Hongbit

I can’t think of anyone else that would be better for their current situation at SC than Lincoln Riley. Clay Helton needed to be fired 3 years ago and not doing so has created a roster that lacks talent. There are so many holes to fix the main job for any new USC coach is to take back the fertile Southern California recruiting trail. Riley has been more successful recruiting it at OU than SC was under Helton. SC needs to be able to flex their muscle with NIL and should now be at the forefront with Riley They will immediately start to turn recruits both locally and nationally and should be top 5 every year again although that’s going to be a tall task for this cycle. Definitely a great way to end one of the more disappointing Trojan seasons in history.

Gus Johnson is a great hype man. He should be a studio host but instead Fox has him as its Al Michaels. The bigger problem is Joel Klatt. He’s a repetitive windbag that shouldn’t be on big games.

A team that goes winless shouldn’t let their scheme impact any future decisions. Actually, a team that goes winless should probably change their scheme.

There’s no way Michigan can blow a 15 point 2nd half league in a rivalry game.

Everyone on the Fox pregame picked UM to cover. FML

I took the points. Stupid is as stupid does

Completely blown away. I’ve been waiting on this for months as well and it was even better than I hoped. Amazing to witness their songwriting process. It definitely makes me wonder about the meanings of songs and their lyrical content. There’s an assumption from fans of most bands that every word of their favorite songs are carefully crafted and unusual parts have deep ulterior meanings. Turns out many times they just find something that fits in with the music and the few lines they already had and just add it on the fly because it sounds good in the moment. I did like how they reference Clapton and his long solos and improvisation and since Jam music and bands didn’t really exist, they just call this Jazz. I did enjoy the subtle comment about “chemical tea” and the ensuing session where it’s obvious they have been taking LSD. Incredible at some of those experiential sessions and the massive smiles they all have. This was a time shortly after Yoko had a miscarriage. The two of them had been heavily into heroin for most of 1969 but I think they were clean at that time afterwards. There also may have been some sympathy from the band for her that wasn’t there prior but i assume we will get more on this in other episodes. I really want you watch episode 2 right now but it’s too early to get in the proper head space. Tonight for sure.

His clock management has been atrocious.

I read this article and it never says Campbell is the best at using timeouts. It clearly says that both he and Meyer save more time via timeout but that is attributed to their circumstance of trailing late in so many games. The data gives no credence to Dan Campbell being some type of timeout genius. First-year coaches Dan Campbell of the Lions (2.7 time saving timeouts per game) and Urban Meyer of the Jaguars (2.5) use the most time-saving timeouts, though much of that is likely driven by each team’s circumstance (the Lions are 0-8 and the Jaguars are 2-6).

He’s not getting fired. He’s got at least 3 years and probably even a 4th.

I’m not sure if you are saying that he’d make different decisions if he had better players or that nothing matters now since the team is so bad and he will get better when he has more experience.

I had low expectations to start that year and that was before all the injuries. I liked the hire. I liked some of the things I saw early in the season. I want Dan Campbell to be good. Unfortunately all I’m seeing right now is the second coming of Rod Marinelli.

We aren’t going to do a thing. This is a Lions message board. It’s sole purpose is for having discussion on the Lions. That’s what we do here. You know this.

If we all agree he hasn’t been good then we are arguing whether he should be criticized for it or not. There are quite a few that think he should get a free pass based on bad players and injuries.

All of this is true. It is also true that Campbell has no fucking clue when it comes to clock management, end of game strategy, and pretty much everything else a coach has to decide real time between the lines. He has not been good at all and his decisions certainly played a big part in them losing a few games at the end. I’m not sure why so many here just don’t seem to care that he’s terrible in this incredibly important part of being a good head coach. I’m not suggesting he be fired and I haven’t given up on him but he hasn’t been very good at his job this season.

Campbell has been an absolute nightmare when it comes to clock management. He looks completely lost when it comes to in game strategy.

Lions head coach really is one of the best jobs in pro sports. The pay is fantastic with no pressure to perform and a million built in excuses when you fail. The boss is nice and doesn’t demand results. The only pressure will come from media and fans but no coach ever cares what either of those groups thinks.

You listed 5 losses each with an excuse. The answer to my question is nothing.

That’s a qualifier

What has Dan Campbell done to show that he can be even an average NFL head coach? Can anyone give an answer without using a caveat, qualifier, justification, or excuse?

Campbell is the worst OC in the NFL

I don’t see them ever setting foot in Michigan. This league will go like all the rest. Great buzz to start and solid week 1 ratings followed by a weekly swan dive in viewers. If they decide to stay for a year two, it’s only as low budget TV programming and not because it’s grown popular enough to draw tens of thousands of fans in home stadiums. It would be a massive addition to production overhead to set up operations in individual home cities.

Exactly. This guy has been click bait all season long. He puts these crazy mocks that change weekly just to get people talking. He’s the Carlos Monarrez of mock drafters.

Are you thunking that Michigan will renegotiate his contract again and pay him? I don’t know what Warde Manuel is thinking but Harbaugh is not going to coach next year as the 10th highest paid coach in the conference.

I don’t believe Michigan will technically fire Harbaugh. He will leave on his own when they don’t give him a raise after winning 10 games.