This would be a huge hire..... nothing wrong with swinging for the fences.
Who is our next OC?
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Hardly. Crod averaged around 6 yards a carry for his career. No matter what fronts were there, Gran was still able to run the ball extremely well vs anyone other than Georgia. Crod followed the all time leading rusher at UK, and was a suspension away from breaking the record himself.
Again, noone contests that a change had to be made for perception sake, but this revisionist history is insane.
I know full well UK fans hate to run the ball I just don't understand why. Running the ball will always win games no matter the current fad. We need balance of course but it can't just be air it out.
Idk anything about this guy, but wasn't he the one people in this thread were meh on?
Gran wasn't fired for shit...don't know what you all's definition of fired means.
Your boy EG got the better end of the deal. He's still on staff, he's still getting paid good money and he's no longer on the target. He basically gets to do everything he was doing without taking the heat.
I'm okay with that though, because in his defense he knows RBs and ground game. I've criticized the ole boy for plenty, but I have always tried to be fair and give credit where credit is due. EG can recruit, develop, and coach some trench ball.
He'd be great to pair with a passing game guy. I'd be okay with him being RB coach/ground game so long as the OC was a passing game guy and had total control of everything from recruiting all the way up to game day play calling.
Your boy EG got the better end of the deal. He's still on staff, he's still getting paid good money and he's no longer on the target. He basically gets to do everything he was doing without taking the heat.
I'm okay with that though, because in his defense he knows RBs and ground game. I've criticized the ole boy for plenty, but I have always tried to be fair and give credit where credit is due. EG can recruit, develop, and coach some trench ball.
He'd be great to pair with a passing game guy. I'd be okay with him being RB coach/ground game so long as the OC was a passing game guy and had total control of everything from recruiting all the way up to game day play calling.
I think there are several good options, but Rees would be a great hire imo. Played and coached quarterbacks at blue bloods. Has recruited well. Several years experience calling plays. Likes power game and used TE really well at ND.
Dude is a great fit.
Don’t know this reporter but I think this would be a really solid hire given the circumstances.
Part of me wants to hire the coordinator that will be here the longest for stability. Maybe Stoops thinks that’s Rees.
Good call about TEs. Mayer shined at Notre Dame under him.
From what I'm reading, I do think he checks alot of boxes.
So far I think my opinion is much like the one I had about scangerello when be was hired: good hire, especially given the timing, but disappointed because it feels like we could've done better. Feels like we could've done better because it seems this guy has only been pretty good even with a constant talent advantage. Here he wont have that.
I agree with you though, the recruiting part seems to be something that's key for stoops right now. I think he signaled that when he swallowed his pride and brought back wolf.
If CMS is able to haul in Reese...that may be his greatest achievement to date.
Don't be like Bama fans and let one play in one game dictate someone's career.
Reese, whether they like it or not, is next up in CFB. Has been since he got into coaching after his playing days.
Give him top dollar and full control of offense.
Don't be like Bama fans and let one play in one game dictate someone's career.
Reese, whether they like it or not, is next up in CFB. Has been since he got into coaching after his playing days.
Give him top dollar and full control of offense.
I'm ready to get my pitchforks out at the first incompletion if Rees is the OC 
If true, very excited. Rees much more familiar with CFB shemes than Coen. Might actually see some real life read/option!
Obvious conspiracy theory thinking: did Stoops fire Yenser and hire Wolford knowing Coen was going, somewhere- and he would then hire Rees??
Obvious conspiracy theory thinking: did Stoops fire Yenser and hire Wolford knowing Coen was going, somewhere- and he would then hire Rees??
I don't know if it was all in the plans, but I definitely think (if that's the hire) he absolutely worked through wolf to get there.
Pretty interesting considering last time coen bolted, stoops worked through yenser to get scang
Rumor has it, Bama liked him enough that if Deboer said no, he was probably the guy.
If he's good enough for ND and Bama to be OC or HC if push comes to shove, he's good enough for me.
Thought the job Rees did with Milroe was remarkable. Milroe really struggled early in the season then the light came on the second half. Hope it happens.
Nothing better to watch than a power runs thru the line for 5/10/15 yards. Brute force is where it's at. Just love it!
Anyone good enough to be a coordinator at places like Notre Dame and at Alabama under Saban is definitely good enough to be a coordinator here. I don't think there is another name out there who would create a bigger buzz among fans or recruits.
Here is a vid of Rees doing a coaching clinic from back in 2019, just to provide some perspective of how he communicates, thinks and coaches QBs.
Rees was hired by the Browns to coach TEs a few weeks ago.
