UF Coaching Thread: Russ Callaway promoted to Co-OC

[sharkbite]

Who cares what they call him, just get him. Mr. President of Defensive Operations and CEO of Linebackers.

 

[G8trwood]

Director of holding Sandlot’s hand

 

[jdh5484]

WTF is with all the titles? People who worry about titles are typically people you don’t want.

UAA is modeled after our government bureaucracy. Why not the football program too?

 

[jdh5484]

WTF is with all the titles? People who worry about titles are typically people you don’t want.

His real title is "I'm the one they hired to clean up BNs second mistake on the defensive side of things". Reading between the lines.

 

[Detroitgator]

UAA is modeled after our government bureaucracy. Why not the football program too?

Or this... how many "Associate Head Coach" guys do you need that aren't even OC or DC to win a NC that year?

2018 Football Coaches - University of Alabama Athletics

The official Football Coach List for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide

rolltide.com

 

[FireFoley]

Perhaps we can call him Smalls so a game chat between he and Sandlot will go something like this.

 

[jdh5484]

Or this... how many "Associate Head Coach" guys do you need that aren't even OC or DC to win a NC that year?

2018 Football Coaches - University of Alabama Athletics

The official Football Coach List for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide

rolltide.com

How can they have a "Offensive Coordinator" and also a "Co-Offensive Coordinator"? Shouldn't they both be Co? Same with the DC.

Their titles suck. I'm surprised they win any games at all.

Did you notice they also have a Special Teams/TE Coach?

That'll never work.

 

[G8trwood]

Dude has gray hair. Going to upset the balance of power in the young silly titles crowd.

 

[Detroitgator]

How can they have a "Offensive Coordinator" and also a "Co-Offensive Coordinator"? Shouldn't they both be Co? Same with the DC.

Their titles suck. I'm surprised they win any games at all.

Did you notice they also have a Special Teams/TE Coach?

That'll never work.

And look at the two guys at the bottom and their whacky assed titles...

 

[t-gator]

Executive head coach for defense huh?

I'll be honest, I have no idea how he's been as a DC. But I definitely like the idea of a more seasoned guy on that side of the ball. I think the position coaches will respond better to a guy with a little more age one him than what we have.

 

[jdh5484]

And look at the two guys at the bottom and their whacky assed titles...

Saw that. I guess they have dotted line to the AD? I think we need a football GM that's on the same level as AD. Let the AD handle non-revenue sports.

 

[Silverback Gator]

What is strange about all this is we have a competent SEC level DC who has been around for a longtime to come into Florida to be the LB coach under a young dude who was a grad assistant the last time they were all together. Maybe AA is getting demoted and RR is taking the DC position? Just weird.

Yes, odd…. DC in waiting? Doesn’t make sense. Hiring an over qualified LB coach is a good thing if his input with AA helps the D. But it seems odd for sure. You know a genius like Billy is anything but conventional.

 

[aka]

I don't care about titles, I just want to not be a friggin embarrassment on the field and if this guy can be an adult in the room then I'm for it.

 

[Detroitgator]

Saw that. I guess they have dotted line to the AD? I think we need a football GM that's on the same level as AD. Let the AD handle non-revenue sports.

i'm pretty sure almost everyone mocked us doing this last week

 

[Concrete Helmet]

I remember a time when UF just went out and hired the best coaches available and fired the ones that sucked...

 

[jdh5484]

i'm pretty sure almost everyone mocked us doing this last week

That list was from Bamma in 2018 so they had a good business model in anticipation of NIL / free agency.

Saban is a great coach, but what has always impressed me the most is his handling of the business end of things. Is he that smart or is there a behind the scenes business/lawyer guy in a trenchcoat?

Coaches should coach... the admin stuff, is as important, but should be handled like the pros do it.

 

[Homer J]

WTF is with all the titles? People who worry about titles are typically people you don’t want.

I believe that was the same titles that chaos and Raymond held.

Raymond was defensive head coach or something and Spencer was co coordinator.

 

[neteng]

Yes, odd…. DC in waiting? Doesn’t make sense. Hiring an over qualified LB coach is a good thing if his input with AA helps the D. But it seems odd for sure. You know a genius like Billy is anything but conventional.

It makes perfect sense now that position is being announced. He will be the LB Coach, but he will also be Co Defensive Coordinator. Sounds like AA is getting demoted and Napier is trying to fix the defense. One of the very few steps in the right direction he has made.

 

[FireFoley]

I'll be honest, I have no idea how he's been as a DC. But I definitely like the idea of a more seasoned guy on that side of the ball. I think the position coaches will respond better to a guy with a little more age one him than what we have.

If this is your feeling, Gene Chizik is available. I am sure he would make others happy as well b/c he fits the bill of having played here. Age, where they played etc. means squat. "Do you know what the FVKK you are doing?" End of story.

 

[aka]

I remember a time when UF just went out and hired the best coaches available and fired the ones that sucked...

The "best coaches available" aren't stumbling over each other to coach at Vandy either, are they?.