Did Furrey clinch the job?
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Who else could we get better? I don't mean who else IS better, who else could WE get that is better?
It's a stupid question but at the same time an understandable one.
Like when we hired Beamer, posters here have asked: is there any other program in the country who was interested in him as a HC?
Same with Furrey: is there any other program in the country who would be interested in him as OC? Frankly, he'd be highly unlikely to even get hired as a position coach at another P4 program.
So, yes, the job is probably his.
Like when we hired Beamer, posters here have asked: is there any other program in the country who was interested in him as a HC?
Same with Furrey: is there any other program in the country who would be interested in him as OC? Frankly, he'd be highly unlikely to even get hired as a position coach at another P4 program.
So, yes, the job is probably his.
Given that Beamer will absolutely know he is on the hot seat heading into next season, I have to think his OC hire will not be a flippant one. I'm not saying he may not end up giving the job to Furrey, but if he does, I think it will be because he's convinced that's the best hire he can make. I also suspect Donati will promise Beamer the resources he needs to hire the best guy Beamer possibly can.
Well, he thought Satterfield and Shula were the best OC hires he could make. I don't put a lot of stock into his thought processes.
It's stupid that we have to even ask it. But I understand why it is being asked. Because we would do something stupid like that.
Jason Beck's offense put on a show today. Spotted a couple of TDs to Kstate but Utah scored 51 points to win the game by 4 pts.
I'd like to see what he could do here.
In keeping with our fallacious hiring practices.
If we put up 30 offensive pts or more next week with 400yds of offense, I’m game.
You know its coming. Clemson looks like trash, and we'll fall all over ourselves to give him a promotion on 2 games.
Nor do I, but I that doesn't mean he's not going to put a lot of thought into it.
If the next OC is a dude who no one else in the whole country offers an OC job, I guarantee he won't be a good one.
No different than Shula promotion last year if it happens. Or Tanner getting AD job. Or hiring a TE coach who wants to be here. Lazy and convenient. Our MO.
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No, he didn’t. Boat racing Coastal doesn’t prove anything. Maybe he gets it, but that would mean Beamer couldn’t go out and get a big hire. I still think we need to decide on an offensive philosophy that we can recruit to and get a guy who can run it. I wish it was that simple.
Hope your last sentence is true. If so, Beamer needs to do his best salesman act to make a big name move.
I don’t know if he is “the guy” or not. Also, it was Coastal but that’s the best the offense has looked all season. Basically he let Sellers be Sellers. If they perform well against Clemson then I think we have to consider Furrey a candidate. Also I wonder how the players feel about the decision.
Who Beamer chooses will impact which players leave and which players stay.
Who Beamer chooses will impact which players leave and which players stay.
Well, "the best guy Beamer possibly can" has a pretty significant built-in caveat. If we end up with an underwhelming OC hire, I don't think it will be because we lacked the financial resources to get him or because Beamer didn't make the effort.
Talk to Drew Cronic, the OC at Navy. I think he might take the job if offered given his background.
Drew Cronic - Football Coach - Naval Academy Athletics
Drew Cronic - Football Coach - Naval Academy Athletics
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. After a decade of mostly inept offensive coordinator, hires and inept offenses, our fans are clamoring for us to hire a guy who will have called three games in his career. One game in which the offense was totally inept for an entire half and the other game against one of the worst defenses in all of FBS.
I guess we get what we deserve.
I respectfully disagree. Getting the players' opinions and all is a nice gesture but shouldn't weigh in any final decision on a new hire. It's my understanding some current players made a plea for Shula to be OC and see how that turned out. Of course they probably love Coach Furrey and that is great. I wouldn't expect them to say "Please hire someone from the outside. Coach Furrey's gotta go".
Why is Chadd morris not under consideratio.
i know he coach at that other place but you can’t argue with results and his QB recruiting.
i know he coach at that other place but you can’t argue with results and his QB recruiting.
I'm not sure he's coaching anywhere this year. My one critique of him from when he was at Clemson, is they game into our game every year with an otherworldly offense, and our D shut them down each year except 2014.
He'd be an interesting hire, but not the first call I'd make.
Before they shut down, Limestone had a satellite site with classrooms in a strip mall in my hometown right next to a Food Lion.
My dad called it: "Limestone-Food Lion campus"
Beamer is scouring the wedding albums looking for potential coaches.
That's a reference to Satterfield, in case you haven't been around for very long.
That's a reference to Satterfield, in case you haven't been around for very long.
We could, and I’d say it’s better than a 50 percent chance we will, do worse. Regardless, perception right now is such that Beamer has to look outside the program. Not particularly fair to Furrey and could be a mistake, but has to be done.
One way to think about it. Will an SEC or B10 team give him a shot at OC?
Ridiculous question OP. Beamer better hire a proven name that will excite recruits md transfers. Otherwise, we'll have a new HC roughly this time next year.