Does he survive this year? Why has he been so awful?
Many of us wanted him here when we were looking for a head man.
Many of us wanted him here when we were looking for a head man.
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Good question. He has been awful at UCLA. Losing to Oregon State has to make his seat super hot. I wonder what his relationship to his players is like. Because his team plays like it doesn’t give a crap.
It probably doesn’t help that he has a certain distaste for college football. Recruiting specifically.
IMO UCLA is a bad place to really have success coaching. Too many distractions for the players is the number one reason and then the fanbase isn't all that passionate.
Yep their fans are about about as passionate about football as we are about bowling.
Exactly. It's a tad bit easier when you inherit a good program. Look what he did to the Eagles and 49ers.
His offense was somewhat of a novelty at the time and it was hard to prepare for in a week and other teams weren't built to consistently score enough points to keep up. Since most teams run similar systems now, it comes back to defense and being able to "steal 2 to 3 extra possessions" a game. He is not a defensive guru and it doesn't look like anyone on his staff is either.
Azzinaro as DC is based on career friendship with Chip not on ability. Guy cares more about his facial hair than coaching.
Eagles came out just fine. Only took a couple years to get back on top. That front office is dope.
Good to have this thread to put things in perspective. Frost learned a lot about offense from Chip but maybe not much about being a head coach. While I hate the way our team has played much of the season, we have a very manageable schedule the rest of the way. UCLA is sunk for this year. Glad I’m a Husker and not a Bruin.
Frost is lucky to only have Sipple and some discussion board critics. Chip has Bill Plaschke to hear from and that guy cuts like a mad surgeon.
Frost is lucky to only have Sipple and some discussion board critics. Chip has Bill Plaschke to hear from and that guy cuts like a mad surgeon.
Chip's an introvert. He has poor people skills. He's terse with the press and fans. He wants to sit in a room by himself and design plays. He's better suited to be an OC, but his ego drives him to be a head coach.