Russ Callaway-Football Scoop

Give him OC and lets ride

Hope this is true. Callaway sounds like a keeper that CEO needs to find a spot for.

I'm just glad the article wasn't from LSU Odyssey

You can’t get more Air Raid than Chris Hatcher & Murray State.

I did notice at the back end of the season we started running more Mesh.

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Give him OC and lets ride

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Based on what??? I fricking fluff piece? Thank god you aren't doing the hiring

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I've said this before: if the guy is that good and you really want to keep him around, don't waste time on another OC that will be gone after a year or two because Callaway isn't going to want to be a QB coach or PGC for too long and is going to get the coordinator position from someone. Just let him take the reins.

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again based on what? this article? Im not saying he isnt a great coach or wont be a great OC for us. But to just say we should stop wasting time interviewing other candidates is stupid.

have you done any real research on Russ? Do you even know what system he runs? How much does he rush the ball? Did Samfords offense get better once he took over?

you can find his stats here

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did you know that Callaway comes from the Leach tree thru Chris Hatcher?

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Based on what??? I fricking fluff piece? Thank god you aren't doing the hiring

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Thank God lsu777 is here to save us. I hope you are doing the hiring since you know it all. A couple of fans on a message board made a simple comment and you drew a lot of conclusions from it 1. I based this only on the "fluff piece" in the thread, 2. I've never researched this, 3. I've never coached football and don't know what I'm talking about. You seem angry. I hope you don't carry that into 2021. Geaux Tigers

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Those are interesting stats but the problem is it's only half the story. I would like to know who the HC was during those years, what players each OC had to work with, etc. Numbers are helpful in making a decision but other factors outside of the OC's control could cause numbers to drop or rise. So I don't think this article or that link really give a complete picture.

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to a certain extent yes but its also the job of the OC to get good players or atleast help get players of equal talent to your competition. Also its important that we look at number and not go off of feel or excuses. its blind resumes kind of thing.

You rank them from there. then you interview and see fit and vision and rank based off that.

Sometimes one ends up mattering way more than the other. Ed O is that example.

But bottomline results matter and the stats are the results.

The guy that owns Football Scoop used to do a radio show with Ponamsky

I'll entertain you by listing a few reasons why I like him.

For the sake of this argument I'll leave out the "fluff" about his dad's a well respected coach for a long time, he's well respected around the country yada yada.

He's served in multiple capacities in his coaching career and in each he has gotten the most out of the players he had. Look up the productivity of the QB's and receivers that he coached, not only as an OC, but also a position coach. Hell he had an FCS QB starting games in the NFL a couple of years ago.

He has been a recruiting coordinator so you know he doesn't shy away from recruiting.

His offenses have had great scoring, total, red zone numbers.

I'll end with he's young, he's hungry (yea fluff I know), and he's got great chemistry with these players. Look up some of the things players have said about him. Watch the videos of him dancing with them. If you've worked in a corporate environment you know that you can't just be good at the job, you have to fit the culture. I believe he does.

I'm not saying that he's the one and I'm not advocating for them to offer him and move on (I know I jokingly said make him OC and lets ride), but if he is the choice in the end, I'll be happy with it.