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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 4841803, member: 229"]
Idk if Sark calls the plays but the Texas bio sure seems to give Flood all the credit.

Your talk about his failures as the RU OL Coach is subjective without the numbers.  At the end of the day he either gets some credit for their win loss record at the time or he doesn't.  This was his first go with a P5 team and it was over a decade ago.  Saban hired him to coach OL - he must like the guy as a teacher - and then Sark hired him away to be OC.

From the Texas bio -

Before becoming the head coach at Rutgers, Flood spent seven years (2005-11) on head coach Greg Schiano’s staff. He oversaw the offensive line all seven years while adding run game coordinator to his duties in 2007, assistant head coach in 2008 and co-offensive coordinator in 2010.

During his time at Rutgers, the offensive line consistently produced top-level talent, including several players who went on to the NFL. All-American Anthony Davis became the highest player ever drafted in Rutgers history as the 11th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Darnell Stapleton started in Super Bowl XLIII for the victorious Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeremy Zuttah started 117 games over nine seasons in the NFL after playing for Flood.

He's not the guy I want, but I'll argue he's a good football coach and his successes outweigh his failures.  He'd recruit well.  The only thing I don't know is if he can build a program.

For the record, I want an offensive guy who can put an electric offense on the carpet.  The smoke seems to be building for Chesney but I have no idea what kind of offense he runs or if he can recruit the athletes needed to play in the ACC.
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