Sumlin Regrets?

[jasonvol18]

Yup.

And our offense is fine. Our problem is defense.

But he's done a fine job at tamu.

Exactly, plus A'M played Alabama's offense as well as anybody. A'M could very easily be undefeated.

 

[give_him 6]

I think that Sumlin ends up as Bob Stoops successor in Oklahoma. Still has strong ties to that program.

 

[Jeepkuntry]

At the time UT hired Dooley Sumlin had a grand total of two years as a head coach. At Houston.

There was ample reason to pass on that resume.

And Dooley had what? Some time under Saban and couple lackluster years at La Tech. We hired a loser and expected him to do good things. Damn you Mike Hamilton!

 

[9296potsguy]

He had more experience.

He had more experience at losing.

 

[bam15]

My question would be this. Is Sumlin a great coach who develops players, or does he have a great system that just needs parts and not great players?

It is it a system, will it develop players for the NFL? Is it not important to recruit players with the statement that you will have a chance here to be developed for the NFL?

I’m not trying to downgrade the man whatsoever, but is he a gimmick coach that will be figured out sometime in the future?

I don’t know the answers; these would just be my questions.

Both.

What he runs is also ran by Monken in Stillwater, Holgorsen in Morgantown, Neal Brown, Lincoln Riley, Franklin/Dykes, Leach, some others scattered across the country. They all do stuff a little different than others but have nearly identical terminology and practically all practice the same. The way they practice is what sets them apart because it is fast, efficient, and prioritizes repeating plays and execution over variety. In reality, while he has a more vertical game than say, Leach, they run similiar concepts with tags. And by that, a few concepts with a lot of tags. It is effective and there is a reason why every one of them put up a ton of points.

Franklin is more focused on screens and tempo while Holgorsen has added packaged run/pass options to plays and heavier sets.

His version isn't really gimmicky like Leach because he doesn't use the big line-splits and can actually run. He also has a quick-game package that is more than 3 plays. Also, most of the core-concepts: 90 (Shallow or Cadillac) 92 (Mesh) 93 (H Wheel Z Post) 94 (Smash) 96 (All Curl) etc. are all Chow/Edwards stuff which trickled down from the NFL. So no, I see it going no where. Holgorsen's version is installed in under a week and is easy on the QB. All of the packages have beaters for man or zone with the standard fades for cloud or press. Not much different than any pro-style offense.

More or less, people get the reputation that it is a gimmicky offense because the QBs don't succeed at the next level. In reality, the system is making the QBs look better than their actual talent level. Same applies to the run and shoot teams.

It's a fantastic offense and I love any of the TFS/AR teams because they all have their little-twists on things.

 

[VOLnMiami]

I absolutely wanted Sumlin when Kiffin left and was shocked We didn't get him when We had the chance...It was clear even back then he had what it takes...People complained saying his offense would never work in the SEC and blah blah blah...Guess he's showing all of you doubters now huh?...The man can coach.

 

[DeansRedHalo]

Sumlin and A&M are about to become a juggernaut. All that Texas talent, and now they've come into the big boy league and slain the giant...they are going to be a FORCE!