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Post by sdsustoner on Nov 28, 2023 14:55:12 GMT -8
Sanders was also angry his OC wasn't playing daddy ball It was an impossible job and he did it about as well as anyone possibly could. He has a complex set of running plays (and modern triple options with the WR screen acting as the third option) which resulted in him running the ball 55% of the time at Kent State. He threw the ball 65% of the time at CU to get their best players involved (Sanders and Hunter) but took heat for a terrible offensive line getting Sanders sacked too often. If he runs the ball, daddy isn't happy with son's passing numbers, if he throws it the numbers are great but my son is getting hit too much. "I want my son to put up huge numbers while never getting sacked despite a truly garbage offensive line and a son who refuses to make the simple throw or get rid of it." Exactly I knew he was gone as soon he as he got demoted. I wasn't expecting him to come here. I'm happy about it though
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Post by Old School on Nov 28, 2023 14:55:31 GMT -8
I think our QB situation will improve dramatically by next year. Having one of the top offensive minds in NCAA football will do that to you. Oldie Out
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Post by Trujillos & Beer on Nov 28, 2023 14:58:55 GMT -8
I like it. Very much a fan of having an offensive minded head coach as DCs are easier to replace than OCs.
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Post by aztecalum on Nov 28, 2023 15:03:49 GMT -8
Does our search firm only recommend Midwesterner’s? Decent hire but concerned about: no SoCal roots, nothing tells me he’s an elite recruiter, what top QB’s did he develop that will convince top QB to come? 24-31 career record as head coach. I support the hire and hoping for the best. One more note, 4 out of the 5 years at Kent State, the defense was 112, 116, 121, and 108 in total yards. The one year they were inside the 100 they finished 79. So just want to make sure all the bored season ticket holders don’t like boring winning, please be sure to renew if we lose 49-45 in exciting late night games. Defense is not just having a good DC it’s a DNA and cultural mentality. You have to practice it everyday with a tough line of scrimmage mentality. It’s difficult to create that mentality with wide open offense throwing the ball 30+ times a game. Case in point is USC which has talent but the offense mentality kills creating defense mentality
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Post by 94sdsu on Nov 28, 2023 15:07:11 GMT -8
They ran the ball a ton in 2022 and 2021. The run is set up by the short passing game to the edges. It's not my cup of tea. This is a meh hire for me. I'm not angry but at the same time I am not excited. The best you can say is that he took a doormat at Kent State and turned them into a 500 club. We shall see how it goes. Out of curiosity, Who would you have preferred and why? He's got HC experience which was on of the big boxes we needed to check (in my opinion). Also, losing boring football is what made our crowds diminish. We needed an explosive offense to generate excitement again in SD regarding the program. Tony White may have been a good hire as well, but he definitely would not have rejuvenated fan support. At least not initially and I don't think any defensive minded coach would have. This hire will at the very least, bring some excitement to our program again...think mid 90's when we had amazing offenses, but still lost games (or tied 31 - 31 or 52 - 52!). We had big crowds and people were talking about the program. That's currently not happening but it will with this guy.
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Post by azdick on Nov 28, 2023 15:07:55 GMT -8
So, how long before this board is lighting up with, “Fire Sean!”
Seriously, let’s give the guy three years to make the team “his” before bringing out the torches.
Good luck, Sean. Go Aztecs!
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Post by Old School on Nov 28, 2023 15:08:00 GMT -8
Does our search firm only recommend Midwesterner’s? Decent hire but concerned about: no SoCal roots, nothing tells me he’s an elite recruiter, what top QB’s did he develop that will convince top QB to come? 24-31 career record as head coach. I support the hire and hoping for the best. One more note, 4 out of the 5 years at Kent State, the defense was 112, 116, 121, and 108 in total yards. The one year they were inside the 100 they finished 79. So just want to make sure all the bored season ticket holders don’t like boring winning, please be sure to renew if we lose 49-45 in exciting late night games. Defense is not just having a good DC it’s a DNA and cultural mentality. You have to practice it everyday with a tough line of scrimmage mentality. It’s difficult to create that mentality with wide open offense throwing the ball 30+ times a game. Case in point is USC which has talent but the offense mentality kills creating defense mentality The Luginbill Era Reboot? We score fast and in bunches, get our defense gassed by the 3rd quarter and endure another 52-52 point shootout? If it fills the seats, you gotta do what you gotta do. Oldie Out
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Post by hoobs on Nov 28, 2023 15:08:07 GMT -8
Does our search firm only recommend Midwesterner’s? Decent hire but concerned about: no SoCal roots, nothing tells me he’s an elite recruiter, what top QB’s did he develop that will convince top QB to come? 24-31 career record as head coach. I support the hire and hoping for the best. One more note, 4 out of the 5 years at Kent State, the defense was 112, 116, 121, and 108 in total yards. The one year they were inside the 100 they finished 79. So just want to make sure all the bored season ticket holders don’t like boring winning, please be sure to renew if we lose 49-45 in exciting late night games. Defense is not just having a good DC it’s a DNA and cultural mentality. You have to practice it everyday with a tough line of scrimmage mentality. It’s difficult to create that mentality with wide open offense throwing the ball 30+ times a game. Case in point is USC which has talent but the offense mentality kills creating defense mentality Totally get the point... it's a reason why I think getting Gonzales or Arnett would be huge. Guys who have already built/managed that culture of defensive toughness at SDSU. Still it's hard to totally compensate for the undeniable overall cultural emphasis on offense, but I think those guys would do it better than anyone else.
