Yeah I agree. I couldn't understand the short term option comment and how does anybody know he wouldn't be successful here?
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Hatcher GA Southern:
Not there in 06 & 10
06
PPG 22.2
Yds 3635
07
PPG 36.82
YDS 4926
08
PPG 30.64
YDS 4070
09
PPG 17.6
YDS 2756
10
PPG 27.53
YDS 5189
Murray St - there 2010-14
09
PPG 18.2
YDS 2531
10
PPG 36.1
YDS 4947
11
PPG 37.1
YDS 5070
12
PPG 39.2
YDS 5328
13
PPG 29.8
YDS 4783
14
PPG 36.6
YDS 5620
15
PPG 30.5
YDS 5127
Samford - there 15-22
14
PPG 32.7
YDS 4392
15
PPG 34.64
YDS 5277
16
PPG 35.08
YDS 5354
17
PPG 28
YDS 4960
18
PPG 38.45
YDS 5639
19
PPG 32.25
YDS 4844
20
PPG 40.29
YDS 3597 (COVID YEAR ONLY 7 GAMES)
YPG 513.9
21
PPG 37.91
YDS 4936
22
PPG 32.77
YDS 5651
Seems like he improved offense where he went. A bit of a mixed bag though. I should've done YPG instead of total yards.
If you're one of the people who are clamoring to run the ball more and be more balanced then Chris Hatcher is not who you'll want to hire. He throws it about as much as Leach. As I've said a few times, he's as close to pure Air Raid as they come.
Hatcher was about 55% pass / 45% run this year, so pretty balanced. Uses a tight end, tighter OL splits, runs a very fast tempo, and incorporates RPO's. Also adjusts his offense to the QB's strength. Their backup was a really mobile guy so he used QB power a bunch with him when their starter when down in the playoffs this year.
Maybe as close or closest to Leach than some others because he is very much an air raid system guy, but still very different from the "pure" version of it Leach ran. He does pretty much all the things our fans have been asking for over the last 3 years.
Those don't grow on trees and they sure as hell don't grow in Mississippi. You have to recruit Texas, Florida, California to find guys like that. And unfortunately we don't recruit those areas well at all. And are best recruiters in those areas are no longer on staff.
Actually he belives very much in running the ball. In fact he has a power play that many have copied. Fun fact, he gave Kirby Smart his 1st job, and Sonny dykes was his GA at Kentucky. His own quote is you have to be able to run and play defense to win a championship.
Too many people don't throughly research people before spouting opinions.
He didn't hire Kirby, Will did. And Sonny was Mike and Hal's GA. Hatcher was a GA with him. Now he may believe in running the ball, but he doesn't do it very well. He had the 81st ranked rushing offense in FCS this year. Not exactly lighting it up. But look at the end of the day, it doesn't matter. Cause we ain't hiring him. We haven't even talked to him. Cole Cubelic can push him all day long, but Zach has had no conversations with him about the OC job. And look, as big of a s***show as this is becoming I'd take him. I don't think he'd be a good hire. But we could and may end up doing worse.