Coach Lynch

[griddy]

Not questioning the move. Complete confidence in Dino. But will say Coach Lynch is a stand-up guy who gives it his all and is well respected by the players. Hope he can stay in some capacity or that he lands on his feet elsewhere. He’s one of the good ones.

 

[money3189]

Not questioning the move. Complete confidence in Dino. But will say Coach Lynch is a stand-up guy who gives it his all and is well respected by the players. Hope he can stay in some capacity or that he lands on his feet elsewhere. He’s one of the good ones.

Ive heard all of the same things. I hope for the same.

 

[Cusefan69]

More often than not good guys(and gals for that matter) will land on their feet somewhere. The challenge of keeping him at his title is a financial one. If he is comfortable with some reposition and he doesn’t let pride get in the way he can make it work here. That said, it would not surprise me at all if he chose to move on and would totally respect that as well. Sometimes retaining a former leader can create conflicts with the young mindset on the team.

 

[RandomGuy]

Not questioning the move. Complete confidence in Dino. But will say Coach Lynch is a stand-up guy who gives it his all and is well respected by the players. Hope he can stay in some capacity or that he lands on his feet elsewhere. He’s one of the good ones.

This times 1000.

 

[SUforme]

I'm also pretty sure he does a lot of the Canadian recruiting trips as well.

 

[CuseLegacy]

More often than not good guys(and gals for that matter) will land on their feet somewhere. The challenge of keeping him at his title is a financial one. If he is comfortable with some reposition and he doesn’t let pride get in the way he can make it work here. That said, it would not surprise me at all if he chose to move on and would totally respect that as well. Sometimes retaining a former leader can create conflicts with the young mindset on the team.

Since we have no idea how much Gilbert was making at McNeese, only that his buyout is 100K, I wouldn't assume that keeping Lynch would be a financial burden. There are a lot of factors in what type of salary is negotiated...especially when it seems like someone is not happy with their current job. Gilbert wanted out from McNeese.

 

[Cusefan69]

Since we have no idea how much Gilbert was making at McNeese, only that his buyout is 100K, I wouldn't assume that keeping Lynch would be a financial burden. There are a lot of factors in what type of salary is negotiated...especially when it seems like someone is not happy with their current job. Gilbert wanted out from McNeese.

CL I was not referring to it as a burden as on total salary being paid to the whole staff but more of a structural/setting precedent type issue. If he stays with same titles then it is less so but if he goes to say oline you now have what I would think is an issue with your staff salary structure with the position coach having a much larger salary than the other positions. In companies that creates problems as you know, though I admit salary management in athletics is warped. That all said, if Gilbert was hired in a buy low option then you are right that can change things.

 

[CuseLegacy]

CL I was not referring to it as a burden as on total salary being paid to the whole staff but more of a structural/setting precedent type issue. If he stays with same titles then it is less so but if he goes to say oline you now have what I would think is an issue with your staff salary structure with the position coach having a much larger salary than the other positions. In companies that creates problems as you know, though I admit salary management in athletics is warped. That all said, if Gilbert was hired in a buy low option then you are right that can change things.

The thing I noticed going back to BGSU is that until this year Babers had co-ocs. Gilbert with Mattox and Lynch with Lewis. So it isn't unprecedented.

 

[Rocco]

Lynch is a good guy in the brief time I spent with him. IMHO, Dino is making moves that will continue to move this program forward. Last year, the offensive playcalling was horribly vanilla. I've said this in other threads, but we can't blame that all on the OL struggles. There are ways to get creative to mitigate some of the focus on the OL. I just feel like Lynch consistently showed the unwillingness to switch it up.

I really hope Gilbert continues mixing in Benson. That kid is a matchup nightmare who could absolutely thrive in this type of offense. Same goes for Jawhar. I'm optimistic Mital breaks out as well.

 

[007]

Last year, the offensive playcalling was horribly vanilla. I've said this in other threads, but we can't blame that all on the OL struggles. I just feel like Lynch consistently showed the unwillingness to switch it up.

How certain are you that Lynch had unilateral decision making on play calling and game planning? I think DB plays a huge rule in both. But, obviously that is just a guess.

 

[Rocco]

How certain are you that Lynch had unilateral decision making on play calling and game planning? I think DB plays a huge rule in both. But, obviously that is just a guess.

Pretty certain of the first 8-9 games... Dino basically took over after that.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Pretty certain of the first 8-9 games... Dino basically took over after that.

Maybe y'all need to go back and read the article I posted in the Gilbert thread from Texas which stated that Gilbert was never the play caller while OC at BGSU or Tulsa. So either Mattox was the play caller or it was Babers.

Reports: Sterlin Gilbert takes Texas OC job

Charlie Strong has his guy, and it better be the right guy.

www.burntorangenation.com

 

[orangepassion]

Maybe y'all need to go back and read the article I posted in the Gilbert thread from Texas which stated that Gilbert was never the play caller while OC at BGSU or Tulsa. So either Mattox was the play caller or it was Babers.

