Are you trying to change the subject rather than address the facts ?
You said it was a different environment when Dan coached its first five years, yes it was, he had a much easier schedule and a poor record IMO.
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To me this offense is fun to watch if it's working well. It was a lot of fun to watch against KY, AU, and Arky last year. When it's stammering and stuttering like the other night it's agony.
So it's no different than Dak's dink & dunks in 2015 when Holloway up the middle was our running threat (not!). Same in 2016 when we stammered and stuttered with I believe Holloway up the middle again (till Aeris got to where he could block although Holloway would go to right spot and just get flat run over trying to block ... but he did give it his best shot).
And this offense can bring you back from a big deficit if you get down by a good bit. Mullen's wasn't good at doing that. When we had our best team's under Dan we jumped out to big leads early.
Most any offense is fun to watch if it's clicking good. Any offense stammering and stuttering is agony to watch.
I mean watching Dan run QB draws and getting those stuffed repeatedly (especially against Bama) when everyone watching knows that's what's coming on short yardage or inside 10 yd line is the epitome of agony. Bama got 8 guys in the box, run a QB draw.
Who are you guys? Why does a link to your stats matter? Bc I like to see if someone is arguing in good faith. Unlike most here, if you can prove something, I'm capable of changing my mind. If you just spout out stuff with no link to back it up though, well...
"Why does it matter?" Good grief
Looks like it came from here: https://www.teamrankings.com/college...ate=2011-01-11
Looks like we have a tougher schedule than we did back in Dans era. I think we already met his high water mark of 4-4 in the sec though.
you guys sound like a three way Mormon marriage ...... Leach can coach or he wouldn't have been a head coach for this long.... Could he improve - Yeah ..... Mullen could coach because he raised our ceiling AND expectations and yes - he could have done some things better .... neither one ran away with a recruiting title or a championship. They're different coaches with different offenses so it's difficult to compare them other than wins and we don't have enough data yet to be accurate on that. I think Leaches ceiling could be higher than Dans but I also think Leaches floor could be lower ... Dan had brain farts with his idiotic fake punts and Leach has his WTF moments going for it on 4th down... Dan was in his 6th season when he took us to #1 - If Leach is still here in 2026 then we will have a better idea between the two... at least Leach seems to be able to hang onto a good Def. Coordinator. So far it equals a draw ... Like Todd said - we need to give Leach a few more years to know ...... now carry on with this soap opera because I'm hooked and binge watching
Be careful using Mormons in your sports discussions, see Oregon. Morons ok. Hail State!
Leach is a good coach. Clawson is a great coach. I am still happy with Leach but Clawson was my first choice in 2018 and that still hasn’t changed. That doesn’t mean I don’t like Leach and I still think he can have great success here if given more time. Also Mullen was a really good coach for us after Croom and really helped our program. Our fanbase seems to have a fascination with either Mullen is good and Leach is bad or Vice versa. I just think both have been in coaching long enough to prove they are both good overall
Will is a well trained and accurate passer. Anything outside the trained route and schemes to include: new defensive looks, QB scrambles, roll outs, or QB rushes are just simply outside his wheelhouse and will be that way forever. This is why the trams has lacked a killer instinct the past couple years. It?s gameplan or nothing. It is what it is and there?s no changing it without a new QB. This season we will just have to hold steady and limp to 6-6. Build for the future with Sawyer and eventually Parson to take over.
There is a lot of truth in that. We have the read option. Will isn't going to run that with effectiveness. As I pointed out in another thread, those sacks can become positive yards and the defense will be forced to change. However, you can't throw aside the accuracy and experience for a backup that's not totally ready. I believe Sawyer will be ready next year, but what do you do with Will if he stays?
I would argue that next season would be the best time to let Sawyer ride in this offense. It's an easier schedule and it would let him get fully into running the offense. I love Will but if Sawyer improves even more during spring it might be time to let him to be QB1.