The Miami Ute

that’s an excellent question. what OC worth his salt would be willing to come in on a potential 1 year make good deal? Unless Whitt commits to coaching out his current contract, someone signing a 3 year deal that could be rescinded at any time for reasons other than performance would be tough.

Essentially, you’ve now created the same situation…[Read more]

Taylor was on the hill for 2 years which is about average for coordinators anywhere but Utah. Anywhere else, a good coordinator is liable to get poached to a higher paying gig or a head coach slot, and one who isn’t getting the job done gets replaced. Utah has been different in that it’s been a last stop before retirement gig for some of the…[Read more]

Yes. Or I should say that he has one rollout that is a staple of his offense. He’s been rolling his QB right a couple of times a game since he came back in 2019 with the TE between 3 and 5 yards downfield and another receiver usually 10-12 yards deep and heading to the sideline.

Kuithe and Kincaid were usually successful on the underneath but…[Read more]

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Chinn, you think Whitt hangs it up after this year?

I think the rest of the season for these offensive coaches is an audition for next year. Whether that’s for Whitt or Scalley (I think MS is HC next year) it’s an opportunity to show what you can do. Especially under these circumstances. That includes Freddie.

one possibility would be that the new guy has seen everywhere that the O has been getting beat and immediately moves to counter. blitzes up the gut are fairly simple to plan around. quick screens to the outside, always running a hot route at the MLB, shifting the protection and rolling the QB out are the obvious options. you have to execute but…[Read more]

buh-JAKE-ee-an

Listening to Scott Mitchell talk on the radio today about the lack of adjustments was maddening. Basically saying from his college and pro days, he’s never seen an offense that doesn’t adapt to what the defense is doing. Which was happening. And how Ludwig wouldn’t allow Wilson to audible out of a play at the line of scrimmage. Not tailoring…[Read more]

least amount of pressure possible for the position. Utah continues scoring under 20 ppg, it’s the last guys fault and it was too broken for him to fix during the season. Utah gets up around 30 ppg the rest of the season, he gets a shiny new contract.

The only way you make this move during the season is if you are acknowledging that staying the…[Read more]

125th in punt return average (3.43) and tied for 113th in kick return average (16.5). Better off fair catching everything than risking a muff at this point

just having an offensive player go somewhere the defensive player doesn’t expect would be 300% improvement. And you’ll start to see speed and separation at the same time. 4.3 guys who run 6 yards and stand around look pretty much the same as 4.6 guys

Thanks again for all your input. What’s your feelings on this being Whitt’s last year? Originally I felt like if we made playoffs he’d ride off on his Harley into the sunset. I also thought if we had a down year he wouldn’t go out like that. But this feels different. It’s been such a massive disappointment, toxic at times (this year) and chaotic…[Read more]

a urinalist not doing their research? say it isn’t so

2020 Northwestern Stats
2021 Northwestern Stats
2022 Northwestern Stats
2023 Northwestern Stats

Unless you were going to hire Seth Littrell, your only option(s) was(were) internal.

google John Donovan

“Teams are gonna be shakin’ now that we have buh-JAKE-ee-an calling plays!”

sounds more like the old joke where the smartest person from place A moved to place B and lowered the IQ for both places.

I agree that mediocre is a step up from the last 3 weeks. I’m not sure it’s the monumental step that some want it to be so I will remain cautiously optimistic knowing that there is very little anyone can do in the short-term…[Read more]

In the middle of a major coaching change you want to discuss why a different team than Utah should be unhappy if they get snubbed for another team not named Utah?