Coaching observation

[HumpDawgy]

JoMo is now the second HC we have hired who serves as his own playcaller, After watching the time mismanagement before halftime of the Kentucky game and remembering the same issues with Mullen, I would like to see JoMo assign one of his coaches to focus on time management during the game. Usually this is done by HCs but if JoMo is processing what call to make, he is not focusing on the clock. This goes for the play clock as well as the game clock. If we are running a 2 minute offense, we cannot let 20 seconds run off while Fitz is waiting for the call to come in. He is a 5th year senior, he should be given the reins to call the play at the line immediately. And a coach has to be in JoMo's ear about time management. We have to improve here. Thoughts?

 

[forestdepth]

JoMo is now the second HC we have hired who serves as his own playcaller, After watching the time mismanagement before halftime of the Kentucky game and remembering the same issues with Mullen, I would like to see JoMo assign one of his coaches to focus on time management during the game. Usually this is done by HCs but if JoMo is processing what call to make, he is not focusing on the clock. This goes for the play clock as well as the game clock. If we are running a 2 minute offense, we cannot let 20 seconds run off while Fitz is waiting for the call to come in. He is a 5th year senior, he should be given the reins to call the play at the line immediately. And a coach has to be in JoMo's ear about time management. We have to improve here. Thoughts?

Agreed 100%. This was my biggest complaint with Mullen. You HAVE to be able to delegate to be a great one. I have a feeling Joe would do it before Mullen ever would tho...

 

[thatsbaseball]

This the downside to hiring assistant coaches into head coaching jobs. Somebody has got to pay for them to learn how to be a head coach(at a high level). Then if they have "it" and can become a finish product they can capitalize on the high priced lessons the people who gave them a break paid for and move on to greener pastures. There is no doubt Moorhead learned some things Sat night but it cost MSU a running ton for the "lesson" and we have no idea if it will pay off for US in the long run.

 

[shotgunDawg]

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JoMo is now the second HC we have hired who serves as his own playcaller, After watching the time mismanagement before halftime of the Kentucky game and remembering the same issues with Mullen, I would like to see JoMo assign one of his coaches to focus on time management during the game. Usually this is done by HCs but if JoMo is processing what call to make, he is not focusing on the clock. This goes for the play clock as well as the game clock. If we are running a 2 minute offense, we cannot let 20 seconds run off while Fitz is waiting for the call to come in. He is a 5th year senior, he should be given the reins to call the play at the line immediately. And a coach has to be in JoMo's ear about time management. We have to improve here. Thoughts?

How do you know Moorhead doesn't already have one of those guys?

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

I think it's a different situation than Mullen. Yes, they are technically both offensive guys who call plays. But Mullen was a micromanager that liked to have his group of bitches underneath him (the country club if you will). Mullen was a better QB coach than playcaller, so yeah, I do think he needed to delegate that more, but as we saw, he never did. It was always funny to me that Mullen hired Brian Jordan to coach QBs, instead of hiring an upstart OC to run his offense. He just couldn't let go.

JoMo, on the other hand, is supposed to be a guru playcaller, and he still delegates other aspects of the program. He's not a micromanager at all, from what I've seen, doesn't rule with an iron fist. I would imagine JoMo lets Breiner do his thing with the QBs, but I also doubt we ever see an actual 'offensive coordinator'.

Every coach does it differently. When Hudspeth eventually takes over when JoMo leaves for greener pastures (I hope both of these happen), we will see him focus more on recruiting and probably hire an upstart OC to run what evolution of the RPO offense there is at that time.

 

[AROB44]

I think it's a different situation than Mullen. Yes, they are technically both offensive guys who call plays. But Mullen was a micromanager that liked to have his group of bitches underneath him (the country club if you will). Mullen was a better QB coach than playcaller, so yeah, I do think he needed to delegate that more, but as we saw, he never did. It was always funny to me that Mullen hired Brian Jordan to coach QBs, instead of hiring an upstart OC to run his offense. He just couldn't let go.

JoMo, on the other hand, is supposed to be a guru playcaller, and he still delegates other aspects of the program. He's not a micromanager at all, from what I've seen, doesn't rule with an iron fist. I would imagine JoMo lets Breiner do his thing with the QBs, but I also doubt we ever see an actual 'offensive coordinator'.

