2023 Coaching Carousel

[Techster]

 

[apatriot1776]

I don’t care how much grumbling the Gumps were doing. Where you score 41 points a game and are in the top 5 or 10 of damn near every offensive category, losses are not the fault of the OC. Saban has a headset on, if he doesn’t like what’s going on I’m sure he has the authority to change it. Bama scored 49 points against Tennessee in 2022, BoB did his job, and a damn good one at that.

Point being, BoB is a good coach. I would’ve been very happy had we hired him here, and I think he’d do well at BC

He did end up changing it - Alabama made zero effort to keep BoB on in 2023.

I think he’s an okay coach and would’ve been a whelming hire. I don’t see him as bad as my Alabama family members would claim, nor do I think he’s exceptional (or else he would be in the conversation for Washington or Michigan, not GT and BC)

Anyway, we’re both pretty dug in, so agree to disagree I guess…

 

[stinger78]

You guys still arguing if BOB is a good coach or not? He’s a good coach. Not sure he’s all that and a bag of chips.

 

[UgaBlows]

You guys still arguing if BOB is a good coach or not? He’s a good coach. Not sure he’s all that and a bag of chips.

Can he recruit for a place like BC?

 

[apatriot1776]

You guys still arguing if BOB is a good coach or not? He’s a good coach. Not sure he’s all that and a bag of chips.

At least it’s more relevant than arguing about cornbread. Lol

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

At least it’s more relevant than arguing about cornbread. Lol

 

[ThatGuy]

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Mods, quick request: can we get a custom "Cornbread" reaction icon? Seems reasonable and needed.

 

[CEB]

Mods, quick request: can we get a custom "Cornbread" reaction icon? Seems reasonable and needed.

These are the things that keep me up at night too.

 

[Papa Foxtrot]

 

[ThatGuy]

Man. I had forgotten what it was like to have a good staff.

Glad he's getting a shot, but would hate to lose him and have to start again.

Hopefully I'm going to have to feel this way a lot in the future, as we keep on hiring amazing coaches and watching them get recognition.

 

[yeti92]

I must be having amnesia, but I don't remember blocking a bunch of kicks and don't think I knew Birr was a freshman AA.

Either way, would be nice to keep Brumfield around if we can.

 

[TampaBuzz]

They obviously weren't paying any attention to our kick or punt coverage.

 

[roadkill]

I must be having amnesia, but I don't remember blocking a bunch of kicks and don't think I knew Birr was a freshman AA.

Either way, would be nice to keep Brumfield around if we can.

Hope it wasn't a resume "error".

 

[Augusta_Jacket]

We were tied for third in the nation with 4 blocked kicks

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We also had one blocked punt.

 

[jojatk]

They obviously weren't paying any attention to our kick or punt coverage.

While I agree we had some pretty big issues, especially with kick coverage, I think it's also fair to say that in a pretty short time Ricky helped fix some pretty humongous problems we had on special teams. To get where we did this past year where we had confidence in being able to hit a FG and an extra point and not have every kick or punt blocked is a pretty big deal. Yes, we still had some progress to make. But I think others can see the big improvements he helped us achieve so far.

 

[stinger78]

While I agree we had some pretty big issues, especially with kick coverage, I think it's also fair to say that in a pretty short time Ricky helped fix some pretty humongous problems we had on special teams. To get where we did this past year where we had confidence in being able to hit a FG and an extra point and not have every kick or punt blocked is a pretty big deal. Yes, we still had some progress to make. But I think others can see the big improvements he helped us achieve so far.

Remember that we Tech folks tend to be very black and white. You’re either great or you totally suck.

 

[Techster]

 

[Techster]

 

[slugboy]

4D chess from the UCLA AD. Chip Kelly is gone, no buyout.

But—ouch—has to fill the HC role just before spring training.

 

[slugboy]

I don’t know if this is remotely true, but the carousel just keeps turning this year
(Possibly PJ Fleck from Minnesota to UCLA, which means a different HC opening)