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OrangeBowlMagic said:
Yeah.

He played WR as a player, and he's been coaching offense since 1987. He's a really sharp dude and a pro. This guy just wants to coach ball.

My only thing is he's been essentially a West Coast and PNW guy his whole life. Born in Utah, played in Utah and Oregon, has had 2 different stints as the OC at Utah, and even the times he's left it's been to Oregon, he was Cal's OC and QB coach for 2 years, Fresno, etc. He did spend a few years at Vandy, but immediately went back to Utah when he left there. So I'm not sure how willing he is to move all the way to Miami. But he is a professional coach, basically the anti-Gattis. IMO a dude like this comes in and is all business.

Also developed a ton of NFL talent from kids who were not highly recruited. I'm sure everyone remembers Tyler Huntley and Zack Moss, who of course both weren't good enough to play here, but they're collecting NFL checks. Huntley blew up his senior year under Ludwig and has played himself into the NFL as a UDFA. Also coached James White his senior year and Melvin Gordon his Jr and Sr year. Was David Carr's OC the year he was a Heisman finalist. Dude has been pretty good just about everywhere he's ever been, coaching **** good QBs and Running Backs.
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That’s what I’m looking for… a guy that can do more, with less.
 
Also the most interesting tidbit I’ve learned about Candle? Him, Nick Sirianni & Matt Campbell all played together and won two national titles at Mount Union.

After playing, they all coached at Mount Union. Where the once again won a national title together.
 
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Odysseus said:
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mossmadness said:
Ludwig would not be my hire. And would represent a continuation of Mario’s systematic thinking.

Butttttttt…

You look at Utah’s F+ offensive ranking before he got there.

And then look at where it has been since he’s got there in ‘19.

And it’s hard to argue that he hasn’t been elite.
Utah basically went from a Top 50 to 70 offense before him, to Top 15 offense with him.
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He took Vandy from the 100s to 24.
 
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Why is there all this chatter about Candle? Didn't he just sign an extension at his current school? Is this a form of CIS self-torture?
 
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filmcane said:
Why is there all this chatter about Candle? Didn't he just sign an extension at his current school? Is this a form of CIS self-torture?
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The extension is overblown. Contract was expiring in 2023, this was a formality. Being honest it was a slap in the face. His base rate went down compared to his 2017 extension.
 
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