Heupel is 34-13 with 72.34% Winning Percentage

[JohnnyJava]

But what was UT averaging with Golesh at OC. Huepel may be calling the plays but the OC gets the game plans together and is responsible for the performance. You can see a noticeable different between play’s and performance between years 1/2 and 3/4 offensive wise and the OC is the only difference.

I'd argue that having Hendon Hooker along with a receiver who won the Biletnikoff award is a difference also. The yearly average scoring averages have been 39.3, 46.1, 31.8, and 38.1 (so far). Median scores are probably more illustrative: 45, 44, 33, 26.5. Golesh did a very nice job for us, but I think the struggles are more linked to different levels of performance from the QBs. Maybe it is a combination of the two factors.

 

[EZE]

To be completely fair, and I can't speak for everyone obviously, I haven't heard one person say anything remotely close to Heupel "needing to go."
He's done a really awesome job here for all of the reasons you mentioned.
The only thing I wish we'd do is avoid the one inexplicable loss we suffer each year that puts our back against the wall or knocks us out of contention. Carolina in 22, Florida last year, Arkansas this year. Shouldn't have lost any of those games like that, but we've got a chance to make a run each year, and that's a damn sight better than what we've had in my adult life.

Almost every team has those every season. I think Saban only went undefeated twice.

 

[EZE]

But what was UT averaging with Golesh at OC. Huepel may be calling the plays but the OC gets the game plans together and is responsible for the performance. You can see a noticeable different between play’s and performance between years 1/2 and 3/4 offensive wise and the OC is the only difference.

The QB changed, too.

 

[uncle chewii]

I'd argue that having Hendon Hooker along with a receiver who won the Biletnikoff award is a difference also. The yearly average scoring averages have been 39.3, 46.1, 31.8, and 38.1 (so far). Median scores are probably more illustrative: 45, 44, 33, 26.5. Golesh did a very nice job for us, but I think the struggles are more linked to different levels of performance from the QBs. Maybe it is a combination of the two factors.

Well we are “supposed” to have even better receivers and QB than we did with Hooker. I know Nico is just a freshman but I’m seeing the same things as we did with Milton and that is why I’m saying it’s the OC and not the players. The QB development between Hooker and Milton/Nico has been a somewhat of a regression. We haven’t been calling quite the same plays as we did with Hooker so the offense scheme has changed so that is another thing that points to OC. Heupel does call the plays and it is “his” offense but the progression hasn’t been there. If we are still in the same shape next year offensively then we should start looking at the OC because it will be Nico’s 3rd year in the system and should be better.

 

[JohnnyJava]

Well we are “supposed” to have even better receivers and QB than we did with Hooker. I know Nico is just a freshman but I’m seeing the same things as we did with Milton and that is why I’m saying it’s the OC and not the players. The QB development between Hooker and Milton/Nico has been a somewhat of a regression. We haven’t been calling quite the same plays as we did with Hooker so the offense scheme has changed so that is another thing that points to OC. Heupel does call the plays and it is “his” offense but the progression hasn’t been there. If we are still in the same shape next year offensively then we should start looking at the OC because it will be Nico’s 3rd year in the system and should be better.

I agree with your take that if we still see a depressed output next year then perhaps the OC is more of a problem. We have some opponents coming up that we should be scoring a quite a few against, so...