IU247 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Hoosier Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I’m much less knowledgeable on the world of college football than basketball so I’ll let other people make their judgement here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 That’s an interesting hire. You guys happy or naw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDB Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 His offenses at Arkansas State were phenomenal.. His offenses ever since? Have not. Lets hope it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU247 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, KDB said: His offenses at Arkansas State were phenomenal.. His offenses ever since? Have not. Lets hope it works out. Eh. I don’t put much stock into his UMass tenure. it’s UMASS Which has a much harder time getting recruits than IU ever had. Also the UMass issues run deeper than football as the below article goes into detail about. https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/umass-football-thrown-for-big-losses/ Edited December 6, 2021 by IU247 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlboiler23 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, KDB said: His offenses at Arkansas State were phenomenal.. His offenses ever since? Have not. Lets hope it works out. Thought I read at both FSU and Maryland his offenses were in the 100’s in terms of PPG. Edited December 6, 2021 by Stlboiler23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiveoutofsix Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Impressive resume and past opportunities and still only 37 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) He is an up-tempo guy, other than his UMass stint, he has tons of experience: FSU, UNC, Maryland, Arkansas State, Southern Miss and Ok State Seems like a risk, but what do I know Edited December 6, 2021 by Hoosierfan1901 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDB Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, Stlboiler23 said: Thought I read at both FSU and Maryland his offenses were in the 100’s in terms of PPG. I read the same thing. I don’t think he’s been in any great situations since his time at Arkansas State. I’m cautiously optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Apparently he developed DJ Moore and Eric Ebron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiveoutofsix Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, KDB said: I read the same thing. I don’t think he’s been in any great situations since his time at Arkansas State. I’m cautiously optimistic. Reading this article, sounds like a good hire: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/report-iu-football-to-hire-walt-bell-as-next-offensive-coordinator/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDB Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fiveoutofsix said: Reading this article, sounds like a good hire: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/report-iu-football-to-hire-walt-bell-as-next-offensive-coordinator/ His Maryland and FSU stints sound a lot better in that article than they seemed from everything I read elsewhere. He definitely had it rolling at Arkansas State. I think it could end up being a good hire, just going to have to wait and see. Let’s pray that it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I won’t judge until his first game 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGIUAndy Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I just want the offense to have an identity and get the ball to our best players. I wonder if Penix waited for the hire before deciding to leave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Some of his bios from his previous schools or articles always have, “One of the top offensive minds” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Some of his bios from his previous schools or articles always have, “One of the top offensive minds” He is considered a very good offensive mind. I don't mind the hire as the OC. He just wasn't in a good situation at UMASS and his offenses at Maryland and FSU weren't bad given the state of those teams at the time he was employed. On a side note I figured something was going to leak soon with the recruiting news yesterday and sure enough it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwtaylor1055 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Can't be any worse than Sheridan, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 57 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said: Can't be any worse than Sheridan, right? He's an improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiveoutofsix Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, DC2345 said: He's an improvement. One thing to note - he has been a OC and one stop was at a pressure cooker. Being a HC at Umass, recored aside, should of taught him the executive side to football. IU needs a HC of the offense, not just a OC. Got to think there will be a co-oc and a clear vision for what needs to be done. I vaguely remember the Maryland teams and some big plays against IU. Then again, there were many against the D, then. Never watched FSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC2345 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fiveoutofsix said: One thing to note - he has been a OC and one stop was at a pressure cooker. Being a HC at Umass, recored aside, should of taught him the executive side to football. IU needs a HC of the offense, not just a OC. Got to think there will be a co-oc and a clear vision for what needs to be done. I vaguely remember the Maryland teams and some big plays against IU. Then again, there were many against the D, then. Never watched FSU. I don't know about a co-OC with CDM on that side of the ball. He is the associate head coach after all. I think he'll be able to recruit. These are some of the guys he's landed in the past and based on their high school ranking it's safe to say Indiana would be happy with landing these level of recruits. https://247sports.com/coach/walt-bell-1361/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyHoosier22 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Oh, he was the OC at Maryland the year they went down to like their 4th string QB. Well, he can’t be worse than Sheridan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Fix the OL....coach up a qb. The rest will take care of itself. Can he do that?? I'm not going to pretend I've ever followed this guy. I'll just trust that he has a lot of potential. Edited December 6, 2021 by dgambill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuswingman Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: Some of his bios from his previous schools or articles always have, “One of the top offensive minds” I think every OC bio mentions being a top offensive mind. Probably part of the template for copying and pasting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Can't tell if DJ Matthews is talking about something else or reacting to new hire. Couple emoji's that aren't positive. Anyone know if Bell was recruiting DJ when paths crossed at Florida St? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Can't tell if DJ Matthews is talking about something else or reacting to new hire. Couple emoji's that aren't positive. Anyone know if Bell was recruiting DJ when paths crossed at Florida St? They probably talked at some point, but his main recruiters were Odell Haggins and Lawrence Dawsey Edited December 6, 2021 by Hoosierfan1901 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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