Here is a great article discussing Rees' offensive philosophy:
https://lastwordonsports.com/colleg...changes-to-expect-with-tommy-rees-at-alabama/
I really love what I'm reading about this guy. I honestly wish we had him here this past season. If we had, we would have probably won more games and scored more points, because he would have given our stud RB more carries and gone deep to Barion Brown a bit less.
And finally, finally, finally, it would be awesome to have someone who fricking knows how to utilize tight ends!
I really, really hope Stoops can pull this off. Tommy Rees is precisely the guy we need. I love a balanced offense that prides itself on being tough/physical.
https://lastwordonsports.com/colleg...changes-to-expect-with-tommy-rees-at-alabama/
I really love what I'm reading about this guy. I honestly wish we had him here this past season. If we had, we would have probably won more games and scored more points, because he would have given our stud RB more carries and gone deep to Barion Brown a bit less.
And finally, finally, finally, it would be awesome to have someone who fricking knows how to utilize tight ends!
I really, really hope Stoops can pull this off. Tommy Rees is precisely the guy we need. I love a balanced offense that prides itself on being tough/physical.
Tommy Rees was at AL because Saban knew he was a top level hire. We would be lucky to get him. But if it were to happen, some fans would be asking from the jump how long he would stay here. And you never know. Assistant coaches are always looking for better deals and better jobs. Nature of the beast. No matter who gets hired, he won't be here forever. Barnhart was on the hook for $1.8 million for Coen this year. That's serious money. We have the money and resources to hire a better OC than Coen, but the due diligence needs to be better than it was for Coen or Scan.
It doesn't change anything if Stoops wants him and if Rees would rather be a coordinator than a TE coach. But we would be lucky to get him. This guy can recruit, develop, and manage.
That's kind of what I was saying. Keep up. That's why I deleted my first post. But you had to try and jump right on it.
WTH? How does anyone know if/when someone is going to delete a post whether it's in 2 minutes or two days?
I had already deleted it. He came in the back end of a conversation he had no part in. Kind of like what you're doing.
As I recall, Rees gets the credit for re-tooling that offense around Milroe after the UT debacle (and his subsequent benching at USF).
Holgorson and Stoops would be like mixing oil and water.
There are probably many qualified candidates in Div 1, 2, and 3 that are available. I just think that whomever Stoops chooses will be handcuffed immediately after taking the job. If I were a candidate under consideration, I would need assurances that the play calling was my responsibility. Of course, the head coach is free to make suggestions, but the actual call would be the decision of the OC. If UK gets a 10 point or greater lead at halftime both the offense and defense are instructed, IMO, to dial back and get more conservative. The mindset seems to be that offensively we will run the ball until we are forced to pass. Let off the gas and not step on it because bad things might happen. We have enough points to win so let’s not do what we have been successful doing thus far!
On the flip side, we need the continuity of a multi-year OC. The OC’s have been paid well so the contract needs to be for 3-4 years with a large buyout. Don’t know if this is feasible for a young candidate like Rees who probably has head coach aspirations, but necessary as this revolving door is going to hurt future offensive recruiting efforts. We have experienced stability on the defensive side with White and our talent level is much greater than it was a few years ago.
I am pessimistic that Stoops is going to change from his micro-managing style. He will set the parameters of the offense he wants and hire the candidate that has similar thinking. Then at the press conference to announce the hire CMS will state that the new OC is one of the most innovative offensive minds in the business and will be able to implement his fast paced system this Spring and fans will be extremely excited when the 2024 season starts with this new, explosive, and high scoring offense. Then after a few games, we fans realize that nothing has changed.
On the flip side, we need the continuity of a multi-year OC. The OC’s have been paid well so the contract needs to be for 3-4 years with a large buyout. Don’t know if this is feasible for a young candidate like Rees who probably has head coach aspirations, but necessary as this revolving door is going to hurt future offensive recruiting efforts. We have experienced stability on the defensive side with White and our talent level is much greater than it was a few years ago.
I am pessimistic that Stoops is going to change from his micro-managing style. He will set the parameters of the offense he wants and hire the candidate that has similar thinking. Then at the press conference to announce the hire CMS will state that the new OC is one of the most innovative offensive minds in the business and will be able to implement his fast paced system this Spring and fans will be extremely excited when the 2024 season starts with this new, explosive, and high scoring offense. Then after a few games, we fans realize that nothing has changed.
Haha, to take the Redskins OC job instead
For all those detractors of Rees saying "he will only be here a year!"....ok? Why is that bad if he does a great job for 2024 UK offense then gets hired as a power 4 (rip Pac 12) head coach? It makes the hiring if the next OC that much easier imo.
You are telling him to keep up? lol buddy you are a lost ball in high weeds.
I don’t think he tweets this if he hadn’t already heard the name was in the mix
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