Jeff Nixon: The Unsung Hero

[kingtidge]

The Pena jet sweep to close out the Miami game is one of my all-time favorite play calls. Dude is awesome.

Watching Pena kick in the overdrive when turning the corner on a sweep is goosebumps material.

 

[Archimedes]

Watching Pena kick in the overdrive when turning the corner on a sweep is goosebumps material.

We only ran the Pena jet sweep once against Miami. Nixon saved it for precisely the right place at precisely the right time. It was the best.

 

[kcsu]

Hopefully we can get 2 more years out of him before he goes back to the NFL or takes a HC gig. Unrealistic to think we can hang onto him much longer he's that good.

His kids being student athletes here hopefully helps and I think if LQA leaves Nixon will get a lot of carries next year.

I think that our WR coach might be elevated if Nixon were to leave

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Hopefully we can get 2 more years out of him before he goes back to the NFL or takes a HC gig. Unrealistic to think we can hang onto him much longer he's that good.

His kids being student athletes here hopefully helps and I think if LQA leaves Nixon will get a lot of carries next year.

We need to keep his daughter happy. If she stays at SU the whole time the allure of being able to occasionally see her games might keep Nixon here three more years.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Agreed. I don't know enough about football to say whose the best at running routes but I think our guys might be very good at it. Our receivers always seem to be in precisely the right place (Pena in particular). That play was a good example of precision and positioning.

That really good commentator from Georgia Tech said he was really impressed by our WRs and said they ran really good routes fwiw.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I think our receiver coach from the Pats deserves some credit. That group was great this year.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Hopefully we can get 2 more years out of him before he goes back to the NFL or takes a HC gig. Unrealistic to think we can hang onto him much longer he's that good.

His kids being student athletes here hopefully helps and I think if LQA leaves Nixon will get a lot of carries next year.

He also has complete freedom here with a defensive focused head coach. He’s running his show with minimal interruption which must be nice. You see offensive focused head coaches tend to meddle with their coordinators more.

 

[sufandu]

I wouldn't call Nixon unsung. He's been sung quite a bit on here. I think most of us have acknowledged how great he was this year.

 

[hungrychuck]

I share the love for Nixon.

But having Kyle as his instrument was incredibly important.

I think we should be prepared to dial back expectations if that connection ends.

 

[Dinkyspond]

We need to keep his daughter happy. If she stays at SU the whole time the allure of being able to occasionally see her games might keep Nixon here three more years.

Nixon's daughter is an SU student-athlete? What team?

 

[Cuseman78]

Nixon's daughter is an SU student-athlete? What team?

Soccer. Transferring in from Kentucky.

 

[OttosShoes]

Nixon did a great job of spreading the ball around too. Everyone got looks, which means everyone stayed happy. That's very important to the culture.

Great point. And it's win-win because running a double team is an expensive call for the defense.

 

[Finwad32]

He is thought of by the staff as the best coordinator in the country. He was pretty damned good.

 

[Jcuse_44]

Ive been saying all year that Nixon is the most important coach on our staff. We cannot lose him.

 

[Crusty]

Not only did he craft an explosive offense that absolutely suited the talent on the team, he crafted an offense that has made SU a destination for offensive playmakers.

He also raised the profile of several players who may well have NFL futures thanks to the performance of this offense.

After 28 years, perhaps he's found a place he'd like to stay, although I doubt it.

I'm sure we'll do all we can to retain him but, regardless, I'm sure happy he came here this year.

We're singing, we're singing!