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Looks like IW is going to get every chance to be successful as a QB.
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Just speculation from my part but maybe BB wants to keep Paterson and Bellamy on staff and that went into consideration on the OC hire?
No, and it wasn't like App St lit the world on fire except in a few games.
I'm not blown away by the hire I guess but I've rarely been rewarded by the hires I actually got excited for so maybe BB and TP will just be great. Kinda feel like I have to look at what positives there are and hope they grow into something.
Are we sure BB didn’t think he was hiring Chris Petersen?
Overjoyed by this hire! I was worried that we would hire someone that didn't have the slightest idea about spreading out a defense. BB said he wanted to run a balanced O and now, I believe him. We still may try to dominate with just an ugly power running game but, I now have hopes that we can pass it if we have to. Which means that we can compete with better teams. Might even mean that I can convince myself to watch a game or two this season. Seriously happy about this!!!
It looks like he has experience with both airing it out and running the football. Will be interesting to see what we run.
For me, I guess it all boils down to this:
1) Right now, we are probably top 5 in most undesirable jobs in the Power 5. As such, we probably need to overpay to get some guys here. Even then, the very top guys will have better options.
2) If he really wants to be here, BB is about as good as we could have expected.
3) This is BB’s 3rd Power 5 head coaching job. If he’s not successful, there won’t be a 4th. I would guess he is aware of that fact.
4) As such, I am going to trust that BB will hire the best staff he can.....one that he is comfortable will help him win games and be successful. If he fails, we will be doing this again in 4-5 years.
5) Same applies to players. We need to recruit guys that fit......and then DEVELOP. The 4-5 stars not going to come in waves to Champaign until we start winning.
As a result of the above, I am going to trust BBs decisions until they don’t work.
1) Right now, we are probably top 5 in most undesirable jobs in the Power 5. As such, we probably need to overpay to get some guys here. Even then, the very top guys will have better options.
2) If he really wants to be here, BB is about as good as we could have expected.
3) This is BB’s 3rd Power 5 head coaching job. If he’s not successful, there won’t be a 4th. I would guess he is aware of that fact.
4) As such, I am going to trust that BB will hire the best staff he can.....one that he is comfortable will help him win games and be successful. If he fails, we will be doing this again in 4-5 years.
5) Same applies to players. We need to recruit guys that fit......and then DEVELOP. The 4-5 stars not going to come in waves to Champaign until we start winning.
As a result of the above, I am going to trust BBs decisions until they don’t work.
mattcoldagelli
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Is this accurate? Honestly asking. There's a wide gulf between "hottest coordinator names" and "career duffer" - he looks like he's had a mixed bag with some success running a few different schemes. Maybe that's a letdown for you/some, but the reaction here is borderline Ryan Cubit.
you could be right, of course, but outside of one 10-win season, dorrell’s high watermark as a coach was a 7-win season in what is unanimously considered the weakest power five conference.
if anything, cu and uiuc both overpaid. i graded the bielama hire a “d” on another thread here, but say what you will about inheriting the program or whatever, he won 10 or more 4 of the first 6 seasons he was a coach in the conference he was hired to coach in. one of the two years he didn’t hit double digit wins he hit nine.
Famous last words.
The QB for App State threw 291 times and ran 90 times. IW issue is passing. Does Peterson have a track record of developing QBs into good passers?
Shocking it wasn’t an NFL guy
Was this insider knowledge?
ProfessorQC
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redwingillini11
White and Sixth
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Didn't expect so much doomerism when I came here tonight. Funny how everyone hated the idea of a retread as our head coach, but everyone apparently needed a retread running our offense.
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Just listened to Werner's emergency pod (Illini Inquirer) with the 247 App St writer. He had all positive things to say, which he didn't have to. We'll see how it plays out.
Also his name ends with -sen... Petersen
Also his name ends with -sen... Petersen
I’m not sure this is true. Rod Smith was a pretty much Co-OC at any of his positions that mattered, and from watching his play calling I’m not shocked he wasn’t “the guy”. At least Petersen’s been calling his own plays for awhile.
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It's obvious we should fire Josh W. and hire gritty as our AD.
Are you new here? LOL I expected nothing but doom and gloom sprinkled with the occassional orange koolaid. It's a forum requirement.
*came for the doom - stayed for the gloom*
I don't mind the hire at all. The guy has had success almost everywhere he has gone but East Carolina. Most forget East Carolina went to the American Conference from CUSA in 2014. East Carolina had some horrendous teams during the years Petersen was OC/QB coach. They also had to play catch up a ton. During the 2017 season, the defense gave up 52+ points in 6 of the 12 games.
Throwing in only the stops where he was OC/QB coach together at Minnesota, Marshall, Louisiana Tech, ECU and Appalachian St the teams went 7-3 in Bowl games. During the same time Illinois was 2-4 in Bowl Games and also lost to the Louisiana Tech team that Petersen was coaching on.
We need to play to the strength of our O-Line and running game next year. Think is a solid hire for what we have to work with. Might not be a flashy name, but when has that worked for us lately? If anything, am glad they hired a guy who has a ton of experience being an OC and QB coach at the same time. Consistent QB play has been our Kryptonite for many years now.
Throwing in only the stops where he was OC/QB coach together at Minnesota, Marshall, Louisiana Tech, ECU and Appalachian St the teams went 7-3 in Bowl games. During the same time Illinois was 2-4 in Bowl Games and also lost to the Louisiana Tech team that Petersen was coaching on.
We need to play to the strength of our O-Line and running game next year. Think is a solid hire for what we have to work with. Might not be a flashy name, but when has that worked for us lately? If anything, am glad they hired a guy who has a ton of experience being an OC and QB coach at the same time. Consistent QB play has been our Kryptonite for many years now.
Weird!!! Looks like he had offense rolling..
I remember the transfer from Illinois (Bates) totally taken over the game lol..
I feel ya But let's give it a chance and see how it goes.. Hopefully we will be pleasantly surprised.
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