Knowles Expected to be DC

[sonofUT62]

1-Heupel won’t fire Banks
2-Ok he fired Banks/ he’ll only get someone he’s friends with
3-Ok he went way out of his circle and he and White showed they’re serious but Knowles had a bad game against UCLA and we don’t want him……….VolNation

 

[bpalmer28]

Let’s not forget that half of the offenses he has faced in the last 5 years have been borderline incompetent

Like Tennessee, Texas, and Notre Dame?

 

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

I had Farmer Fran at the top of my list. This school has let me down once again.

I thought he just did special teams.

 

[chrisvannoy]

Ok, good hire, now let him hire his own assistants. Then go after some damn safeties in the portal PLEASE!

I'm sure he can bring some DBs from PSU

 

[deatojl]

Even in his first year at Penn State and the wheels falling off for that team mid season, his defense averaged 21.4 ppg. If that's his worst year here, I'll take it.

 

[Grudenator]

If this is the argument you're going to make then the dingbat telling us Banks wasn't so bad needs to listen to it, too.

Banks was bad and we just hired popcorn Sutton in the NIL era who has looked good on paper for the last 5 years because he plays 2 legit games a year being in the big 10 and guess what. This year he was complete Ash

 

[PEPPERJAX]

2nd DC we have taken from Penn State

Shoop And Banks was co DC, right?

 

[Sara Clark]

If this works out, it's a huge get. Maybe God loves a little TN football.

 

[jasonvol18]

Huh? Couldn't stop Nico I ama leavya on the worse ucla team in team history. Makes sense.

How stupid are you? He sure stopped him in the playoff game when we played them and was coming off a CFP Championship. Penn St quit on Franklin, hence quit on the coaching staff. This is an elite hire. If you knew football you would know this!

 

[Grudenator]

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Even in his first year at Penn State and the wheels falling off for that team mid season, his defense averaged 21.4 ppg. If that's his worst year here, I'll take it.

big 10 doesn’t play offense

 

[Evol]

If you’re upset with this hire, I don’t know what to tell you. Ask yourself when was the last time we hired anyone who was considered the best possible candidate?

 

[Grudenator]

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Like Tennessee?

I guess if you think numerous playoff teams on a yearly basis have incompetent offenses

 

[sonofUT62]

Shoop And Banks was co DC, right?

Banks came there when Shoop Daddy came here. He may have been Co -DC with Pry.

 

[deatojl]

Like Tennessee, Texas, and Notre Dame?

And Oregon twice in the same season.

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

That’s what I’ve heard as well. I’ve also read it’s very dependent on quality safety play.

Time to ante up in the portal.

 

[sonofUT62]

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big 10 doesn’t play offense

You’re getting stupider by the post.

 

[Grudenator]

Like Tennessee, Texas, and Notre Dame?

He faced playoff teams this year and got smoked

 

[bpalmer28]

He faced playoff teams this year and got smoked

He also held Oregon to 17 points in regulation.

 

[bpalmer28]

I'm just going to put everyone who is complaining about this hire on ignore. This is ridiculous, even for volnation.

 

[deatojl]

He held Indiana to 27 points a month ago with 10 of those coming on drives that started on PSU's 22 and at the 50.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Talk about trying to make a splash hire! B1G fans do say his system may take 2-3 seasons to click though.

Hope it's not like Fulmer's hiring of that OC from Richmond. Good coach but too complicated to learn in one year and Fulmer didn't have more than one year.

 

[MDsweetT]

If you’re upset with this hire, I don’t know what to tell you. Ask yourself when was the last time we hired anyone who was considered the best possible candidate?

Not upset but think we need to go with someone younger (Ryan Walters). Indiana has relative unknowns and have a 5 defense with a young coordinator. They have a scheme where players are doing a lot of different stuff but are in position.

My concern with Knowles isn’t his knowledge of the game, but of the ability to get our guys ready to play at an elite level. If his scheme is complicated, I wonder how long it takes to adapt.

 

[sonofUT62]

I'm just going to put everyone who is complaining about this hire on ignore. This is ridiculous, even for volnation.

Don’t put them on ignore. Keep the receipts and bring it up when they end up being wrong. Also I’m offended../nothing is too ridiculous for VolNation.

 

[hardesty02]

I'm just going to put everyone who is complaining about this hire on ignore. This is ridiculous, even for volnation.

Those who are complaining wouldn’t have been happy with whoever we hired. This is a HOMERUN hire. If somehow he can go get Tommy Moffit from Texas A&M for our strength coach. The run may be in place. Love that we got Knowles

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Great hire for Heupel if this happens!!