OC will be Terry Malone
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Well, it's obvious. Hazell had to take a hard look at the film.
Just goes to show you the lies. "Darrell has so many contacts of impressive people." Essentially no one applied, nothing better came along, and this was the best since Morgan has put previous experience as something Darrell must hire.
Bulldog, I think Lester is actually a good hire. Syracuse's offense was pretty good last year. They had the worst defense in the ACC, which killed them. They put up 24 points against LSU and 27 points against Clemson.
“I’ll look at the candidate pool. I’ll ask questions, but at the end of the day I’ve never tried to impose my judgment. That’s what (the head coaches) are hired to do. I’ll ask process questions to make sure we’re being thorough and effective.
“I don’t (have a candidate list). It’s probably a large pool. Darrell has a network of people for that, but right now he’s been in seven cities in five days (recruiting). He has to finish this recruiting class. He has to concentrate on that. The coordinator positions will come.”
I'll take those numbers vs those teams, if it was Shoop's O vs those teams we would be keeping count on one hand how many times we would cross the mid field stripe.
This. Even Tiller with Brees often struggled to get out of the twenties against really good defenses.
I think Malone will surprise quite a few on this board. He'll dumb down the offense and make the game simple for younger players on the team. I think this will help the team all around, as it should lead for longer offensive possession and keep the defensive rested to be able to make plays when it counts. Biggest problem with Schoop's offense is that he still thought he was coaching in the NFL. He basically made all his QBs mental cases, trying to get them to memorize the Schoop encyclopedia of football instead of making the game easy for them. This in turn equates to double digit 3 and outs in a game, and a gassed defense before the second half. If Hazell and Co simplify the offense and make the game easier for the players, I think they have enough talent to win 5-7 games next year.
I do agree with you on things probably being way to complex, but if Hazell knew this why didn't he make the decision for Shoop or fire him for being insubordinate? Changes can be made but until Hazell shows an ability to be above average in any phase of the program (recruiting, staff changes, player development, fundraising, game day planning, in game decisions). He hasn't shown any ability above what would be considered a C grade for me beyond his character and team GPA. However, that doesn't win you football games in Saturday's.
