transfers simply bonking. I'm not sure you can put this on PL, a recruiter or another coach, as Tyler Johnson was highly rated by all the services--so they blew it too. In general, compared to 2022 although the stats do not show it, I felt like many players developed over the season and we carried some recruiting momentum. I know some folks want PS gone, but rebuilding with new coordinators usually takes a year or two. With SS and all the Wrs gone, the offense will be different next year.

Also, we cannot forget that we recruited and played an entire new Oline this year. Presuming guys stay, we have a rock in Seaton and some building blocks with guys getting experience this year. That said, we can never recruit enough Oline or Dline talent.
 
It strikes me that "recruiters" used to be just really good salesguys. Chev was one.
But I think it's shifted. What plays in the top tier today is:
(1) show me why I should trust you can get me to the league
(2) Show me the $$$$$

Our OL coach, of all position coaches is a coordinator and he better be all about X's & O's and Development.
He can be a turnip, if he's good at the above.
 
Selling a player on the program is a different task than creating the
environment for player success. Both are needed in a good recruiter. Position coaches tend to focus more on the latter due to their greater contact with players.
 
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Officially need to hear about Prime extension soon or he is still got wandering eyes

The board of regents are hosting a Winter Retreat Jan 9 thru 10. If there is an extension on the table, it’s my guess it would be discussed and or informally approved at that time.
 
Officially need to hear about Prime extension soon or he is still got wandering eyes

I agree with you and I hope he would accept an extension….. is he planning to stay long term? Sure hope so.
 
I agree with you and I hope he would accept an extension….. is he planning to stay long term? Sure hope so.
Prime gets timing and promotion and attention, and we are now slipping out of sight
RG does not get timing or promotion, and does things like the old guard
Go big, push hard, wrap this up and do not let him think about "What if"
I have heard enough to say that he is not going to follow anyone to the NFL because he knows they need to go and grow up themselves and it would be a disaster if he was their NFL Coach
CU still moves slow and does not think big enough most of the time
 

Have no idea if they would look at Livingston

I would think that any NFL team would want RL to have a more experienced resume. On another thread there was discussion about CU coaches: 'bettering/earning coaching chops.' I agree with this for Prime or any of the other coordinators/coaches--they have stuff to prove. IMO, only Shurmer has a sufficient NFL resume, and I do not think that he has shown enough during his CU stint to land an OC gig alone. This does not mean an NFL coach would not look at PS for a vacancy, if they knew him, liked him, or he previously worked for them. Agreed, PS was putrid as the Bronco's OC. However, VJ has made quite a career turnaround as the Bronco's DC. I thought Sean Payton was a great coach, but am pleasently amazed at his ability to quickly turn the Broncos around. Great coaching goes a long ways.

I pray that I am wrong on BL fitting the Bengels this hiring cycle.
 
The McCaskeys are right up there with the Monforts for incompetent ownership that leads to incompetent front offices, whether that be because only the incompetent take the jobs, or they end up being handcuffed by idiotic owners.

Agree... ownership has a lot to do with things. Some franchises seem 2nd rate. I read something about fired HC's and how they regrouped, and most did it through reaching out to other NFL coachs/GM that they knew for support. I wonder how the NFL coaching community view certain franchises?

Some are just revolving doors/unstable, and they only really compete on the secondary market for head coaches. Shad Khan would be a tough owner to work for, he bought the team in 2012, they are onto their 7th head coach... Doug Marrone had the longest tenure of 4 years. Mark Davis/Raiders are the same thing, longest tenure for a HC since 2011--3 years. They moved Vegas and Gruden got relieved on his own accord, who would of had a longer leash. It is one thing to strike out on a college coach or really young coach, but it is another to strike out on a coach with NFL chops.
 
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