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[Bamabuzzard]

I’m no football expert by any means and I’m not defending Grubb but with all the O/line rotations used, lack of push, missed blocks, whiffed blocks, pulls without contact, etc kinda begs the question could the personnel execute the plan. Was much of the blame on Grubb and CKD or lack of the right tools in box? And our RB’s were really reluctant a lot to HIT THE HOLE and I’m pretty sure it was largely due to lack of confidence that the hole would develop or stay open. I’ve seen a lotta posts and comments about getting CKD’s players will make his offense better. Again, I’m no expert. It’s a real question on my part.

Certain plays being called in certain situations (regardless of execution) didn't even make any type of football sense. For example, regardless of execution, when it is 2nd and 12 and your offensive line hasn't shown one ounce of life in run blocking all game and you call a run up the middle. Or, it is third and short and we're running sideline to sideline trick plays where the ball has to change hands two to three times before we even make a move toward the LOS. Those are stupid playcalls regardless of the execution.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

I'm not trying to blame or absolve anyone, but I wonder how many times a game Ty audibles out of the original play into another based on his read? How many times has he audibled out of a running play?

 

[JDCrimson]

I *think* CNS is prone to being impressed by X’s and O’s theory.

It’s one of the only explanations for why he held onto Golding for so long.

Grubb might be able to go to a white board and explain in detail what their Offense does and how it can outscheme other teams in theory.

It probably looks impressive.

It did look impressive when I was going over the stuff they did in Washington.

But I just don’t think it’s translating to the SEC

Plus Grubb specifically does not seem to be able to make on the fly adjustments after opposing DCs have figured out his go to tendencies.

He’s also way too reliant on the need to outsmart the other guy with stupid trick plays.

He goes away from things that are working for inexplicable reasons.

It’s almost like he tries to kill momentum and do something new because he’s bored and has to keep outsmarting the other guy.

I don’t know exactly what his deal is but he’s not a Good OC and definitely not consistent at finding something that works.

I can't say about Grubb. But there appears to be more to Golding than we saw at Bama and why CNS kept him around. Golding is managing OM very well under some challenging circumstances. And he does appear to have a plan for how he wants to approach the game.

That being said, I think CKD does as well. It appears to me he wants to control the game with the pass first and lean more heavily on the pass not unlike what we did with Mac Jones and Smitty. In the NFL they pass roughly 2/3 of the time. I think CKD wants the same distribution.

Now on that premise, I dont think CKD or his offensive staff know how to effectively work the run game with positive effective with those 1/3 opportunities. I would be okay with this pass-run distribution but they appear to not understand fundamentally how to create or deploy the run. Further, they want their run blocking style to show pass which is a very passive approach. This is Mike Price, Mike Leach principles. It simply does not work against SEC DLs.

You have to build your team based on what your ultimate goal is. If it's winning a national championship you have to be able to match and defeat the personnel you are likely to see on the other side. And I'm not sure we are doing that yet. I will give CKD that he doesnt have the personnel to run his desired system. Im just not sold his system will win against superior personnel that you will see in the CFP.

 

[bamamc1]

Kiffin's assistants in flux as Ole Miss advances

Shortly after Pete Golding and Ole Miss finished an upset of Georgia on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Mark Schlabach to expect some "fireworks," as LSU coach Lane Kiffin decides how many of his assistants can remain with the Rebels for the CFP semifinal.

www.espn.com

Spectacular indictment of Kiffin as an individual: he had zero confidence Ole Miss would beat Georgia, now look what a mess Ole Miss is in for getting back in bed with him.

Kiffin left a team that is a game away from an opportunity to play for a national championship to go to a team and try to build them into someday having a chance to do the same thing. RIDICULOUS

 

[bamamc1]

So Grubb wasn’t the issue. Grubb called running plays, execution was horrendous. So there’s three possibilities:

Players can’t execute the system
Coach can’t effectively implement the system
Both of the above.

Linemen are being encouraged to leave, so that is option one. We will see if option two plays out as well (I hope so).

Grubb has his issues, and I’ve soured on him a bit, but I’m pretty sure he’s not the reason the running game is atrocious.

My mind keeps going back to the fact CNS tried to hire him so he at least saw something in him.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I'm not trying to blame or absolve anyone, but I wonder how many times a game Ty audibles out of the original play into another based on his read? How many times has he audibled out of a running play?

I still blame that on the staff because Lane Kiffin showed how to combat defenses having the edge on changing plays. Ole Miss stayed in the huddle until 15 seconds on the play clock which the ear pieces of the defensive staff and the players helmet shuts off. It vastly limits how many times the defense can change the play or appear to change the play. We on the other hand, rarely did that and rushed to the line with 25+ seconds on the clock where the defense could get Simpson into a cat and mouse game of changing plays a hundred times. Most of this stuff goes back to coaching. It's why the good coaches take the blame in press conferences when their team plays bad, because they know it ultimately was something that they did or didn't do in preparation.

 

[CrimSonami]

Certain plays being called in certain situations (regardless of execution) didn't even make any type of football sense. For example, regardless of execution, when it is 2nd and 12 and your offensive line hasn't shown one ounce of life in run blocking all game and you call a run up the middle. Or, it is third and short and we're running sideline to sideline trick plays where the ball has to change hands two to three times before we even make a move toward the LOS. Those are stupid playcalls regardless of the execution.

And going for it on 4th and what, 3-4 in our own territory, when there’s been ZERO momentum or evidence of a decent success percentage.
That, to me, was a sign of desperation and that’s solely on CKD and nothing but adding fuel to an already raging fire that was Indiana. That’s when our watch party kinda expressed the “oh well” attitude and were just along for the ride.

