57Bear said:
ShooterTX said:
Will CMR be as successful at Baylor as CAB was.... only time will tell.
It took CAB 3 years to make a bowl game, and 4 years to win one. CMR did both in just 2 years.
"As had been the case at Houston, Briles inherited a Baylor program that had fallen on hard times. The Bears had not had a winning season since 1995, and had won a total of 11 games in 12 years of Big 12 play."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Briles
When CMR came on board, how many years had it been since Baylor won a bowl game?
Oh good Lord.
Some people are just sooooooo sensitive.
The fact that Briles was able to get a bowl game victory within 4 years is amazing. He built a program from nothing, and he has been the most successful Baylor coach in the past 20 years or more.
Are we good now?? Did we get a bandaid on the boo-boo??
Likewise, CMR had to build a program from nothing. Yes... i said it. CMR is building his program from nothing. The scandal wiped out almost everything that Briles had built. I don't blame CAB for the scandal, nor do I think it was a football program issue. Regardless of the truth, the media turned Baylor Football into a toxic wasteland. No one wanted to come here, and even fewer wanted to stay.
Briles inherited a Baylor program that had fallen on hard times - very, very true. Are you not going to acknowledge that Rhule also inherited a Baylor program that had fallen on hard times?? Are we not still recovering from that scandal? Are we not still under the Sword of Damocles with the NCAA? Are you aware that recruits are very worried about the future existence of our program?
In 2018, the major contributors on offense were:
Charlie Brewer
John Lovett
Jalen Hurd
Trestan Ebner
Denzel Mims
Jamycal Hasty
Marques Jones
Tyquan Thornton
Of these players, ZERO ever played for Briles. Three of them were recruited by Briles, but had a RS year under Jim Grobe. These guys were all Matt Rhule players. Most coaches in their 2nd year are working with a ton of players from the previous coach. Not so here. CMR is building his program from the ground up.
Again, none of this praise of CMR should be seen as a slam at CAB. Why should it be? Each coach is playing to their strengths. CMR is a rockstar recruiter. It isn't hard to succeed quickly, if you start with really great talent. CAB is an offensive innovator. It takes longer to succeed when you have to teach players something that they have never seen before. I will say that it seems like CMR is also excellent at flipping players from one position to another, or even from one side of the ball to the other. So maybe he is pretty good at teaching something that is totally new to a talented player. Still.... give CMR some credit. No need to think that we have to take away from CAB to give CMR his due.