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George Clooney

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  1. 5 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    I'd say that Francois is at worst DNC. The guy was ACC rookie of the year and his team won 10 games including the Orange Bowl against Michigan. The next season he tore his patella tendon (I think?) against Alabama and didn't play another snap for Fisher.  Off-field issues are something else entirely. 

    That's a good point; I still have no clue why Jimbo just stood there and let Trickett ruin that unit. Francois was bludgeoned throughout '16 and finally paid the price the next year like you said.

  2. 10 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

    Jimbo recruited multiple top 3 classes leading up to his last two shitastic seasons at FSU. Why are his current classes contrasting to those classes and what has he changed about his coaching exactly?

    FSU tanked because of his failure to hold their OL coach accountable for his bad units, lackluster QB development, and lackluster WR development. I don't know enough about FSU back then to explain why he wouldn't fire Trickett, but that's definitely a knock on Jimbo. As a HC, Jimbo's QB starters are as follows: Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel, Jameis, Everett Golson, Sean Maguire, Deondre Francois, James Blackman, Mond, King, and Calzada. The first three operated his offense at a good to great level while the next four generally did not. At A&M, Mond ultimately was fine in that regard while King is unproven and Calzada has definitively failed.

    I ultimately think they're on the upswing because Conner Weigman is extremely talented and pretty athletic. In my opinion, their recruiting on defense as well as Henson's development of their OL gives them a 3 loss floor going forward. You and everyone else can argue that Jimbo won't develop Weigman like he didn't develop FSU QBs from '15 onward, but I just think Weigman is a special prospect. As far as WR development goes, he has continued to let some talented guys wither like did at FSU because they're typically asked to run option routes and Craig is a terrible WR coach (but great recruiter). If they continue to get decent to bad QB play along with lackluster WR play, then they'll likely have season after season like this one in which their defense carries them. If my opinion of Weigman rings true and he operates Jimbo's offense anywhere near the level Jameis did, then they will compete for SEC titles.

    As far as Jimbo's coaching goes, I think their season turned starting with the Alabama game because he simplified their offense for Calzada by running much more RPO rather than his typical offense. Calzada just isn't a good QB because he can't quickly process reads, so the increased RPO frequency gave him easier throws and thus more completions. If he fails to develop King and/or Weigman, then y'all will be right.

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  3. 1 hour ago, LonghornLurker said:

    All I’m reading is “I’m a pussy and won’t put money on my team because I know they can’t do it”. Grow a pair of balls. 

    I posted who which team I root for on this page and it's not A&M. Your life will get better if you become less oblivious.

  4. On 11/20/2021 at 7:13 PM, Tex-19 said:

    I'm not writing them off. With this bag game they've committed to, they could be top 5 in talent in 2-3 years. The talent and the defense will put them in some playoff hunts (well I guess the playoffs are changing but you know what I mean).

    I think people on here get triggered because some people these days act like A&M is the next Bama or something. They'll have talent and have some years in contention, but places like Bama, UGA, and tOSU will still have just as much talent and better coaching. As long as they have Jimbo's offense they aren't going to be some kind of dynasty like they're hyping themselves up to be. 

    You're right that they aren't the next Bama. They will have as much talent as those teams in a few years but will probably still lag behind a bit because of Jimbo's old school approach to offense. Day has tOSU running with Georgia this year and for years to come because of his brilliant recruiting at WR and outstanding play calling/design. I don't think Georgia and Alabama are necessarily better coached than A&M though. Georgia isn't any more modern than A&M on either side of the ball, they just have better players and just as good of coaches/support staffs. Alabama's staff this year is arguably worse than A&M's; they just have a more modern approach to offense and an explosive receiver/better QB that has resulted in their offense being much more efficient and explosive. Saban will most likely let O'Brien walk and fire Golding this offseason, so we'll have to see who they hire and how they match up against Jimbo/Elko/future DC in order to assess who is on the better path going forward.

  5. On 11/20/2021 at 8:28 PM, Harrison Stafford said:

    The fact is you come to Surly with absolute takes until you get called on the carpet with whatever crap you threw against the wall.  Then, you walk back whatever it was with  “to be fair” and “to be clear” as you hedge whatever bullshit narrative you created.  Now, @Rickylovesweed is giving you the chance to put your money where your mouth is and you’re ducking him.  Just go the fuck away.

    I will never bet on anything with anyone from this site. It's absolutely moronic to think they're going to keep losing 3-4 games every year based upon how well they're recruiting at every position but WR (for now). Programs live and die by coaches and how they recruit/evaluate. Jimbo does both well, and if you can't explain why he's lost three or more games in six of the last seven years and the contrasting future that will be different because of recruiting, then there is no point in arguing with anyone. They've committed to creating a winning program, and you'd see that if you weren't so biased. Any program that properly commits to long-term improvement will reap rewards. My favorite program, Rutgers, seems to be on the same path thus far (obviously with a lower ceiling).

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  6. Yes, 2021 Alabama is a step behind most of Saban’s teams there thus far, but they aren’t average. They will lose to Georgia by multiple possessions because Georgia has an elite defense and competent offense. 
     

