Meacham fired at Kansas

[Wexahu]

Never met him but my impression is that he's probably a great dude to hang out with and a pretty good offensive mind, but is the kind of personality that goes over much better in the room when things are generally going well. He just gave off the vibe that he's a bit of a mad-scientist who likes trying new stuff and gets bored easily. And I know I may be dead wrong about this, but whenever we ran some crazy ass play that made little sense I always figured it was his idea.

 

[netty2424]

Players love him. I follow him on social media and he still has a lot of TCU players follow, like, and comment on his posts. There’s a genuine respect in that communication from those players. It’s very apparent.

 

[tcumaniac]

As far as why he left, well, he got an OC offer to be the main guy. Can't blame him if it was about developing his career. That's what coaches do.

You are way off base if you think Meach left for KU while still having the opportunity to coach at TCU.

 

[Prince of Purpoole]

That’s mainly due to them having a very experienced defense and finding a pretty good young RB.. It’s been said there may be 3 NFL draftable players on that defense.

So coaching has nothing to do with recruiting, player development or scoring?

 

[MinFrog]

I’d love to have Meach back coaching our WRs at this point.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I have a friend who is very close to the Kansas program. Evidently, it was a major subordination issue. That being said, if I had Beaty calling the shots and continuing to run the program into the ground, I’d be a little insubordinate too.

Kansas has 1 2019 recruit at the moment. 1! The rest of us are all sitting on 16+. It would be really hard to sit back and act like everything is okay when you are working for a coach that is in way over his head and actually believes he’s making the right strides to have a really competitive program.

I’m sure it would be tough to be in the middle of a dumpster fire like Kansas after being at TCU during 2014 and keeping your mouth shut.

 

[ECoastFrog]

There was a game in which Meach called a timeout, obviously without GP’s permission. GP was LIVID- GP came charging down the sideline yelling, and Meach was simply ignoring him. All seen on TV. If that kind of stuff was going on behind the scenes as well, then Meach probably had to go, no matter his coaching prowess.

 

[Moose Stuff]

As far as we really actually know, he could have just been sitting there collecting his thoughts.

What else could anyone possible think he’s doing????

 

[Moose Stuff]

It’s threads like this where you can begin to get a sense of which posters know what they’re talking about/have connections and which ones don’t. Not a criticism, just an observation.

 

[f_399]

It’s hard to gauge how good they(cumbie included) really were at Tcu when they had the talent they had

True, they unlocked that talent but that was their shining moment and haven’t shown much since

Kinda like how manziel made a lot of people look good and rich at a&m.

 

[berryfrog95]

Feel bad for Meach, nice guy and all....but I’m not looking for a reunion with TCU....Damaged Goods

 

[tcuball3]

I have a friend who is very close to the Kansas program. Evidently, it was a major subordination issue. That being said, if I had Beaty calling the shots and continuing to run the program into the ground, I’d be a little insubordinate too.

Kansas has 1 2019 recruit at the moment. 1! The rest of us are all sitting on 16+. It would be really hard to sit back and act like everything is okay when you are working for a coach that is in way over his head and actually believes he’s making the right strides to have a really competitive program.

I’m sure it would be tough to be in the middle of a dumpster fire like Kansas after being at TCU during 2014 and keeping your mouth shut.

Consistent with his behavior while on staff at TCU and ultimately Sonny was given the reigns

 

[Moose Stuff]

It’s hard to gauge how good they(cumbie included) really were at Tcu when they had the talent they had

True, they unlocked that talent but that was their shining moment and haven’t shown much since

Kinda like how manziel made a lot of people look good and rich at a&m.

I tend to agree. We got overly excited about the abilities of the new OCs when a major part of it was Boykin, Doctson, Catalon, Green, D Gray, Listenbee, Noteboom, Vaitai, Hunt, etc...... Also gives you some insight into how bad the previous OC was IMO.

 

[Frog-in-law1995]

What else could anyone possible think he’s doing????

Playing candy crush with Ryan Reynolds?

 

[Sebastian S]

I tend to agree. We got overly excited about the abilities of the new OCs when a major part of it was Boykin, Doctson, Catalon, Green, D Gray, Listenbee, Noteboom, Vaitai, Hunt, etc...... Also gives you some insight into how bad the previous OC was IMO.

Which makes Coach P's continued success on defense that much more impressive.

He's done it with Conference USA and Big 12 talent(and everything in between).

 

[CountryFrog]

I tend to agree. We got overly excited about the abilities of the new OCs when a major part of it was Boykin, Doctson, Catalon, Green, D Gray, Listenbee, Noteboom, Vaitai, Hunt, etc...... Also gives you some insight into how bad the previous OC was IMO.

I think that last sentence is absolutely true, unfortunately.

 

[wes]

shocker. Wonder what cause was

My guess is that it goes deeper that just offensive performance, because Meacham and David Beatty were high school friends have known each other a long time. In fact, Kenny Perry, Meacham and Beatty, all went to school together.

Just a sidebar, it was my understanding that when Meacham was hired, he wanted to bring Beatty, who was the Texas A&M receivers coach, at the time, to TCU as our receivers coach but Beatty got the Kansas job. Not sure if there's any truth to that but I did get it from a very good source.

 

[Eight]

I think that last sentence is absolutely true, unfortunately.

don't worry, it isn't like they are still on the.............. oh yeah

 

[Ray Finkle]

My guess is that it goes deeper that just offensive performance, because Meacham and David Beatty were high school friends have known each other a long time. In fact, Kenny Perry, Meacham and Beatty, all went to school together.

Just a sidebar, it was my understanding that when Meacham was hired, he wanted to bring Beatty, who was the Texas A&M receivers coach, at the time, to TCU as our receivers coach but Beatty got the Kansas job. Not sure if there's any truth to that but I did get it from a very good source.

Dang. That would’ve been nice. Beaty is a heck of a receivers coach. He was great at Rice before going to Kansas under Mangino as a receivers coach. Not to mention, the guy is a great recruiter. Yes, I realize their numbers right now are terrible but he was recruiting coordinator for Aggie and was good at it. I’d be elated if we got him for that coaching position and you all would be too.

 

[wes]

Dang. That would’ve been nice. Beaty is a heck of a receivers coach. He was great at Rice before going to Kansas under Mangino as a receivers coach. Not to mention, the guy is a great recruiter. Yes, I realize their numbers right now are terrible but he was recruiting coordinator for Aggie and was good at it. I’d be elated if we got him for that coaching position and you all would be too.

Its a moot point now