Fire Joe Gillespie

[HG73]

I am very disappointed in the defense and the season but you have to put some of the blame on the players as well. They flat out gave up at times and that is not acceptable. Agree the coaching and the scheme were suspect though.

Yes the players deserve a lot of the blame. We had more penalties than all but 3 teams in the conference. We dropped a lot of passes. We made 65% of our FGs, only three teams were worse. Just dumb mistakes that had the staff pulling their hair out.

 

[Diehard]

Stop being so hard on him. He wasn't a Math Major or anything...

LOL!!!!

 

[DeuceBoogieNights]

If they were going to fire him it would be done by now. If nothing comes out by tomorrow then I'm not feeling real good about all this. No need to wait unless there is some buyout that doesn't kick in until December 1st.

 

[ReedFrawg]

I'm surprised (and a little concerned) that it hasn't been done yet.

 

[jack the frog]

If they were going to fire him it would be done by now. If nothing comes out by tomorrow then I'm not feeling real good about all this. No need to wait unless there is some buyout that doesn't kick in until December 1st.

I’m not giving up yet but not looking great. Even if a critical date was involved you could get the announcement out of the way and have Gillespie recondition paper clips for a week or something.

 

[GenXFrog]

I’m not giving up yet but not looking great. Even if a critical date was involved you could get the announcement out of the way and have Gillespie recondition paper clips for a week or something.

I'd be with you if there were some recent evidence of dismissal of football coaches being handled well by TCU. Decisive action, one way or the other, is needed now. Limping along without clarity is a disservice to all.

 

[Horny4TCU]

I really don't want to purchase season tickets if Gillespie is still there. I sure hope a big donor has some threats bigger than my tiny ticket purchase.

 

[Bruce Berry]

As a practical matter, Dykes is putting his career in Joe Gillespie's hands.

Wow.

What defensive coordinator with a modicum of intelligence tells a national TV reporter he is fine with giving up points?

 

[Cfrog1985]

If they were going to fire him it would be done by now. If nothing comes out by tomorrow then I'm not feeling real good about all this. No need to wait unless there is some buyout that doesn't kick in until December 1st.

Sonny wants to be fired after next year and get a buyout I guess.

Gillespie has proven he's a horrible coach. Looks like another dog [ Finebaum ] year next year.

 

[Limey Frog]

I admire loyalty in its place, but can we please get a head coach who understands that when you get paid $5M+/yr to head an organization you are agreeing to treat all subordinates in a strictly transactional manner: get the job done or there is no job; it's not personal, friend.

 

[ShreveFrog]

What defensive coordinator with a modicum of intelligence tells a national TV reporter he is fine with giving up points?

I think Tillman misspoke/misquoted. I think he meant yards. But even that sounds bad.

 

[Bruce Berry]

I think Tillman misspoke/misquoted. I think he meant yards. But even that sounds bad.

It was Brando. Maybe you're right but regardless the premise of the statement and his defense makes no sense.

 

[Big Frog II]

I will never say I am a football coaching genius, but it does not take an Einstein to figure out that our defense is a big fat mess. There are plenty of coaches out there that would be a significant upgrade to what we now have at DC. I cannot believe a head coach would risk his career on the status quo.

 

[Opintel]

When the players are not sold on the coaches/scheme...then surely doom shall follow.

Be gone, or be screwed!

 

[Wexahu]

I will never say I am a football coaching genius, but it does not take an Einstein to figure out that our defense is a big fat mess. There are plenty of coaches out there that would be a significant upgrade to what we now have at DC. I cannot believe a head coach would risk his career on the status quo.

Well, there are a lot of coaches who risk their careers by going against what they believe by trying to appease fans, which to me also doesn't make much sense.

 

[fanatical frog]

The following is presented fyi only with zero editorial comments:

Team.............PPG Allowed
Texas.............17.3
K. State........21.2
Iowa State....21.7
OU..................22.3
UCF................25.4
Kansas..........25.8
Texas Tech...27.0
OK State......27.3
WVU.............27.5
TCU...............27.8
BYU...............29.8
Cinci.............30.0
Houston......31.5
Baylor...........33.3
Conference Average....26.3

That is all.

 

[Bruce Berry]

The following is presented fyi only with zero editorial comments:

Team.............PPG Allowed
Texas.............17.3
K. State........21.2
Iowa State....21.7
OU..................22.3
UCF................25.4
Kansas..........25.8
Texas Tech...27.0
OK State......27.3
WVU.............27.5
TCU...............27.8
BYU...............29.8
Cinci.............30.0
Houston......31.5
Baylor...........33.3
Conference Average....26.3

That is all.

10th.

 

[Wexahu]

The following is presented fyi only with zero editorial comments:

Team.............PPG Allowed
Texas.............17.3
K. State........21.2
Iowa State....21.7
OU..................22.3
UCF................25.4
Kansas..........25.8
Texas Tech...27.0
OK State......27.3
WVU.............27.5
TCU...............27.8
BYU...............29.8
Cinci.............30.0
Houston......31.5
Baylor...........33.3
Conference Average....26.3

That is all.

And Yards Per Play Allowed, which I still think, while no stat is perfect, is probably the best way to assess a defense.

Texas...............4.9
Iowa State.....5.0
Oklahoma.....5.3
Texas Tech.....5.5
Kansas............5.6
UCF..................5.7
TCU..................5.7
K-State...........5.7
Houston........5.8
WVU...............5.8
BYU.................5.9
OSU................6.2
Baylor............6.6
Cincinnati....6.6

And Yards Per Play Offense

UCF..................7.0
Kansas............6.8
Oklahoma.....6.6
Texas...............6.4
Iowa State.....6.1
WVU................6.0
TCU..................6.0
OSU.................5.8
K-State...........5.7
Houston........5.5
Cincinnati.....5.4
Texas Tech....5.2
Baylor.............5.1
BYU..................4.6

Overall, I'd say that K-State and OSU (especially)were the TCU '22 of this year, teams that maxed out their potential, either by turnover luck and/or just being opportunistic. UCF was the opposite.

 

[Bizarro Frog]

The following is presented fyi only with zero editorial comments:

Team.............PPG Allowed
Texas.............17.3
K. State........21.2
Iowa State....21.7
OU..................22.3
UCF................25.4
Kansas..........25.8
Texas Tech...27.0
OK State......27.3
WVU.............27.5
TCU...............27.8
BYU...............29.8
Cinci.............30.0
Houston......31.5
Baylor...........33.3
Conference Average....26.3

That is all.

The Frogs were pretty good at home with the exception of Colorado (45) which was inexcusable. It's on the road or neutral field where they seem lost and give up Monster Plays over and over and over again. Then they throw in a few more for good measure.

Michigan - 45 (stopped the run, made key plays but there were guys running wide open deep)
Georgia - 65 (like they played with only 6 players and the other 5 had Red Cards)
Houston - 13 (bad team, fired coach)
Iowa St - 27 (this game turned Iowa St's season around)
K St - 41 (could have scored 200+ if they wanted)
Tech - 35 (could not make a stop on 3rd or 4th down)
Oklahoma - 69 (if they had thrown deep on every play they would have 10 TD's on 11 plays)

Last 7 games away from home 295 points for an average of 42.15

 

[Land Frog]

It's Tuesday afternoon. He gone yet?