CU Buffs hire former Minnesota OC Mike Sanford as their new OC

[DBT]

So I did a little more digging on his time at Western Kentucky.

In 2016, the year before he got there, WKU finished 16th in the F+ advanced stats ranking under Jeff Brohm. They had some heavy graduation and slipped all the way down to 101st the next year. It was the single largest drop in F+ that season. The next year they fell even farther to 113th. Sanford was fired and Tyson Helton brought them back up to 82nd, 95th, and 38th.

His tenure wasn't regression. It was an immediate and catastrophic collapse.

Year - F+ - Coach
2012 - 75 - Taggert
2013 - 79 - Petrino
2014 - 72 - Brohm
2015 - 28 - Brohm
2016 - 16 - Brohm
2017 - 101 - Sanford
2018 - 113 - Sanford
2019 - 82 - Helton
2020 - 95 - Helton
2021 - 38 - Helton

I look at that and think 2016 must’ve been senior laden and ‘17 ‘18 were young classes.

 

[Big Jim]

Our AD promised a splash hire

I see that posted quite a lot. Is it true? If so, when/where did it happen?

 

[Da Lama]

This OC situation with Minnesota is perplexing as well.

- Kirk Ciarrocca was their OC.
- He leaves for Penn State.
- Minn hires Sanford.
- Penn State fires Kirk Ciarrocca after one season.
- Minn fires Sanford
- Minn re-hires Kirk Ciarrocca as OC

We are sitting here bitching about hiring an OC that was fired. Yet Minn replaced that dude with a dude that was just fired.
Bizarro world.

Straight from Gopher fans: Ciarocca and Fleck are tight and players and fans alike liked the duo. They were bummed when he left. They are extremely excited to have him back. None of them like Sanfords offense very much but didn’t complain because they were winning.

 

[Stampede]

I see that posted quite a lot. Is it true? If so, when/where did it happen?

RG told a group of big donors, 5 weeks ago, that if the donors pony up, there would be big splash hires at OC and OL.

I guess they didn't pony up.

 

[Da Lama]

i intended to do a driveby and never come back with the oc news but i found the reaction humorous and heres a bit of background on what to expect.

cu job is tough. i know quite of few coaches who are being advised by their agents to not take this job (lame duck coach) so that limits the hiring pool to retreads and unknowns.

fleck was all over the offense the last two years. he did not have the same trust in sanford after ciarrocca. i'm not sure if judging his offense over the last two years is fair.

you can judge what to expect by who is named passing coordinator. again this person is going to be an unknown but the offense should be a more modernized college offense. rpo heavy, spread, no huddles, etc

no idea if it will come together on the field to get you guys turned around. good luck.

Thanks Mrs. Sanford!

 

[Da Lama]

It was wrong of me to assume that Gopher fans were enjoying our anguish.

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Minnesota Nice!

 

[BUFFS14]

It was wrong of me to assume that Gopher fans were enjoying our anguish.

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Shovel our driveway? It doesnt snow here in Colorado. I will take the food though.

 

[DBT]

Fred thought we were hiring Lamont.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Shovel our driveway? It doesnt snow here in Colorado. I will take the food though.

Food? No! Hot Dish!

 

[Bliff Cranch]

RG told a group of big donors, 5 weeks ago, that if the donors pony up, there would be big splash hires at OC and OL.

I guess they didn't pony up.

 

[BUFFS14]

Food? No! Hot Dish!

They are in Minnesota. Dont trust they know what a hot dish is. I will take the food

 

[Matt]

I feel like CU is just trolling us football fans at this point.

 

[Hank]

I'd take hot dish.

You betcha!

 

[manhattanbuff]

It was wrong of me to assume that Gopher fans were enjoying our anguish.

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From my experience living there, most Minnesotans are nice.

 

[Da Lama]

You betcha!

That is a slice of alright, right there I tell ya. Dontcha know.

 

[Da Lama]

From my experience living there, most Minnesotans are nice.

Some of the best in the world. And possibly the best tailgaters in the world, too.

 

[Hank]

From my experience living there, most Minnesotans are nice.

Yeah. I always liked the CU students I met who were from Minnesota.

 

[Uncle Ken]

Yeah. I always liked the CU students I met who were from Minnesota.

I thought their ladies were friendly when bumping into them on college spring breaks.

 

[prime teets]

They are in Minnesota. Dont trust they know what a hot dish is. I will take the food

Do you know what a hot dish is?

 

[BuffWarHog]

Yep. Can't underestimate the importance of chemistry between a HC and OC. They had a ton of success together.

That’ll be us!!!

 

[BuffWarHog]

I thought their ladies were friendly when bumping into them on college spring breaks.

There was a girl in the ‘96 class named Jolene or Jillene from Edina. She was cool. Can’t remember her last name.

 

[Uncle Ken]

There was a girl in the ‘96 class named Jolene or Jillene from Edina. She was cool. Can’t remember her last name.

Did you know Melissa?

 

[Big Jim]

There was a girl in the ‘96 class named Jolene or Jillene from Edina. She was cool. Can’t remember her last name.

You can’t remember her first name either.

 

[Hank]

Did you know Melissa?

Was she as cool as Jolene from Edina?

 

[BUFFS14]

Do you know what a hot dish is?

Hot dish is hot food or a hot woman. Am I missing something?

 

[Big Jim]

Am I missing something?

100%

 

[RollTad21]

There was a girl in the ‘96 class named Jolene or Jillene from Edina. She was cool. Can’t remember her last name.

I learned by meeting a girl from. Edina that it stands for Every Day I Need Attention

 

[BUFFS14]

100%

Please explain.

 

[Burrito]

Yeah, you're a terrible poster.

He's one of two i have on ignore. Whatever happened to skiddy?

 

[prime teets]

I learned by meeting a girl from. Edina that it stands for Every Day I Need Attention

Yeah, well, Denver stands for Dudes Envying Nice Venerable Edina Residents