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What is Syracuse's coaches name?

I said something about this guy a couple years ago and some people on here... well more then some , acted like I didn't know what I was talking about b/c of cuses record at the time. All you had to do is look at what he was doing as a coach with what he had and be like dam... this dude might be someone you need to keep an eye on.
 
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Liberty City El said:
Lol yeah... I always make sure people know that because a lot of times people will just refer to him as a "Briles disciple" which I believe is unfair to his coaching acumen. I'm sure he learned a lot working with Briles in that system at Baylor no doubt, but he cut his teeth under some really good coaches long before he coached with Briles.
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He was the OC for RC Slocum during the 2001 (I think) season but was demoted in-season for the WR coach, who turned
around and led them to upset of what was then a no.1 (or 2) Oklahoma team.
BTW, that WR coach was none other than Kevin Sumlin.

I would slightly disagree with you Liberty City, as I would classify Babers as a Briles' disciple insofar as his offense is patterned
after Brile's Baylor offense.
The beauty of that offense is that there are many coaches out there who run versions of it, and Babers sticks with coaches who
run that system.
I think this is the offense that UM needs to stick with going forward......it is relatively inexpensive and is football's version of
asymmetrical warfare.
 
MedleyCane said:
He was the OC for RC Slocum during the 2001 (I think) season but was demoted in-season for the WR coach, who turned
around and led them to upset of what was then a no.1 (or 2) Oklahoma team.
BTW, that WR coach was none other than Kevin Sumlin.

I would slightly disagree with you Liberty City, as I would classify Babers as a Briles' disciple insofar as his offense is patterned
after Brile's Baylor offense.
The beauty of that offense is that there are many coaches out there who run versions of it, and Babers sticks with coaches who
run that system.
I think this is the offense that UM needs to stick with going forward......it is relatively inexpensive and is football's version of
asymmetrical warfare.
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Well, if you really wanna get technical he's a Jim Colletto/ Ted Tollner guy from the early 90's, but he got his big break as a respected offensive coach with **** Tomey at AZ when they went 12-1 in 98 then he became OC which lead to him getting the gig with Slocum at TAMU. Slocum wouldn't have hired if he wasn't well respected & recommended from his time at AZ, which is why he's more of a Tomey guy than anything.

He ran Spread Offenses before he got to Baylor, but his time at Baylor was where he adopted the Leach Air-Raid from Briles, but even Briles was running uptempo Spread as a HS coach in the 90's down in Texas once he switched from the Wishbone.

I agree that we should absolutely be running that system because it both maximizes your offensive passing ability, but as both Riley & Heupel have figured out is that you can create a deadly running game as well. It also alleviates the pressure of having your OL be forced to hold blocks for longer than they're capable of, which is why the pro style O only works with high level road grader lineman (which we don't have lol).

I agree that he learned a lot from Briles & brought that system with him, when he was at Eastern Illinois he had Sterlin Gilbert as his OC who he took with him to BG. Gilbert just like Briles came up from HS football in Texas & was a GA at Houston when Briles was there.
 
Liberty City El said:
Well, if you really wanna get technical he's a Jim Colletto/ Ted Tollner guy from the early 90's, but he got his big break as a respected offensive coach with **** Tomey at AZ when they went 12-1 in 98 then he became OC which lead to him getting the gig with Slocum at TAMU. Slocum wouldn't have hired if he wasn't well respected & recommended from his time at AZ, which is why he's more of a Tomey guy than anything.

He ran Spread Offenses before he got to Baylor, but his time at Baylor was where he adopted the Leach Air-Raid from Briles, but even Briles was running uptempo Spread as a HS coach in the 90's down in Texas once he switched from the Wishbone.

I agree that we should absolutely be running that system because it both maximizes your offensive passing ability, but as both Riley & Heupel have figured out is that you can create a deadly running game as well. It also alleviates the pressure of having your OL be forced to hold blocks for longer than they're capable of, which is why the pro style O only works with high level road grader lineman (which we don't have lol).

I agree that he learned a lot from Briles & brought that system with him, when he was at Eastern Illinois he had Sterlin Gilbert as his OC who he took with him to BG. Gilbert just like Briles came up from HS football in Texas & was a GA at Houston when Briles was there.
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It's been a few years, but wasn't Homer Smith the OC at Arizona when Babers joined the Arizona staff?
Smith was a good OC in his day, especially with regards to the passing game.
My point with Babers is that he has been around a bunch of programs, and in his case that is a plus.
He has seen alot of different approaches to the game and has no issues going with what works instead of being
bull-headed.
Solid coach.
I wish more of our former players followed his path.
 
MedleyCane said:
It's been a few years, but wasn't Homer Smith the OC at Arizona when Babers joined the Arizona staff?
Smith was a good OC in his day, especially with regards to the passing game.
My point with Babers is that he has been around a bunch of programs, and in his case that is a plus.
He has seen alot of different approaches to the game and has no issues going with what works instead of being
bull-headed.
Solid coach.
I wish more of our former players followed his path.
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Tomey was at AZ from 87-00, Babers was hired in 95 after coaching WR's at Purdue (Colletto) & SD State (Tollner).
He became OC in 98-00, he coached WR's, RB's & QB's at AZ. Homer Smith was only OC from 96-97.

Babers coached at Zona for 5 years before he got the TAMU gig & then went to UCLA for 4 years with Dorrell before he got hired at Baylor.
 
Pipe dream.

He'd be my #1 choice. Some other big school (Michigan/South Carolina) will pick him up next year once he does another excellent job with Cuse.
 
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