OC Hired - App State OC Kevin Barbay

[Really Clark?]

So we're going off of Dave Bartoo's matrix to hire our offensive coordinator?

Comforting.**

The only guy that remotely fits our personnel on that list is Kittley.

Play calling is important- but having players that fit is perhaps even more important. For example- Dan Mullen as a play caller with Dak had better numbers than Dan Mullen with Tyson Lee and Chris Relf.

That's going to be a HUGE issue for us next year unless Barbay can actually adjust his scheme to his talent. Which in my experience watching football pretty much never happens. And when someone actually does try to adjust their personnel to the scheme it never maximizes the production because those players are put in positions where they aren't maximized so it's essentially a waste of talent.

Again- MSU fans falling for the "we can outscheme them" trap while grossly undervaluing the importance of players and their actual skill sets.

Please show where in my post I said anything about just out scheming our opponents and undervaluing the importance of players.

You know as well as anyone the importance of analytics. Some look at it harder than others, sure. But it's foolish to completely disregard it. I know you wouldn't care if it was an air raid guy that Barton liked and we hired. Because Kittley is right on that list, that leaves him out in your opinion then, right?

Barbay can and has run offense not predicated on a running QB. We don't have that so that fits. He is creative in getting the ball in the hands of his playmakers. We have several of those, so that fits. Tulu, Marks, Price, etc. can absolutely eat with his offense. Another check. His OL scheme fits our players. That fits. So what if he is not air raid, we have players that absolutely work under his scheme. We need TE's and QB, for sure. Guess what, we would have needed that with Kittley as well. I know it's Air Raid or nothing with you for some reason but that's not the only offense can adapt for players and skill set.