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Post by wildcatter on Dec 11, 2021 22:24:45 GMT -6
I’m worried about the lack of staff. I’m also curious if any holdovers are trying to keep a job like Baccarini for example.
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Post by PurpleHaze on Dec 12, 2021 7:19:18 GMT -6
Its honestly not that concerning. TCU hired Sonny Dykes 3 weeks ago. Do you know when they announced his staff; last night. Yes he is at a bit of a disadvantage because he hasn't been a head coach in a while, but he is putting a staff together as I type this. The guys that we were recruiting/interested in us before are mainly still there. If we want to compete next year, we probably need to add transfers and not a ton of high school kids. And with the transfer portal craziness, there will be players to get Agree. I’ll take the recommendation of CT and the experience of KP to sort this out.
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Dec 12, 2021 9:30:03 GMT -6
Its honestly not that concerning. TCU hired Sonny Dykes 3 weeks ago. Do you know when they announced his staff; last night. Yes he is at a bit of a disadvantage because he hasn't been a head coach in a while, but he is putting a staff together as I type this. The guys that we were recruiting/interested in us before are mainly still there. If we want to compete next year, we probably need to add transfers and not a ton of high school kids. And with the transfer portal craziness, there will be players to get Agree. I’ll take the recommendation of CT and the experience of KP to sort this out. CT recommended Collums and that worked out great
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Post by wildcatter on Dec 12, 2021 9:33:24 GMT -6
Collums was already here as a very successful OC. Just curious which coach you’ve ever liked since you’ve mentioned disappointment in the guy in charge covering the last 15 years. Gaines had zero success so that covers 20. Wondering why you bother caring about ACU anymore.
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Dec 12, 2021 9:44:38 GMT -6
Collums was already here as a very successful OC. Just curious which coach you’ve ever liked since you’ve mentioned disappointment in the guy in charge covering the last 15 years. Gaines had zero success so that covers 20. Wondering why you bother caring about ACU anymore. CT was a good coach. I just don’t know why this board thinks his recommendation is anointing oil
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Post by Outsider on Dec 12, 2021 9:55:08 GMT -6
I don't know how much I would compare the Collums recommendation with the Patterson one. Collums was an old fashion case of nepotism and I think CT thought he would rise to the opportunity. It didn't really work out that well, although I think ACU had worse HCs. I think that with Patterson there was a genuine opportunity seen by CT. From the outside, and quick observation, that CT saw a good match between two different parties he had worked with. Whether or not there is a pattern of bad recommendations is a little early to tell. Time will tell that story in and of itself. Like others, I am anxious for the names of the staff that will surround Patterson.
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Post by catfanatic on Dec 12, 2021 10:04:36 GMT -6
Collums was already here as a very successful OC. Just curious which coach you’ve ever liked since you’ve mentioned disappointment in the guy in charge covering the last 15 years. Gaines had zero success so that covers 20. Wondering why you bother caring about ACU anymore. CT was a good coach. I just don’t know why this board thinks his recommendation is anointing oil I, for one, don’t subscribe to the “CT annointing oil” thought. What I know is: 1. We pay our president, AD and, in this instance, search firm, serious $’s to make the “right” choice; 2. As with Dorrel and Collums, time, and performance, will be the true determinant of “right”; 3. Meanwhile, support the TEAM. Go Wildcats!!
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Post by acuwildcat86 on Dec 12, 2021 10:25:22 GMT -6
Collums was already here as a very successful OC. Just curious which coach you’ve ever liked since you’ve mentioned disappointment in the guy in charge covering the last 15 years. Gaines had zero success so that covers 20. Wondering why you bother caring about ACU anymore. CT was a good coach. I just don’t know why this board thinks his recommendation is anointing oil You must not know him. I’m guessing you came around after he did. I never played for him, but I got to know him well. He’s not just a great coach, he’s a great man. Very discerning, very intentional and honorable. Not sure why you come on here and constantly dump on positivity.
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Post by PurpleHaze on Dec 12, 2021 14:14:52 GMT -6
CT was a good coach. I just don’t know why this board thinks his recommendation is anointing oil You must not know him. I’m guessing you came around after he did. I never played for him, but I got to know him well. He’s not just a great coach, he’s a great man. Very discerning, very intentional and honorable. Not sure why you come on here and constantly dump on positivity. Haters gonna hate.
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Post by wildcats0075 on Dec 13, 2021 9:45:29 GMT -6
CT was a good coach. I just don’t know why this board thinks his recommendation is anointing oil You must not know him. I’m guessing you came around after he did. I never played for him, but I got to know him well. He’s not just a great coach, he’s a great man. Very discerning, very intentional and honorable. Not sure why you come on here and constantly dump on positivity. I am with you 86. CT recruited me and was my O-line coach for the first 2 years at ACU. His recommendation does carry weight with me as well. I felt like Dorrel was never really a culture fit for ACU. I was excited when they hired him, as was everybody else due to his championship pedigree. He just always seemed standoffish from the ACU community at large and that is just not the ACU way so to speak.
CT understands the expectations of coaches at ACU, both for winning and for the cultural/religious expectations.
I can say I was initially more excited when we hired Dorrel than I was about KP. I will say that watching KP's press conference really endeared him to me and now I am fully on the KP train. After watching the press conference, I totally get why CT would have recommended him for the job.
