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News Article: Houston Chronicle: Jim McElwain in Consideration for Texas OC Job

I want to be as much of the Crimson Tide as possible. I want to be totally committed and for the Tide to be my only TEAM. Every other TEAM can SHOVE OFF! That's the way I want it.
 
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BamaFlum said:
Seems like a lateral move for Coach Mac unless he sees a chance of usurping Muschamp for the HC position when Mack retires.
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Different issue but if I were a Texas guy- I'd find a way to kick MBrown to the curb. The way he handled almost everything this year was just ridiculous and I'm not really talking about their record.
 
JMac has done well by us and I want him to have whatever he wants in life. If he wants to lateral to the Texas OC job, I hope he gets it. However, I struggle with that being helpful for him long-term. I'm assuming he aspires to a HC position at a Div. I name-brand school. I dunno how it helps to lateral to a school where (a) the HC-in-waiting has been designated; and (b) he has to start over re learning the other coaches, the systems, the players, etc. Seems to me he has a good thing here and should ride it until a suitable HC position opens up.

'Course, money talks; and if Texas puts enough money on the table he oughta' take it.
 
I think it depends on two things:
- McElwain's working relationship with Saban.
- The kind of offense that Texas wants to run.

If he doesn't enjoy working for Saban the taskmaster, he may consider a lateral move. Or if he is given free reign to run any type of offense he wishes, then he may jump at that chance (as opposed to Saban requiring him to run a pro-style offense).
 
It is rare for a guy getting head coach interviews to accept a job as a coordinator, unless it is a significant step up. I see him holding on to UA until he gets a decent HC gig. The only exception might be if he is given full control of the offense, which Mack Brown might embrace.
 
tidefanbeezer said:
I think it depends on two things:
- McElwain's working relationship with Saban.
- The kind of offense that Texas wants to run.

If he doesn't enjoy working for Saban the taskmaster, he may consider a lateral move. Or if he is given free reign to run any type of offense he wishes, then he may jump at that chance (as opposed to Saban requiring him to run a pro-style offense).
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Mack said, after last year's NC Game, that he wanted to get back to a "power ground game." CMB will be dictating some offensive philosophy, just like CNS does - most good head coaches do.
 
Well...Gene Stallings once hired Homer Smith as his offensive coordinator, and I can tell you, Homer Smith was an offensive genius.

But Coach Stallings put so many restrictions on him that he didn't look very good as an offensive coordinator.

Coach Mac may be or feel he's in the same boat working for Coach Saban.

I don't KNOW this.

I just think that Coach Saban places too much emphasis sometimes on getting the ball exclusively into the hands of his very best potential playmaker(s)...like Julio..or Mark..

And because of that philosophy a lot of potential big time play makers never get much of an opportunity and therefore we become predictable, which makes it almost impossible
to be an effective OC.

An example would be Kevin Norwood. Yes, he dropped a pass against Auburn in our 12th game of the season.

But before that his season statistics were one reception for 36 yards and one touchdown against Penn State.

He didn't catch another pass for the entire season unless I'm missing one against Georgia State.

I would simply ask...."Why?" And I don't think it would be because Mcelwain didn't won't to throw him the ball.

I truly think a head coach has to set some parameters about what he wants to accomplish as an offense.....but then he has to turn it over to the OC and let him do his job.

If he doesn't get it done fire him. But give him the opportunity to implement his offense.

Don't know if that's the reason Coach Mac may be considering a move....but I think it's likely so.

I'm in the Ad Agency business and the first thing I tell a potential client is this..."Don't hire me to come up with the creative idea and a media plan, over rule me and tell me what you'd rather do, and then blame me when your idea doesn't work. If you don't want me to handle your advertising then don't hire me. Do it yourself".

It's kind of the same way with hiring coordinators. If you're not going to let them coordinate. Then just do it yourself and take full responsibility.
 
tidefanbeezer said:
I think it depends on two things:
- McElwain's working relationship with Saban.
- The kind of offense that Texas wants to run.

If he doesn't enjoy working for Saban the taskmaster, he may consider a lateral move. Or if he is given free reign to run any type of offense he wishes, then he may jump at that chance (as opposed to Saban requiring him to run a pro-style offense).
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Sorry to pick on you, but I must take issue with this. It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

First of all, we do not run a "pro-style" offense, in the classic sense of what a "pro-style" offense is considered. We are a multiple, "one-back" offense and we probably incorporate more spread looks and formations than anything else we run. Particularly this season. Coach Saban has pretty much always been a one-back guy, but I'd say Coach Mac has injected quite a bit of his own personal philosophy into the current flavor of our offense. Like you pointed out, Saban still dictates the overall philosophy and approach of the offense, and I'm sure he has considerable leverage and override authority on what Coach Mac calls. But I'd say he's probably as loose on the reigns with Coach Mac as he's been with any coordinator outside of Jimbo Fisher. So Nick Saban does not require Coach Mac to run a pro-style offense. It's more likely that he lays out some parameters, i.e. "we want a power-based run game, play action, a high-percentage passing game, zone blocking, and clock control ability" and lets Coach Mac run with it.

Not sure how appealing the Texas gig would be for him. Judging Mack Brown's comments about wanting to gravitate more towards a power running game, he's likely to tell Coach Mac "I want you to replicate what you did at Alabama in terms of approach, formations, etc." so he probably doesn't get free reign over there, either. They might pony up a few more dollars, which Alabama could probably easily match if it wants. He would get to tee off against generally weaker defensive teams, but again I'm not sure how big of a factor that is. The only way I see Mac leaving for that job is if he feels it better positions him for a prime-time head coaching gig, as opposed to a second-tier HC job - which he's a solid candidate for at the present time. And I'm still not sure that makes complete sense.
 
graydogg85 said:
The only way I see Mac leaving for that job is if he feels it better positions him for a prime-time head coaching gig, as opposed to a second-tier HC job - which he's a solid candidate for at the present time. And I'm still not sure that makes complete sense.
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Or he is being encouraged to consider it.
 
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