Vote on YOUR CHOICE: the top 3+1 rumored names for OC

Who is your top pick

  • Sark

  • Kitchens

  • Yurcich

  • Friend

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#52
#52
Is it me or do 14 (@ this point at 2300 hrs on Sunday evening) need their VFL cards REVOKED? Who is legit voting for friend?
 
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Bucket18 said:
Yurcich does not recruit SEC. Kitchens gets no votes because he is no longer possible. Sark seems most likely. However Wiki says yurcich is now OC at Tennessee. Surely we will know by Wednesday. It does not matter because they
Will run Pruitt’s offense.
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I don’t see where wiki says that
 
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Devo182 said:
uhh what? Mullen has something to say about that, as do Freeze, Briles, Yurcich, Art Briles, Leach, etc.

I'm saying compare recruiting to actual production and see who has added value.
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What championships have they won?
 
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I thought Sarkisian was the guy but now I am a Yurcich fan. Did some reading on the Oklahama State offense and was impressed.

Yurcich seems to really know football, has people skills, and learned under a great offensive coach. He is described as a perfectionist, which we could use.

Seems to be able to coach QBs to their maximum potential. You would think he is an air raid guy, but has much more balance in mind. His teams have also run the ball well. If you can’t run it it there is no RPO. I think this is where he and Pruitt meet.

He runs an O that has read option with RPO but knows when to skip the RPO and keep it basic. It’s based on reading the safety in a quarters D, that is conflicted in defending the possible run or pass. If the D goes man the RPO is dropped and offense goes basic.

The O is run mostly in 10 or 11 personnel with H back or TE. It doesn’t really require a running QB but some running ability is needed. Hopefully JG got some value out of running the read option in the past.

The RPO stuff is known by many OCs so that’s not the impressive part. This guy has the advantage of having run the O for 5 years and so knows what works and what doesn’t.

I think his secret to his success is that he works hard, keeps close relationships to his players and demands perfection. People like this are successful in all walks of life.

I hope PF and CJP have this guy locked up.
 
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Sarkisian has improved every collegiate offense that he has taken over from the regime that was there before him. He favors a pro-style offense that falls in line with the style of play 2nd year Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt prefers to run. He also has proven to be a solid recruiter and coached multiple Heisman contenders in Jake Locker and Cody Kessler in past years. At the pro level, Sarkisian has ran an offense on the cusp of being in the top 10. In addition to those accolades, Sarkyisian also has experience in the SEC and coaching in a National Championship game. That being said he'd probably my second choice I really like yurich.
 
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JFBanicki said:
Top 3:
Cooter
Kitchens
Yurich

I wouldn’t even have Sark as my plus 1. not much I can do if he is hired but give him the benefit of the doubt and hope I’m wrong, but he has been nothing short of mediocre with superb talent in atl, his one game at Bama and his years at USC.
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Your crazy

#15 offense in 2017. #11 offense in 2018 WITHOUT Devonta Freeman

With Kiffin in 2006, the Trojans averaged 392 yards and 31 points per game. In 2007, Sarkisian’s first season with USC, those statistics jumped to 435 yards and 33 points per game. The following year in 2008, those numbers rose even higher to 455 yards and 38 points per contest.


Sarkisian went on to see mixed results as a head coach, but his ability to generate a high-powered college offense didn't wane. In 2009, his first year at Washington after taking over a 0-12 Huskies team, he helped them improve from 263 yards and 13 points per game to a stellar 376 yards and 26 points per game. Sarkisian did the same for the USC offense once again after returning as the head coach in 2014. In his only full season as the Trojan’s head coach, he would improve the offense from 399 yards and 29 points per game to an impressive 458 yards and 36 points per game
 
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Devo182 said:
Why does anyone want Sark? In all his years he's never elevated his offense above its talent level. No added value, just game manager. Think we need added value if we are going to jump the gumps and leghumpers ever.
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You constantly post nonsense with no facts to back up your post. There are several examples of Sark elevating the offense he inherited from a prior OC or HC. What he has done with the Falcons considering they lost two starting OL and their Pro Bowl RB is enough proof that he is a very solid OC!!! Prove your point and post some facts instead of constantly telling people to GTFO.
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
Curious to see VNs choice. Had to add in Friend just because I feel he is likely the guy in staff that could get the job if CJP elects to go that route.

Note this isn’t meant to be who you think it will be, but who of the above you would prefer.
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Since I don't have a preference, I am going with who I believe it will be, and that's Friend.
 
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njvols said:
Haven’t studied each that much other than Yurcich runs very balanced offense, which is contrary to my initial opinion. Think about all the guys mentioned would be ok.
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Ok St also regularly in top 3 or top 10 for explosive plays - 10+ yd plays, 20+, 30+, 40+. What we need. Dont want to live on converting a ton of 3rd downs vs uf, uga, bama.
 
