9-3 here.After the portal, I have adjusted my expectations from 6-6 to 7-5.
No injuries and that is possible.9-3 here.
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We should be able to give duke a competitive game
I understand your concern and you present mostly solid facts. I will state a few things though to the contrary and why I expect this team's offense to rock.Since our coordinators were hired I've been thinking we're likely a 7-5 team, with 6-6 more likely than 8-4.
I note a lot of posters predicting Dawson will bring meaningful improvement to the offense. I don't understand this at all.
P5 experience:
WVU: His 2012-2014 tenure as OC at WVU was in name only. It is widely known it was Holgorsen's offense and Holgorsen was the play caller. In fact Dawson jumped from WVU to Kentucky to run his own offense and call plays.
Kentucky: Dawson's chance to run his own offense at Kentucky in 2015 ended up with the 95th ranked scoring offense and a pink slip after just one season.
"The former West Virginia offensive coordinator ends his tenure at UK after just one season. Dawson, who did not call plays at West Virginia, was hired on Dec. 19, 2014 almost three weeks after former UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown left Lexington for the Troy head-coaching job. " https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...17/report-shannon-dawson-out-uk-oc/77480196/#
Conclusion: His P5 experience was a washout.
G5 experience:
Southern Miss:
-2016 as OC 41st ranked scoring offense
-2017 as OC 58th ranked scoring offense
-2018 as OC 89th ranked scoring offense
Obviously with this track record no one was going to hire him as an OC at his next job.
Houston:
-2019 TE coach
-2020 QB coach
-2021 as OC in name (but with Holgorsen running the offense and calling plays) 15th ranked scoring offense
-2022 as OC in name (but with Holgorsen running the offense and calling plays) 16th ranked scoring offense
Conclusion: My prediction is that Dawson will be another failed OC for Mario and will be let go after this season. And our record this season will be weighed down from ever having hired him.
There is nothing in his resume to suggest he should have been hired as OC here. It's a complete roll of the dice, against bad odds.
you must have looked at the schedule.
Since our coordinators were hired I've been thinking we're likely a 7-5 team, with 6-6 more likely than 8-4.
I note a lot of posters predicting Dawson will bring meaningful improvement to the offense. I don't understand this at all.
P5 experience:
WVU: His 2012-2014 tenure as OC at WVU was in name only. It is widely known it was Holgorsen's offense and Holgorsen was the play caller. In fact Dawson jumped from WVU to Kentucky to run his own offense and call plays.
Kentucky: Dawson's chance to run his own offense at Kentucky in 2015 ended up with the 95th ranked scoring offense and a pink slip after just one season.
"The former West Virginia offensive coordinator ends his tenure at UK after just one season. Dawson, who did not call plays at West Virginia, was hired on Dec. 19, 2014 almost three weeks after former UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown left Lexington for the Troy head-coaching job. " https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...17/report-shannon-dawson-out-uk-oc/77480196/#
Conclusion: His P5 experience was a washout.
G5 experience:
Southern Miss:
-2016 as OC 41st ranked scoring offense
-2017 as OC 58th ranked scoring offense
-2018 as OC 89th ranked scoring offense
Obviously with this track record no one was going to hire him as an OC at his next job.
Houston:
-2019 TE coach
-2020 QB coach
-2021 as OC in name (but with Holgorsen running the offense and calling plays) 15th ranked scoring offense
-2022 as OC in name (but with Holgorsen running the offense and calling plays) 16th ranked scoring offense
Conclusion: My prediction is that Dawson will be another failed OC for Mario and will be let go after this season. And our record this season will be weighed down from ever having hired him.
There is nothing in his resume to suggest he should have been hired as OC here. It's a complete roll of the dice, against bad odds.
Looks like many on here are predicting a 6-6 season. So all the hires and portal additions will net us only one game in the win column?
Harder Schedule and possible injuries could result in 5-6 wins on top of past results. Having said that I would take the over with 7.5 wins.Looks like many on here are predicting a 6-6 season. So all the hires and portal additions will net us only one game in the win column?
Shannon Dawson leaves Houston Cougars football program - Gallery Sports
Shannon Dawson is no longer a part of the Houston Cougars football program, a source confirmed to Gallery Sports on Tuesday afternoon.www.gallerysports.com
I’m confused what “Dawson controlled Houston’s playcalling for the 2022 season” means. Can you explain please?
Dawson simply has no track record of directly accountable stand-alone success. His only stand-alone track record as an OC is one of complete failure.
Im trying to stay away. But for this one I’ll chime in. Dana did not control the offense. Did Dana have more input as the season went along? Yup. But he did not take it away from coach Dawson.hey @JustAFanHTX we still have people believing this nonsense.
you wanna step in and tell the truth or stay on your well-deserved hiatus?
OK........BYE!!!!My expectations will remain low until this team can give me a reason on the field to raise my expectations. I refuse to get sucked in anymore by this program
This would definitely be a step in the right direction09/01/23 (W) 45-13 Miami (Ohio)
09/09/23 (W) 17-16 Texas A&M
09/14/23 (W) 52-10 Bethune Cookman
09/23/23 (W) 48-20 Temple
10/07/23 (W) 28-21 Georgia Tech
10/14/23 (L) 21-35 North Carolina
10/21/23 (L) 17-33 Clemson
10/28/23 (W) 24-21 Virginia
11/04/23 (W) 35-25 NC State
11/11/23 (L) 28-45 Florida State
11/18/23 (W) 28-27 Louisville
11/24/23 (W) 41-17 Boston College