re: Auburn hires Arizona State OC Chip Lindsey

Stidham isn't a DT QB. Of course, that explains why we're looking for an OC to give the offense to.

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I totally understand the fact we need a passing game and why. No doubt. But to try and add some kind of "Air Raid" element to what we do sounds counter productive.

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How is it counter productive? Why can't we run the power and the mesh? Why not have a RPO with Y Cross attached to it? Improving the passing game doesn't mean we abandon our bread & butter. Our passing offense has become stagnant. We run too many 1-2 man routes that rely on defenses biting on a specific playfake. It's not rebuilding our whole offense but improving on it which I think we can all agree is needed

I want our WRs running more option routes where the QB & WR are reading the coverage and throwing to open space. I want to see us make both our FB & TEs weapons (something we did a bit more with Cox later). None of that means we give up on the heart of Gus's offense. In fact improving our passing game will allow Gus to do more of what he wants to do which is run it down your throat

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Which I do not understand. What has ever been won with that type of offense?

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Well the Sugar bowl this year

Latest update from 247

Yuri check and Helfrich still 2 strongest candidates
Money is not an issue
Could go with young less experienced guys like Gilbert if others decline

Some of the stupidity thrown out on this thread is mind numbing. Gilbert has been an OC at a power 5 school for christs sakes.

When it comes to assistant coaches, experience is overrated IMO. Tamu had the most experienced OC/DC combo in the SEC last... what did that get them?

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weagle99

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Don't be a fricking dunce.

Sterling Gilbert has been an OC for 6 years and run his own offense. He gave Texas' comatose offense a breath of life last year

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I know that was his HS rating, but are you expecting him to run the zone read like Cam or Nick?

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That's also based on his play at Baylor. And no, he's no Nick Marshall but I expect him to run it better than the 2 true pro-style QBs we trotted out there this season (White & JJ).

Interesting article on how Mike Gundy found Yurcich:

CBS Sports

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Instead, the Cowboys head coach settled into his office chair during the offseason, shaded by dark-wood blinds, and visited NCAA.com. (He even slouched in his chair and pointed to the screen during an interview with CBSSports.com to emphasize the process). He searched NCAA.com's statistics section for the “Total Offense” category, then saw Division II. Who’s on top? Shippensburg University: 529.92 yards per game. "Let's see what that's about," he recalled thinking. A detailed evaluation followed: phone calls, statistical analysis and an in-person meeting in Maryland. This process led him to Yurcich, a 37-year-old from Euclid, Ohio, who has coached a Heisman winner. Well, the Harlon Hill Award is sort of like the D-II Heisman, and Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli was last year’s recipient.

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The Cowboys’ version of the no-huddle “Air Raid” doesn’t need an overhaul, especially not after averaging 46.2 points per game since now-West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen installed it three years ago, good enough for a top-three national ranking each year. Gundy wasn’t looking for an established name because that name would bring an established offense -- and likely his own plays. Gundy already had an offense. If the offense doesn’t drive itself by now, it sure has good GPS. As that stipulation shrunk the talent pool, Gundy combed through Internet stats as a way to keep an open mind about the process. Gundy's expectations were: * Must be good with quarterbacks. * Must make good adjustments. * Understands speed, tempo. * Must be ready for outside criticism and welcome it.

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Under Gundy, the Oklahoma State coordinator spot has produced head coaches at West Virginia (Dana Holgorsen), UNC (Larry Fedora, by way of Southern Miss) and Southern Miss (Monken). Will Yurcich be next? Considering he spent the first few months on the job learning the offense, becoming a head coach is hardly a concern. “The only thing I really want to do is win ball games,” Yurcich said. “I really enjoy calling plays and I love being an offensive coordinator. I’ve never really thought about the topic you bring up, quite honestly.”

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* Must be good with quarterbacks. * Must make good adjustments. * Understands speed, tempo. * Must be ready for outside criticism and welcome it.

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