Reports: Sterlin Gilbert takes Texas OC job

Charlie Strong has his guy, and it better be the right guy.

www.burntorangenation.com

Interesting. Missed that the 1st time. They also mentioned some recruiting potential for him, so hopefully that can bear a little fruit.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Interesting. Missed that the 1st time. They also mentioned some recruiting potential for him, so hopefully that can bear a little fruit.

I try and have some purpose/message for my postings.

 

[OburgCuse]

Maybe y'all need to go back and read the article I posted in the Gilbert thread from Texas which stated that Gilbert was never the play caller while OC at BGSU or Tulsa. So either Mattox was the play caller or it was Babers.

Reports: Sterlin Gilbert takes Texas OC job

Charlie Strong has his guy, and it better be the right guy.

www.burntorangenation.com

I listened to his introductory press conference at Texas the other day and I swear he said he did some play calling for Babers at BG on it

 

[CuseLegacy]

I listened to his introductory press conference at Texas the other day and I swear he said he did some play calling for Babers at BG on it

That article was posted by a Texas reporter. Could be wrong. He was with Babers at EIU.

 

[upperdeck]

Are we sure the Dino called plays? I watch him a lot and if he was, he sure wasnt doing it in any way you could tell.. All I ever heard him say was he had veto power and would insert himself if he felt the need.

 

[Chip]

Are we sure the Dino called plays? I watch him a lot and if he was, he sure wasnt doing it in any way you could tell.. All I ever heard him say was he had veto power and would insert himself if he felt the need.

Unless he's a master ventriloquist, or uses morse code and taps it into his headphone speaker, yeah, it didn't seem like he was calling many plays.

 

[Rocco]

Maybe y'all need to go back and read the article I posted in the Gilbert thread from Texas which stated that Gilbert was never the play caller while OC at BGSU or Tulsa. So either Mattox was the play caller or it was Babers.

Reports: Sterlin Gilbert takes Texas OC job

Charlie Strong has his guy, and it better be the right guy.

www.burntorangenation.com

Dino was not calling the plays... at least in the first chunk of the year...

Could've been Lynch and someone else, but just watch Dino on the sidelines. He can override I'd imagine...

 

[sutomcat]

Unless he's a master ventriloquist, or uses morse code and taps it into his headphone speaker, yeah, it didn't seem like he was calling many plays.

I agree with this. Don't think Dino has ever called plays, at least not as a HC.

If you believe USF fans, he definitely called the plays for the Bulls. Not sure about when he was at McNeese State.

 

[RandomGuy]

I agree with this. Don't think Dino has ever called plays, at least not as a HC.

If you believe USF fans, he definitely called the plays for the Bulls. Not sure about when he was at McNeese State.

It is known that Dino was cooc with lewis, lynch. It all goes through him. Dunno if that changed, last year, but I saw Dino regularly communicating with Lynch before calls.

 

[OburgCuse]

That article was posted by a Texas reporter. Could be wrong. He was with Babers at EIU.

Gilbert was at EIU 2 years with babers as OC/qb/passing game coach then moved to BG with him for 1 year before going to Tulsa with Montgomery.

 

[sutomcat]

It is known that Dino was cooc with lewis, lynch. It all goes through him. Dunno if that changed, last year, but I saw Dino regularly communicating with Lynch before calls.

I agree he has a say but I haven't ever seen the kind of communication from Dino I would expect if he was the primary play call guy. There was a noticeable change in the way plays were called when Sean Lewis left and Mike took over.

But I go to most of the games and rarely sit close enough to really see what is going on, so my vantage point is not the best.

That said, there were a lot more delays in calls late in the 2019 season, which I would expect if the HC was making more changes than he had previously. I do believe he became more actively involved in the last 3 or 4 games.

 

[RandomGuy]

That's possible. I only started paying attention to their interaction, when folks were frustrated, and just the TV footage. Suppose its a later games observation.

I seem to remember him saying the more input the better on calls, so dont know why he'd change that, especially his role.

Remember when he did push ups on the sideline? Said in the presser he was wrong about something. I always took that as, he either made the wrong play call, or he allowed a call he disagreed with - and it worked. I've always thought it was a group effort. Could be wrong.

 

[CuseLegacy]

I agree he has a say but I haven't ever seen the kind of communication from Dino I would expect if he was the primary play call guy. There was a noticeable change in the way plays were called when Sean Lewis left and Mike took over.

But I go to most of the games and rarely sit close enough to really see what is going on, so my vantage point is not the best.

That said, there were a lot more delays in calls late in the 2019 season, which I would expect if the HC was making more changes than he had previously. I do believe he became more actively involved in the last 3 or 4 games.

I guess I look at it from 2018 to 2019. Did the coaches change. No. The only variable that changed was who were the starting players. Did that cause the change to play calling rather than who was calling the plays?