Tale of the tape:
Lashlee Recruiting Tree:
Rhett Lashlee is the Head Coach for the SMU Mustangs
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Gattis Recruiting Tree:
Josh Gattis is the Offensive Coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes
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Miami’s Offense 2021-22:
-Total O: 19th
-Sacks Allowed: 89th
-Rushing: 97th
-Passing: 10th
-Passing/Completion: 37th
-Scoring: 23rd
-Red Zone: 51st
-1st Down O: 41st
-3rd Down Conversion: 50th
-4th Down Conversion: 8th
-TFL Allowed: 108th
-Michigan’s Offense 2021-22:
-Total O: 25th
-Sacks Allowed: 5th
-Rushing: 15th
-Passing: 68th
-Passing/Completion: 41st
-Scoring: 16th
-Red Zone: 24th
-1st Down O: 27th
-3rd Down Conversion: 16th
-4th Down Conversion: T-66th
-TFL Allowed: 1st
To me, this seems like a very, very solid hire both from a schematic & recruiting standpoint.
Is it perfect? No, but what offense is? This ain’t an Enos situation; Enos didn’t call any plays for that Bama team, & he sucked as a recruiter, OC, & former HC. Don’t allow what UGA did to UofM taint how solid their O was. Honestly, UofM should’ve had 1 loss this season against UGA (or they probably wouldn’t have played UGA being undefeated). The refs blew the game against MSU.
The other thing to consider is while I appreciate Harbaugh as a coach, my boy couldn’t get a QB worth a **** to save his life. Gattis will have at his disposal one of the best QBs in the game. Give TVD balance, & TVD might re-write history books.
Listen, just like some have become star-whores (& stars matter), but we’ve seen what happens when we focus on stars vs. other nuances to get a proper assessment. Well, w/ coaching, it appears we’ve focused on some “****” names vs. understanding philosophy & fit to align. Cohesion is important. Being on the same page is important.
Personally, I like both hires at DC & OC. With that being said, I’m also not in the 15-0 boat or even the 10+ win boat. If we won 10+ games in yr 1, I would be pleasantly surprised; we’re introducing a new HC, new offensive terminology, new defensive terminology, new S&C regimens, w/ some position holes on our team. That’s a lot; I think we win 9 games including a bowl victory, & by yr 2, we rock the world. Jmo