It's gotten to that point where I think we have to assume an OC change is going to happen. There are no miracle runs to end this season to save everyone's job like last year. So hence random speculating about who could be our next OC.
The writing is on the wall for Norvell at FSU. He's 1-11 in the last 12 ACC games for FSU. Players were reportedly joking around in the locker room after their humiliating loss to Stanford. So he's just done there.
I think he's sufficiently damaged his reputation as HC at FSU that he's likely not fielding any compelling HC offers once he's canned there. He is still widely regarded as an offensive mind and ran high powered offenses at Arizona State for 4 years and then as HC at Memphis were he called plays. From 2012-2019, as OC at Arizona State and then as HC at Memphis, he had top 20 offenses every year except 1 and top 10 in 5 of the 8 years.
How much does the stink from FSU scare us off, though? They've been pretty awful last year and this year, and that includes offense. But there's a lot that could explain that which wouldn't have any bearing on his abilities as an OC. His track record as an OC is nearly flawless. It would obviously be a rehab stint for him, which I think is fine for us. He's still quite young at 44, so far from washed up in that respect.
Or is he just the next Tom Herman/Justin Fuente? A coach who rapidly ascends the ranks to a major P4 head coach, flames out and then you never hear from him again in any capacity?
The writing is on the wall for Norvell at FSU. He's 1-11 in the last 12 ACC games for FSU. Players were reportedly joking around in the locker room after their humiliating loss to Stanford. So he's just done there.
I think he's sufficiently damaged his reputation as HC at FSU that he's likely not fielding any compelling HC offers once he's canned there. He is still widely regarded as an offensive mind and ran high powered offenses at Arizona State for 4 years and then as HC at Memphis were he called plays. From 2012-2019, as OC at Arizona State and then as HC at Memphis, he had top 20 offenses every year except 1 and top 10 in 5 of the 8 years.
How much does the stink from FSU scare us off, though? They've been pretty awful last year and this year, and that includes offense. But there's a lot that could explain that which wouldn't have any bearing on his abilities as an OC. His track record as an OC is nearly flawless. It would obviously be a rehab stint for him, which I think is fine for us. He's still quite young at 44, so far from washed up in that respect.
Or is he just the next Tom Herman/Justin Fuente? A coach who rapidly ascends the ranks to a major P4 head coach, flames out and then you never hear from him again in any capacity?
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