Shannon Dawson is the New OC/QB Coach

[arinand1]

This is a very mediocre hire. Wouldn’t be surprised if we are looking for a 3rd OC after this season

I’m a bit confused why so many are pumping this hire up. Not many kind words for him from Houston fans and it seems Holgorsen took over most duties midseason.

Most positive sign from this hire is that Mario is showing that he is willing to try something different. I hope like **** it works out.

 

[Brains]

I'll know more when I see how we close the portal.

 

[P-Tizzle]

For those bringing up his time at Kentucky, can you name more than 3 offensive players from that team

yes, Tim Couch, Dermonti Dawson, and George Blanda

 

[The canesman]

With the O line being a top priority of Mario’s rebuild I see this as a good hire. The O is only going to be as good as the O line. I like the fact that Dawson will air it out. He should have more talent to work with and I think he can improve our QB play.

 

[AtlAtty]

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

We have the budget to keep any asst coach we want to keep. So all that is left are results.

 

[Shogungts]

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

I think some of those total numbers more line with the previous year if you account for him playing 3 less games in 2016 and most of the averaged numbers are similar.

EDIT: After catching up in the thread I see that several others have pointed out the same

 

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[Mackmiller974]

Hire makes a lot of sense, Miami needs a basic offense it can learn easy that will put up a bunch of stats to attract recruits. It's not like we're winning a natty anytime soon. This is our 3rd offense in 3 years, bringing in a complex offense with a ton of new terminology isn't it. In my opinion this is a bridge OC until Mario gets his guys and then we reassess

 

[PIPO]

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.

We will have a better idea, although not a final one in the spring game.

Hard to tell what is him and what is Holgerson. I think it was mostly Holgerson but maybe this guy is ready.

We are taking a risk. But it can be high reward. I’ll give it a chance.

 

[JHallCanes]

I'll know more when I see how we close the portal.

In hindsight last year I had some info about WRs we were after that we’re exciting and every single one of them told us to **** our faces

That was a big clue

 

[stormsurge]

yes, Tim Couch, Dermonti Dawson, and George Blanda

What about that 300lb cat they had playing QB?

 

[hurricaneman]

Have you met this fan base???

 

[Dixie Normous]

Mario has hired an OC not once but twice in a row coming from a scheme that wasn’t his own. Multiple red flags all around on this hiring.

 

[AtlAtty]

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.

I have a feeling Mario is still pretty stubborn but with Zo and Rad in the building and in his ear, people Mario respects, we will have more diversity of thought than they had at Oregon.

 

[Derrick Griffin]

I dont care what all the Houston fans say. we have fans on here that would want saban fired for going 15-0 because he didnt win games by enough points.

100%. A lot of people on here said good riddance when Lashlee left. Those same folks would’ve killed for Lashley this year.

 

[Suhrthing]

To be fair, IIRC @nystateofmind was mopey about the Gattis hire when most of us were looking for broyles trophy to shove up our asses.

 

[The canesman]

I agree I like that fact too that Mario went in another direction. the final decision rests with Mario but he is surrounded by some great advisors and for other opinions and advice it’s a phone call away. he’s really respected in the coaching world.

 

[AtlAtty]

I'm curious to know who you'd rather hire

No one ever answers this question.
I tell people who work for me that people who point out a problem are a dime a dozen. People who have actual solutions are the keepers.
We have too much of the former and not enough of the latter.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

To be fair, IIRC @nystateofmind was mopey about the Gattis hire when most of us were looking for broyles trophy to shove up our asses.

Probably didn’t get d!ck from Kenneth today. A sad Valentine’s Day indeed.

 

[BostonCanes47]

All I ask is that he does a good enough job to stick around for 3 years and if he does get a head coaching gig that someone is developed below him who can seemingly slide into the role.

It’s a needed change but I’m sick of this changing scheme/philosophy every year or two. I can’t imagine how frustrated the players have been. Just stick with this moving forward!!!