Coaching CFB - How important is it?

[NoLaHeel]

First off, this is not meant to be a thread against Fedora at all.

I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks/expects out of coaches.
i know we all have our issues with Fedora, and I understand it.

I want winners!! - Singletary

It's different for me. I'm in a full blooded SEC country that whined and moaned about every bad move Les Miles made at LSU. They wanted him out for years, not just last year. I get it, dude made some crazy moves on game day. But still, they won, a lot! He went 114-34 (I think) while there.
Now coach O, has lost 2 games already this year. Earlier tonight, at home, to Troy. Thanks coach Vic btw. (What are the odds..)
Immediately, after the game, the same fan base that wanted this guy so bad less than a year ago, is already asking for a change. They have a lot of young guys playing, (we know what that looks like) and are struggling on the LoS.

It just makes me look across the country and wonder, what do people expect out of these coaches?!
Some coaches have players and the record doesn't add up. But most of the time. The players just aren't there, or aren't ready.

I'm just curious to what people expect.

 

[Archer2]

A coach that stresses fundamentals and maximizes the talent that he does have. One that gives his team the best chance to win on game day. One that knows how to hire a good staff and then let them do their job without micromanaging. Finally, he needs to be a good recruiter.

Unfortunately, this does not describe Fed.

 

[WoadBlue]

A coach that stresses fundamentals and maximizes the talent that he does have. One that gives his team the best chance to win on game day. One that knows how to hire a good staff and then let them do their job without micromanaging. Finally, he needs to be a good recruiter.

Unfortunately, this does not describe Fed.

I agree.

 

[WoadBlue]

First off, this is not meant to be a thread against Fedora at all.

I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks/expects out of coaches.
i know we all have our issues with Fedora, and I understand it.

I want winners!! - Singletary

It's different for me. I'm in a full blooded SEC country that whined and moaned about every bad move Les Miles made at LSU. They wanted him out for years, not just last year. I get it, dude made some crazy moves on game day. But still, they won, a lot! He went 114-34 (I think) while there.
Now coach O, has lost 2 games already this year. Earlier tonight, at home, to Troy. Thanks coach Vic btw. (What are the odds..)
Immediately, after the game, the same fan base that wanted this guy so bad less than a year ago, is already asking for a change. They have a lot of young guys playing, (we know what that looks like) and are struggling on the LoS.

It just makes me look across the country and wonder, what do people expect out of these coaches?!
Some coaches have players and the record doesn't add up. But most of the time. The players just aren't there, or aren't ready.

I'm just curious to what people expect.

The LSU situation is rather unique. The state per capita is loaded with talent, and LSU is the only Power conference school in the state. Next door TX produces as much talent as VA, NC, TN, and SC combined. LSU plays in a 100,000 seat stadium. And based on all that, LSU fans expect to WIN - not just limp around with 7 to 9 Ws per year. They expect SEC championships. And they lost Saban, to whom they now lose all those SEC West titles.

So Miles was going to get fired. Orgeron was nothing more than handy. When he did well as Interim, they kept him.

 

[midline]

Coaching is an important cog. X's and O's, motivation, relationships between players and coaches, discipline, are all a big part of a successful team. But the biggest aspect is recruiting. If you don't have talent, the rest rarely matters against anyone of consequence

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Jimmy's and Joe's are more important than coaching. This isn't basketball. You just aren't going to win a national championship without lots of NFL-caliber players on your roster.

Once you have the Jimmy's and Joe's, then coaching separates the good from the elite. LSU is the perfect example. Tons and tons and tons of NFL-caliber talent came through LSU during the Miles era, but they never won a championship because they couldn't figure out how to score.