guest44 wrote:Why are his offenses ranked so low statistically?
This year's BC team is 42nd in scoring offense, and not that far off from most of where the top offensive MAC teams are at about 32 ppg. Given that BC probably can't easily recruit top athletes like many ACC schools, especially those from the South, and given BC's private and Catholic status, being in the top third of ppg in all of FBS is not really bad.
As usual, the key will be who he brings in on his staff, and how well he can recruit the "MAC footprint". I'm betting his responsibilities at most or all of his coaching stops have included recruiting this part of the country, notably Ohio.
I like the hire. He has been the QB coach to some awesome college quarterbacks, has a few years of MAC experience, is from the region, and has a direct connection to BGSU. He's been a coordinator at some P5 schools and surely knows the right people to fill out his staff. Before today, I honestly didn't know much about him, but I am pretty confident in Moose's decision making process, and on the surface, it looks like this guy is ready to be a HC.
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Attended more games than any responsible student should have.
guest44 wrote:Fair enough. However, he was part of the 0-16 Lions if I’m not mistaken, and the fired Auburn staff as well.
I think most people you look at who have been in coaching for 18 years are going to have a few blemishes on their record, but going 0-16 as a QB coach and what happened at Auburn are not his fault. Had the same thing happen to him at VT, was let go after Fuente took over. BC fans were happy with the improvement they had this year on offense so I'll look at that compared to what happened 7-10 years ago.
guest44 wrote:Would you all have picked him over everyone of the reported candidates including Studrawa who reportedly interviewed?
Tough question because we didn't know who the real candidates were through the process, so I haven't really done a full compare/contrast. Originally I was thinking someone who had head coaching experience would be my top quality, but as I look as Scot's resume, I think this is a very strong hire.
But to answer your more specific question; yes, I would definitely have chosen him over Stud.
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mbenecke wrote:The names that were confirmed to be involved in the process, at this point:
Brian Polian
Carl Pelini
Scot Loeffler
Greg Studrawa
The Athletic noted the following others:
Notre Dame defensive line coach Mike Elston
Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford
Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich
Mount Union head coach Vince Kehres
mbenecke wrote:The names that were confirmed to be involved in the process, at this point:
Brian Polian
Carl Pelini
Scot Loeffler
Greg Studrawa
If those were final candidates. Yes, happy with the hire.
I second this. I did NOT want Stud. I was not convinced of his ability to be a good head coach, and I do think you need someone with extensive offensive experience to have a successful coach in today's college game. Stud did not have that, and neither did Pelini. Yes, they could hire someone, but I'd rather have that foundation solid with the head coach -- before a staff is assembled.
This is a straight-up football hire. It's the kind of resume that MAC coaches generally have when hired. We give him a chance and see how it works out.
If anyone has a problem with the hire, it's because they're looking for one.
As an OC, I'm not a fan. He was the QB coach at Florida in Tebow's last (and worst) year, and the following disastrous year. VT fans were ready to chase him out of town with pitchforks and torches because he didn't improve them fast enough. He improved things at Boston College, not that they could have gotten worse from where they were in 2015. And his offenses are not exactly dynamic or exciting.
However. He will be the head coach. He has to be given a ton of credit for the development of AJ Dillion and Anthony Brown. Mid last year when those guys came out of nowhere, BC found an offense for the first time in years. So that speaks well to his ability to develop players. The fact that he made BC good on offense should have made him a candidate for coordinator of the year.
He's been at a lot of places. He's worked for good coaches and hopefully learned a lot. I know nothing about his recruiting background, but he clearly has midwest connections. And I bet he can put together a great staff
I look forward to his press conference.
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Don't know much about the offensive system he'll run, but at least it was an offensive guy. I'll take my chances with him over Polian or Stud any day.
Seems like HC was his next step after improving BC's offense, so we'll see how it works out. I still would have preferred a lower division HC, especially Kehres if he was legitimately interested, but oh well. At least it's somebody that likely realizes you win with offense.
