I wonder if Brian VanGorder knows he signed up for this.
Q: Do you, as a head coach, say, ‘This is what I believe in and, you, as the coordinator this is what I want’ as opposed to saying ‘we need to run play X or play Y’?
A: “My role is to conceptually build what I think wins. That’s why I hire the guys I hire because they’re going to believe in the same things I believe in. That’s where it starts. Week to week, we always have a plan and we’re on the same page. I don’t call the games, but I’m certainly involved with suggestions at different times and can give a bird’s eye view sometimes. I’ve been a coordinator. I can say, ‘Coach, just beware that you’ve blitzed four times in a row.’ I see things that I think can be very helpful because I’ve been in that spot. Or ‘we’ve played so much base defense, we’ve got to get aggressive on this down.’ That’s where I feel like I can give a perspective.”
But at least Chizik’s gonna help a brotha out by having the offense huddle more, so there’s that.
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Something tells me BVGs personality doesn’t tend to be one that takes suggestion well.
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Shooting off campus at Auburn, I have heard that at least one football player was killed. Auburn Police Chief is supposed to give a report at 12 eastern.
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Personally, I think Van Gorder is going to get what he deserves; I never understood his stance on our team when he left. Couldn’t get his way so he took his ball and left.
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I’m sure there’s merits to either approach look at Saban and Smart, but am i the only one who gets the impression Grantham gets carte blanche on defense and Richt just leaves him alone?
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Of course he does. You think Saban sits in on Offensive meetings. Hell no. He does hire guys who are conservative to run the offense, but he just leaves them alone.
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