I'm in the same boat except even in the best case scenario he's not going to be full speed in spring ball. Then ND is either handing him the job without competing for it or they're spending fall camp time sorting things out.
Is this already done?
I'm not saying he isn't going to work out or can't progress, but his stats need to be taken with a grain of salt. He started against 2 defenses that ranked 99th and 120th and put those numbers up. His worst start was against UTSA which ranked 66th playing in conference USA.
I want to talk about this for just a minute. First off its very debatable that Ewers was the better QB and deserved the job, Card put up better numbers then him.
Actually this is my biggest concern with him. He gets that deer in the headlights look to him with the slightest bit of adversity. Pyne stands in the pocket confidently and patiently. Think it's his biggest strengthI want to talk about this for just a minute. First off its very debatable that Ewers was the better QB and deserved the job, Card put up better numbers then him.
Pyne is not close to Card, lets just look at some numbers.
Pyne throws an interception on 2.3% of his throws compared to Card 0.9% of throws
Average yards per completion 8 for Pyne 8.6 for Card
Completion percentage 64.6% for Pyne 69.4% for Card
Card Averages 2 more attempts per game and 2.5 more completions
I wish I could find a stat comparing passes batted down
Card has way more confidence in throwing and a much stronger arm. Card spreads the ball around to more receivers instead of just looking at one target on every throw. If Pyne didn't have Mayer this year his stats would look much worse
He stands in the pocket but he still doesn't see receivers running free like 5+ times per game.
If he can get us back to 10 win seasons so we can build a title caliber roster, I'm all for it.
Texas Longhorns put their trust in offensive guru Steve Sarkisian
Looking to return to national prominence and Big 12 championships, Texas unexpectedly fired Tom Herman on Saturday and replaced him with Nick Saban protege Steve Sarkisian.www.espn.com
Steve Sarkisian: The Quarterback Whisperer
Steve Sarkisian has coached several quarterbacks over his coaching career. Paul Wadlington assesses Sarkisian's quarterback development.www.on3.com
Steve Sarkisian is known for his play-calling, and it showed during his Longhorns coaching debut
Steve Sarkisian’s reputation as an offensive mastermind and play-calling genius preceded him as Texas head coach.dentonrc.com
He is called a mastermind, genius and guru in this quick search of articles. 🤷♂️
He's an incredible OC and QB developer/recruiter. People keep giving him chances at big jobs because of that.
This is his last shot at a big time job. Graduating from the NSSCWCCGWDOTGT buys you one golden opportunity. If you muff it, off to the Sun Belt and Mac for eternity.
The moment he gets fired from Texas, ND should jump on bringing him in as OC.
TCU would be the one I was concerned about going after Card.
Honest question, why does it not translate when he's the HC? His offenses as a HC are very poor. It's hard for me to give him that much credit when he walks into offenses that have guys like Tua, DeVonta Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Najee Harris, etc... I guess he's great at putting up points with otherworldly talent which others recruited and developed.
Honestly I think it's because you have to be the guy when you're HC. The face of the program, and the ultimate decision maker for every starter at every position. Every staff member too.
That's fine. I just don't think he can be considered an offensive "genius". Huepel showed he can be a great OC and then have prolific offenses as a HC. Chip Kelly the same. Ryan Day's teams had elite offenses when he was an OC and as a HC. Same with Kiffin. Sark just hasn't and it's not like he's winning games with defense. He's an offensive genius the way Jimbo is an offensive genius.
Talking more generally. He was a great OC at USC before he went to UW too, and became 7 win Sark there.
Then Kiffin and Norm Chow were better than great because their offenses were better than Sarks.
What about those who gave Rees credit for landing Minchey and will again if he lands a solid grad transfer QB but don't want him to be the OC going forward, and are also happy that Kelly is gone and are happy with Freeman?
