Tony Franklin is DONE!

Discussion in 'The Tiger's Den' started by Berge, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

    been playing xbox have you?
     
  2. luvdimtigers

    luvdimtigers Founding Member

    Ensminger calls plays?? He's got OC experience.
     
  3. Bamabuzzard

    Bamabuzzard Founding Member

    I think them scrapping the offense and going back to what they've been doing will definitely help them get better in the short term. But I wonder about his 2009 recruiting class that tubbs said was basically "filled up" and from my understanding the class is filled with players to fit the offense he just scrapped.

    A lot of instability on the plains right now and trust me (from a fan of a program that has seen it first hand) changing an offensive system during a season ain't the fix all to the problem.
     
  4. luvdimtigers

    luvdimtigers Founding Member

    I agree, short term it may help, but firing a coordinator mid season is always a setback, either in recruiting, morale, etc.
     
  5. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

    Don't tell Gary Crowton that.
     
  6. Bamabuzzard

    Bamabuzzard Founding Member

    It hurts on the recruiting trail the most. Recruits can sense instability and will run like a pack of wolves after a three legged dawg to get away. The quicker the sense of instability is fixed the better but this may scare a lot of recruits they want away.
     
  7. Berge

    Berge Founding Member

    No, I am just a full supporter of I and Ace formations in real life. I like seeing an offset fullback on a run play.


    (In NCAA I actually use the shotgun a lot because it works there)


    But Crowton didn't change the offense completely when he arrived. He created a best of both worlds.
     
  8. TheDude

    TheDude I'm calmer than you.

    So Tubs has to cancel a few huntin/fishin trips this fall and shore up his recruiting now? :hihi:

    Changing OC will damage recruiting to be sure, but as much as tanking in your games? Only notre dame can lose all of it's games and still recruit well.
     
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  9. Bamabuzzard

    Bamabuzzard Founding Member

    Honestly I think they'll be fine. They'll may experience a bit of a hit in the 2009 recruiting but nothing for them to worry about, especially if they quickly replace Franklin after the season. Sure, tubs will have to miss a few hunting and fishing trips but he'll survive.
     
  10. BrettStah

    BrettStah Tiger Fan

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