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All-in-one assistant coach suggestions for CU
- Thread starter Buffnik
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Don't like him as OC. As I've posted, he gets too pass heavy and doesn't integrate the run game well enough. Offense doesn't have OLs going forward to impose their will. But, there's a lot I do love about him.
1. Elite recruiter.
2. Excellent WR coach.
3. Excellent as a Pass Game Coordinator.
4. Leadership that will likely make him a HC some day.
And as the final thing, I don't think you can have too many guys in the room who can wear a national champion ring. That's what we want to be again as a program.
chitownbuff
Club Member
Seems like it’s an either/or situation between him and Chev, and I wouldn’t want either as our OC.
Could you imagine if he came here as DC?
That's such a crazy thought that I don't even know how to wrap my head around it. USC fans wanted him as their head coach.
No way that's real.
Jeric
Club Member
I would think that was to get a quote from him on Tucker, no?
Jeric
Club Member
Would be dependent on our OC but Tee's worked as a QB coach as well and obviously he was originally a QB. He could probably do the RB or TE role as well but some might prefer someone with a more detailed approach to those positions.
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ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Oh totally agree. There's no President at USC and an ad who is a placeholder there though. Not hard to see him pass on going back to USC. On top of that, Del Rio has a couple more years of Raider buyout money left, may own a home in Denver still, and might have really enjoyed living here (his supposed dislike of Elway aside). Farfetched? Probably. Ridiculous? No.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
If I had to pay $1m plus for one coordinator right now, its the OC.
I think a Tee Martin overseen by Mel Tucker >> Tee Martin overseen by Clay Helton. Add in the recruiting and the ring and I think I'd be ok with it.
It would really depend on what he wanted to do on offense if he was named OC. I really hated USC's offense. I get that there are reasons. In 2017 they lost their OL to graduation and had a great QB who couldn't play his game. In 2018 they had a freshman QB who couldn't do much beyond his gorgeous deep balls. But where was the physical mentality? That's what bothered me.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
If you hire a James Coley/Matt Canada type who is more of a head coach of the offense without a position responsibility (doable given CMT will be active with the defense), yeah I'm good with Martin. I'd rather invest in a proven OC. Lanning as DC is perfect-CMT will be more involved defensively and may even call the defense himself-we can get a younger guy who will recruit his ass off from UGA there that MT can mentor a bit from a scheme perspective.
If we can pull a Coley/Canada (or Gundy/Fisch or however you want to put it) level OC and get Tee as a position coach... and pull a guy like Lanning to be DC, then I expect the hospitals on the front range to be overwhelmed by CU fans who have erections lasting more than 4 hours.
We can hire an extremely good staff without getting to the kind of names people are putting out in this thread. I hope it happens, but I don't want people to set themselves to be disappointed in what is actually a great staff.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Oh no doubt. I want a proven offensive coordinator and guys who have networks in Cali, Texas, and Polynesia.
I don't care if I've never heard of the OC as long as we smash people in the mouth when we run it and attack the entire field when we throw it. And we know the D is in good hands.
Trufflesauce
Well-Known Member
Coach Tucker has mentioned Louisiana a couple times as a place he wants to recruit for us. Does that give Drake a higher chance at being retained due to his connections there?
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
can we maybe just place all of the blame on Helton and assume Martin is the greatest OC ever?
Maybe. I'm not gonna cry in my beer or anything if Tucker hires Tee Martin as OC. But it better be with a change in philosophy from what I saw this season.
Former TE coach at UGA. High end recruiter.
ahoelsken
Well-Known Member
Here we go lol
Interesting bio. He's coached on both sides of the ball and special teams. Also had a year as RC at Mississippi State. He has an assistant head coach title now. That would be one hell of a steal if it's for anything other than a coordinator job.
| 2000 | Georgia Tech (GA) |
|---|---|
| 2001–2003 | Tennessee (GA) |
| 2004–2006 | Mississippi State (CB/RC) |
| 2007–2008 | South Carolina (CB) |
| 2009–2010 | South Carolina (LB/ST) |
| 2011–2015 | Virginia Tech (AHC/RB) |
| 2016–2017 | Georgia (TE/ST) |
| 2018–present | Oklahoma (AHC/TE) |
HCMT is a man with a plan. I bet he already has handshake agreements for half the positions. He just has to interview the existing staff first on Friday. It might be a legit job interview for a couple. For the rest you want to get their thoughts on the returning players and the state of recruiting before you let them go. Maybe a couple will be a little butthurt on the way out but it's the business they signed up for and I'd think most would handle an exit interview like a professional.
