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Maybe we should start a thread of potential OC candidates. I'm not kidding!
Maybe we should start a thread of potential OC candidates. I'm not kidding!
Lol at 757 for having a blue name that isn't bolded.
Or an FCS school.
No.
VT is not the place for an FCS coach to cut their teeth in big boy football. Beamer should have higher standards than a FCS OC running a gimmick offense. We have had coaches come from those ranks and we see how that turned out. Not saying there aren't exceptions but this is not the time to experiment with that. Only way I would consider this is if there is a HEAD COACH that is offensive minded, calls plays, and had success at the FCS level (to come in and be OC). VT could probably pay as much or more than a HC makes in FCS. The FCS OCs can go to Conf-USA, MAC, or the Sun Belt if they want an OC job in FBS.
Didn't Frank Beamer and Bud Foster come from a FCS school? hell, Chad Morris was a high school coach a couple of years prior to arriving at Clemson.
There are jewels to be found in those ranks.
Didn't Frank Beamer and Bud Foster come from a FCS school? hell, Chad Morris was a high school coach a couple of years prior to arriving at Clemson.
There are jewels to be found in those ranks.
Aw shit, 46 thinks he's hot shit now cause he has an annoyingly loud name. Yes, snowflake, you are special.
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Chad Morris is definitely an outliar, but don't even begin to bring up CFB or Foster. Times have certainly changed, and the game, our program, and recruiting aren't the same at all as to when when those boys came up. VT was coming off sanctions and was more or less a joke, obviously not a top 15-20 program when they came to town.
VT should not have to 'settle' on someone. There is a ton more that goes into player development and recruiting in FBS than FCS, and seeing as the majority of our offensive staff would be replaced, (not just one new guy like Chad Morris) that is a VERY risky game to play.
edit: looks like Sparks stole some of my thunder. Didn't see him respond already
It seems like our program is approaching this with an open mind, which is what I wanted. Hamilton and Long both ran completely different offenses. Long's a retired coach, Hamilton is from the other side of the country. I absolutely agree we shouldn't 'settle' on someone, but we haven't done so (yet). We seem to be considering a plethora of options, what's wrong with that?