Head coaches calling plays on offense or defense is not abnormal. That said, Mac shouldn’t be doing that
Hey, look at that, Wisconsin just scored again.Per 247 Sports, CU's football rankings have stacked up like this since HCMM has been steering the ship:
2013: 68
2014: 74
2015: 69
2016: 69
2017: 35
2018: 42 to date, will be about 44ish based upon previous years avg. per player point averages using last years rankings.
Perhaps trending up, but the jury is still out if top 35 classes are in the mix in the next few years. The past says no. But who knows?
Really need to focus on top 20 classes to make real progress in the win/loss columns.
Per 247 Sports, CU's football rankings have stacked up like this since HCMM has been steering the ship:
2013: 68
2014: 74
2015: 69
2016: 69
2017: 35
2018: 42 to date, will be about 44ish based upon previous years avg. per player point averages using last years rankings.
Perhaps trending up, but the jury is still out if top 35 classes are in the mix in the next few years. The past says no. But who knows?
Really need to focus on top 20 classes to make real progress in the win/loss columns.
I just thought that was an image of them returning to Lincoln after a road game.Nebraska recruits after huskers get dominated at home again and realize they will live in lincoln....
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who gets the bread?and another thing--- there is no ****ing way mm gets fired this year so this is a completely silly thread that serves no purpose other than allowing those that don't like him to jerk each other off. take a step back... is there ANY realistic chance he is getting fired this year, absent a horrific scandal? any at all? no. of course not. so why post this ****? does it help the program?
BuffSurveyorwho gets the bread?
I think everybody here is in agreement that 2 current staff members need to be replaced and a 10th AC added. All three of the new staff members should be established recruiters, or up-and-comers that are going to put most of their focus in recruiting.I wonder how many people are willing to commit to a stance on what the bar is for offseason AC changes, if we can mostly agree that AC recruiting is a big problem?
Is it acceptable to see no material changes to the staff composition, 1 or 2 lateral moves, etc.?
I honestly don’t think it’s a lack of emphasizing recruiting. It’s hard to change the perception of years of craptitude that recruits have of CU. It’s been said time and time again, it’s going to take a long time for that perception to change. Not just one season. CU needs several winning seasons before there is a big bump, regardless of what people think should happen.
Do you think MM is lazy?Then our opinions differ. I see MacIntyre as a guy who goes after low hanging fruit - I have seen the excuses on these boards for years. He needs his type of guys, we cannot recruit because of our record so we need under the radar guys we can develop, etc. I am just not buying it. We seemed to get a bump because of Chiaverini who worked a lot of his recruiting connection from Texas Tech. Recruiting a talented player is a lot of work - you have to get in on them early and keep the lines of communications open and build their interest. CU seems to give up on players that are being recruited by the top programs. We won the PAC12 South last year for cripes sake - that should give us a nice story to tell this year.
I see the same attitude towards hiring assistant coaches. Most of the guys hired have few options - out of work or soon to be out of work. Eliot had defensive play calling taken away from him at Kentucky and it was known he was on the way out there - so CU gave him a big raise and a multi-year contract. To me that is questionable but seems to be how MacIntyre approaches hiring.
Do you think MM is lazy?
Do you think MM doesn't want to have good players and good coaches?
Do you think MM lacks confidence?
If you don't think any of those things, how do you explain your belief?
To be fair, I think anybody who answers Yes to any of these is being disingenuous. You can't even make it in the high school coaching ranks if you're lazy, he clearly has confidence in his abilities, and he offers and recruits all the top players around the country, so you know he wants good players. However, he isn't blind to the recruiting/coaching situations at DL and TE, so the only logical conclusion people can make is that he is fine with having below average to bad staff members in certain areas.Do you think MM is lazy?
Do you think MM doesn't want to have good players and good coaches?
Do you think MM lacks confidence?
If you don't think any of those things, how do you explain your belief?
I think you need to be above the conference average in either recruiting or coaching to justify remaining on this staff and we have guys that don't meet that standard now.Ok would it be fair to say you'd rather have assistant coaches who recruit better than they coach. Just an honest question.
Every coach on the staff needs to be somewhat competent at recruiting, but certain positions need to be recruiters first, IMO. TE, RB, WR and DL coaches have to be recruiters first (obviously with some exceptions like the WR coach also being the OC). LB, DB, OL, and QB coaches need to be top notch coaches first as those positions are highly technical and come with a lot of responsibilities.Ok would it be fair to say you'd rather have assistant coaches who recruit better than they coach. Just an honest question.
Then our opinions differ. I see MacIntyre as a guy who goes after low hanging fruit - I have seen the excuses on these boards for years. He needs his type of guys, we cannot recruit because of our record so we need under the radar guys we can develop, etc. I am just not buying it. We seemed to get a bump because of Chiaverini who worked a lot of his recruiting connection from Texas Tech. Recruiting a talented player is a lot of work - you have to get in on them early and keep the lines of communications open and build their interest. CU seems to give up on players that are being recruited by the top programs. We won the PAC12 South last year for cripes sake - that should give us a nice story to tell this year.
I see the same attitude towards hiring assistant coaches. Most of the guys hired have few options - out of work or soon to be out of work. Eliot had defensive play calling taken away from him at Kentucky and it was known he was on the way out there - so CU gave him a big raise and a multi-year contract. To me that is questionable but seems to be how MacIntyre approaches hiring.
I really don't get how this thread still exists, but I guess I'm now going to contribute to the problem by responding.
While I disagree with some of what you say about recruiting, whatever, fair. Your statement about hiring assistants though seems off. I think you're applying Eliot's situation to everyone he's hired. Even if you say that Leavitt was a RG hire, I think Tumpkin could have gotten many other jobs as well (the off field thing of course aside). Brown also seemed like a solid candidate. Chev too had a lot of opportunities, unless, you again see him as an RG hire. Eliot is disappointing, but that's one example.
Mac is a good coach; I'm glad he's my football coach.
Do you think MM is lazy?
Do you think MM doesn't want to have good players and good coaches?
Do you think MM lacks confidence?
If you don't think any of those things, how do you explain your belief?
Could also be the guy who takes maimed animals home. Some folks are Cubs fans you know.Do you think MM is lazy? No
Do you think MM doesn't want to have good players and good coaches? No
Do you think MM lacks confidence? Possibly.
If you don't think any of those things, how do you explain your belief?
Exactly.My major question in regards to how he hires assistant coaches is two-fold:
1. Is him being turned down by his top choices bad luck or something else?
2. Why is the process seemingly well outside the norm in terms of timing?
Some really good questions. What staff member has he brought in that was a clear #1? Chev?My major question in regards to how he hires assistant coaches is two-fold:
1. Is him being turned down by his top choices bad luck or something else?
2. Why is the process seemingly well outside the norm in terms of timing?