Stoops names Buh special teams coordinator
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I'm glad to see that someone is finally taking the helm and I like what Buh has to offer. There is a lot of good ST coaching experience on the rest of the staff but it can get convoluted when you have to many people involved in a process.
Jen Smith @jenheraldleader 12m12 minutes ago
Buh last fall: "If someone said, ‘Hey, tomorrow you need to be the special teams coordinator,’ I’d love to do that.” http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/jen-smith-blog/article63784247.html…
Buh last fall: "If someone said, ‘Hey, tomorrow you need to be the special teams coordinator,’ I’d love to do that.” http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/jen-smith-blog/article63784247.html…
Naming someone Special Teams Coordinator is just letters on a paper. It's not like they weren't teaching or working on special teams before like a lot of people seem to think when there isn't someone with that title. That doesn't mean they weren't crap all year and they need to be a ton better, but everyone was acting like they were not practicing special team because no one was specifically titles a "special teams coach".
yea but it will make some folks on here happy since we didn't have a STC before now.
Well I hope this new title shuts us all up, and by us I mean me included.
This is a step forward for our football program. Some people will say Buh was already working with the special teams so no real change. But that isn't true. Giving him the formal coordinator title puts him in charge of the game plan and makes him accountable for results. Our special teams were horrible last year. This must improve, and I think Buh can do it. Most importantly, we need to get the right athletes into the right roles and teach them not to miss their assignments. Buh is now in a better position to do all of that.
The man deserves a raise just for taking the title. After last season, I wouldn't want my name attached anywhere to that particular unit.
In all seriousness though, I hope Buh takes it and makes a lot of us eat some crow, and I think he will. Very hopeful for a much more disciplined and better overall unit this season.
In all seriousness though, I hope Buh takes it and makes a lot of us eat some crow, and I think he will. Very hopeful for a much more disciplined and better overall unit this season.
I have to keep reminding myself that this is not a coaches forum or even an informed fan forum. This is a place with many knowledgeable fans and also many fans who simply love UK but have zero knowledge about how the game works. That is perfectly ok but it is a bit trying when the lesser informed spew out comments like they are experts. Sometimes it is ok just to read and learn.
That said,
It is true that probably every coach on the staff has the ability to coach special teams. However, somebody has to be in charge or it is chaos. The perfect example is last year in the Vandy game, Swindle got injured and had to come out on offense. No problem, a sub was sent right in. Here is the problem. Swindle also played on the field goal team. Between our committee of special teams coaches, nobody realized that a player was injured on the FG team and nobody thought to send in a sub. The delay of game penalty took us out of field goal range and it greatly impacted the game and possibly changed the outcome. Stoops said this himself in the post game briefing. Had there been a special teams coach, he would have known Swindle was out and would have had a replacement ready to go in on 4th down. A single play like that can be the difference in going to a bowl or going home.
That said,
It is true that probably every coach on the staff has the ability to coach special teams. However, somebody has to be in charge or it is chaos. The perfect example is last year in the Vandy game, Swindle got injured and had to come out on offense. No problem, a sub was sent right in. Here is the problem. Swindle also played on the field goal team. Between our committee of special teams coaches, nobody realized that a player was injured on the FG team and nobody thought to send in a sub. The delay of game penalty took us out of field goal range and it greatly impacted the game and possibly changed the outcome. Stoops said this himself in the post game briefing. Had there been a special teams coach, he would have known Swindle was out and would have had a replacement ready to go in on 4th down. A single play like that can be the difference in going to a bowl or going home.
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True, but now we don't have to hear the crowd who thought we had nobody coaching ST bitching all summer about how that's a position of need. I think Buh will do incredibly well in the spotlight. Good move all around, and he's now got a tried and true ST vet in Gran to help him out just a bit if he needs it or bounce ideas around. I like the fact that he's now "The Guy." I think this as well as the new QC coach will help our ST flourish next season. Compared to last season, that's not asking a whole hell of a lot.
I like this move, especially from what I have read that Buh is happy with the new title as well. Now we have someone who will take full responsibility for the ups and downs of ST. I do not agree that it will be done the same way, now we have one person who is responsible for the ST units, and to me that alone is an improvement. I am very upbeat(as usual) going into the new season, for many reasons, but I really feel like our staff has taken a big step forward. I hated to lose Ansley, but Clinkscale seems like a capable replacement for him. I believe that after the 2016 season a lot of our staff members will be sought out by other schools. But that is the price we have to pay for having some good position coaches. The thing I like about this staff is to me it seems that they are all of a very similar mindset and that may help to keep a few of them around. We had 3 staff members of last years staff that turned down other schools. I hope that is a trend we can continue!!!
Jon Hale @JonHale_CJ 2h2 hours ago
ICYMI: Fans complained about no special teams coordinator last year, and now Mark Stoops has named one http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2016/03/03/buh-promoted-uk-special-teams-coordinator/81264856/…
ICYMI: Fans complained about no special teams coordinator last year, and now Mark Stoops has named one http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2016/03/03/buh-promoted-uk-special-teams-coordinator/81264856/…
That is a great example and thanks for sharing. The chaos when doing special teams is unique since most everyone comes off the field and is replaced for a single play. Having someone to keep that straight is worth the attention of one coach.
The back up should of known. We had kids in high school that were capable of realizing the guy ahead of them was injured and they went to the coach and had their helmet. Player accountability was low last year and stoops also acknowledged that.
good point...yes, the coach is ultimately responsible but a player should know they're next man up. The entire offense was so dysfunctional last year which results in poor play. If anything, the offense should be much more organized and guys will be held accountable. A more effective offense will be the ultimate result.