Lmao I wanted Cristobal after Golden for sure. Ppl really acting like this man can’t coach tho..I don’t get it lol
Objectively, he’s developed a history of some inexplicable coaching in-game snafus.
Just basic stuff that any coach should know not to do.
For example, last night he’s 3rd and eight, OSU has 1 timeout left, he’s on I believe like around the 20 in his own territory.
Conventional coaching wisdom calls for a play where OSU has to call a time out if you don’t make the first down. Most likely a running play, even better yet, depending on the read, something like a well designed wide run. If a pass, a very high percentage quick screen, quick out, something with a very high completion percentage.
What you don’t want is a QB who was previously rattled dropping back ten yards and scanning downfield and throwing an incomplete duck.
What you also don’t want to do is give the ball to a team that has been gashing you in the fourth quarter with 2 minutes and a timeout to work with.
Which is exactly what happened.
Now OSU has a timeout in its back pocket, their playbook is now wide open. They can call any running or passing play they want and have plenty of time to march down the field.
Which is exactly what they did.
And you saw the folly of his call in the last sequence, with OSU attempting to squeeze into the endzone and stopped a couple of times, they didn’t need to panic, they had that time out left to use, and it made a difference.
But there are other egregious examples of boneheaded coaching decisions that he has made that have led directly to losses. The tales are legion. I’ll let other posters fill you in.
Look, honestly, I don’t think he’s a terrible coach in all aspects, but he clearly needs to learn how to be a good game day coach, because he has not learned that yet.
I also think he’s irrationally loved by some people here, and I’m just not sure about him just like I’m not sure about Manny either. I think they both have a lot to prove.
To be honest, he’s known to be a good recruiter, and he has every possible advantage at Oregon, and he has yet to really dominate like he should, with the type of talent he’s had there, he should already be dominating.
Also, his tenure at FIU was inexplicable. There are some things that look good in his resume, like for example he got an education in Alabama, he knows the inside of a good organization, that’s a plus, but how do you explain his performance at FIU?
And if he doesn’t start contending for playoffs this year or next, and this year is now out, how can you say he’s a coach that uses resources such as talent and all the other resources, effectively?
If he can’t dominate the PAC 12, and continues to lose to inferior teams when he has first round NFL talent, how can he be a good coach anywhere else?
