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Orange Blooded [3231]
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my $.02 on the new OC
Nov 30, 2014, 6:06 PM
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Count me in the group of fans who thinks Jeff Scott needs a couple more years before taking over the offense at Clemson. I think he will do a great job when his time comes, but I think he needs a couple more years.
With that said, Chad leaving clears A LOT of salary room for a new coordinator. Some of that cash needs to go to BV to keep him for a few more years. After that you make a run at a hot OC that runs the same system as Morris did. The East Carolina OC is a great choice but there are plenty of others like him and you won't have to pay Chad Morris money to get them on staff.
You then throw a little more cash at Jeff Scott, give him a fancy new title of co-offensive coordinator or whatever you want to call it and sit down and have a real conversation. Basically you explain that if the new OC comes in and lights it up he is going to move on in 2-3 years just as Morris did. If he comes in and doesn't light it up then he will move on just as Billy Napier did. Either way, Jeff has 2-3 more years of learning the offense and after that it will be his show. This also maintains his status as the recruiting guru on staff so we won't lose his ability to close the deal with big time recruits. Honestly, his recruiting abilities are the big reason we can't afford to let him go but if you make him OC you basically take him off the road and lose it anyway.
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Jeff has been trained his WHOLE life for this job
Nov 30, 2014, 6:11 PM
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I think people forget, Daddy has been training him long before Chad ever showed up. Wasn't Brad the OC on a NC team ?
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Re: Jeff has been trained his WHOLE life for this job
Nov 30, 2014, 6:13 PM
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Yeah but that same Brad was demoted from OC at Clemson wasn't he?
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He stepped down to focus on our line and let O'Cain
Nov 30, 2014, 6:36 PM
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take over fully in 2004, which was a disaster.
Brad saved Tommy at the end of the 2003 season, remember the Peach Bowl vs Tennessee, that was Brad.
Tommy then hired Spence, after one year of O'Cain.
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I tend to agree with that.....
Nov 30, 2014, 6:12 PM
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I'm hesitant about Jeff Scott as OC because of the Napier debacle (I do think Scott is more ready than BN though) ............ At the same time you don't want to lose him as a recruiter should he go with Morris. ..... This ones a tough call.
IMO you give Scott a raise and a title and go get another "proven" OC. We shall see.
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Re: my $.02 on the new OC
Nov 30, 2014, 6:14 PM
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I disagree.Jeff trained under Chad.Chad was nothing more than a high school coach when he was hired.
I say if Chad,and Dabo think Jeff is ready,then they go with Jeff.
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Experience as an offensive coordinator is overrated.
Nov 30, 2014, 6:21 PM
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I'm not saying it is as easy as calling plays on the PlayStation, because there is clearly more to it than that. But if you'll notice, most of the innovative and successful OC's are young. It's also very dependent on how talented the players are. I have no doubt that Jeff Scott will do a great job as long as we continue to recruit well and stay reasonably healthy.
I think being a defensive coordinator is a more difficult job. That's why I'm much more concerned about keeping Venables than I am Morris.
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Re: my $.02 on the new OC
Nov 30, 2014, 6:48 PM
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If they could get Lincoln Riley to leave ECU, that would be great. He is only 31, but has been a coordinator for five years. He has decline previous offers by North Carolina and Notre Dame to stay at East Carolina. I feel confident Clemson would be able to get him for less than $1.3M.
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Let's Get Something Straight
Nov 30, 2014, 7:33 PM
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The OC at East Carolina, forgive me because I can not recall his name, comes from the Hal Mumme coaching tree. It is not the same system that Chad Morris runs which more closely resembles what Gus Malzahn runs with some sprinkling of the Oregon system included.
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