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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
[...]Do these guys know something I don't?
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say, "Yes."
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Originally Posted by djtestudo
If I'm Matt Leinart I'm not particularly happy right now.
Mike Wilbon has been saying he thinks Leinart could declare for the supplemental draft because of this; of course, he never thought Leinart would stay in the first place.
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Leinart is understandably upset over these developments. Norm was his mentor and the coach he was closest to at USC. His father even went so far to say that Norm was in some ways Matt's stand in father while away at college (he mentioned this in a recent L.A. Times article by Bill Plaschke).
However, Leinart said although Norm's departure is disheartening, he is still happy in his choice to stay. And in due time, the bad feelings will have dissipated and he'll be back on track to preparing for the upcoming season. So, suffice to say he won't be entering the supplemental draft. And even if he wanted out of USC, he wouldn't be eligible for the supplemental draft because he would not have graduated by then. I'm not sure exactly what the guidelines are for the draft, but this is what I've read from a few articles. Either way, Matty will be back next season and will be the starting quarterback for the SC Trojans.
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Originally Posted by betula
Yeah, you didn't say that USC was a for sure lock to win... you were only 98% sure That beats the normal 95% confidence level needed for some statistical tests.
The OC works for the Head Coach. There is no reason for the Titans to bring in one new guy, and make everyone learn his system (coaches and players included). It is better to have Chow come in, learn their system, their terminology, and then add to it in the ways he can. And he will... he's a really smart guy.
What I meant about the lack of interest was that he didn't really get interviewed for any other jobs. I would have thought a lot more teams would at least throw their hat in the ring to interview the guy. But now he has the elusive NFL coordinator job, and he could be a couple good seasons away from a head coaching job in either the NFL or college... then he can custom build his own offence. |
Heh, what can I say; I believe in my team.
I'm aware that it would be ridiculous to expect an entire team to restructure their offense just because one coach (who hasn't even proved himself in the pro ranks) joined the staff. But, Norm has been running his own style of offense for the 3 decades he's been coaching, and it's just weird that he is willing to sacrifice that to take over an offense that isn't his own and just add a touch here and there. You know? And, I agree that he's going to do the job there no matter what and be successful. It's just strange, but as more details come out over the whole situation, it makes sense. And yes,
Dr. Norm Chow is very smart. I completely agree.
And there was plenty of interest in Norm, but he'd been shunning the NFL for so long and turning down college offers unless they were perfect for him. Also, he was just happy at USC, and the need to move on was not present. But, it appears that there really was some ego clashing, and it really does all add up. Norm has been openly saying that he was very disappointed that he did not get the Stanford head coaching spot, and all signs pointed towards him leaving in the near future. So, in a move in the interest of the program, Pete was promoting WR Coach and Passing Game Coordinator, Lane Kiffin to offensive coordinator, as well as bringing back former Quarterbacks Coach, Steve Sarkisian to take on a co-coordinator role. Norm was being promoted to Assistant Head Coach, and was to mentor and groom Kiffin and Sarkisian--whom he'd been mentoring for several years already--to take over the job after Chow's inevitable departure. Seems Chow was hurt by that and felt like it was signs of his being "forced out" of the program.
Now, this is all just my own speculation and opinion, but from the statements I've seen from the coaches and the way things have played out, it's the scenario I can think of that makes the most sense.