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VolsGrad1989 said:
You constantly post nonsense with no facts to back up your post. There are several examples of Sark elevating the offense he inherited from a prior OC or HC. What he has done with the Falcons considering they lost two starting OL and their Pro Bowl RB is enough proof that he is a very solid OC!!! Prove your point and post some facts instead of constantly telling people to GTFO.
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Because I tire of reposting them. I dont keep em on copy/paste or anything, but off the top of my head his UW offenses ranged 35th to 75th nationally. 3 on the upper range and 2 on the lower end. Recruiting was in the mid 20s to ~40 at worst. Later USC years as hc his offenses ranked 18th iirc, with top notch recruiting. Falcons have been right around 9-10 in efficiency, scoring the past 2 years, which is equivalent to 35-40 in a 130-team league, so it's UW all over again, though Shannahan showed ATL offense has much, much more potential.

I think he's just fine, a game manager, but not what we will eventually need to beat the top 3 rivals.
 
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VolForLife83 said:
Your crazy

#15 offense in 2017. #11 offense in 2018 WITHOUT Devonta Freeman
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Out of 32 teams....make those equivalent to college 130 teams and those are 61st and 45th. Good-to-average. He also took over a 2016 team that was head and shoulders #1.
 
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orangeandugly said:
Sarkisian has improved every collegiate offense that he has taken over from the regime that was there before him. He favors a pro-style offense that falls in line with the style of play 2nd year Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt prefers to run. He also has proven to be a solid recruiter and coached multiple Heisman contenders in Jake Locker and Cody Kessler in past years. At the pro level, Sarkisian has ran an offense on the cusp of being in the top 10. In addition to those accolades, Sarkyisian also has experience in the SEC and coaching in a National Championship game. That being said he'd probably my second choice I really like yurich.
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2000s USC offense went down some, granted from a very high period of winning. 2005 averaged a whopping 50 pts a game! Cant blame him for "only" scoring 37 ppg lol.

UW did improve, though it really had nowhere to go but up from Willingham's 4 year 21 ppg regime. Sark averaged 27. Not Peterson numbers, but about halfway point out of all cfb teams. Given recruiting, may have expected a bit more.

Later USC improved a little on post-punishment years. About even with Tee/Tyson numbers.

Took ATL back a step.

If someone, Pruitt, knows hes a good recruiter, then Ill trust that evaluation. He elevated UW's recruiting from 35-45 to high 20s to 30s. Not quite Peterson, but thats a high bar. But any added value in that area is nice.
 
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TNnative said:
Since I don't have a preference, I am going with who I believe it will be, and that's Friend.
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So if it is Friend and you had to take a guess, why have they waited this long to announce it?
 
#69
#69
Sark - Been too many places over the years, sign of trouble. Cant see him as OC again at college level. Also, does he have the humility to work for a first-time HC like Pruitt? - would probably be
the best choice if it actually happened
Kitchens - Doubt he leaves the Browns now that they are on a winning track unless its for a HC job
Friend - The guy you promote when ALL other avenues are exhaused
Yurcich - Good, but does that style work in the SEC?
Dooley - just because it would be exactly what UT would do
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
Somewhat surprised Kitchens isn’t getting more love early on.

I’m a Sark voter personally, but Kitchens probably would have been my number 2 based on philosophy and X’s and O’s
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Well, if this is solely who I prefer, and not what I want, then Kitchens is who I want. He did a solid job @ Cleveland and they posted 7 wins. Offense was really good.
 
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Devo182 said:
Because I tire of reposting them. I dont keep em on copy/paste or anything, but off the top of my head his UW offenses ranged 35th to 75th nationally. 3 on the upper range and 2 on the lower end. Recruiting was in the mid 20s to ~40 at worst. Later USC years as hc his offenses ranked 18th iirc, with top notch recruiting. Falcons have been right around 9-10 in efficiency, scoring the past 2 years, which is equivalent to 35-40 in a 130-team league, so it's UW all over again, though Shannahan showed ATL offense has much, much more potential.

I think he's just fine, a game manager, but not what we will eventually need to beat the top 3 rivals.
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You can tilt this toward YOUR WAY of thinking by posting a bunch of opinions as much as you want. You do make some good points with some stats. But, there have been a ton of articles by the press showing stats of where he elevated every offense he has ever had. When you lose your Pro Bowl RB and two starting OL in the NFL as well as have your other good RB have lingering groin issues. It affects the offensive production significantly! If we get Sark, you will eat crow.
 
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VolsGrad1989 said:
You can tilt this toward YOUR WAY of thinking by posting a bunch of opinions as much as you want. You do make some good points with some stats. But, there have been a ton of articles by the press showing stats of where he elevated every offense he has ever had. When you lose your Pro Bowl RB and two starting OL in the NFL as well as have your other good RB have lingering groin issues. It affects the offensive production significantly! If we get Sark, you will eat crow.
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Right and ain't Ryan having a great year? Quin just had to make a change
 
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#75
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Yurcich, Sark, or Kitchens. I’d like it to be one of those. I’ll be very disappointed if we whiff on all 3 unless Urban Meyer wants the job.
 
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