Grade our coaches up to this point.

#4
#4
If Urban was smart he wouldnt want to plat Ohio State in the National Champtionship game. It would be embarassing for everyone associated with UF.
 
#5
#5
Fulmer..... B-

Chavis..... C- {very young front seven, has had problems on 3rd and long for a number of years}

Cutcliff..... B {Ainge has had a very good year, run blocking is very poor, running backs have not performed well but most of that goes back to run blocking, receivers have played well, sometimes Cutcliff's play calling is questionable}
 
#6
#6
Fulmer: B- (buck stops here, etc.)

Chavis: C (average)

Cutcliffe: B+ (run game weighs down an A+ passing game; also, wish we'd seen Coker earlier in the season; playcalling mistakes at times, to which he admitted)
 
#7
#7
patrick said:
Fulmer..... B-

Chavis..... C- {very young front seven, has had problems on 3rd and long for a number of years}

Cutcliff..... B {Ainge has had a very good year, run blocking is very poor, running backs have not performed well but most of that goes back to run blocking, receivers have played well, sometimes Cutcliff's play calling is questionable}
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Agree, but I may give Cutcliff B+, considering our performance last year.
 
#8
#8
the other thing about the FSU/UF re match in 96, aside from no BCS game, is that the two teams were not in the same conf. and were conf. champions of both their respective conferences.
 
#9
#9
jakez4ut said:
the other thing about the FSU/UF re match in 96, aside from no BCS game, is that the two teams were not in the same conf. and were conf. champions of both their respective conferences.
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Very good point. I had forgotten that.
 
#10
#10
Fulmer B+ (The most fire and intensity he has shown in quite a few years. He made good hires that have turned the program. Needs to lose some of the conservatisim that still lingers against Florida and other BIG opponents.)

Chavis B (He simply doesn't have the talent that Cut has on the other side of the ball. Injuries have decimated his unit.)

Cutcliffe B- (I pin the Florida loss on him for trying to run the ball too much when we simply couldn't do it. Also don't like the running back by comittee. His off the field work has been steller.)

Taylor- A (He gets an A+ if his "recruitment" of Meachem works out for the Vols.)

Luke- B+ (Tight Ends have come back to the offense. Cottam should be a BEAST next season. Off the field recruiting is looking up too.)

Adkins- C (Doesn't have the talent that his predecessor had at times. Grade is probably unfairly judging the players more than his work as a coach. Certainly deserves time to do his job. Getting McNeil ready for starts and SEC play was a plus.)

Roper- C- (Has been hurt by injuries and less than steller line play, but I totally disagree with the rotation among the three backs. Coker not getting the carries vs. Florida led to that loss. Lack of production from Fullbacks (especially Holbert whom I think is a special player) is all on this guy.)

Slade- A- (Unit has taken several punches to the mouth, losing Fellows (who a lot of people keep forgetting) and Johnson for the season. However, they have recrod setting INT's and haven't really cost us games like the past. Not adjusting to Florida's "throwback" plays and confusion against LSU late are the low-lights of the season.)

Caldwell- B- Defensive ends have suffered the loss of Harrell but Xavier's play has been nice. Overall not a bad season but the improvement between seasons must be where this guy earns his pay. Gotta get more from this unit next season to get the push needed to get pressure.)

Brooks- C (Again, hasn't had the talent in years past, but still a disapointing season for one of the best coaches on the staff. Hopefully he won't go somewhere else as a D-Coord. and will be around to keep recruting hard and working these kids next season.)
 
#12
#12
bigdaddy said:
Very good point. I had forgotten that.
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yep...the more and more i hear that comparison as a reason for a rematch it just bugs me that no one brings that point up. it's not like it was a rematch of Florida and Tennessee, which would have been the equivalent of a rematch of the current Mich/OSU game.

the problem for those that oppose the rematch is that if a few things happen, like ND beats USC and LSU beats Ark and ARK beats UF....who are you going to put in there?

Can you really put ND in over Michigan after Michigan throttled ND at ND earlier in the year? Can you put a 1 loss Big East champ in there? Maybe WVU could sneak back in? Can you put a two loss Big 12 champ in there? but again, that's another re match...but i wouldn't be as opposed to that because at least TX would have won their conf. or does a two loss SEC Champ in ARK deserve any consideration?

and even when it's all said and done, Michigan still has an edge on USC. the voters in this will be huge depending on the out come of USC/ND, LSU/Ark and the SEC CG.
 
#13
#13
Fulmer- B- Didn't have the team ready to play against Arky and LSU.. ainge had nothing to do w/ the lack of intensity from many of the player

Chavis- C- Almost want to give him a D. D-Backs are overrated, Line never matured. Has some serious work to do

Cut- B No running game, no o-line. great passing game though. Still needs to open up the playbook, a problem he had 10 years ago

Taylor- A Still not convinced this guy is a great coach, but he's got these receivers playing their hearts out for a change.

Luke- A- grade has seriously improved the second half of the season. te's look special. now go out and get me some good recruits

Adkins- B- Impressed w/ McNeil. not impressed w/ anyone else, but he doesn't have much to work with

Roper- C- worst part of the team, but part of that could be the line. however, the pitiful fb's are his own doing. deserves shot to get them back though

Slade- C a lot of people might disagree with me on this one. Needs to teach his boys to make a stop, not a huge play/INT.

Brooks- B This goes against everythign I've said all year. That guy has nothing though and I'm letting him off the hook I admit. Next year though he has to have it shored up.

Caldwell- B Shows signs of good play and I think he can get them geared up for next year.
 
