Matt Jones is confirming the report now

 

I thought he said it was going to be Lincoln Riley? This hire came out of nowhere.

Dawson loves to play very very fast.

 

Also:

@KyleTucker_CJ: Source says a big thing in this hire for Stoops was "to keep continuity and verbiage and not take a step back" after two years of Air Raid.

 

How do we know this? Wouldn't the play caller control the tempo? Holgerson called plays at WV.

Of course their gonna say that now. Wonder what they thought an hour ago?

Bottom line for me is, I like the fact he has something to prove. Most of the time those people are more driven than people that have tasted success at a high level. Successful play calling is achieved through routine, timing and consistency. Most of that is done in practice and the film room. Beyond that, in game situations you mostly depend on a situational play sheet or fall back on something you've had earlier success in... I'm not concerned at all that he didn't call the plays during the game at WVU, I believe he most likely did the harder behind the scene stuff and just built a hunger while doing it.

 

That is what I was implying. They shoudn't be happy about UK hiring their OC away. Was just saying what I saw.

Holgorsen and Dawson by extension are of the Leach tree. Leach became more vertical at Tech. Way more aggressive approach to the Air Raid.

 

Expect for the term "packaged plays" to become common on KSR. I just hope they run more 4 Verticals, and call it what Leach did..."6".

Yes, packaged plays!

I thought he said it was going to be Lincoln Riley? This hire came out of nowhere.

 

Listening to his show today he said that he believed it would be Riley but that he wasn't 100% because of how long it's been. Still said he seemed confident though.

 

 

A miss for his sources who kept saying they believed Riley....

 

 

And for all we know it may have been Riley at one point. He was obviously in the mix.

I thought he said it was going to be Lincoln Riley? This hire came out of nowhere.

 

Yea he's been set on Riley for weeks now... He did admit that a caller mentioned Dawson yesterday and he blew it off. That's a big step for Matt...

Holgorsen and Dawson by extension are of the Leach tree. Leach became more vertical at Tech. Way more aggressive approach to the Air Raid.

 

Expect for the term "packaged plays" to become common on KSR. I just hope they run more 4 Verticals, and call it what Leach did..."6".

Drew Barker ran packaged plays all thru high school.

Good hire.

 

Def for the money.

W. Va is a much better football school then Ky is.

That is what I was implying. They shoudn't be happy about UK hiring their OC away. Was just saying what I saw.

I wasn't trying to imply you were thinking that. I was just commenting on what their (WVU fans) are saying. I don't think schools pay QB coaches 300k like WVU did Dawson.

@KyleTucker_CJ: .@JEdwar247 I'm told there was some back and forth on that but Dawson absolutely did call plays at WVU.

^I do like the blue colored font...

Yes, packaged plays!

 

They're an interesting wrinkle over the past 6 years or so. Not the end all, but necessary if you're going to play read option football now.

 

Holgorson and Malzahn have really made them popular. Rich Rod may have been the first to do it in college though.

Drew Barker ran packaged plays all thru high school.

 

Lots of high schools are running them now. Still kind of new in Kentucky though.

Which quarterback suits this fella? I'm ready for the Drew Barker era to begin. If it doesn't start I hope people talk about how the OC is crap again.

@KyleTucker_CJ: .@JEdwar247 I'm told there was some back and forth on that but Dawson absolutely did call plays at WVU.

I am guessing that they talked in the headset and Dana made the final and actual on field call.