re: Head Coach Carnell Williams

I get it, but we aren't really expecting an interim coach to fish all the blights of the last head coach that was obviously inept are we?

This thread and AU twitter allow me to categorize our fans pretty easily.

It's almost like meeting a flat-earther at a dinner party. I'm not wasting my time getting to know them, I'll make the small talk long enough to not be a complete a-hole, but I'll find a reason to get another beer quickly and I'm not coming back.

Thank you.

I get the emotion Caddy has emoted from everyone but unfortunately he is not ready to take over this program. He has been perfect for what we needed right now, and I hope he chooses to remain with the team.

I also hope he has created an opportunity for himself at another program to cut his teeth even more. The story would be a great one if he was fully ready but he’s not.

I mean, if the OC and DC are doing mostly their role, wouldn't he just be managing them and leading the team while making the big decisions both on and off the field while setting the culture. I think the amount of weight you put in the head coach position with regards to on-field playcalling is a bit high, unless the OC sucks at that role, which I think Carnell can build into easily with his past. Sure we'd like him to remain part of the staff, but I honestly don't know if you can expect that with every HC hire. We all want a better performance on the offense, but I don't fault that with Carnell, or expect that to be fixed in 2 weeks with him + Friend + Hilliard. I think Friend and Hilliard aren't ready for that, especially Hilliard. Not to mention our talent gap in the WR room/QB room with forward passes and getting open.

I like that he didn't go for dumb 4th down plays, but some of his decisions were a bit delayed with a response from the HC, this is where time could help.

Caddy was given the keys because he'll forever be happy being the interim.

Business decision and win-win that's pretty damn nice.

I love the guy and hope he is retained in some fashion on the next staff. However, there is a reason that most interim guys don't get the job. It seems like interim coaches always bring in fresh energy and emotion, because the kids like the new guy. Usually, you have to be pretty shitty to be fired midseason as a head coach so for the interim to come in and raise the energy for 6 games seems like such a night and day difference from the outside. But turning it around for a 4-6 game season, is a whole different animal than running every aspect of a team for 4 years...

OTOH, it worked out for Dabo and it worked for one year with Ed Orgeron before he absolutely checked out. But those are major outliers.

No, I don't want Caddy to be setup to fail. Nothing I want less than for fans to start getting pissed when we lose and running him out of town. If it was some random coach, I wouldn't care. But I don't want to see that happening to Caddy.

Caddy needs to become an OC, or get a smaller HC job. Grow from there.

Call me crazy its just a guess. Im not sure Caddy wants the job. He knows what his role is right now. If he was to be "THE GUY", he would have hardly any stroke with the people who mattered when it was over something important.

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I think Friend and Hilliard aren't ready for that, especially Hilliard.

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Ike Hilliard is more qualified and has a much better resume that Caddy. Ike spent a decade as a position coach at the highest level of football working for one of the best franchises in the history of the sport.

Carnell has coached RBs in HS and at Auburn for what, about 5 years now? For Gus Malzahn and Bryan Harsin.