#15
#15
Collectively I score a B+

The execution and lack of mistakes has VASTLY improved since last year. We went from one of the most penalized, to least penalized teams. We have had relatively few drops this year (save for Meachem's ~2 per game) as well, and few fumbles. The coaches really did their work in the offseason.

What offsets the good is the fact 1) we didn't have guys ready to better fill the shoes of last year's front 7 on D, and 2) our weak OL line play. If either of our lines were at least "better than average," we could quite possibly be in Florida's #4 spot in the BCS. But alas, our lines are mediocre at best, and we have 3 losses.
 
#16
#16
Cutcliffe:B+

Scoring average of over 30 points is something we havent done in awhile. Passing game has been outstanding when Ainge is back there. Did anyone honestly think Ainge would be this good, or our receivers raise their production so much? Considering where they were last year, you have to give all the credit to Cut, with some going to Taylor. Running game has been subpar by sec standards when Coker hasnt been healthy. Foster has had one good game (uga) and thats it. No one thought our passing game would be this good, or Ainge would be so accurate. Would be an A if the running game was average.

Chavis: C+

With the total defense ranked 48 and scoring defense ranked 43, this seems right. Considering he has had to replace eight starters from a year ago, I think theyve done well. They held a statisticaly strong Cali team in check, kept uga and florida to workable scores (not counting the uga td returns), made enough big plays to win the sc game. Im not holding the Lsu game against him considering they were on the field for 42 minutes and that wouldnt have happened if Ainge had played the whole game. That said...the d-line has been a big disappointment. The unit wasnt that great WITH Harrell, without him theyve been pushed around a bit, mainly the DTs. I know we are thin there, but we have backups with talent that either the coaches have little confidence in or they havent developed well. Also, our secondary which I thought was going to be a strength has regressed since Bama. Overall though I think theyve kept us in most games, theyve generated a pass rush with a weak d-line, and theyve come together well with all the new faces.

Fulmer: B-

I do not like Fulmer, but I cant honestly say he hasnt done a bad job. But I dont think he's done a good job either. Discipline problems yet again appeared. They looked like they quit or didnt think they could win against Arkansas. The kickoff return game has been a joke despite lots of work. Same with run blocking. And talent-wise we look weaker then we should be considering how well he supposedly recruits. We also lost two games that we were winning in the 4th quarter...at home. Lets face it..our outstanding passing game has covered up weaknesses all over our team. And when it disappeared, we lost. But bringing in Cut was the best thing he could have done, and team seems to be closer then last year. Also kept the team together when they were down 24-7. And of course this was an improvement over last year.
 
#17
#17
These Chavis ratings are ridiculous. His defense was ALREADY YOUNG coming into the season. Then on top of that lets take our only experienced DT and take him out for the season. Lets take our #2 and #3 CB and take them out for the season. Then our #4 CB gets suspended for the first part of the season. These are not excuses they are realities.

How about this then...I will cut off both of your arms and then judge you on how well you can shoot a basketball? Sound good?
 
#19
#19
therickbol said:
These Chavis ratings are ridiculous. His defense was ALREADY YOUNG coming into the season. Then on top of that lets take our only experienced DT and take him out for the season. Lets take our #2 and #3 CB and take them out for the season. Then our #4 CB gets suspended for the first part of the season. These are not excuses they are realities.

How about this then...I will cut off both of your arms and then judge you on how well you can shoot a basketball? Sound good?
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by the end of the year you're not supposed to be young and inexperienced. the line got no better throughout the season, the dbacks got worse. chavis's ranking is deserved.
 
#20
#20
I was wrong with Cut's grade of A+.It should be A-There is room for improvement.Trooper probably graded out an A.I didn't include him initially.
 
#21
#21
volfanbill said:
by the end of the year you're not supposed to be young and inexperienced. the line got no better throughout the season, the dbacks got worse. chavis's ranking is deserved.
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By the end of the year they are no longer young? That makes no sense. Do we have a time machine that advances their age more than the actual 5 months that the season actually consists of? How in the world do make the statement that the dbacks got worse? Thats a joke. Wade has been solid all year. Hefney has been great. Morley is a true sophmore who makes mental mistakes. He has 12 games of actual meaning playing time under his belt. Stewart did not move to CB until after the season started and he has been decent in that role. Kemp was at RB when the season started and he has grown into a capable nickel CB. Demonte Bolden was horrible at the beginning of the season and he is working in meaningful minutes now. Wes Brown has played a lot of solid snaps as a true sophomore. Ayers has gotten better than he was at the beginning of the year. Fisher was at DE when the season started and has improved a lot at the DT position. Our DL has not been very good, but that is because the upper classman were not that good. A walk-on starting, Mapu has been on a mission for 2 years, and a 270 DE plaing inside at DT is not optimum. Do you ingnore what he has done with a LB corp that has 3 first year starters? They have been great along with the secondary (minus Morley).
 
#23
#23
Burned all the time? Do you want to count the amount of times this season he has actually been burned for a big play? Of course he gets burned sometimes, every CB does. But he is leading the SEC in pass defended and has 4 INT. He has not been burned for big plays very often.
 
#24
#24
let's just say if i was counting, i'd have to take my socks off so i could count that high... too bad i don't have 6 fingered hand or 6 toed feet... dont' know what i'll do when i get past twenty
 
#25
#25
Cutcliffe -A
Taylor -A
Adkins -D
Luke -C

Brooks - D
Chavis - C
Slade -B-
DE/Special teams coach- D
 
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