 

[RTR2u]

I know many of us on here were really frustrated with Golding at times when he was here, but I'm pulling for Ole Miss the rest of the way. For me, those guys have earned the chance with the way Kiffin pulled his stunt and appears is continuing to do so with coaches. I wish them the best. After it's over though, it's a new season.

 

[CrimSonami]

I know many of us on here were really frustrated with Golding at times when he was here, but I'm pulling for Ole Miss the rest of the way. For me, those guys have earned the chance with the way Kiffin pulled his stunt and appears is continuing to do so with coaches. I wish them the best. After it's over though, it's a new season.

To each his own but I simply do not understand those that are still pro Kiffin to Alabama. If this behavior doesn’t flip that group then I’d hate to think what it would take to do so.

 

[bamamc1]

And going for it on 4th and what, 3-4 in our own territory, when there’s been ZERO momentum or evidence of a decent success percentage.
That, to me, was a sign of desperation and that’s solely on CKD and nothing but adding fuel to an already raging fire that was Indiana. That’s when our watch party kinda expressed the “oh well” attitude and were just along for the ride.

When that stupid decision was made and ultimately failed, the life went out of the team. They’ve HUMAN.

 

[CB4]

Kiffin left a team that is a game away from an opportunity to play for a national championship to go to a team and try to build them into someday having a chance to do the same thing. RIDICULOUS

Kiffin also PO’d Shane Beamer in the way he handled the hiring of Sterling Lucas, South Carolina’s Defensive Line coach.

According to Beamer, the common courtesy in the coaching ranks is to let the head coach know you are interested in talking with an assistant or staff member. Primarily a formality.

Beamer says he got a phone call at 11 pm Thursday night December 18th from Lucas saying he was offered another job. At 9 am on the 19th, Lucas was gone. And he is yet to hear from Kiffin.

Kiffin hasn’t changed a lick. He can talk all wants about “having respect for” this person or that person. Kiffin is a narcissist. He cares only about himself. He will screw over Golding and the folks at Ole Miss while trying to prepare for the Semi finals and not think twice about it.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Grubb's playcalling sequences killed a many of drive this past season.

Absolutely they did, but the running game was bad before him.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

I still blame that on the staff because Lane Kiffin showed how to combat defenses having the edge on changing plays. Ole Miss stayed in the huddle until 15 seconds on the play clock which the ear pieces of the defensive staff and the players helmet shuts off. It vastly limits how many times the defense can change the play or appear to change the play. We on the other hand, rarely did that and rushed to the line with 25+ seconds on the clock where the defense could get Simpson into a cat and mouse game of changing plays a hundred times. Most of this stuff goes back to coaching. It's why the good coaches take the blame in press conferences when their team plays bad, because they know it ultimately was something that they did or didn't do in preparation.

So maybe, Milroe wasn't to blame for the ineffectiveness when he was at was Bama.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Kiffin left a team that is a game away from an opportunity to play for a national championship to go to a team and try to build them into someday having a chance to do the same thing. RIDICULOUS

The fact there was really no plan for Ole Miss after this game tells me Kiffin had no confidence they would advance.

Imagine if Ole Miss had let him come back and let those guys go, only for him to drop them on their head this week.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Absolutely they did, but the running game was bad before him.

Yep, and I'm not sure why when it became grossly obvious that we couldn't run the ball between the tackles that efforts weren't made in playcalling to run jet sweeps, and running plays outside the guards and tackles. There was zero creativity in trying to develop a running game. We literally kept running between the tackles and getting stuffed. Insanity at its finest.

 

[AlexanderFan]

I'm not trying to blame or absolve anyone, but I wonder how many times a game Ty audibles out of the original play into another based on his read? How many times has he audibled out of a running play?

There’s definitely a lot of moving parts for someone to say, “Grubb bad, he go away.”

 

[AlexanderFan]

Yep, and I'm not sure why when it became grossly obvious that we couldn't run the ball between the tackles that efforts weren't made in playcalling to run jet sweeps, and running plays outside the guards and tackles. There was zero creativity in trying to develop a running game. We literally kept running between the tackles and getting stuffed. Insanity at its finest.

He has zero flow to his playcalling, and the tendency to stop the flow he does manage to get with one of those infuriating gimmick plays.

My theory is they let the guys try to have some fun. The issue is that when you’re trying to have fun and the guy across from you is playing for realsies, it can get ugly real quick.

 

[BamaFanInTally]

Why Kapilovic hasn’t been fired yet is beyond me. We need to get rid of him and go after Sam Pittman. We need physicality and the ability to run the ball in the SEC. If CKD disagrees, he needs to get on down the road too. This year was sickening to watch our total ineptness in offensive line play and the running game.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

Why Kapilovic hasn’t been fired yet is beyond me. We need to get rid of him and go after Sam Pittman. We need physicality and the ability to run the ball in the SEC. If CKD disagrees, he needs to get on down the road too. This year was sickening to watch our total ineptness in offensive line play and the running game.

Because of Labor laws and evaluation process maybe? Give it a little time.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

So maybe, Milroe wasn't to blame for the ineffectiveness when he was at was Bama.

I'll make one comment on the Milroe situation and then I'm done. That topic is long gone and doesn't need to get back going. The problem Milroe brought to the table that hindered our offense was not being able to throw intermediate passes over the middle of the field. Ty Simpson literally killed teams this year by doing that. When he had time he ate teams alive with those passes. Milroe couldn't do that and it severely cut off the field space we could use in our passing game. Milroe was just able somewhat make up for it with his legs.