LOL. I agree!Originally Posted by PawDawg
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LOL. I agree!
If we were at 9 wins right now, I could see this.
The national rep on Holtz seems to be that he's an experienced coach that can stabilize a program and level things off. Louisville has their guy in mind, NC will be scared off by the last couple of seasons (and they're apparently looking at Mack Brown). But I've heard that those kind of situations are the types that would be interested in Skip (but again, probably not this season).
Unless they believe he could do more with their resources. Remember when Dooley was hired away? I was shocked on that one - didn't work out for him, but Tenn. wanted him because they believed he could work with their resources.
Article on SB Nation about current coaching searches including two in our conference.
https://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...yland-colorado
The more I think about Holtz this season, and last: Here is his strategy.....slow the game down by running the ball straight up the ass of the guard twice, then have his rockstar bail us out with a pass that is hopefully enough for a first down. Rinse and repeat. A couple of first downs is the goal, then punt. The defense only has to be good enough to keep the other team from scoring quickly. It's OK to give up yards from the 20 to the 20.
Every once in a while, have the rockstar hit a hail mary that is hauled in with a miraculous catch. A TD is preferred, but not really necessary since scoring too quickly will eat up less time on the clock. Open up holes in the middle of our own defense to allow third down and long conversions. Rinse and repeat.
Keep within reach in the third quarter, but it's not really necessary to score a TD....a FG is just fine. We are now in perfect shape....it's a close game that we HOPE we can somehow eat up the clock and win the game. Heck, it worked against Rice and UTEP!!
So, is it a just a coincidence that another Tony Franklin offense is now --this week-- on the verge of winning another conference championship?
I think not.
You guys have it backwards. Defenses don't win championships at the G5 level, OFFENSES do!
- 2013: Franklin was LA Tech's OC when we won the WAC title in 2011. Tech averaged 31 pts per game (turn around year). QB's Colby Cameron and Nick Isham combined to pass for 3,124 yds.
- 2012: Franklin was once again LA Tech's OC when LA Tech averaged 51.5 pts per game, and QB Colby Cameron passed for 4,147 yds.
- 2014: Marshall's CUSA title and 13-1 record was led by senior QB Rakeem Cato, and a great, wide open passing offense. The Herd averaged 46 pts per game and Cato threw for 3,903 yds.
- 2015: WKU's CUSA title and 12-2 record was led by senior QB Brandon Doughty, and a great, wide open passing offense. WKU averaged 44.4 pts per game, and Doughty threw for 5,055 yds.
- 2016: WKU repeats to win back to back CUSA titles, was led by junior QB Mike White and a great, wide open offense. WKU averaged 45.5 pts per game & White passed for 4,363 yds.
- 2017: FAU wins CUSA title, on the back of OC Kendall Briles' wide open offense. FAU averaged 41 pts per game, and Jason Driskel passed for 2,247 yds.
- 2018: MTSU will likely win the 2018 CUSA title, based upon their 27-3 defeat of UAB last Saturday. With 2 games remaining, Franklin's offense is averaging 30 pts per game, and 3,000 yds passing.
There's the blueprint guys. OFFENSE wins championships in CUSA, not defense.
It takes both (and special teams). MT is the 5th best offense in CUSA behind North Texas, ODU, FIU, and UAB. Tech won the WAC championship in 2011 with a good defense (and special teams) and came in 3rd in the conference with the best offense in the country (and worst defense). Our offense was as good as that WKU offense in 2016, but their defense was much better than ours.
I'm telling you how to fix the problem. And sell tickets. USM has had some great defenses over the past few years, but no CUSA championships. MTSU is the 5th best offense in CUSA for a number of reasons; most notably injuries that have been sustained by their 5th yr starting QB Brent Stockstill earlier this season. Also, the reality is, the rest of the league has caught on to this "blueprint for success", and the fact that you need to pass for about 3,500 yds in this league to be a champion. Everybody but you understands that now.
UNT and ODU were the only teams to pass for over 3500 yards this year. It takes more than just doing that obviously.
I like offense as much as the next guy, and I really enjoyed our Air Raid teams (and the Crowton years, which were cutting edge at the time).
But if/when we are looking for a new coach, my first call would be Manny Diaz.
After that, yeah - I'd be going down the Air Raid coaching tree.
OC is irrelevant when Holtz calls the plays. He AINT Shawn Peyton!
Agree... I mean he should give up play-calling, fire Fitch, and bring in someone to run the offense as the OC (and not meddle with them). I have no idea if we can afford a really good OC, but it's worth a try.... our offense is too vanilla. I can't explain why the 14, 15, and 16 offenses were so good with the same plays though... maybe we require NFL talent to make a Holtz offense work?
If NFL talent were what it took, we'd have 3 CUSA championships, instead of the number we have now, which is, again, ZERO.
I meant for the offense.
It's looking more and more like this is the type of direction North Carolina wants to go. They are close to a deal with Mack Brown, who can bring stability to a bad situation. You are right about 9 wins. I think Skip would be a viable candidate for that job if we were sitting with 9 wins right now. That's something you can sell to boosters.
It will be interesting to see if they can finalize a deal with Mack Brown.
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