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Post by ACU - Brain on Dec 13, 2021 11:42:20 GMT -6
Coach KP, seems sincere and a all around good guy. He comes with the backing of CT...so that adds a positive to me. My slight concern is the game has changed the since CT was head coach. Looking at KP's team defensive numbers/stats (while at the DC helm) raises a red flag to me. Below are the end of season defensive team rankings. KP COACHING EXPERIENCE YR Nat/Rank Rank/Conf PTS/G 2020-Present – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2021 106 8 of 10 32.1 2020 108 9 of 10 36.7 2019 – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2019 86 9 of 10 30.3 2018 – Utah State Defensive Coordinator (Safety) 2018 38 5 of 12 23.0 2017 – Arizona State Assistant Coach (Linebacke 2017 88 9 of 12 31.3 2014-16 – Arizona State Defensive Coordinator 2016 124 10 of 12 39.8 2015 97 9 of 12 32.7
Time will tell...I'm hoping for the best.
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Dec 13, 2021 12:00:21 GMT -6
Be careful Brian. You’ll get labeled a hater if you don’t blindly believe this will be the toughest, most disciplined team in the country based on what KP said at his press conference
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Post by wildcats0075 on Dec 13, 2021 12:58:50 GMT -6
Coach KP, seems sincere and a all around good guy. He comes with the backing of CT...so that adds a positive to me. My slight concern is the game has changed the since CT was head coach. Looking at KP's team defensive numbers/stats (while at the DC helm) raises a red flag to me. Below are the end of season defensive team rankings. KP COACHING EXPERIENCE YR Nat/Rank Rank/Conf PTS/G 2020-Present – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2021 106 8 of 10 32.1 2020 108 9 of 10 36.7 2019 – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2019 86 9 of 10 30.3 2018 – Utah State Defensive Coordinator (Safety) 2018 38 5 of 12 23.0 2017 – Arizona State Assistant Coach (Linebacke 2017 88 9 of 12 31.3 2014-16 – Arizona State Defensive Coordinator 2016 124 10 of 12 39.8 2015 97 9 of 12 32.7 Time will tell...I'm hoping for the best. I share these concerns as well, which is why I was hesitant when they announced KP originally. The other factor you did not mention behind just bad defenses, was they fact that KP has seemed to jump around quite a bit. I know when I am interviewing for people to work on my team, if I see they have been at 3 places in 6 years, it does raise a red flag. I don't know his history to know how many of these changes were voluntary or if he was volun-told to leave.
I loved his press conference but the results above are troubling. ACU has never been a defensive stalwart (at least in the 25 years I have been following ACU football). I will support him but these defensive metrics certainly need to improve to make ACU competitive.
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Post by catfanatic on Dec 13, 2021 13:14:04 GMT -6
Coach KP, seems sincere and a all around good guy. He comes with the backing of CT...so that adds a positive to me. My slight concern is the game has changed the since CT was head coach. Looking at KP's team defensive numbers/stats (while at the DC helm) raises a red flag to me. Below are the end of season defensive team rankings. KP COACHING EXPERIENCE YR Nat/Rank Rank/Conf PTS/G 2020-Present – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2021 106 8 of 10 32.1 2020 108 9 of 10 36.7 2019 – Texas Tech Defensive Coordinator 2019 86 9 of 10 30.3 2018 – Utah State Defensive Coordinator (Safety) 2018 38 5 of 12 23.0 2017 – Arizona State Assistant Coach (Linebacke 2017 88 9 of 12 31.3 2014-16 – Arizona State Defensive Coordinator 2016 124 10 of 12 39.8 2015 97 9 of 12 32.7 Time will tell...I'm hoping for the best. I share these concerns as well, which is why I was hesitant when they announced KP originally. The other factor you did not mention behind just bad defenses, was they fact that KP has seemed to jump around quite a bit. I know when I am interviewing for people to work on my team, if I see they have been at 3 places in 6 years, it does raise a red flag. I don't know his history to know how many of these changes were voluntary or if he was volun-told to leave.
I loved his press conference but the results above are troubling. ACU has never been a defensive stalwart (at least in the 25 years I have been following ACU football). I will support him but these defensive metrics certainly need to improve to make ACU competitive. 75, his Allen-Tulsa-Pitt-Arizona State moves were due to him being on the “Todd Graham Express”, and they appear to have diverged when he moved to Utah State. Doesn’t change the moves, just the motivation.
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Post by wildkitten1489 on Dec 13, 2021 13:27:12 GMT -6
I share these concerns as well, which is why I was hesitant when they announced KP originally. The other factor you did not mention behind just bad defenses, was they fact that KP has seemed to jump around quite a bit. I know when I am interviewing for people to work on my team, if I see they have been at 3 places in 6 years, it does raise a red flag. I don't know his history to know how many of these changes were voluntary or if he was volun-told to leave.
I loved his press conference but the results above are troubling. ACU has never been a defensive stalwart (at least in the 25 years I have been following ACU football). I will support him but these defensive metrics certainly need to improve to make ACU competitive. 75, his Allen-Tulsa-Pitt-Arizona State moves were due to him being on the “Todd Graham Express”, and they appear to have diverged when he moved to Utah State. Doesn’t change the moves, just the motivation. Todd Graham is well known in CFB for pretty much being a mercenary without loyalty to any of his programs. Should we be worried that someone who learned under Graham is going to exhibit the same behavior?
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