Rees is the new OC

poewelch84 · Jan 14, 2020

I hope this doesn't prove to be a mistake but I'm not overly confident.

jjc2009 · Jan 14, 2020

Never dream too big eh ND?

Let’s see how well this keeps next years’ class together.

NDGreg · Jan 14, 2020

the kid was a fighter... i guess we need to see if he is the son of the coach Kelly thinks he is. Give him 3 games. Maybe Kelly turns him loose and puts the offense on Tommys shoulders.

NDGreg · Jan 14, 2020

maybe Kelly thinks Book needs him and this is a one year thing.

NDGreg · Jan 14, 2020

there is a reason for this. Tommy is not ready.

idseer · Jan 15, 2020

Irish7478 · Jan 15, 2020

I will have an open mind on this. I see a lot of great players become mediocre coaches. And some mediocre players become great coaches. This was a guy that had a good college career without the incredible natural talent that many top QB’s have. He obviously put the preparation in that allowed him to get to the level he did. Hopefully this type of preparation will be necessary to exceed in the position of Offensive Coordinator.

craigk217 · Jan 15, 2020

Irish7478 said:
I will have an open mind on this. I see a lot of great players become mediocre coaches. And some mediocre players become great coaches. This was a guy that had a good college career without the incredible natural talent that many top QB’s have. He obviously put the preparation in that allowed him to get to the level he did. Hopefully this type of preparation will be necessary to exceed in the position of Offensive Coordinator.

I'm kinda sorta in this camp about giving him a shot, but I'm very skeptical.

I just would like to know what BK saw in him to appoint him to the position and whether or not he even shopped the market for a new OC.

jjc2009 · Jan 15, 2020

Irish7478 said:
I will have an open mind on this. I see a lot of great players become mediocre coaches. And some mediocre players become great coaches. This was a guy that had a good college career without the incredible natural talent that many top QB’s have. He obviously put the preparation in that allowed him to get to the level he did. Hopefully this type of preparation will be necessary to exceed in the position of Offensive Coordinator.

That’s quite a promotion though. He’s not even in his 30’s and the marquee programs should be paying 7 figures for their coordinators.

Moreover he’s probably likely to just be Kelly throwing his voice.

Irish7478 · Jan 15, 2020

jjc2009 said:
That’s quite a promotion though. He’s not even in his 30’s and the marquee programs should be paying 7 figures for their coordinators.

Moreover he’s probably likely to just be Kelly throwing his voice.

definitely a big move for him. My guess is that ND might have contacted Moorhead (or a few others) but when it became apparent he was going to Oregon they wanted to make a move before spring practice started. In any event, I agree with you that Kelly will have a lot of input for the next year or two.

poewelch84 · Jan 15, 2020

I hope he does well but I'm skeptical.

NDGreg · Jan 15, 2020

I think Kelly will let him be for a little bit. We might be seeing some more screens and a lot more Tight end use. Tommy liked that.

jjc2009 · Jan 16, 2020

The problem with the hire, and no offense to Tommy, he’s a bright kid who clearly understood Kelly’s offense, his limitations were physical, plus he’s been around football his whole life ie his dad, but the hire just reeks of ND being content with the status quo. They should be figuring out how to go from being a good team that wins most of its games, to an elite team that doesn’t just qualify, but competes, for championships or major bowls.

Not making a home run hire isn’t going to help in that regard.

NDGreg · Jan 16, 2020

jjc2009 said:
The problem with the hire, and no offense to Tommy, he’s a bright kid who clearly understood Kelly’s offense, his limitations were physical, plus he’s been around football his whole life ie his dad, but the hire just reeks of ND being content with the status quo. They should be figuring out how to go from being a good team that wins most of its games, to an elite team that doesn’t just qualify, but competes, for championships or major bowls.

Not making a home run hire isn’t going to help in that regard.

NDGreg · Jan 16, 2020

jjc2009 said:
The problem with the hire, and no offense to Tommy, he’s a bright kid who clearly understood Kelly’s offense, his limitations were physical, plus he’s been around football his whole life ie his dad, but the hire just reeks of ND being content with the status quo. They should be figuring out how to go from being a good team that wins most of its games, to an elite team that doesn’t just qualify, but competes, for championships or major bowls.

Not making a home run hire isn’t going to help in that regard.

i agree its a shit hire...there has to be something to do with book. also i heard the 2021 recruit likes tommy too.

Irish7478 · Jan 20, 2020

jjc2009 said:
The problem with the hire, and no offense to Tommy, he’s a bright kid who clearly understood Kelly’s offense, his limitations were physical, plus he’s been around football his whole life ie his dad, but the hire just reeks of ND being content with the status quo. They should be figuring out how to go from being a good team that wins most of its games, to an elite team that doesn’t just qualify, but competes, for championships or major bowls.

Not making a home run hire isn’t going to help in that regard.

I’m not sure what would qualify as a home run hire. A home run offensive coordinator would likely be gone in a year or two, the first time a good head coaching job became available. We don’t need to look at a coordinator with the idea of promoting him to be head coach (unless he’s been a successful head coach somewhere already). Look at the last few head coaches we hired without head coaching experience. Charlie Weis, Bob Davie, Gerry Faust (I’m not counting high school coaching) there is obviously no direct correlation between being a good coordinator to being a good head coach.

I’m OK with giving Tommy a shot at it, but I think he has to be on a short leash. He obviously familiar with Kelly’s offense and is young enough to have a good rapport with the players, but I’m curious as to how he will relate to parents on the recruiting circuit.

jjc2009 · Jan 20, 2020

Irish7478 said:
I’m not sure what would qualify as a home run hire. A home run offensive coordinator would likely be gone in a year or two, the first time a good head coaching job became available. We don’t need to look at a coordinator with the idea of promoting him to be head coach (unless he’s been a successful head coach somewhere already). Look at the last few head coaches we hired without head coaching experience. Charlie Weis, Bob Davie, Gerry Faust (I’m not counting high school coaching) there is obviously no direct correlation between being a good coordinator to being a good head coach.

I’m OK with giving Tommy a shot at it, but I think he has to be on a short leash. He obviously familiar with Kelly’s offense and is young enough to have a good rapport with the players, but I’m curious as to how he will relate to parents on the recruiting circuit.

From what I understand the players are 100% on board, including recruits like Buchner.

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