The 12th Man
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A head coach is a recruiter and a face for the program. He catches more heat than the assistants, and he gets paid for it. That's about it. There is actually very little "coaching" done by head coaches.
The coordinators are the ones who call the plays and run the offense & defense. Those blitzes were called by Cosgrove, and the offensive plays were called by Fisch. Brewster might make the decision to go for it on 4th down, but the plays and the installation of the offense fall completely to Fisch.
If you have issues with play calling, look at the coordinators. Just as the zone running game/deep fade offense was not Mason's (it was Mitch Browning's), the current Gopher offense is not Brewster's (it is Fisch's). Firing the head coach is usually a reactionary response from "fans" who actually have no idea how a college football program works.
Joe Paterno doesn't do squat at this point, for example, but PSU's coordinators and assistants are incredible. That is why you always hear about head coaches demanding more money for their assistants. It is not a loyalty issue- it is because they know that the assistants and the coordinators are the ones who actually do the work.
You want a successful team? Pony up for good coordinators and good assistants. The other issues (execution, discipline, clock management, etc.), in my experience, are really just symptoms of the bigger problem.
And yes, I do actually know how this works.
The coordinators are the ones who call the plays and run the offense & defense. Those blitzes were called by Cosgrove, and the offensive plays were called by Fisch. Brewster might make the decision to go for it on 4th down, but the plays and the installation of the offense fall completely to Fisch.
If you have issues with play calling, look at the coordinators. Just as the zone running game/deep fade offense was not Mason's (it was Mitch Browning's), the current Gopher offense is not Brewster's (it is Fisch's). Firing the head coach is usually a reactionary response from "fans" who actually have no idea how a college football program works.
Joe Paterno doesn't do squat at this point, for example, but PSU's coordinators and assistants are incredible. That is why you always hear about head coaches demanding more money for their assistants. It is not a loyalty issue- it is because they know that the assistants and the coordinators are the ones who actually do the work.
You want a successful team? Pony up for good coordinators and good assistants. The other issues (execution, discipline, clock management, etc.), in my experience, are really just symptoms of the bigger problem.
And yes, I do actually know how this works.