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ballcoach15 wrote:Attendance last couple of games was 80% weather related.90%
oldflame wrote:Amen. I've known of Turner Gill since I was stationed in Nebraska and he was the QB of the mighty Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was a hero in that state, and he had the same classy demeanor then that he has today. I've always liked him and wish him Godspeed in his next life, whatever it may be.rmiller1959 wrote:Conflicting reports out of the FOC. No one saw this coming. Ian McCaw called an emergency staff meeting today while the players were there for their exit interviews. Coach Dailey was so upset he "stormed" out of the FOC. No one believes Gill would retire out of nowhere and not announce it to the team before it was announced on Twitter. On the other hand, Jerry tweets that they were prepared to offer Gill a multi-year extension. What in the world is going on?I for one am willing to take TG at his word regarding his reasons, and also give him credit for perhaps recognizing a change is needed. In addition to the mixed results on the field, the disappointing attendance in the last couple of games may have played a role in that. He was always proud of our fan support, and especially the students.
IMHO we need to take the discussion of his replacement back to the ¨next football coach¨thread.
TH Spangler wrote:Do I hear 95%?ballcoach15 wrote:Attendance last couple of games was 80% weather related.90%
rmiller1959 wrote:Conflicting reports out of the FOC. No one saw this coming. Ian McCaw called an emergency staff meeting today while the players were there for their exit interviews. Coach Dailey was so upset he "stormed" out of the FOC. No one believes Gill would retire out of nowhere and not announce it to the team before it was announced on Twitter. On the other hand, Jerry tweets that they were prepared to offer Gill a multi-year extension. What in the world is going on?If that is true....woah. IMO Dailey is the smartest mind on that staff and has likely had other opportunities. If I'm McCaw, I would offer Dailey a job as interim head coach just to get through the December 19th deadline and take my time with this. Dailey may even prove worthy of running the ship long term.
FlamesHighontheTide wrote:Thankful for this man's leadership for the football team. He was focused on glorifying Christ first and foremost in his life and it impacted the players on his team. May this next chapter of Turner and Gayle's life be full of more opportunity to showcase their love for Christ. And I pray that Gayle's condition gets better.Hear, hear!
VAGolf wrote:I couldn´t disagree more. Dailey still had a job because we found a QB it took him 3 years to mess up. Unfortunately he ultimately managed to do it. Hopefully it´s not too late to coach him up for a great Senior year. As an OC, his offense is totally predictable and lacking in imagination and as a QB coach, none of his starters have really gotten better and 2 have regressed.rmiller1959 wrote:Conflicting reports out of the FOC. No one saw this coming. Ian McCaw called an emergency staff meeting today while the players were there for their exit interviews. Coach Dailey was so upset he "stormed" out of the FOC. No one believes Gill would retire out of nowhere and not announce it to the team before it was announced on Twitter. On the other hand, Jerry tweets that they were prepared to offer Gill a multi-year extension. What in the world is going on?If that is true....woah. IMO Dailey is the smartest mind on that staff and has likely had other opportunities. If I'm McCaw, I would offer Dailey a job as interim head coach just to get through the December 19th deadline and take my time with this. Dailey may even prove worthy of running the ship long term.
thepostman wrote:Holy crap I am lost for words.You and me both
FlamesHighontheTide wrote:Thankful for this man's leadership for the football team. He was focused on glorifying Christ first and foremost in his life and it impacted the players on his team. May this next chapter of Turner and Gayle's life be full of more opportunity to showcase their love for Christ. And I pray that Gayle's condition gets better.^^^^ what this guy said. I think we can probably shut the thread down after this
oldflame wrote:I'd have to disagree with that completely. The two best QB's in the history of the program are under his watch. I watched Woodrum from HS through and he was vastly different by his last year. I wasn't a fan of Calvert when we signed him and while I've warmed up, I still think a lot of his mistakes are on him...not the coaching staff. Just keep this in mind. LU exceeded expectations this year and did so with the 123rd ranked defense. The offense ranks 48th in points per game and 59th in yards per game.VAGolf wrote:I couldn´t disagree more. Dailey still had a job because we found a QB it took him 3 years to mess up. Unfortunately he ultimately managed to do it. Hopefully it´s not too late to coach him up for a great Senior year. As an OC, his offense is totally predictable and lacking in imagination and as a QB coach, none of his starters have really gotten better and 2 have regressed.rmiller1959 wrote:Conflicting reports out of the FOC. No one saw this coming. Ian McCaw called an emergency staff meeting today while the players were there for their exit interviews. Coach Dailey was so upset he "stormed" out of the FOC. No one believes Gill would retire out of nowhere and not announce it to the team before it was announced on Twitter. On the other hand, Jerry tweets that they were prepared to offer Gill a multi-year extension. What in the world is going on?If that is true....woah. IMO Dailey is the smartest mind on that staff and has likely had other opportunities. If I'm McCaw, I would offer Dailey a job as interim head coach just to get through the December 19th deadline and take my time with this. Dailey may even prove worthy of running the ship long term.
thepostman wrote:I have always respected Turner Gill. I am well aware I have been unhappy with his performance as a coach but I surely hope nobody ever thought I doubted the kind of man Turner Gill was and still is. I respect him and hope that him and his wife make on the other side of this battle. He will go down in history as our coach during our first FCS playoff run and he also coached us to our first win in the FCS playoffs. He lead us well and I think cleaned up some things that needed to be cleaned up. For that I am thankful.Dilly Dilly
jinxy wrote:Dailey. The best mind???? Ha. Cmon. Take away agg and see how good his mind was.I didn’t say he was an offensive genius. I said he’s the smartest on the staff. Who is smarter? Why?
Agree with jon all the way around.
Im stunned.
Recruiting wise. We have 9 and most are kids committed to school or family related. Not a bad time but we have to move quick.
Appy state is now open too.
VAGolf wrote:That bar isn't very high and not to be a personal hurtful comment. I have always said TG is a good man, just not a good football coach. Dailey would not be any better and would be a disaster hire. I am sure that Ian will get us the right guy. Looking forward to a new direction. Very excitied ot see who is next up.rmiller1959 wrote:Conflicting reports out of the FOC. No one saw this coming. Ian McCaw called an emergency staff meeting today while the players were there for their exit interviews. Coach Dailey was so upset he "stormed" out of the FOC. No one believes Gill would retire out of nowhere and not announce it to the team before it was announced on Twitter. On the other hand, Jerry tweets that they were prepared to offer Gill a multi-year extension. What in the world is going on?If that is true....woah. IMO Dailey is the smartest mind on that staff and has likely had other opportunities. If I'm McCaw, I would offer Dailey a job as interim head coach just to get through the December 19th deadline and take my time with this. Dailey may even prove worthy of running the ship long term.
WE BEAT COASTAL Jonathan Carone wrote:If this was a firing, I’m actually really proud of how everyone handled it. Turner Gill the man deserved that. His reputation is protected and he gets to move on with his life without the stench of being fired.+1
flameshaw wrote:+2Jonathan Carone wrote:If this was a firing, I’m actually really proud of how everyone handled it. Turner Gill the man deserved that. His reputation is protected and he gets to move on with his life without the stench of being fired.+1
WE BEAT COASTAL CCWMichael wrote:+3flameshaw wrote:+2Jonathan Carone wrote:If this was a firing, I’m actually really proud of how everyone handled it. Turner Gill the man deserved that. His reputation is protected and he gets to move on with his life without the stench of being fired.+1
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