    I’d take that bet, but I don’t care to profit on their good outcomes. I guess I’m just puzzled that so many people on here completely write them off, but one guy on here was firing off takes on Twitter saying Herman was a better coach than Jimbo so it’s probably just blind hatred.

  7. Did I ever even say they’d beat Ole Miss? I don’t recall saying that, but feel free to quote one of my posts saying as much. A&M struggles to move the ball against P5 defenses when Jimbo runs his typical west coast offense. They beat Alabama because of how much RPO he incorporated, and he’ll be able to overcome running his dated offense with an accurate and intelligent QB (Weigman, King TBD). I don’t care if you take me seriously because all you’re capable of is surface-level analysis.

  8. Calzada, especially Calzada on the road, is a bottom of the barrel P5 QB. Ole Miss is a good team who finally got a few receivers back. You can place blame on Jimbo for not developing him or signing him in the first place, and both of those points are fair. They’ve played well enough to where recruits don’t care about that because they know King and Weigman are better. Their flaw is that their pace is glacial and receivers have to wait a while to see the field and/or never fully develop. I think they’ll ultimately overcome those hurdles because Jimbo finally incorporated more RPO into their game plans, and that’ll greatly benefit King/Weigman. If they start getting guys like Stewart and Johntay Cook, then Jimbo/Craig would have to really fuck things up to not have a quality WR corps.

    They’ve now built a floor of 9-3 or so against any given schedule, and they’re loaded with future draft picks on their defensive depth chart. If LSU makes a bad hire, then they’ll have minimal competition for recruits in this region for a while. They’re reaping the rewards of having a good AD who nailed a coaching search while getting whatever $ they want from their boosters.

  9. It’s pathetic how many people on here don’t understand how good of a recruiting staff/support org they have there. They’ll be just as talented as Alabama and Georgia by the ‘23 season, and losing several good players to the draft will only negatively impact them in the early stages of next season.

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  10. 1 minute ago, Blotto said:

    According to this, Ishbia is worth ~$8.6 billion (https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/mat-ishbia/). Even if he picked up the entire tab, that would knock  him down to a paltry $8.5 billion, he aint gonna miss it. No brainer for MSU with no financial ramifications, because if they lose Tucker who knows what they end up with. At least with Tucker they have a known entity to them, vs starting over.

    Source of money aside, this is still pretty crazy. This year's record is basically a win against a good Michigan squad and a bunch of shit to average teams. Last year tOSU bent them over pretty good in East Lansing, so it will be interesting to see how they do in Columbus. I'd certainly do the same if I were the MSU AD, because fuck it, but Tucker has a pretty shaky record to date for that kind of coin. Then again, that might be a middle of the road salary for P5 coaches in 4-5 years. 

    They'll lose to Ohio St by 14+ on Saturday, but they still made a good move today. Your typical 10-2 B1G team beats about 1-2 year-end top 25 teams with the rest being average to bad. The key to elevating your program quickly in the B1G is to recruit the south and mid-Atlantic hard, and it's perfectly fine to settle for mid-tier 3 stars from those areas instead of the mostly slow (yet tough unlike most TXHSFB players) guys from the midwest. Penn St has typically played Ohio St competitively under Franklin (6-2 ATS) because of how athletic their defense is relative to other teams up there. Meanwhile, Harbaugh is 2-3 ATS against Ohio St so far despite having just as much/more talent than Penn St. Your defense is absolutely toast if it lacks elite/great athleticism at too many spots because Day will isolate receivers on your slow personnel early and often (or he could get Henderson in space). Tucker understands this and is turning over their roster to have a shot at keeping up with the Buckeyes and stealing a game if you're +2 in TO margin and/or create more explosive plays. They also have a great DPP who is savvy at identifying plus athletes in the transfer portal. Their roster just isn't good enough yet though, so a blowout is probably coming on Saturday because Day doesn't fuck around if his roster is significantly more athletic than that of his opponent.

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  11. 13 minutes ago, The Dog said:

    Not sure if that's desperate, crazy, or both. 

    There's little downside to it since it's funded entirely by two of their mega-boosters. They're on an upward trajectory if they can get a few top 100 recruits each year (they have none committed rn). 

  12. Just now, Hank_Hill said:

    Also an improving program is not a “winning program” until they’ve, well, won something. Uptrending sure. Long way to go though. Not as long as us though that I agree on.

    That's fair. I think they're going to be better than Alabama next year if Saban doesn't effectively replace O'Brien and Golding. He hits on coordinator hires more often than not, so I'd still pick Alabama to win the west next season.

  13. 1 minute ago, Hank_Hill said:

    I mean winning more than us, sure. He’s still on the same pace as Sumlin.

    Sumlin started out great, but each of his teams progressively got worse. Jimbo's 2018 team was better than their '19 and '20 teams, but his team this year is his best yet at A&M. They're landing more top 100 guys each year than Sumlin did in a typical class, and not many of them are busting/transferring. 

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