Chip Kelly
Check out this amazing piece about Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Chip Kelly in the Wall Street Journal.
It makes the point that Kelly adjusted his playbook/system after week one to adjust to his personnel. The result is that he just might have saved the Eagles season.
Head Coach Pete Mangurian NEEDS to read this article and learn from it. He can and should shuffle the players as truly needed, BUT he must also adjust his pro-set offense to give the Lions a fighting chance.
Learn from the best, guys!
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Chip's first collegiate coaching job was at Columbia. 1990-1, he coached special teams, linebackers and safeties.
He was a GA first and had a ton of excitement in him. Just look at the picture and we could have had that, but Natham's, the large hot dog distributor, and their committee are much smarter so they selected a guy with no pulse just to make a point that football no longer has a pulse at Columbia.
And on the anonymous front, GP or Doc or even Al's wingman, who I actually think does a nice job, are all anonymous. And to Bollinger who said the "anonymous" tag is a detriment to society, it is my rite. But then again, somebody as arrogant and obtuse os bollinger already knows this.
Anonymous
They aren't winning either!
Oregon doesn't seem to be missing Chip.
Old lion, guess who recruited those kids? Chip kelly.
Although the team looks bad I have to say in defense of the AD and Administration that they're probably just as upset about it as we are. It's foolish to think that they don't care about winning -- of course they do -- why else the Campbell Center and all the upgrades in publicity, etc? And I'm sure most of us were optimistic about this hire and especially this season even before we knew about Nottingham. I don't know if it's Mangurian's fault or just the doggone Columbia Curse -- even Des Werthman said that the team played well and hard during his days but the ball just didn't bounce our way. Although we've had our moments of glory they've been few and far between and most of the time in the modern era the CU krummy karma in football has prevailed. Ask not what the coaches and administration can do for you but what you can do for them, and the answer is PRAY and pray strongly, because it's all in the hands of the football gods who will finally bring us deliverance no matter who the damn coach is. I have a feeling that Hilinski may be a big piece of the answer...he came to Columbia to study medicine so he could help overcome the disease named after our most famous athlete which took his beloved grandmother's life. Even the most recalcitrant gods of football would have to respect that!
We were competitive and I don't see that in the first 3 games.
On the administration, I sent an email to Bollinger after Princeton. I have yet to hear any response.
I don't think the administration cares at all.
I think you need somebody from Columbia to lead the way. A person that knows the trials and tribulations and can empathize with the players, yet be steadfast in the face of adversity. So far, all I see is hiding.
Des Werthman
It shocks me that people who attended Columbia are so ignorant of the prevailing attitude towards football on campus. The overwhelming majority of students, faculty and administration, including the athletic department, are positively HOSTILE to the football program. To them, football smacks of patriarchy, of misogyny, of violence against women. It EMBARRASSES them that football continues to exist at Columbia. They want an athletic department like Middleton and Skidmore, full of non-contact sports like archery and cross-country. Bollinger will never appoint an AD sympathetic to football. Why should he? He despises football.
It's pathetic when fans and parents say "But the administration must be as concerned as we are about these embarrassing losses." Well, they're not. They want football gone...history. If you want to know what the powers-that-be at Columbia think of football, substitute "Tea Party" for "football". Getting the idea?
Enjoy Lions football today, as appalling as it is. Its days are numbered.
Above Anonymous, I simply cannot subscribe to your view. You would have to show me proof of your allegations.
And to Des Werthman, regarding your comments about what the qualifications of our football coach should be, HOW ABOUT YOU? We know you were a terrific player at Columbia, and your posts here bespeak of intelligence and insight, so how about it? What, you've never coached?? So what!! That's not important. As another poster here stated a while back, it will take a "special person."
By the way, what profession would you be leaving to take charge of the Lions?
I have to agree with the above message about the extinction of football at CU. The program has had great moments, great players, and loyal alums as this blog demonstrates. But it has never had continuing success or institutional support. On the other hand, people like Kraft and Campbell have put a lot of money into it, so the program could be kept going and left to twist in the wind...which might be worst of all.
If there is any hope, I believe it would be not only a great coach, but a great coach who is a great fit with CU. Does such a man exist? It can't just be some guy stepping down from the NFL or Division 1. They had Jack Rohan and they have the current baseball coach. Wrestling is also excellent. Can they find someone for football? The first problem is, they have to actually want to.
to the person above on the rant about the administration, you are living in a dream land. If they hated football why would they drop all that money on Campbell, pay Mangurian what they are and give the football staff carte blanche in the department, preferential admissions to players and not discipline one of the players involved in the incident last spring? Murphy wants a winner to boost her already huge ego and create a legacy for her but she is clueless when it comes to her football hires. The administration does care but it doesn't matter when egos trump competence.
