Briles is a great oc

[Tngamecock]

Nm

 

[18IsTheMan]

Elko has his # so far today

 

[DeBoer31]

Elko is great. But.....holding the ball too long is the responsibility of one person (player).
I wish we'd call some RPOs for sure....but nothing new: Elko known for this.

Been 3-4 wide open plays where throws or catches were 100% blown though. Issues getting momentum and consistency for down/distance directly related to that.

 

[DeBoer31]

Plus- our presnap penalties.....LS just fumbling regular snaps, etc. SMH.
We didn't/don't have an X and O problem this game.

 

[DeBoer31]

People will sell this as sellers and all….but look at how wide open that td play was. That is the offense. I just worry that too many sheep get herded by the media who like to make stories about players. The internal story is this offense. Been lots of player mistakes this game (most all year).

 

[shawncock]

People will sell this as sellers and all….but look at how wide open that td play was. That is the offense. I just worry that too many sheep get herded by the media who like to make stories about players. The internal story is this offense. Been lots of player mistakes this game (most all year).

Worst the offensive line has looked all year. Really got manhandled tonite

 

[18IsTheMan]

People will sell this as sellers and all….but look at how wide open that td play was. That is the offense. I just worry that too many sheep get herded by the media who like to make stories about players. The internal story is this offense. Been lots of player mistakes this game (most all year).

The TD where he outran the A&M D with a bum ankle?

 

[JohnnySolo]

Called that play all day. Told my kid we were waiting until the right moment for lanorris to pull it and run. Chess baby.

 

[gamecock stock]

Elko has his # so far today

TAM has a good defense, coming into this game ranked 31st in the nation, averaging giving up just 315 yards per game. Briles offense got 360 yards today on that good defense.

I know we could give Briles a big pay raise to try and keep him. But when you see what a great job Will Stein has done at Kentucky, having previously been the OC at Oregon, I think it's only a matter of short time before a school comes calling to make OC Briles a Head Coach. Hope I'm wrong. BTW, our offense came into the game tied at 13th in the nation.

 

[Coastal Gamecock]

He did a great job today w an injured QB for sure

 

[Lurker123]

He is particularly responsible for our offensive turnaround. He is a very good OC.

 

[kidrobinski]

People will sell this as sellers and all….but look at how wide open that td play was. That is the offense. I just worry that too many sheep get herded by the media who like to make stories about players. The internal story is this offense. Been lots of player mistakes this game (most all year).

Called that play all day. Told my kid we were waiting until the right moment for lanorris to pull it and run. Chess baby.

Spent the whole game setting that one up. Briles had some crazy play calls today.

 

[DeBoer31]

The TD where he outran the A&M D with a bum ankle?

Hey I loved the play and how explosive he is.
But that play is 100% all about the offense. Look at that lane he had. The reason those guys flanking him are starting from stop as he runs by them IS because of the offense. They saw LS as the least threat given his ankle. He chose right. Great play by him.....,but the offense is greater than him or any other one player.

 

[DeBoer31]

TAM has a good defense, coming into this game ranked 31st in the nation, averaging giving up just 315 yards per game. Briles offense got 360 yards today on that good defense.

I know we could give Briles a big pay raise to try and keep him. But when you see what a great job Will Stein has done at Kentucky, having previously been the OC at Oregon, I think it's only a matter of short time before a school comes calling to make OC Briles a Head Coach. Hope I'm wrong. BTW, our offense came into the game tied at 13th in the nation.

That is a great comparison. One I would hope our admin/AD pays attention to. We have a better version of Stein on staff right now. We have a guy that Stein and many others have stolen from and now use as their own. Totally normal in coaching/ball....but there are innovators and then most of the coaches are followers/samplers.
There is no question that will happen. I laugh at the ADS/decision makers around the country the last several years for not locking him up. USC needs to be that team that comes calling with a HC opportunity. If we don't......then maybe the things that are said about our program and history are deserved.
We can't rely on the "if you're gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough" approach to this HC football job.

 

[gamecock stock]

That is a great comparison. One I would hope our admin/AD pays attention to. We have a better version of Stein on staff right now. We have a guy that Stein and many others have stolen from and now use as their own. Totally normal in coaching/ball....but there are innovators and then most of the coaches are followers/samplers.
There is no question that will happen. I laugh at the ADS/decision makers around the country the last several years for not locking him up. USC needs to be that team that comes calling with a HC opportunity. If we don't......then maybe the things that are said about our program and history are deserved.
We can't rely on the "if you're gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough" approach to this HC football job.

I totally agree. Donati is not stupid. I suspect he knows that too. Donati is responsible for Briles being here, imho. Once Briles, who is without question, the best OC here in the past 6 seasons (and it's not close), leaves, what then? A clone of Satterfield , Loggains, Shula, all Beamer hires? I dread to even think about that.

 

[DeBoer31]

I totally agree. Donati is not stupid. I suspect he knows that too. Donati is responsible for Briles being here, imho. Once Briles, who is without question, the best OC here in the past 6 seasons (and it's not close), leaves, what then? A clone of Satterfield , Loggains, Shula, all Beamer hires? I dread to even think about that.

AGREE!!!! It is the most impactful decision for a coaching hire in football since we landed SOS.
I thank SB for his time here. He has done a lot right and he exceeded my expectations... and I know the overall record I just worried it would be a 40% win record.
But....the whole package of K Briles (youth, X and O, innovator, etc) AND fact that nobody has had enough sense to lock him up at a program prior to this year....you just can't sit around and watch guys like that leave.

 

[TheRoo]

I totally agree. Donati is not stupid. I suspect he knows that too. Donati is responsible for Briles being here, imho. Once Briles, who is without question, the best OC here in the past 6 seasons (and it's not close), leaves, what then? A clone of Satterfield , Loggains, Shula, all Beamer hires? I dread to even think about that.

Regular-Season Efficiency & Production Comparison

Metric	2024 Regular Season (12 Games)	2026 Season (Through 8 Games)
Points Per Game	33.6 (379 total)	36.9 (295 total)
Total Yards Per Game	409.2 (4,911 total)	464.1 (3,713 total)
Yards Per Play	6.1	6.5
Passing Yards Per Game	220.3 (2,644 total)	246.6 (1,973 total)
Completion Percentage	65.1% (200/307)	62.7% (165/263)
Yards Per Pass Attempt	8.6	7.5
Passing TDs / INTs	23 TD / 7 INT	17 TD / 8 INT
Rushing Yards Per Game	198.9 (2,367 total)	217.5 (1,740 total)
Yards Per Carry	4.9	5.6
Rushing Touchdowns	25	18

 

[Lurker123]

I totally agree. Donati is not stupid. I suspect he knows that too. Donati is responsible for Briles being here, imho. Once Briles, who is without question, the best OC here in the past 6 seasons (and it's not close), leaves, what then? A clone of Satterfield , Loggains, Shula, all Beamer hires? I dread to even think about that.

Agreed. Briles is here because of Donati. The previous relationship is just too much of a coincidence.

Does he have another "old friend" in the wings? Because I could see Briles being sought after given this turnaround, coupled with his history.

At the very least, I would hope Beamer sees the benefits of a good hire vs a groomsman from his wedding.