Broader question - is this why you don't hire offensive minded HC?

I remember the frustration with Tuberville.

Defense was always good.

With a good OC the offense was good. Like Petrieno.


But then they get hired away and the offense sucks for years.

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To me, get a defense style coach and hire a good OC. If the offense sucks, then actual change can take place.

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I agree. Head coaches that run their own offense and actually make it work are extremely rare. People like Spurrier and Briles are the exception.

I think defenses are better than they've ever been in CFB. No offense really works for long nowadays. It's becoming more like the NFL in that regard.

I would rather have a HC who had a solid DC record and who understands the offensive style he wants. Then he goes out and hires the best available OC to get it done.

Indeed, watching Saban at bammer, I am convinced that football knowledge itself isn't what makes a successful HC. What makes a HC is choosing your player$ and how you run the organization (process). Attention to detail and being a malevolent dictator is what works. Saban doesn't win because he has better X's and O's. He wins because he has better players than you and does all the little things off the field to make them the best they can be.