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James Vollono (ST coordinator)

OrangeTarheel said:
How many blocked punts was that this year - 3? Georgia Tech, UNLV (?) and Washington State. Am I missing one?
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And there was one punt attempt that doesn't go down as a block because the other team got back there so fast he didn't even attempt to kick. I don't remember the game, but in the same one we had another attempt blocked.
 
cusefan88 said:
I'm sure Vollono won't be retained. It was also the only position where Fran didn't really have someone in mind and/or recommendation.

I bet he'll ask Kirby/Rhule for leads potentially.
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Maybe he asks for advice. Really, I hope he figures it out himself. There have to be coaches with good special team reputations at lower levels looking to take the next step. Go to the coaching convention and interview a bunch of guys.
 
JRHEETER said:
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Be careful. It was insisted by a poster earlier in the year that our problems shouldn't be blamed on the coach. It had to be our poor talent amongst the back ups that make up special teams. It was the players not executing. A bunch of fans couldn't possibly be right about what they were seeing.
 
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Looks like Vollono is gone. Jackson Kennedy’s mom seems to confirm it here:

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I may be totally off base with this, but I suspect as a first time head coach, HCFB wanted to wait until the offseason so he could really focus on any changes to his staff. Even those that are very obviously needed, like this one.

Hopefully as he gets more comfortable as a head coach, he'll be a little more proactive with these kind of things.

Or I may be completely wrong.
 
richmondcuse03 said:
Fran was livid with the two point call to open the game.

I think stonehouse also wanted to fire vollano after the blocked punt. Never seen a punter so ticked off with coverage assignments coming off the field. It’s just poorly designed. Three guys had a look at McDonald and blew him up. It’s just broken.

With how much Fran preaches accountability there’s no way he doesn’t upgrade this position. He didn’t get the job done. It’s the nature of the business. He could get reassigned if he’s valuable in other ways or he moves on. No shame in that.
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Wonder how Fran felt when we went for 2 the next time too? It did change after that.

My son was there at the game and texted me how angry Stonehouse was too and thought he wanted to murder someone after that block. Not good.
 
So it was going to get out one way or another. She shared kind words for the guy. Certainly hope he lands on his feet somewhere. Good luck to the guy and his family.
It will be interesting to see how much budget Fran gets to fill that role. Gotta believe we will get a strong candidate after our horrible specials this past season.
 
Bulldong04 said:
Yeah I mean how many “near blocks” were there too? Like 12? They almost blocked first punt and there were so many others throughout the year that were so close. Sorry but you have a job to do and he didn’t do it at all let alone well
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Let’s not forget 2 costly penalties on onside kicks. We’ve seen it all this year. I could probably do as good of a job just watching YouTube videos on how to line those guys up. And I have young kids too.
 
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