- Anthony Davis
- Derrick Rose
- John Wall
- Marcus Camby
- Demarcus Cousins
- Tyreke Evans
- Eric Bledsoe
- Brandon Knight
- Terrence Jones
- Patrick Patterson
Friday, February 13, 2015
The Calipari Effect
Saw this stunning number this week: John Calipari has placed 31 players in the NBA during his 3-stop college coaching career, with 3 #1 overall selections. Who would you consider the best of the bunch? Here's my shot at it:
Petrino Gives Coaches a Bad Name
You may have seen this story floating around in newspapers and various websites. College football's chief scumbag Bobby Petrino pulled a long-standing scholarship offer from a kid in South Carolina just 2 days before signing day. I happen to have seen this kid, Matt Colburn, because he played Allen this past season and as he was piling up 250 yards I pulled him up on Rivals and noted that he was committed to Louisville, back in September of 2014. Then, after all these months, he finds out 2 days before signing day that Louisville is overbooked and doesn't have a place for him.
I am truly amazed that this sleazeball Petrino continues to get to ply his lack of morals in a major position. Let's recap: pursued and interviewed for a job that was not vacant (Auburn), left the Falcons during the season for another job, put his mistress on the payroll at Arkansas, and still he rolls on. How could you let your kid go to a place where this guy is in charge? I've got to think at some point his lack of character and integrity will start to impact his credibility with recruits, coaches, AD's, etc. Everyone wants to win, but do want this baggage at your school?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/matt-colburn-signs-with-wake-forest-after-louisville-pulls-offer-150614273.html
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I am truly amazed that this sleazeball Petrino continues to get to ply his lack of morals in a major position. Let's recap: pursued and interviewed for a job that was not vacant (Auburn), left the Falcons during the season for another job, put his mistress on the payroll at Arkansas, and still he rolls on. How could you let your kid go to a place where this guy is in charge? I've got to think at some point his lack of character and integrity will start to impact his credibility with recruits, coaches, AD's, etc. Everyone wants to win, but do want this baggage at your school?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/matt-colburn-signs-with-wake-forest-after-louisville-pulls-offer-150614273.html
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
DFW High School Coaching Update
It's been an interesting off-season for DFW high school football programs. Clearly the top programs in DFW over the past decade have been: Allen, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Skyline, Southlake, and Trinity. All of these except Southlake had some coaching drama going on this winter.....
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- Allen - longtime offensive coordinator Jeff Fleener left to become a head coach in the San Antonio area
- Cedar Hill - Texas/Charlie Strong offered Head Coach Joey McGuire a spot on their staff. He mulled it for about 10 days and decided to stay, mostly because his son is the likely QB at Cedar Hill for the next 2 years
- DeSoto - Head Coach Claude Mathis left for a spot on the new SMU staff under Chad Morris. They have since promoted their offensive coordinator to replace Mathis.
- Skyline - Head Coach Reginald Samples left to head up Duncanville. He cited the much better resources he will enjoy at suburban Duncanville vs. what he had at DISD Skyline.
- Trinity - Head Coach Steve Lineweaver retired after winning 3 state championships at Trinity, taking them to another final, and winning state once at 3A Commerce. Trinity also replaced him with their offensive coordinator.
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
Allen's Greg Little #1 Recruit for 2016
One of the reasons for Allen's latest championship were the 2 bookend offensive tackles, Bobby Evans, a 4-star going to Oklahoma, and Greg Little, the first player to achieve 5-star recognition for the 2016 class, and now ranked as the #1 player in America by 247 Sports. He's already taken the fun out of the chase by committing to A&M. The Eagles should have their 1st 1st-round NFL draft pick this spring with A&M offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, and Greg Little could follow him in 3 years. My daughter has known Greg for years, and he plays basketball as well as football, giving you an idea of his footwork.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
LSU Football - Talent vs. Results
With the completion of signing day this week, it got me thinking about the state of LSU football again. I thought I would do some research and compare the Tigers with the only other team that has had access to the same talent level during the past few seasons, the Tide. You know that I've been thinking that Miles is driving the bus off a cliff. This kind of summarizes my fears. Looking at the 7 football seasons since LSU won the 2007 national title...........
