re: Why is everyone so sold on Briles?

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ho is your pick that would be reasonably better?

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Yurcich:


Yurcich Bio

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• A 2016 nominee for the Broyles Award presented to the nation’s top assistant coach, Yurcich oversaw an Oklahoma State offense that was one of only two from the Power Five conferences to produce a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Justice Hill) and a 1,000-yard receiver (James Washington).


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• Three of Yurcich’s four years in Stillwater have resulted in 10-win seasons for Oklahoma State and three of Yurcich’s four years at Oklahoma State have produced top-10 seasons for total offense in school history. The Cowboys ranked among the top 10 nationally in passing offense in 2015 and 2016.


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• Yurcich has coached one of the nation’s most productive offenses since coming to Stillwater. In his four seasons with the Cowboys, OSU averages 36.2 points and 450.6 yards of total offense per game.


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• Under Yurcich’s guidance, quarterback Mason Rudolph joined Brandon Weeden as the only two quarterbacks in Oklahoma State history with multiple 3,000-yard passing seasons, as Rudolph passed for 3,770 yards in 2015 and 4,091 yards in 2016.


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From 2015 to 2016, there was a substantial uptick in the running game, as the Cowboys went from averaging 3.6 yards per carry and 126.8 yards per game in 2015 to averaging 4.5 yards per carry and 171.0 yards per game in 2016. Oklahoma State had two games of 200 yards rushing in 2015, but had five such games in 2016. Justice Hill led all FBS freshmen with 1,142 rushing yards in 2016.

• In 2015, the Cowboys ranked seventh nationally in passing offense, 14th nationally in scoring offense, 17th nationally in yards per completion and ninth nationally in red zone offense. Additionally, the Pokes ranked in the top 25 nationally in fewest fumbles lost, pass efficiency, total offense and fewest turnovers lost.