Every coach does it differently. When Hudspeth eventually takes over when JoMo leaves for greener pastures (I hope both of these happen), we will see him focus more on recruiting and probably hire an upstart OC to run what evolution of the RPO offense there is at that time.

I sure hope not!!!! Surely we could do better than Hud....

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

I sure hope not!!!! Surely we could do better than Hud....

If a coach leaves due to having success, it makes sense to promote from within, to continue that success. I have no doubt that we would have done that when Mullen left, but his micromanaging *** did not develop anyone to the point they could take over.

If JoMo leaves, Hud will be the obvious guy. He's a great coach and recruiter too. I hope you are not one of those folks who are judging him by a situation he did not cause at ULL? Tunnel vision bro.

 

[HumpDawgy]

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How do you know Moorhead doesn't already have one of those guys?

If he does, he did a shatty job last week.

 

[00dog]

I was, at times, unable to devote my full attention to the game as I was watching on my phone at a wedding. But from what I saw, our offense had played so poorly that I was hoping we would let the clock run out and regroup at the half before we gave the ball back to Kentucky.

 

[johnson86-1]

I think it's a different situation than Mullen. Yes, they are technically both offensive guys who call plays. But Mullen was a micromanager that liked to have his group of bitches underneath him (the country club if you will). Mullen was a better QB coach than playcaller, so yeah, I do think he needed to delegate that more, but as we saw, he never did. It was always funny to me that Mullen hired Brian Jordan to coach QBs, instead of hiring an upstart OC to run his offense. He just couldn't let go.

JoMo, on the other hand, is supposed to be a guru playcaller, and he still delegates other aspects of the program. He's not a micromanager at all, from what I've seen, doesn't rule with an iron fist. I would imagine JoMo lets Breiner do his thing with the QBs, but I also doubt we ever see an actual 'offensive coordinator'.

Every coach does it differently. When Hudspeth eventually takes over when JoMo leaves for greener pastures (I hope both of these happen), we will see him focus more on recruiting and probably hire an upstart OC to run what evolution of the RPO offense there is at that time.

What in the hell? I think Hudspeth would be ok and I don't think it would be terrible if he somehow ended up as head coach. Certainly I think he did a better job generally at ULL than Moorhead showed us last week. But I can't imagine that being something a fan is hoping for at this point.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

I've been as negative about last saturday's debacle as anyone but I have a feeling we won't see the same crapshow again this saturday including the bad time management.

 

[tbaydog]

Question, after a penalty, how many seconds do you have to snap the very next play.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

What in the hell? I think Hudspeth would be ok and I don't think it would be terrible if he somehow ended up as head coach. Certainly I think he did a better job generally at ULL than Moorhead showed us last week. But I can't imagine that being something a fan is hoping for at this point.

You saw what I wrote.

Hudspeth is the recruiter we need to get us to the next level. He's also the guy that will stay here for a long time. If we can implement an offensive system that he can hire around, he could have BIG success here.

 

[bonedaddy401]

You saw what I wrote.

Hudspeth is the recruiter we need to get us to the next level. He's also the guy that will stay here for a long time. If we can implement an offensive system that he can hire around, he could have BIG success here.

I would rather have Huff or Breiner than Hud as head coach. It’s not even close to be honest. I like Hud for the record but I think he’s a much better assistant than HC. If recruiting is was turns you on you’d rather have Huff.

 

[RocketDawg]

Hopefully ....

 

[VegasDawg13]

This the downside to hiring assistant coaches into head coaching jobs. Somebody has got to pay for them to learn how to be a head coach(at a high level). Then if they have "it" and can become a finish product they can capitalize on the high priced lessons the people who gave them a break paid for and move on to greener pastures. There is no doubt Moorhead learned some things Sat night but it cost MSU a running ton for the "lesson" and we have no idea if it will pay off for US in the long run.

This theory may have applied to Mullen, but Moorhead has been a head coach before.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

It looked like we were trying to waste time last week

I thought Moorhead was just trying to get safely to halftime, but also trying to keep UK from using timeouts to force a punt. Maybe I’m being optimistic, but I thought we were conservatively trying to burn the clock, but not signaling we just wanted out of that half.