Shannon Dawson is the New OC/QB Coach

[NCCanefan]

I don’t know why people have been trashing this guy so much

All I’ve been reading from people is how Mario wants HIS OFFENSE and that none of it matters

Keep a count of how many pop back in to say they were wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooog

 

[PIPO]

No fullback in this offense.

 

[JHallCanes]

And so will I....I'll back him 100%....I thought we could do better though. As far as what other people think, I learned along time ago not to care what others think. They’re gonna think what they want regardless, so why waste time worrying about it.

Fair. My only complaint is the timeline

If Dawson was the guy then great. No ******* clue why it took so long though

Either way, let’s fill out this staff and start ******* on the 2024 trail

 

[Cane6]

I wholeheartedly agree. Of course I've already gotten Face-Palms, which in reality they can Face Palm my C*ck.

Had Dawson been the pick when Mario was hired, we would have been infinitely better off and along in the rebuild

13 months and two exhaustive searches later here we are….

It’s the process to get to this point that has made some fans skeptical…. Which I completely understand

 

[P-Tizzle]

Why?

He isn’t Butch

 

[Cane4L]

Hopefully Guidry and Dawson can stay here for a couple of years to build some continuity

 

[SWFLHurricane]

He isn’t Butch

That he isn't.....

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

Imagine this place if we had hired Ruggiero? That 24 place drop would be all anyone would talk about.

probably so. But their qb was also injured this season.

 

[HurricanesR1]

This should help with QB and WR recruiting.

 

[P-Tizzle]

I can’t believe Mackmiller made the front page of CIS

 

[BeastMode]

Fair. My only complaint is the timeline

If Dawson was the guy then great. No ******* clue why it took so long though

Either way, let’s fill out this staff and start ******* on the 2024 trail

Clearly he wasn’t #1 but it is what it is at this point. Got to hope it works out

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Wouldn't mind if he brings the Wide Receiver coach Shorts with him.

 

[JustAFanHTX]

What’s his personality like? Players like him?

Yeah really solid down to earth dude.

 

[NCCanefan]

Neg me to oblivion all you want — and I hope I’m wrong — but Dawson has been a lackluster OC for his entire career. Dig deeper than just last year at UH and you’ll see that. I think we’re in trouble.

You sure sound like a fun guy.

 

[LuCane]

The most important and exciting thing about these 2 hires is that it tells us a lot about who Mario is at this point. There's been a lot of gloom and doom based on our worry that he has a stubborn football ideology that puts limitations on how good the program can be. Now we're seeing some real evidence that that's not true. No guarantees about these two guys, but wow, there's real reason for hope. Now, let's go out and sell the idea of a dynamic offense to some big time recruits who can shine in it.

This is my view as well. I’m cautious about what people say re: Dawson’s playcalling and strategy, but I’m excited about the style and relieved Mario didn’t triple down on his previous ‘type.’

 

[aelmiami]

Dawson took over in 2016. I mean it's not a bad season but seems like Mullens regressed going from Monken in 2015 to Dawson in 2016.

Year	School	Conf	Class	Pos	G	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate
2013	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	FR	QB	9	136	276	49.3	1776	6.4	5.1	13	14	108.7
2014	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	SO	QB	10	218	365	59.7	2470	6.8	6.3	12	9	122.5
*2015	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	JR	QB	14	331	521	63.5	4476	8.6	9.0	38	12	155.2
*2016	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	SR	QB	11	243	384	63.3	3272	8.5	8.5	24	11	149.8

Did he thought? 319/ypg in 2015 297/ypg in 2016 completion percentage by in large the same. Yards per attempt the same. Passer rating very close as well. Just look at raw numbers sure but he only played 11 games in 2016. He pretty much played the same under him as he did with Monken.

 

[JustAFanHTX]

I be like coach, can i just stay and yall head back to the G. Trinidadian coach. He be like yu mada wud kill mi. U getting on dat bus. Lol man said every problem he had came from chasing tail.

Yeah I know about the G too!! My big cuz ran at la tech and we used to sneak over there

 

[mdhhdm]

So cribby was saying it was kinda done on Friday and @mdhhdm alluded to the same thing.

It was. Receiver also.

 

[Crystal Ball]

I really like his offensive philosophy but looking at reactions from some Houston and Kentucky fans in the announcement thread on Reddit has me a little nervous.

Stuff like that is usually a good indicator of what you’re getting in my opinion but also people will **** on whatever Miami does.

Cautiously optimistic.

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

We absolutely could have done better, especially considering we could have gotten this guy in December.

Anyone saying otherwise is just in denial. Let’s see what he does *shrugs*