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justlostanothercoach
| Favorite team: | Wisconsin  |
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re: Wisconsin Message Board's reaction to losing Aranda
Posted by justlostanothercoach on 1/2/16 at 7:26 pm to TigerBait1971
They are in a bit of shock because it just is not in Wisconsin's nature or history to pay that amount for any assistance. Hell, I think the Big Ten's highest paid assistant was making something like 890k. OSU's highest paid assistant is only making something like 650k. So not is it only a high number to us Wisconsin fans, it trumps everyone else in the Big Ten as well.
Honestly, if Alvarez did counter with an offer (which I hope he did) it probably wasn't over 800k/year. That would have made Aranda close to the highest paid returning assistant in the Big Ten. Obviously that wouldn't have been enough to keep him.
Anyways, Aranda is definitely an X's & O's kind of coach. Where the perception of LSU players not being able to pick up his defense came from is probably a quote that Aranda said himself when he first came to Wisconsin. He said something to the effect of "He was amazed at how fast the kids picked up the D. Faster than any other group he ever has had.
Now that is no reason to make the huge leap that the LSU kids cannot do the same thing. That is just flat out ignorance from my teams fanbase. But don't take it personal. Every fanbase obviously has some over the top characters.
When the Badgers played TCU in the Rose Bowl, every TCU fan that came to one of our message boards or for that fact stayed on their boards kept calling/referring to us as Canadians. Wisconsin doesn't even border Canada, but the facts did not matter to them. They just kept going with ridiculous shite like that to get under our skin.
Meaning, once a stereotype is out there, you really can't do anything to change it. Is it stupid, hell yes, and honestly it's not even something to waste your time with.
Honestly, if Alvarez did counter with an offer (which I hope he did) it probably wasn't over 800k/year. That would have made Aranda close to the highest paid returning assistant in the Big Ten. Obviously that wouldn't have been enough to keep him.
Anyways, Aranda is definitely an X's & O's kind of coach. Where the perception of LSU players not being able to pick up his defense came from is probably a quote that Aranda said himself when he first came to Wisconsin. He said something to the effect of "He was amazed at how fast the kids picked up the D. Faster than any other group he ever has had.
Now that is no reason to make the huge leap that the LSU kids cannot do the same thing. That is just flat out ignorance from my teams fanbase. But don't take it personal. Every fanbase obviously has some over the top characters.
When the Badgers played TCU in the Rose Bowl, every TCU fan that came to one of our message boards or for that fact stayed on their boards kept calling/referring to us as Canadians. Wisconsin doesn't even border Canada, but the facts did not matter to them. They just kept going with ridiculous shite like that to get under our skin.
Meaning, once a stereotype is out there, you really can't do anything to change it. Is it stupid, hell yes, and honestly it's not even something to waste your time with.
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re: Aranda Scheme: 3-4 ONE gap
Posted by justlostanothercoach on 1/2/16 at 12:45 pm to TJG210
Wisconsin fan here.
There is not too much to dislike about Aranda's D. He is a thinker, who likes to exploit matchups up front with multiple defensive formations. He will use 2, 3 and 4 man dlines, and try to confuse the hell out of the opponent. He will blitz anytime, from anywhere on the field. He is not a laid back let them dink and dunk kind of coach. He likes to get after it.
The strong point of the Wisc D this year was its LB's. You might look at them and think they are a step/notch down from what you are used to (mostly because they are all white dudes), but they are athletic and can play. Joe Schobert was an All American this year. He lived in the opponents backfield. Vine Biegel also had a really nice year and contemplated coming out for the draft. And if you watched the 3rd quarter of the USC bowl game, you saw Jack Cichy record 3 straight sacks.
If LSU's D has athletic LB's (which I am sure they do) there is no way this is not a good fit. He will blitz everyone of them at any given time. But, this does mean that you need to have a really good group of CB's, which I am also sure LSU does. He will play tight man to man while blitzing and make the QB beat them with tough/tight windows to throw into.
The 1 concern you may have and not like, is he does like to match up alot, meaning he will have 4 or 5 guys standing on the field waiting for the offense to substitute to a different package, and then run the new defenders onto the field. This has caused the Wisc D to get caught in the past not being set, but not so much this year with the substitution rule.
I truly think this is a home run hire for LSU. As Wisconsin fans, we knew we would lose him eventually, just sucks it is now and too a team that we play in the 1st week of next season. We were hoping for at least 1 or 2 more years with him, as our offense is really young and the Badgers have a chance to be pretty damn good in a year or two.
Anyways, good luck with Aranda, and for those coming to Green Bay next year for the game, have fun. I will be there (live 30 minutes away) and it will be a great atmosphere. Lambeau is truly an awesome venue.
Peaces like Reece's.
There is not too much to dislike about Aranda's D. He is a thinker, who likes to exploit matchups up front with multiple defensive formations. He will use 2, 3 and 4 man dlines, and try to confuse the hell out of the opponent. He will blitz anytime, from anywhere on the field. He is not a laid back let them dink and dunk kind of coach. He likes to get after it.
The strong point of the Wisc D this year was its LB's. You might look at them and think they are a step/notch down from what you are used to (mostly because they are all white dudes), but they are athletic and can play. Joe Schobert was an All American this year. He lived in the opponents backfield. Vine Biegel also had a really nice year and contemplated coming out for the draft. And if you watched the 3rd quarter of the USC bowl game, you saw Jack Cichy record 3 straight sacks.
If LSU's D has athletic LB's (which I am sure they do) there is no way this is not a good fit. He will blitz everyone of them at any given time. But, this does mean that you need to have a really good group of CB's, which I am also sure LSU does. He will play tight man to man while blitzing and make the QB beat them with tough/tight windows to throw into.
The 1 concern you may have and not like, is he does like to match up alot, meaning he will have 4 or 5 guys standing on the field waiting for the offense to substitute to a different package, and then run the new defenders onto the field. This has caused the Wisc D to get caught in the past not being set, but not so much this year with the substitution rule.
I truly think this is a home run hire for LSU. As Wisconsin fans, we knew we would lose him eventually, just sucks it is now and too a team that we play in the 1st week of next season. We were hoping for at least 1 or 2 more years with him, as our offense is really young and the Badgers have a chance to be pretty damn good in a year or two.
Anyways, good luck with Aranda, and for those coming to Green Bay next year for the game, have fun. I will be there (live 30 minutes away) and it will be a great atmosphere. Lambeau is truly an awesome venue.
Peaces like Reece's.
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