OT: Jim Chaney to Georgia

[RegionWarrior101]

And I think back to how some couldn't get rid of him soon enough.

Georgia: Sources confirmed to us Pitt offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will be the offensive coordinator at Georgia. Sources tell us to expect Arkansas offensive line coach Sam Pittman to join him.

 

[DG10]

And I think back to how some couldn't get rid of him soon enough.

Georgia: Sources confirmed to us Pitt offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will be the offensive coordinator at Georgia. Sources tell us to expect Arkansas offensive line coach Sam Pittman to join him.

Chaney has done well for himself over the course of his career...I would suggest the fact that he has bounced around to the degree that he has lends some credence that he is not any sort of genius or premier OC, but to his credit, he has had a nice career and landed at some pretty solid places (including Georgia now) and been selected as the OC by some quality Head Coaches.

 

[BoilerinLouisville]

Like the guy or not, he put points on the board in his Boiler tenure. Would like to the numbers, seems he did much better than the last two we have had here.

 

[lbodel]

And I think back to how some couldn't get rid of him soon enough.

Georgia: Sources confirmed to us Pitt offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will be the offensive coordinator at Georgia. Sources tell us to expect Arkansas offensive line coach Sam Pittman to join him.

I think there's a lot of factors at play with these types of situations. First off, head coaches and coordinators have an interesting dynamic. Obviously Purdue's offense progressed throughout the years and was not what it was in 1997 by even 1999. Maybe they were in solid agreement on the transformation of the offense, maybe they weren't. I believe they were.

Secondly, some people just need a change of pace. Since leaving Purdue in 2005, this will be Chaney's 6th different team. When you're with the same people, the same system, the same program - it can be hard to freshen things up.

Third, I'd say that people often look for scapegoats in the wrong places. It happened this year - the blame gets directed towards coordinators, not the head coach. Do I think Spack/Chaney got put in these situations? Absolutely. Does that mean they were doing a great job though? I don't know about that. But I think Tiller had obviously built up a lot of love that it was easier to go after those 2 when things weren't as rosy. Obviously looking back, Tiller kind of lost his fire and it showed not only in terms of coaching, but the recruiting just wasn't as sharp as it was.

 

[Bigohh]

I think there's a lot of factors at play with these types of situations. First off, head coaches and coordinators have an interesting dynamic. Obviously Purdue's offense progressed throughout the years and was not what it was in 1997 by even 1999. Maybe they were in solid agreement on the transformation of the offense, maybe they weren't. I believe they were.

Secondly, some people just need a change of pace. Since leaving Purdue in 2005, this will be Chaney's 6th different team. When you're with the same people, the same system, the same program - it can be hard to freshen things up.

Third, I'd say that people often look for scapegoats in the wrong places. It happened this year - the blame gets directed towards coordinators, not the head coach. Do I think Spack/Chaney got put in these situations? Absolutely. Does that mean they were doing a great job though? I don't know about that. But I think Tiller had obviously built up a lot of love that it was easier to go after those 2 when things weren't as rosy. Obviously looking back, Tiller kind of lost his fire and it showed not only in terms of coaching, but the recruiting just wasn't as sharp as it was.

If you recall back in the day Chaney was in the conversation for several HC jobs and got none. Now he is bouncing around the OC jobs with no mention of a HC bite.