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Post by campanile on Nov 28, 2023 15:08:28 GMT -8
Defense hasn’t been the problem at SDSU. Aztecs have a well established defensive system, so why not bring in the offensive minded HC and keep the defensive staff intact?
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Post by hoobs on Nov 28, 2023 15:10:05 GMT -8
Defense hasn’t been the problem at SDSU. Aztecs have a well established defensive system, so why not bring in the offensive minded HC and keep the defensive staff intact? Because it seems the defense regressed quite a bit this season, so many folks (well, at least me) are worried that the current defensive staff might not be as good as previous staffs...
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Post by Old School on Nov 28, 2023 15:13:56 GMT -8
Defense hasn’t been the problem at SDSU. Aztecs have a well established defensive system, so why not bring in the offensive minded HC and keep the defensive staff intact? I'm assuming Lewis is already aware of SDSU's defensive reputation, it would be stupid if he would tear it all up and go with something less effective. Oldie Out
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Post by I Enjoy Aztecs Basketball on Nov 28, 2023 15:14:02 GMT -8
Does our search firm only recommend Midwesterner’s? Decent hire but concerned about: no SoCal roots, nothing tells me he’s an elite recruiter, what top QB’s did he develop that will convince top QB to come? 24-31 career record as head coach. I support the hire and hoping for the best. One more note, 4 out of the 5 years at Kent State, the defense was 112, 116, 121, and 108 in total yards. The one year they were inside the 100 they finished 79. So just want to make sure all the bored season ticket holders don’t like boring winning, please be sure to renew if we lose 49-45 in exciting late night games. Defense is not just having a good DC it’s a DNA and cultural mentality. You have to practice it everyday with a tough line of scrimmage mentality. It’s difficult to create that mentality with wide open offense throwing the ball 30+ times a game. Case in point is USC which has talent but the offense mentality kills creating defense mentality USC threw 35.7 times per game to 28.6 rushes. In his last year at Kent State, they threw 29.1 times to 43.1 rushes. The incredibly fast pace gives our defense no time to rest, but DOES give both sides of the football a great shot at putting up great individual stats, which should help in recruiting. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't. But the idea of living in San Diego and having a bright stat-padded resume should appeal to some athletes.
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Post by dshawfan on Nov 28, 2023 15:18:28 GMT -8
Kent State's offense was one of the fastest tempo teams in the country when Lewis was there. If you can find pieces to run it? Boom. We don't have those pieces on the perimeter at the moment. We are going to need to go hard for some receivers and QB. But as a WR or QB do your ears not perk up when you see the offense he runs?
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Post by adfrank on Nov 28, 2023 15:19:09 GMT -8
Defense hasn’t been the problem at SDSU. Aztecs have a well established defensive system, so why not bring in the offensive minded HC and keep the defensive staff intact? Because it seems the defense regressed quite a bit this season, so many folks (well, at least me) are worried that the current defensive staff might not be as good as previous staffs... I don't think anybody is saying to keep the entire defensive staff. But it's been a great defense here for a long time and the rebuild gets way more daunting with a whole new scheme. I doubt Arnett goes from P5 head coach to G5 coordinator, but I'd love to see it.
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Post by Old School on Nov 28, 2023 15:26:19 GMT -8
Oldie Out
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Post by sinnerboy on Nov 28, 2023 15:34:06 GMT -8
Good Lord he's awful. Sanders benched him during the season for his horse**** play calling. Wicker is incompetent.
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Post by sinnerboy on Nov 28, 2023 15:35:25 GMT -8
Obviously SDSU doesn't care about football.
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Post by sinnerboy on Nov 28, 2023 15:37:18 GMT -8
I was pretty meh about this hire at first, but reading the Reddit comments from people around the country is getting me more excited about our new head coach. You rely on Reddit comments to form your opinion?
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Post by fisherville on Nov 28, 2023 15:38:57 GMT -8
Good Lord he's awful. Sanders benched him during the season for his horse**** play calling. Wicker is incompetent. And after they did the offense got worse. Wonder why
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Post by Cwag on Nov 28, 2023 15:39:01 GMT -8
Good Lord he's awful. Sanders benched him during the season for his horse**** play calling. Wicker is incompetent. Oh look the troll has arrived...
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