Talent in: Obviously bringing in talent is job #1 for college coaching staffs. I looked at the Rivals recruiting results since the end of the 2007 season. Miles and staff have recruited well. Our average Rivals rank in this time is 7.4 as we've finished 11-2-6-6-18-6-2-8. Consistently in the top 10 with a large share of 4 and 5-stars. Alabama during this time has dominated, finishing in the top 5 each year and first overall 6 times: 1-1-5-1-1-1-1-2. The point is we're getting the talent to contend.
Talent out: Developing talent is in my mind the 2nd vital piece for college coaches. Here Miles and company have been amazing. Starting with the 2008 draft, LSU has had 48 players drafted, more than anyone, even 'Bama (41). Miles' staff knows what they're doing in terms of putting people in the right place and teaching them how to play at that level. Just in the last 2 years, 18 players drafted! The NFL knows to come to Baton Rouge to find players.
Game results: The bottom line. Since 2007, the Tigers have produced a record of 69-23, or a 75% winning %. More alarming, we've only had 2 top-10 AP finishes in those 7 seasons. We've also finished unranked twice. The AP finishes: NR-17-8-2-14-14-NR. The winning % the last 3 years is 72%. These results do not equate with the talent in and out. In contrast, the Tide have finished in the top 10 in every one of these seasons, with an 84-11 record (88%), and 3 national championships. Their AP results: 6-1-10-1-1-7-4.
Conclusion: Les Miles can't coach! Seriously, we've got 2 big issues; game plan and in-game adjustments. Miles is terrible at both. We have unbelievably talented players trying to overcome poor game plans and generally being out-coached every Saturday. My problem in criticizing a coach who is winning 75% of his games is that he's leaving so many wins on the table with his poor game preparation. We are under-achieving at an epic level! The fear I continue to have is that the talent will dry up with these poor results. Maybe not, since the recruits see players getting drafted. But the frustration at not contending despite all this talent is driving me crazy.
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Talent in: Obviously bringing in talent is job #1 for college coaching staffs. I looked at the Rivals recruiting results since the end of the 2007 season. Miles and staff have recruited well. Our average Rivals rank in this time is 7.4 as we've finished 11-2-6-6-18-6-2-8. Consistently in the top 10 with a large share of 4 and 5-stars. Alabama during this time has dominated, finishing in the top 5 each year and first overall 6 times: 1-1-5-1-1-1-1-2. The point is we're getting the talent to contend.
Talent out: Developing talent is in my mind the 2nd vital piece for college coaches. Here Miles and company have been amazing. Starting with the 2008 draft, LSU has had 48 players drafted, more than anyone, even 'Bama (41). Miles' staff knows what they're doing in terms of putting people in the right place and teaching them how to play at that level. Just in the last 2 years, 18 players drafted! The NFL knows to come to Baton Rouge to find players.
Game results: The bottom line. Since 2007, the Tigers have produced a record of 69-23, or a 75% winning %. More alarming, we've only had 2 top-10 AP finishes in those 7 seasons. We've also finished unranked twice. The AP finishes: NR-17-8-2-14-14-NR. The winning % the last 3 years is 72%. These results do not equate with the talent in and out. In contrast, the Tide have finished in the top 10 in every one of these seasons, with an 84-11 record (88%), and 3 national championships. Their AP results: 6-1-10-1-1-7-4.
Conclusion: Les Miles can't coach! Seriously, we've got 2 big issues; game plan and in-game adjustments. Miles is terrible at both. We have unbelievably talented players trying to overcome poor game plans and generally being out-coached every Saturday. My problem in criticizing a coach who is winning 75% of his games is that he's leaving so many wins on the table with his poor game preparation. We are under-achieving at an epic level! The fear I continue to have is that the talent will dry up with these poor results. Maybe not, since the recruits see players getting drafted. But the frustration at not contending despite all this talent is driving me crazy.
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