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re: Tommy Rees is our new offensive coordinator
Posted on 2/3/23 at 8:52 pm to Shaft Williams
Posted on 2/3/23 at 8:52 pm to Shaft Williams
quote:Well, Brian Kelly and Nick Saban trump Mr. Smith in terms of insight, experience and most of all success, and the first tried very hard to get Rees to come with him to LSU and Saban has seriously considered hiring him.
I don't care about Zach's past. He has more experience and insight than all of us put together on the subject of modern, big time college football.
Since experience and insight evidently mean a lot to you Shaft, who to you go with, Kelly and Saban or Smith?
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Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:11 pm to Shaft Williams
Well Shaft, if you don't care what the board thinks about you, why do you defend yourself? Or is this a recent development.
Btw, you don't know who feels good about the Rees hire and who is simply using their responses to give you a hard time. Some of us are just dumb and upon further reflection feel that among other things, that this hire represents a culture change that was desperately needed. I.e., IMO, far more important than even both coordinators, the real issue that needed to be addressed in the Bama program was the physical and mental softness that had crept in, made clear when players said that they had "anxiety" before the UT game. That was sickening and revealed the pathetic state of the program which had descended to the mindset of a bunch of 10 y/o girls - as wonderful as they can be :-).
A physical run game is the only thing that will address this issue, at least in the Bama program. Fit and the direction of the program is much more important than the more spiffy passing game promised by some.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Rees was Saban's number one target from the beginning.
Btw, you don't know who feels good about the Rees hire and who is simply using their responses to give you a hard time. Some of us are just dumb and upon further reflection feel that among other things, that this hire represents a culture change that was desperately needed. I.e., IMO, far more important than even both coordinators, the real issue that needed to be addressed in the Bama program was the physical and mental softness that had crept in, made clear when players said that they had "anxiety" before the UT game. That was sickening and revealed the pathetic state of the program which had descended to the mindset of a bunch of 10 y/o girls - as wonderful as they can be :-).
A physical run game is the only thing that will address this issue, at least in the Bama program. Fit and the direction of the program is much more important than the more spiffy passing game promised by some.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Rees was Saban's number one target from the beginning.
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:22 pm to tattoo
I’m excited to see what this offense will evolve into with Rees calling the plays. In the past, he relied on TEs that were his most talented skill position and a strong OL. He has more weapons at his disposal now, but he will have to develop our young QB room. As I’ve said before, I expect a more physical downhill run game, with hard play-action and some deep shots with layering routes, stressing DBs to make a decision.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:26 pm to Bamadog75
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Bamadog75
I'm not saying it's a home run hire. But Saban is trying to get back to a more physical style of offense. That's the key that I like to focus on.
That's exactly what I'm saying. Are we trying to convince ourselves it's a good hire? Like I said earlier we are mother fricking Alabama. Why the frick are we settling for a let's see how it plays out hire over someone with a proven track like Grubbs or Riley? It isn't like Saban didn't know the contract was going to end with BOB and also knew he wasn't renewing so it isn't like he was blind sided with this hire. It's a meh hire at this point. Will it work out maybe, but again that goes to my point. Wtf are we settling for.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:28 pm to UAgrad93
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but he will have to develop our young QB room
Probably wouldn't have to do that if the backup QBs were allowed to actually run the offense in blowout games. Handing the ball off 3 times and punting doesn't give backups a chance at live play in games.
Interesting enough, the backup defensive players are allowed to give up trash time touchdowns though...
Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:28 pm to Lucky_Stryke
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Posted on 2/3/23 at 9:46 pm to Lucky_Stryke
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Why the frick are we settling for a let's see how it plays out hire over someone with a proven track like Grubbs or Riley?
Define proven.
Grubbs became an OC the same season that Rees did. And he’s been with DeBoer his entire career. A hot name but could have also been a gamble. Riley became an OC a year after Rees. All under Dykes. Again a hot name, but possibly a gamble as well.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:00 pm to RolltidePA
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Interesting to read in the link that you provided, that this is Saban's second run at Rees. Didn't realize that he had a visit planned and cancelled it when he got elevated to OC at Notre Dame and we ended up with BOB.
I’m not sure I believe that article on the Domer site. Sark had been in place for one season at the end of 2019, which is when the article said Saban was looking into Rees. Even if it was for QB coach, that seems odd since 2018 was the only season Saban hired a dedicated QB coach (Dan Enos).
Sark had no problem teaching QBs.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:07 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Well Washington being no 2 overall on offense and Tcu being 27 vs Notre Dame being 60th. I mean those are facts easily looked up.
Eta that came across way more assholish than I intended. I absolutely am not trying to be a douche about it at all
Eta that came across way more assholish than I intended. I absolutely am not trying to be a douche about it at all
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:09 pm to Lucky_Stryke
It doesn’t really matter because one of them wasn’t a candidate and there was no mutual interest with the other.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:13 pm to Shaft Williams
?????????????
this fricking guy man. just unreal.
this fricking guy man. just unreal.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:24 pm to Lucky_Stryke
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Well Washington being no 2 overall on offense and Tcu being 27 vs Notre Dame being 60th. I mean those are facts easily looked up.
I think the point was are the Washington and TCU offenses a product of the coordinators or the head coaches. DeBeor and Dykes are offensive coaches. Freeman at Notre Dame is a defensive guy.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:27 pm to Diego Ricardo
How do you know there was no mutual interest? I have no idea if there was or wasn't. Riley may never have been a target but again to my point it isnt like this hire blindsided Saban.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:30 pm to RollTide33
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I think the point was are the Washington and TCU offenses a product of the coordinators or the head coaches. DeBeor and Dykes are offensive coaches. Freeman at Notre Dame is a defensive guy.
Got ya. I understand that. Makes sense. So we hired a guy that has had free reign over his offense a fielded a 60th rank offense vs other OC who may have had input from HC but had much better success overall
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:30 pm to Lucky_Stryke
I mean Rileys going to cupcake conferences because they're terrified of competing in the SEC is a well documented fact.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:32 pm to RollTide33
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I mean Rileys going to cupcake conferences because they're terrified of competing in the SEC is a well documented fact.
That is a 100% fact lol
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:00 pm to RollTide33
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Sark's performance with the Falcons was considered mediocre at best.
Because he followed Kyle Shannahan.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:35 pm to tattoo
In this thread folks going Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee(s)
Posted on 2/4/23 at 12:22 am to UASports23
Erik from RBR hates this hire FWIW. Let’s just hope he is dead wrong.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 1:58 am to Rip N Lip
He was not just considered mediocre, which matched his career HC performance, he was fired. The fans hated him and the HC got rid of him. (Btw, I was very much for the Kiffin and Sark hires.)
Saban is looking for things very different than the fans are. While he is imperfect, he is the expert, we are far from it.
It’s his program and he has much more invested than anyone. And he has been more successful than anyone in the 150 year history of the sport during what has been by far the most competitive era of the sport in arguably the most competitive division in the history of the sport. Think about that.
Saban is looking for things very different than the fans are. While he is imperfect, he is the expert, we are far from it.
It’s his program and he has much more invested than anyone. And he has been more successful than anyone in the 150 year history of the sport during what has been by far the most competitive era of the sport in arguably the most competitive division in the history of the sport. Think about that.
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