And forgot to add, we are fighting hard to keep Dillion Johnson. Its not over yet
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And forgot to add, we are fighting hard to keep Dillion Johnson. Its not over yet
Well considering almost every offense he’s coached is either a top 10 or 20 offense besides a few outlier years, I’d say he’s damn good OC. Might want to do more than just look at a record when discussing a guy we like for OC. He was .500 at North Texas for goodness sakes. He wasn’t at a blue blood and .500
At the end of the day, I think what has transpired with Dillon is going to turn him into a much better man and into a harder worker.
This tragedy will be emotional for him and such a life lesson. Him being willing to come back to State and admit his mistake would be a huge growth step forward. I'd almost look at it as we lost a prima donna RB to the portal and gained a hard-working, sec-experienced, mentally strong HB from the portal. We'd upgrade for sure. That would be the type of player we want to add to the team.
I feel like him coming back would be him responding correctly to Leach. Leach's comments came from a place of disappointment. He saw greatness in Dillon. Dillon did something mentally weak and did double down on it. To come back, would not be to spite Leach. It would to be accepting that a great man needed to coach him to be better and acting on that. I, for one, would love to see that happen. How awesome would it be to be the last player to gather great inspiration directly from Mike Leach.
Run his offensive numbers as an OC at Arizona, Indiana, and North Carolina before he arrived and what he did in his time. Also, look at what North Texas was before and after his arrival. We are not looking at his HC record, which is also above the norm for North Texas as well.
His offensive numbers through the years:
North Texas (Total Offense Ranking | PPG Ranking):
2022: 20th | 29th
2021: 40th | 76th
2020: 8th | 23rd
2019: 54th | 52nd
2018: 20th | 26th
2017: 24th | 19th
2016: 117th | 100th (first season)
UNC:
2015: 18th | 9th
2014: 48th | 39th
Indiana:
2013: 9th | 16th
2012: 34th | 53rd
Arizona:
2011: 16th | 38th
That’s pretty freaking good. But yeah sucks.
BRING CUMBEST BACK!!!!!
I agree. We all make mistakes and I wholeheartedly believe in second chances, provided he's humble and willing to make amends with the team and staff I wouldn't have any problems accepting him back. I would tell him he needs to stay off social media though.
When someone shows contrition and apologizes and shows their willing to do better then it should all be forgiven and forgotten.
Good stuff Bucky...and even the buffoon Tater made a solid post
Having a TE type player would do nothing but help Rogers
Having a legit running game would do nothing but help Rogers
I'm also hearing that the bowl game is likely Spurrier's last game at State in addition to moving forward we may go back to 1 WR coach.
Keep the Culture of the program in place
Keep the defensive philosophy that has been working in place
Hire the right OC
The OC hire will make or break Arnette