The Clawson Complex

#51
#51
PineyBluff Vol said:
That's not completely accurate. Fulmer let Sanders run the offense if things were working out. If they were not, Fulmer would dictate what was to be done.
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Always nice to get an inside scoop from someone on the sidelines.


This has to be the case, otherwise posts like this would be considered blind speculation.
 
#52
#52
oklavol said:
I think Fulmer's been more hands off since the Randy Sanders experiment. he should focus on what he does best, recruit; and let the coordinators do the job they are paid to do.
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Cutcliffe was his buddy. They already had an established relationship. Of course Fulmer would leave him alone.

As far as Clawson goes, I only hope Fulmer will leave him alone and let him do his job.

Although if we see another Tenn/Florida 06 2nd half offense, I'll have a good idea about who's doing what.
 
#53
#53
Well if the wheels start to fall off...I suggest that Dave just have Mrs. Clawson give Vicki a call...
 
#55
#55
mikepbr549 said:
Always nice to get an inside scoop from someone on the sidelines.


This has to be the case, otherwise posts like this would be considered blind speculation.
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I'd say that the tight game similarity in style, regardless of OC and including CPF's days as OC is plenty of data to suggest that CPF interjected himself in many, many games. Blind speculation would be someone trying to say that Phil wasn't in the middle of it.
 
#56
#56
the number was changed to non listed after Pat Washington's departure.
 
#58
#58
An obscure quote about Clawson...
Dick Farley, who coached Clawson at Williams College from 1985-89, knows all about his former player’s intelligence.
It was Farley who shifted Clawson, a Youngstown, N.Y., native, from quarterback to defensive back.

“I always kid Dave that we’re going to put, ‘He was a quarterback,’ on his tombstone,” Farley said. “He was a very smart guy at a school where you have to be pretty darned bright. He just decided to take an Ivy League-like education and coach football instead of going to Wall Street like some of his buddies.”

“Dave is looking all the time at mismatches and where he can take advantage of either a linebacker or safety,” Farley said. “He’s never failed at anything he’s done. He looks like a choir boy off the field, but I know since he played for me, he’s very thorough and very demanding.”
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#60
#60
This is not your grandfather's OC.

Given the history, I understand the detractors. For me everything about this hire screams "different direction". From the biographical background to the actual x's and o's by all acounts Clawson is an atypical hire.

Judgement day is 114 days away.
 
#61
#61
I honestly think CPF may have realized he had to open it up.

As for Sanders, he did appear to take the keys from him in 2005 but that was way too late. He trusted Cut and seems to trust Clawson.

Wasn't he pretty aggressive with his playcalling as an OC?
 
#62
#62
I'm not sure why you save anything as far as plays are concerned. It is no more of an advantage to have plays UF hasn't seen that may not work the first time than it is to show them and make UF's game prep as difficult, complex, and large as possible.

If you show it, they have to spend time prepping for it whether it worked the first time or not.
 
#63
#63
sjt18 said:
I honestly think CPF may have realized he had to open it up.

As for Sanders, he did appear to take the keys from him in 2005 but that was way too late. He trusted Cut and seems to trust Clawson.

Wasn't he pretty aggressive with his playcalling as an OC?
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until it mattered
 
#67
#67
New coordinators, new staff, new offense, new quarterback. Will we recognize anything about Tennessee's attack this season? (Please summarize the changes that have occurred since last season and what effect they'll have on UT's "look".)
Let's start with what's the same: The offensive line remains almost the same, and running back Arian Foster will be the starter. And . . . our offense will be wearing either orange or white, and they'll have a Power T on their helmets. Other than that -- NEW! SHINY! FRESH! EXCITING!
Receivers Lucas Taylor, Austin Rogers, and Josh Briscoe all return, but the new offensive coaching staff means that they're being challenged by some serious talent behind them, including Denarius Moore, Ahmad Paige, phenom Gerald Jones, and others. Jonathan Crompton, of course, takes over for Ainge under center.
As for the scheme, well nobody really knows for certain. Mostly, it's being called "West Coast," but Clawson says that he develops his scheme depending on personnel, so that's up for grabs. One of the most intriguing changes we've seen is that the offensive guards and tackles are no longer "right" or "left" but will switch sides depending on which hash mark they're on. It's supposedly designed to take advantage of potential mismatches along the lines. Other than that, the main thing is that the offense appears to be built on the concept of getting the best playmakers the ball in space. Yeah, other teams have been doing that for ages, but Vol fans view it as a complete 180 from the traditional Tennessee way of making the players fit the system instead of the other way around. We'll see how it works, but the mere change is refreshing.
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#69
#69
rexvol said:
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Nobody knows what will happen in the fall, but most of what I've read about the new OC impresses me. Phil made a good hire. Fulmer knows how to recruit, he can turn that around. Maybe the football program is starting to turn the corner. If Chavis can figure out a scheme for the spread option.......
 
#70
#70
oklavol said:
Nobody knows what will happen in the fall, but most of what I've read about the new OC impresses me. Phil made a good hire. Fulmer knows how to recruit, he can turn that around. Maybe the football program is starting to turn the corner. If Chavis can figure out a scheme for the spread option.......
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Well, we have Drayton to help him now.:)
 
#71
#71
oklavol said:
Nobody knows what will happen in the fall, but most of what I've read about the new OC impresses me. Phil made a good hire. Fulmer knows how to recruit, he can turn that around. Maybe the football program is starting to turn the corner. If Chavis can figure out a scheme for the spread option.......
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that is a big IF, when's the last time Chief out-schemed someone?
 
#72
#72
I'm pretty sure that Arkansas and UGA got something much different than what they expected last year. The most classic example was probably in 2001 against Florida with all the d-linemen walking around.
 
#74
#74
GAVol said:
I'm pretty sure that Arkansas and UGA got something much different than what they expected last year.
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was that scheme against the pigs or superior athletes? Let's face facts, the UGA game was the same thing that happened to us in Bama. It was just our day all the way around, much like Bama played out of their heads against us. I dont know how much of that you can chalk up to Chavis' brilliance. I will give him credit for stopping the wildhawg.
 
#75
#75
rexvol said:
was that scheme against the pigs or superior athletes? Let's face facts, the UGA game was the same thing that happened to us in Bama. It was just our day all the way around, much like Bama played out of their heads against us. I dont know how much of that you can chalk up to Chavis' brilliance. I will give him credit for stopping the wildhawg.
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I agree...plus Arkansas was missing Felix Jones and Marcus Monk was hurt, so all the D had to do was stop Dmac
 
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