8/11/2023 0 Comments Alabama hot pocket thenI’m not convinced the Heupel system will produce a title because when defenses can stop the run - the way Georgia did, because it stops everyone’s run - it can stop an offense. Tennessee, meanwhile, is trying to capitalize on Josh Heuepel’s Year 2 effect, reeling in the 10th-ranked class this year and sitting 11th in the current cycle. (Smart’s first full class was third, and his next one was first.) But recruiting hasn’t picked up: Florida’s current class ranks 23rd nationally, according to the 247 Sports Composite, after finishing 14th in the 2023 cycle. Even the struggles of the first season could be shrugged off: Kirby Smart went 8-5 and lost to Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech during his first year at Georgia.īut events since then haven’t been great. This time last year I was bullish on Billy Napier, who was taking the Saban blueprint to Gainesville, had won on a lower level, and this is Florida, with ready access to recruits. I wouldn’t have said this last year: Tennessee offers a lot more reason for hope than Florida. That could be a bit too open to definition: national title? conference title? title of underachieving program, formerly held by Georgia, currently held by Texas A&M? You originally wrote division title, but since divisions are going away as of 2024 - an important point here I’ll return to - I just changed it to “a” title. Who do you see having a better next three to five years Tennessee or Florida? Will either be challenging for a title during that period? - Jack V. As well as serve as the whipping boy when things go wrong. The coordinator’s role is usually to, well, coordinate. Or the experiment of having Petrino serve in a subservient role to another offensive-minded coach could prove a total disaster and blow up in spectacular and entertaining fashion.Īs for Jancek, a reminder that a) he never has been a special teams coordinator, and b) special teams coordinators are almost always wildly overrated at the college level because many coaches are involved in each unit. He could take a Texas A&M offense that has talent - Evan Stewart is likely to be a star at some point - and turn it into a prolific unit that turns down the temperature on Jimbo Fisher’s hot seat. Motorcycle.īobby Petrino may be a lot of things, but he’s clearly a very good play-caller. There’s only one answer to Catherine’s question on the most intriguing: Mr. If things work with transfer quarterback Devin Leary, Coen should at minimum improve an offense that was dead last in the SEC in yards per play.īut let’s be honest. Perhaps everyone except Kentucky, where it’s hard not to be thrilled with the return of Liam Coen, after his one-year sojourn in the NFL. Well, Dowell Loggains is new at South Carolina, and its fans weren’t enamored with the hire, but given the market this offseason - witness Alabama hiring the coach of the nation’s 45th-ranked offense - everyone should withhold judgment. Kentucky and South Carolina have lower-profile but still critical new offensive coordinators. By playing it safe on defense and going for a younger hire on offense, did Saban strike the right chords for a program that has gone - gasp - two years without winning a national title?ĭan Enos at Arkansas faces pressure, replacing Kendal Briles, who guided the SEC’s sixth-ranked offense. People thought Nick Saban would hit home runs instead, he hired a coach some Notre Dame fans had soured on and hired Steele for a third stint in Tuscaloosa. Georgia’s offense was very good last year and will be again.īut what about Alabama? Both new coordinators - Tommy Rees on offense and Kevin Steele on defense - are intriguing because their hires were rather underwhelming. Bobo is smart enough not to mess with what worked: making use of Brock Bowers and other mismatches. Monken was impactful when he got to Georgia, modernizing the offense and turning it into a juggernaut. Since Catherine is so great, I will take adhere to her wording and thus dispense with one of the most notable changes: Mike Bobo replacing Todd Monken may not be intriguing or impactful because it probably will be a wash. Imagine if John Jancek knows when a blocked kick can be advanced? - Catherine B.Īh, you know your mailbags have traction when the great Catherine B. Which coordinator changes are the most intriguing and/or most impactful for this season? My, somewhat snarky, opinion is that LSU moving on from Brian Polian is one of the most significant. Note: Submitted questions have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Let’s talk about this season in a special SEC mailbag, Part 2 ( here’s Part 1): Here is a reprieve on schedule discussions, as well as NIL, realignment or all those other things we say we hate but read about anyway.
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