Ok, so we're even, neither of us have DC's

Johnson was one of the Gamecocks' best coaches. Maybe the best of the bunch. You guys will have a tough time replacing him.

 
NUance said:
Johnson was one of the Gamecocks' best coaches. Maybe the best of the bunch. You guys will have a tough time replacing him.
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Absolutely. Some of us were hoping he might stick around to succeed Spurrier . I figured somebody would tap him for HC before that could happen. Sometimes I hate being right.

 
I would have been shocked if he had. Very few stick around their last job. Pelini did to help LSU win a title, but other than that, it doesn't seem worth it.

 
Was Carl that great a Coordinator or was he kept around out of pure nepotism?

I never got a feel for you all's opinion just because this year's defense was kind of off but it looks like he had a few good ones in the past.

 
Badgerfan said:
Was Carl that great a Coordinator or was he kept around out of pure nepotism?

I never got a feel for you all's opinion just because this year's defense was kind of off but it looks like he had a few good ones in the past.
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It's hard to say whose defense we were seeing out there. I've heard conflicting reports about how much control Bo/Carl had from year to year, game to game and even in games. Nobody really knows. We'll find out soon enough, I suppose.

 
knapplc said:
Badgerfan said:
Was Carl that great a Coordinator or was he kept around out of pure nepotism?

I never got a feel for you all's opinion just because this year's defense was kind of off but it looks like he had a few good ones in the past.
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It's hard to say whose defense we were seeing out there. I've heard conflicting reports about how much control Bo/Carl had from year to year, game to game and even in games. Nobody really knows. We'll find out soon enough, I suppose.
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Yeah...I agree with knappic. I definitely never thought Carl was around out of "pure nepotism" that's for sure. I think nepotism granted him some opportunities faster that other coaches would have had to work their way toward. But I always felt like Carl brought a lot to the table. Off the field he was kind of a wash. He had some "dipping his pen in the wrong ink" issues and that situation with the camera after the aTm game was a little embarrassing. But his demeanor with the press and fans overall one could argue was better than his brother's. Carl is a big loss for us but I don't think as big of a loss as Johnson will be for the c$%ks.

 
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Ellis absence will be felt, but at least the defensive position coaches believe in the system that got us here (4-2-5) and mixing up a little (3-3-5), so they won't try to make any changes for the bowl game. Lorenzo Ward will be calling the shots, but I don't know if he'll be in the booth or down on the field. I'm sure Ward will do a good job, but I think the defense is going to have to count on athleticism a lot this game, until they hammer some things out.

 
The fact that Carl and Ellis won't be on the sidelines hurts a little in-game, but those players know their roles by now, and there are enough coaches on each team to coach these guys up during the game that the impact will be minimal. I don't see it as an advantage either way.

 
CockInYourEar said:
Ellis absence will be felt, but at least the defensive position coaches believe in the system that got us here (4-2-5) and mixing up a little (3-3-5), so they won't try to make any changes for the bowl game. Lorenzo Ward will be calling the shots, but I don't know if he'll be in the booth or down on the field. I'm sure Ward will do a good job, but I think the defense is going to have to count on athleticism a lot this game, until they hammer some things out.
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Well no wonder you're passing D is so good. You've stolen Nebraska's Peso defense.

 
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