The night before Spring Practice began, Addazio help a Gridiron Club meeting and BC streamed and recorded it. If you have an hour and a half, try to watch it. While there is nothing earth shattering nor any real hard news, it provides a glimpse into two things: the staff dynamic and Addazio's outlook.
After a year like last season, staff changes were needed. Hiring off of a losing season can be tough because assistants with options can be reluctant to join a losing effort. Yet all the guys who came onboard have good track records and seem genuinely happy to be at BC. If anything they seem to have an energy and a confidence that the holdovers might be lacking. I really liked what I saw from Reid and Pasqualoni. I think they will handle the teaching and the Xs and Os well. They won't screw up what Brown built. Hearing the staff talk about the recruits also gives me some confidence. They didn't put up the hard sell on how great each player is, but you can see the rationale in each prospect. Is it the best class in BC history? Unlikely, but it doesn't need to be. We just need most to click and exceed their ratings.
As for Addazio...when this ends he probably has a future in TV. The guy can talk and you see how he recruits. He's got the right outlook and doesn't point fingers publicly like some of our past coaches did. We know he is a bit thin-skinned, but in this setting he said the right things about fans, criticism, and how he will handle himself (I took that to mean the tirades on the sidelines).
It will take more than one booster event to prove things are on track, but that was an effective meeting. I hope Addazio can turn that passion into wins this year.
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My guess is that every single ACC program does the same or similar with its closest fans. My guess is that they all say the same types of super positive things about their staffs, players and new recruits. All well and good.
Effort, energy, good intentions, etc. mean very little at the end of the day, however, if they don't win. These guys are getting paid good money to do a lot of things required for a good program - but first and foremost they are getting paid to assemble and prepare a team that wins far more games than it loses in the ACC. Hopefully, last season was an aberration for all the reasons cited. You would hope that Bates has set high expectations with Daz and made clear that its time to "show me the money" and make me look good. If Bates isn't demanding - nobody else will be.
Reid and Pasqualoni are real positives. Daz not so much so. Notre Dame learned the hard way by having their left handed running quarterback break his ankle. They then played a 6 ft 5 freshman (Kizer) whom they told not to run. Doesn't that sound familiar?
" doesn't point fingers publicly like some of our past coaches did. "
This a completely erroneous statement.
We did it! It's Daz's fault!
Mod you're wrong again about the offensive line. The guy who roasted you last week hit the nail on the head but you just don't seem to get it. Keep pumping your "it's year 4" complaint even tho it's completely inaccurate
"I saw a huckster." Was that huckster orange and wearing a toupee?
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