01-15-2016, 11:49 AM
(01-15-2016, 11:26 AM)BigRed75 Wrote: Nailed it. Horrible head coach but maybe the most brilliant offensive mind in football (college or pro). I think the man is an arrogant prick but he sets up plays so well. What a lot of people don't understand is sometimes you run a crappy play to set up the next one or one even later. To be a great offensive coordinator you have to have the ability to do see this and call the plays accordingly. This was one area where I think Hue lacked greatly...he was too reactionary as opposed to dictating what the defense needed to do. I can't tell you how many times I saw Kiffin throw up his arms in a touchdown signal the moment the ball was snapped and that's exactly what occurred. He sets up plays better than anybody.
Buckeye fan here, and I do believe he handed us the semifinal last season by forgetting about Derrick Henry. However, he exploited a pretty solid Clemson defense this year.
Personally, I don't get a good impression of him, but I understand the resume. I think we grow more infatuated with the passing game if he is the guy, possibly out of necessity if we are replacing Andre Smith with Obueghi. I have seen the film and he looks like a once in a decade pass blocker, but he looks small on the field. Hard to envision him as the grader that gets the running game going.