I think some may have it wrong on the administration caring. I think they have cared in so much as Campbell and Kraft have given. I think Campbell, and I cannot speak to Kraft, has been a massive supporter and certainly wants to win, but that is where the administration's support begins and ends. They care until Campbell and others stop writing the checks. I am thakful to Campbell for that as it offered me things when I played, but now I see he is in the role of the FED providing QE, everybody takes it for granted until tapering comes around. He is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. The administration? They only deal with it because one of their board is a massive donor.
I don't know how much of a budget CU coaches get to recruit or how much of an infrastructure there is around recruiting but that is the key right there. Talk to any college football coach and that is what they will tell you. The other Ivy schools have built pretty strong recruiting infrastructure. I remember when Penn was pretty bad. In fact they were in as bad shape as CU and you can see they have turned it around. Now, quality student athletes who want to play in the Ivy League know Penn's rep and give them a look. How can they not?
It's not just about the money and resources, it is dedicating staff to the task. For many years the facilities at CU may have been a detriment to recruiting. Sad to think it has taken so many years to get the upgrades in place but so long as Pete is not running the show in the next few important years, maybe CU will have more winning seasons in our lifetime if these new facilities and resources amount to increased emphasis on building quality depth. If you match up roster talent across the Ivies, CU just does not have the same depth as the other schools.
Roar- there is a coach who is in the role right now so it would show a lack of support to say I would coach as that assumes we are getting rid of our current coach.
If the opportunity arose I would cherish the opportunity as I did when I played. I would leave the financial industry without the blink of an eye to see the light blue win.
However, I think my lack of coaching experience would work against me albeit hard to think I could do worse. I would also strike a deal where I get paid the lion's share of pay when we win games above some threshhold not just because I am in the role.
Des Werthman
To Roar and others who think the Admin wants to win: Then why have these geniuses done such a piss-poor job of it
For 60 consecutive years?
Sure they take money for a clubhouse etc. from Campbell and Kraft because those guys want their name on a football facility, It lets the Admin claim it wants to win but I don't believe it for a moment. Just a shell game to keep a few diehard fans coming to Baker Field and Wien Stadium with its Kraft playing surface so the place isn't entirely deserted on game day to embarrass the stuffed shirts. What's the name on the stadium toilets because that's where our football program is.
I assume that everybody who participates in this blog loves Columbia football and wants us to succeed. I also think that too many of us tend to over generalize about how the faculty and the students think and feel. I personally know some faculty members who are football stalwarts. I know some administrators who are football,stalwarts. As far as the students, show them a winner and they will come out in droves. My question for this blog is what those of us who love Columbia football can do to help improve matters. The facts of life for the next two years are pretty simple. Nobody is going to appoint Jake as the next AD. Pete will get a pass for this year because he lost his best two players. He will bring in a third recruiting class. There is some talent in the first year class. So how about we hold off on the circular firing squad especially since players and their parents, many of whom have sacrificed to send their sons here, until we see how things play out.
"When you come up short, come back stronger. #HeartOfaLion""
--Message from Columbia Football's Facebook page.
Well said "oldlion" and truly our only option. Same to Anonymous above, "Heart of a Lion!" Go Kelly!
Go Lions! Keep fighting!
Great coaches find a way to win.
Columbia is definitely the most progressive and nonconformist Ivy. If football is ever dropped from the athletic schedule, it will probably first occur at Columbia.
Columbia needs the Ivy League. Football is a requirement of Ivy membership. We will play on. Hopefully we will play better.
Comment for Des. I still remember that Brown game when you played offense for a few snaps and absolutely rolled over that poor DB who tried to prevent you from scoring. Hardest short yardage open field run I've ever seen.
No question that Jake should be the new Columbia AD. Things would get a lot better with Jake at the helm.
No question there is a very vocal contingent within CU that hates football and dislikes sports. But perhaps you've noticed that when the MBB team is competitive, we sell out home games. A few years ago, we were 3-2 at HC football v Dartmouth and the crowd was 11,000, a nice number for a program that is ostensibly so unpopular. The issue is not that a majority hates football. It is that losing breeds contempt. If we were competitive in FB and MBB, you would see considerable enthusiasm from students and alumni, including more donations.
Believe me, I don't want to be the AD. In fact, if I had my way I'd be updating this blog no more than once a week.
I haven't spoken with Howie Endleman in a year or so. I am wondering if he still wishes he were AD or if he is glad he did not step into that mess...
Here's a link to an article that compares levels of football from the pro game down to D3. It's a interesting read, but it also might illuminate some issue with pro coaches moving down. Worth a read, anyway.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6948865/speed-chess
I know I am going to get a thrashing for saying this but... I think Coach M and the rest of the coaches DO want to win. I also know there is talent on this team, and hope that none of the players read this blog. Just not sure the right fit is there. What bothers me the most is the Athletic Director and that Dept. I firmly believe they could bring so much more to this FB program, and I just don't see it. Very disappointing.
i think we all agree with you on points 2 and 3. there is certainly talent and everybody here is cheering for the kids.
i think some of us would have a point of contention with the first point, not that the coaches dont want to win, but more that they just arent capable.
Bring in Coach Toal!!!!
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