Sumlin is the most over-rated and it's not close.
9-game conference schedule.Innovative offense is not really what holds the Pac-12 back. Overall defensive coaching and athleticism is what is needed.
No.What I wonder about Chip Kelly (and lord knows I want him to fail there worse than Hawkins did here) is - will he have the moral wiggle-room at UCLA that he did at Oregon?
I’m not saying he will be great but no one has caught up to spread offenses let alone chip Kelly’s.The world has caught up to Chip Kelly’s offense. I still bet he runs the most organized and efficient practices out there. I think that makes him competitive in the PAC-12 and a step up over Mora...but not the world beater he was at Oregon.
Yep. Most people, including the media save for Jon Wilner, don't really understand what the financial issue at Cal is (was). Operationally, they don't lose money. They actually operate in the black most years. The red is 100% debt service payments of ~ 17M per year. Well, over half of that is about to be wiped off their books entirely. And their new media and uniform deals will add about a combined 8M per year in new money. They'll be in the black operationally, and debt payments, within two years. If Wilcox turns out to be good, he'll be set. Within the next four years they'll build new bball, softball, and beach volley facilities. The sky was never going to fall.No doubt. A lot of the financial pressure is gone now since the school said they would cover some of the extreme construction costs the AD got absolutely screwed with but still a challenge. Luckily Cal has a ton of local talent, gets a ton of unofficial visits since Stanford is so close and Wilcox is a young personality that seems to do a great job connecting with the new generation. I was shocked they did as well as they did last year and if he can keep that going then look out.
I’m not saying he will be great but no one has caught up to spread offenses let alone chip Kelly’s.
We have been over this many times on this board and it simply isn't true.Spread offenses have been around since the 1920s. Teams caught up then and have caught up to every new spread innovation since. Defenses react to new offensive schemes-always have always will.
Lots of teams now run that Oregon no Huddle spread and defenses have had to adapt. In 2010 there was only Oregon.
Yep. They weren’t teaching arc release in the 20s.We have been over this many times on this board and it simply isn't true.
We have been over this many times on this board and it simply isn't true.
I personally think he’s a horrible cultural fit in Westwood, but the folks at UCLA didn’t ask for my opinion when they hired him.
I never once said defenses don't adapt, all I said was that Chip's offense still works in college football. He did a great job putting up points against Stanford so I don't really see the point there.Your argument is tantamount to defenses don't change and adapt. When really defenses change as much as offenses...especially in the personnel they select. Linebackers are smaller and faster...especially in the spread-crazy PAC12. etc...
You see your share of field-position defenses (to accompany a ball control offense) like those employed by Stanford and Utah. Both have been lethal against Kelly's spread at Oregon. These aren't your 1980s ball control defenses, they are tuned to address the wide splits and crush the spread. In fact KW has become the spread destroyer.
You see anti-spread BdB defenses (usually used by another spread team) that concede a good spread offense is going to get theirs, but all the D needs to do is to limit explosiveness enough to allow their offense to score more points.
Can't see how you say that defenses aren't adapting to the spread as it continues to morph.
Is four conference wins “all the wheels coming off””?mac is #6 on usa todays coaches on the hot seat 2018....my opinion is his seat isnt very hot unless all the wheels come off
I never once said defenses don't adapt, all I said was that Chip's offense still works in college football. He did a great job putting up points against Stanford so I don't really see the point there.
Seems like 3-4 are the water mark for conference wins. MikMac cannot turn in losing season number 5 out of 6.Is four conference wins “all the wheels coming off””?
Three?
Two?
Is four conference wins “all the wheels coming off””?
Three?
Two?
I am curious how you reach this conclusion. Not being a snark, just wondering. My observations are that a team that doesn't get blown out, stays out of trouble and wins a conference game here and there is sufficient for the PTB. 6-6 would send them into handsprings.6-6 and MacIntyre is gone. CU will move on with a 0.500 record or worse. MacIntyre has had every break imaginable, that previous CU coaches would have died for. Beautiful new facilities, more money and long-term contracts for assistant coaches, greater ability to recruit jucos due mainly to NCAA raising eligibility standards for jucos, on campus recruiting visits , etc etc. The people at CU want to see results NOW - it is year 6, with many new coaches in the PAC 12. It is about winning this year.
I am curious how you reach this conclusion. Not being a snark, just wondering. My observations are that a team that doesn't get blown out, stays out of trouble and wins a conference game here and there is sufficient for the PTB. 6-6 would send them into handsprings.
He didn’t try to leave. False narrative.I thought so, too, but I have been disavowed of this belief in the last couple of weeks based on a couple of conversations. He gone at 6-6 or worse. 7-5 or better, I bet money he tries to leave just like he did last year. The key people at CU will not be crying if he is gone.
Brilliant."The key people at CU will not be crying if he is gone" is such a half-hearted, throwaway statement. There are about 15 schools total who would be distraught over their HC leaving.
Unless your AD is Mike Bohn and the prospect of a coaching search is truly terrifying as a fan, I would hope RG has contingencies in place for a variety of scenarios.