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ChiefGritty
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So, Wofford is a triple option team, which I did not know. Conklin retained the OC when he got there who has been there for literally like 30 years.
Beyond the narrow tactics of the triple option offense, the broad strategic theory of how you win a football game is control the ball, control the clock, don't let the other team get into any rhythm, and minimize the number of things you need to do right to win the game. Which is a match with what Bielema has described.
And, Tony Petersen has been a mid-to-low tempo, balanced-to-run-heavy OC everywhere he has been EXCEPT East Carolina where they were a top 10 pace and pass percentage team all three years there. It was a totally different offense. The places where he has had the most success are a match for what we would appear to be trying to do.
And both are connected to Bielema through a guy he was in the NFL with this year, which would sort of provide a window into the evolution of his thinking. And everyone else we've hired has worked for Bielema directly.
An outline of a plan comes into view, and what I want most of all is a coherent plan. I basically take the Robert Rosenthal view that there are many basically equal ways to win a football game, and the key to all of them is having everything in the program pointing in that direction, recruiting to it, and sticking with it.
(For the record, Ryan Walters is also connected to Dooley as the DC when Dooley was the OC at Mizzou. But they played very different football, they were throwing the ball all over the place with Drew Lock)
ChazzReinhold
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So where does Kevin Bacon fit into all of this?
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Very good point. And both guys were DCs for newly promoted HCs, whom were considered great DCs. I'm sure Odom and Narduzzi were very influential, if not flat out calling, the defenses in those early years.
skyIdub
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He didn’t recruit STL. You are also talking experience in years versus experience facing different style offenses. Which do you think is more important?
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I read an article this morning that said he had some experience recruiting STL, and even named a few players he recruited. I don't understand the argument of styles vs years. Are you saying other DCs don't face as many styles as Mizzou? I would think that's hard to really calculate. Conklin was facing the ACC at Pitt and who knows who at FIU and Wofford. Knowles is facing the Big12 now, but was in the ACC with Duke.
I don't see much difference between Conklin and Walters really. Walters has the SEC experience, but either way I think either would translate fine into the Big 10 just fine.
I have given some Conklin stats in past posts. Here are some stats for Walters
Walters stats as Co-D
16-17
vs teams outside top 25 11-10 pts against 29.5
vs teams in top 25 0-4 pts against 43.0
Walters stats as Def Coordinator
18-20
vs teams outside top 25 17-7 pts against 21.6
vs teams in top 25 2-9 pts against 33.5
I will say Walters had a stellar year in 2019. He got lit up this year but also played the toughest schedule since arriving in Missouri. They played 5 top 25 teams out of 10 games this year. Also gave up 38, 35, 41, 41 and 49 pts against those top 25 teams.
I have given some Conklin stats in past posts. Here are some stats for Walters
Walters stats as Co-D
16-17
vs teams outside top 25 11-10 pts against 29.5
vs teams in top 25 0-4 pts against 43.0
Walters stats as Def Coordinator
18-20
vs teams outside top 25 17-7 pts against 21.6
vs teams in top 25 2-9 pts against 33.5
I will say Walters had a stellar year in 2019. He got lit up this year but also played the toughest schedule since arriving in Missouri. They played 5 top 25 teams out of 10 games this year. Also gave up 38, 35, 41, 41 and 49 pts against those top 25 teams.
So has anyone charted at what time previous announcements were made so that we have an ETA for DC announcement?
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Petersen was late, like 7:30ish and then Miller was the following morning.
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They're probably waiting on the coach-picture-photoshop guy to finalize the announcement pictures lol.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Yeah he's going to take all day since you guys were so mean to him about Tank Wright
But what about Tank and the operations guy. Need more data points so when combined with ambient temperature of Smith Center and average psi of practice balls we can determine an exact time down to the minute.
RedRocksIllini
- Morrison, CO
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Tank was Sunday night. Chief of staff was yesterday afternoon. You can find the tweets on the loyalty home page.
sacraig
- The desert
So... I did nothing wrong? Cool.
For all those hyping up Muschamp & Robinson, I do not get it. Both can recruit, but that is essentially what younger position coaches do. Neither have been that great from an Xs & Os perspective. But it is not like they had much (IF ANY) success in the SEC.
Heck, the highlights of Muchamp's career was getting hired by Florida and being the coach-in-waiting at Texas.
Do better...
Heck, the highlights of Muchamp's career was getting hired by Florida and being the coach-in-waiting at Texas.
Do better...
sacraig
- The desert
Oh, I wasn't mean to him. I just pointed out that I enjoyed that they took the time to photoshop the coaches' shirts but didn't bother to do any of the other background clues.
Prepare for the smoke screen, bait and switch, Charlie Brown moment folks. Nut cup installed.
As long as it's not the Miles Smith reunion tour I will be content.
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Good analysis - this is why I would be excited with Walters frankly - their defense got markedly better when he took over as DC each of the first two years and in 2019 they were one of the best defenses in the country, playing in the SEC no less. 2020 they were bad - but from what I've heard, injuries, COVID issues and injuries had them playing short handed the whole year. So, I'm willing to give him a pass on 2020
Given they had a new HC this year that Walters wasn't connected to and they had a terrible year on D, I view it as a window to get a talented young DC from the SEC - it's probably those factors on why he's even interviewing with us
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