I think he is a complete mystery as far as a coach.
From all accounts, he is a heck of a guy, a very hard worker and lots of smarts. Some day, he might turn out to be a great OC and maybe a great HC. I wish him the best. I also think it was pretty classy to wait till recruiting season is over (my hats off to him for that).
OTOH, when he was under fridge, there is no way to really know how much of the offensive success was Fridge or BOB. No way. Certianly Fridge would at a minimum have to have been somewhat influencial, just because of what he brings to the table. My personal feeling is, the majority was Fridge.
Then after Fridge left, things went south, with one exception (the Grunge bowl). Now that could be injuries, lack of continuity, sub-par performance at QB, whatever. There are too many variables IMO to really determine.
It did appear that the mesh wasn't the best with BOB and CG. Not necessarily personality, but maybe coaching styles, philosophy or whatever. But it didn't seem to be working.
Now, with CG's picked OC what we're left with is CG's staff completely. Maybe things will mesh better now. Overall, I think this is a good thing for the program.
The bottom line is, now more than ever, I think we'll know where we stand with the program about 1/2 way into next year. No excuses.
From all accounts, he is a heck of a guy, a very hard worker and lots of smarts. Some day, he might turn out to be a great OC and maybe a great HC. I wish him the best. I also think it was pretty classy to wait till recruiting season is over (my hats off to him for that).
OTOH, when he was under fridge, there is no way to really know how much of the offensive success was Fridge or BOB. No way. Certianly Fridge would at a minimum have to have been somewhat influencial, just because of what he brings to the table. My personal feeling is, the majority was Fridge.
Then after Fridge left, things went south, with one exception (the Grunge bowl). Now that could be injuries, lack of continuity, sub-par performance at QB, whatever. There are too many variables IMO to really determine.
It did appear that the mesh wasn't the best with BOB and CG. Not necessarily personality, but maybe coaching styles, philosophy or whatever. But it didn't seem to be working.
Now, with CG's picked OC what we're left with is CG's staff completely. Maybe things will mesh better now. Overall, I think this is a good thing for the program.
The bottom line is, now more than ever, I think we'll know where we stand with the program about 1/2 way into next year. No excuses.