Maverick.AU 13,281 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUMicBK 124 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I don't understand why such a promising coach would take that job tbh. but all things considered, that's an amazing hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFlyer99 647 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Wow. Wonder where Steele fits in. Methinks retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnEagle79 2,169 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Good for them. Now if UT will just get out of the way of the guy. I can see him getting them to averaging 7 or so wins, and that's something they should be excited about at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,560 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 That is a great hire for them. Heupel has been on my short list for a while. Hopefully they can make things more difficult for bama and the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,202 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, bigbird said: That is a great hire for them. Heupel has been on my short list for a while. Hopefully they can make things more difficult for bama and the East. Poor UCF my heart bleeds for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, bigbird said: That is a great hire for them. Heupel has been on my short list for a while. Hopefully they can make things more difficult for bama and the East. Any indication as to why UCF's record got worse under him each year? 12-1, 10-3, 6-4. Tennessee fans are concerned, and without looking past the record, I'd say they may be justified. Curious to hear your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,566 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I think this is a great hire for them! He was one I had hoped we would have had serious interest in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,202 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Barnacle said: Any indication as to why UCF's record got worse under him each year? 12-1, 10-3, 6-4. Tennessee fans are concerned, and without looking past the record, I'd say they may be justified. Curious to hear your thoughts. Great question I can say every year their defense just got worst. Last years def. was god awful.......... offense was great but def. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,560 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Barnacle said: Any indication as to why UCF's record got worse under him each year? 12-1, 10-3, 6-4. Not entirely sure, but it wasn't the offense that was an issue. 2018: 257 passing avg 266 rushing avg Total 523 2019: 316 passing avg 224 rushing avg Total 531 2020: 357 passing avg 210 rushing avg Total 568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,270 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Way better hire then i was expecting them to make. The record decline is concerning but dang Tenn needs to be happy they got a warm body at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casatiger 514 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Wonder if he will keep Steele? Perhaps he should considering his defense last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,560 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, casatiger said: Wonder if he will keep Steele? Perhaps he should considering his defense last year. He and Steele could make a formidable pair if they can make it through the impending sanctions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, bigbird said: Not entirely sure, but it wasn't the offense that was an issue. 2018: 257 passing avg 266 rushing avg Total 523 2019: 316 passing avg 224 rushing avg Total 531 2020: 357 passing avg 210 rushing avg Total 568 Those are huge numbers. 20 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: Great question I can say every year their defense just got worst. Last years def. was god awful.......... offense was great but def. Randy Shannon, too. Not exactly an unknown quantity on the defensive side of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,560 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Barnacle said: Those are huge numbers. That's what an offensive genius should be able to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I thought this was the same Josh Heupel who was the Oklahoma QB several years ago. From the pics they don't even look related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,611 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 52 minutes ago, AUsince72 said: I thought this was the same Josh Heupel who was the Oklahoma QB several years ago. From the pics they don't even look related. Man, it just takes time and calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,611 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Not a home run hire at all, but at least a swinging-bunt, and that's probably about the best they can hope for right now. I'm happy they got a winning coach on board. I think that he will flame out and their struggles will continue, but I hope the best for him in the job. Like AU, they are burdened with GA and Bama on the schedule each year (and Florida). That leaves 9 games to go, what, 7-2 just to make the fanbase think the team doesn't totally suck? I see wins possible vs. USCe, Vandy, KY, Mizzou, and whatever 3 cupcakes they schedule. I think he can teach offense just fine, but the UT situation is so broken that I unfortunately see him going the way of Derek Dooley. Hope not for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristoThor 70 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 As to UCF's record. When I looked at the 10-3 season of 2019. They lost two of those games by 3 points and one of those games by 1 point. A loss is a loss, but the losses weren't blow outs by any stretch of the imagination. I think as for the 2020 season a lot of coaches floundered. Still not an excuse, but I do think the 2020 season as a whole should have an asterisk by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,303 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, tigeraddikt said: Not a home run hire at all, but at least a swinging-bunt, and that's probably about the best they can hope for right now. I'm happy they got a winning coach on board. I think that he will flame out and their struggles will continue, but I hope the best for him in the job. Like AU, they are burdened with GA and Bama on the schedule each year (and Florida). That leaves 9 games to go, what, 7-2 just to make the fanbase think the team doesn't totally suck? I see wins possible vs. USCe, Vandy, KY, Mizzou, and whatever 3 cupcakes they schedule. I think he can teach offense just fine, but the UT situation is so broken that I unfortunately see him going the way of Derek Dooley. Hope not for them. I think the AD, president, etc knows this is a train wreck and the guy will get 5 years without any harassment. Good for him, jump while the opportunity is there and see what happens. He's may be terrible but you never know until you try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleCoTiger 1,957 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Barnacle said: Any indication as to why UCF's record got worse under him each year? 12-1, 10-3, 6-4. Tennessee fans are concerned, and without looking past the record, I'd say they may be justified. Curious to hear your thoughts. From 12-1 to 10-3 could just be the football funny bounces and some bad luck and calls. As for 6-4, that was this past season. In the COVID year, things were just weird. Ask Penn State. I don't know that I'd factor the 2020 season in when evaluating unless we're in for some kind of COVID/pandemic repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,202 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 As for the hire overall it could work out OK but if you take a look at all the coaches that went from the AAC Football Conference to a Power 5 job the only one that was really successful is Mark Rhule and maybe Justin Fuente the rest Frost, Morris, Collins, Herman, Taggart, and Norvell have not worked out so far. We shall see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_M4_AU 7,853 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 So, does Kodi Burns follow Heupel to Tenn? For his sake I hope he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, bigbird said: That is a great hire for them. Heupel has been on my short list for a while. Hopefully they can make things more difficult for bama and the East. Mine too. He is an amazing coach. I hate that Auburn didn't hire him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casatiger 514 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 13 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said: So, does Kodi Burns follow Heupel to Tenn? For his sake I hope he does. UCF will hire Malzahn and he will stay on staff with Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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