UF Coaching Thread: Russ Callaway promoted to Co-OC

[Gator By Marriage]

Pretty damming article. Basically spent the first two years stuffing bagels into a coffee maker. All but says the job was/is too big for him.

Reading that made me wonder how even the biggest pumper could see CBN surviving year 3.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Reading that made me wonder how even the biggest pumper could see CBN surviving year 3.

Surviving year three, would be like Muschamp's second season, where all the good luck you could possibly have falls your way. But when that many good things go your way in one season, the things tend to balance themselves out the next season.

 

[oxrageous]

The whole setup is just effing bizarre.

 

[GatorFL]

The whole setup is just effing bizarre.

But easily fixable, if Nape wants to. Lose the extra OL coach, hire an OC and a ST coordinator. Put the coaches on staff on their areas of expertise.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

But easily fixable, if Nape wants to. Lose the extra OL coach, hire an OC and a ST coordinator. Put the coaches on staff on their areas of expertise.

You would have thought an experienced HC would have known to do that from the very beginning.

 

[GatorScott]

The whole setup is just effing bizarre.

so basically Napsack sold Strick on "the Alabama Blueprint" regarding staff structure/organizational chart, but attempted to put together a jigsaw puzzle with Legos for a coaching staff

 

[cover2]

You would have thought an experienced HC would have known to do that from the very beginning.

 

[A Gator Looks at Forty]

But easily fixable, if Nape wants to. Lose the extra OL coach, hire an OC and a ST coordinator. Put the coaches on staff on their areas of expertise.

Fixable, sure. But definitely not easy....

 

[TheDouglas78]

so basically Napsack sold Strick on "the Alabama Blueprint" regarding staff structure/organizational chart, but attempted to put together a jigsaw puzzle with Legos for a coaching staff

Napier views himself as a teacher, not only of his players but his staff and assistants... that is good when you are coaching at a lower level of competition. I'm not going to say he doens't understand the game of football, because when he is putting down his plan he knows what he wants. That works on lower levels as well, but once that plan needs to shift or adjust due to the opponent or situation, that is when things get a little dicey.

I didn't like the initial hire... He hangs onto the process, because that is just how his mind and logic works. I don't know if he is capable to make the real changes in his staff and himself that are needed to be here for the long haul. He would be a really good fit and coach at a lot of Universities, just like McElwain is a better fit for a lower level position. But there is a difference between the top tear or two of NCAA football and the rest.

 

[Gator98MD]

I showed your mom my peagler

 

[TheDouglas78]

I showed your mom my peagler

and she laughed

 

[GatorScott]

Napier views himself as a teacher, not only of his players but his staff and assistants... that is good when you are coaching at a lower level of competition. I'm not going to say he doens't understand the game of football, because when he is putting down his plan he knows what he wants. That works on lower levels as well, but once that plan needs to shift or adjust due to the opponent or situation, that is when things get a little dicey.

I didn't like the initial hire... He hangs onto the process, because that is just how his mind and logic works. I don't know if he is capable to make the real changes in his staff and himself that are needed to be here for the long haul. He would be a really good fit and coach at a lot of Universities, just like McElwain is a better fit for a lower level position. But there is a difference between the top tear or two of NCAA football and the rest.

He's not Penske material, to sum it up.

 

[cover2]

I showed your mom my peagler

Yeah I heard. Think the remark was “Isn’t it just so cute!”

 

[Detroitgator]

Why did we lose Tarquín & White? Tarquín is married to Tony Boselli’s daughter. That’s a pretty strong “in” to USC, and their Heisman QB.

White tagged along, which was a huge mistake. In between programs, a medical issue bounced him out of football. Had he stayed, he’d have had a full scholarship and medical care. He discarded his UF benefits and USC never picked him up.

Braun was another story, which appears to be a mis-fit with the new staff, losing his starting role etc.

You forgot the UK transfer that went home to Louisville to be with his dying mom... that one hurt too.

 

[gatormandan]

Yeah I heard. Think the remark was “Isn’t it just so cute!” Uhh, what exactly is it?

FIFY

 

[Detroitgator]

As the article put it. Square pegs in round hole. Hoping that with some of the moves (starting) to be made he can round out a staff that FITS the position and experience with coaching said position. Now lets see if there is any movement on the Offensive side of the house.

I think we just need a bigger hammer?

I believe this is an actual pic of one of our analytics whiz kids making coaching decisions...

 

[jdh5484]

 

[Durty South Swamp]

You. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me.

"Your STs are terrible Chris, we're promoting you to manage them full time."

And can they even find a pic of him with a gator lapel instead of a ULL one?

This is like watching the Hindenburg disaster... in slow motion.

 

[gatormandan]

I thought he was the equipment manager.

 

[Detroitgator]

So, only change is he's "on field" now vs just having the "GameChanger" title he had all year?