Couple of familiar names going to be at this Clinic:
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I will mention it over and over. I truly believe that John Jenkins should be involved in our program again. Even if he is a consultant to Major we would benefit greatly from his knowledge.
The Patriots have used some or many of John’s schemes since Belllicheatchick took over.
What will it take for this to happen?
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I can understand affection for John Jenkins, but I don’t understand the lofty praise of him and why folks think he’d be a good fit now. Time and time again people say so and so should consult… but it doesn’t make sense. Especially for a guy who went 4-7 and 4-7 his last two seasons and never returned to college coaching.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not eviscerating the guy, but it seems only for nostalgia and not practical.
You do remember the probation(s) we were under?
To achieve a 10-1 season in 1990 was a tremendous accomplishment. We even reached 3rd in the National poll. Still we were not allowed to play in a bowl. In today’s ncaa he would win Coach of year in a landslide.
His last two seasons were not good but just remember the “quality” players we were left with at this point.
uta and atm influence were all over the SWC and the ncaa…They managed to “ALMOST” HAVE KILLED both SMU and U of H. Both of these programs reside in the biggest Texan TV markets. Coincidence some might say. I don’t think so. Jenkins resigned and we were pushed even further down.
Jenkins did run up the score on many teams. The system itself made it happen. Ironic when in 2016 plenty of teams run up the score on DII or others but no espn does not say anything about it. Double standard you might say. Remember, the media made him a terrible guy & persona non grata.
Imo, having an offensive consultant is never a bad option. There are two current Coaches that do this year in and year out. Furthermore, they are not in their 40’s or 50’s. We all know their names. One just won his fifth Super Bowl and the other down in Alabama.
It was just a suggestion friend and not about nostalgia. Who knows maybe Jenkins was asked in the past and refused? That is a possibility too. June Jones is interesting as well. Both he and Jenkins have ties to our program but most importantly have invaluable experience. Again, strictly my opinion.
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I believe that if Major reached out to Jenkins to be an offensive consultant, Jenkins would accept. I believe his last HC coaching job was in the FXFL. I’m sure he’d jump at the chance to coach some college football, especially in today’s high scoring games.
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Hire him as an offensive analyst.
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He should be an offensive consultant; lack of defense is what caused us to go 4-7.
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Again, I don’t dislike the guy, but I just don’t understand why some folks consistently recommend this. It’s unlikely to happen, and other than nostalgia and PR, not sure why it would or why it needs to.
Seems to be you guys maybe would like him to be more associated with the program like Bill Yeoman is, and that’d be cool.
The following comment is issued pursuant to this disclaimer: I really don’t know much about what Jenkins did or did not accomplish here, other than what has been stated in this thread.
I like to employ the “how hot of a commodity is he” test to these types of situations. If no one else is clamoring to hire a person for a particular position, there’s likely a reason for it.
Jenkins innovated college football by bringing the “Run & Shoot” mainstream. Andre Ware won the Heisman under it. Jenkins was one of the first to exclusively use a 1 back set (which is why he is teaching in the clinic above). The R&S used no tight ends and always 4 wide receivers. Also was one of the first to use no back 5 wide receiver sets. The QB was under center but eventually moved to shot-gun.
Jenkins offenses set many records, some of which still hold today. The numbers were gaudy.
But eventually defenses started catching up and the Run & Shoot started showing weaknesses - particularly in killing the clock, and red zone scoring.
Also Jenkins alienated coaches and some fans by constantly and unapologetically running up the score. He made a lot of enemies. He didn’t really believe in defense which is crucial to make the R&S work. His last two seasons were 4-7 and he was fired for inserting some topless pics into game film to keep the players interested. Really he was kinda railroaded and his firing sped up our horrible decline from 1994-2003. The Athletic Department leadership at that time was simply terrible, I know, I worked with them.
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Thanks for the history. Some of us younger Coogs need the education.
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