Here is a thread to talk about Tulane's open offensive coordinator position.
No one has a clear indication of what direction Willie Fritz will go in hiring a new offensive coordinator, although I don't think the decision is imminent. The decision to replace Ruse has been firm for a while, I believe, but not the identity of his replacement. I would be surprised if he goes totally off his coaching tree and make a radical change from what he has done in the past, but we'll see.
Today, I will look at Bob DeBesse, Fritz's offensive coordinator at Sam Houston State in 2010-11. DeBesse was fired by New Mexico last December after a good six-year run there (he said it was a mutual decision that it was time to move on) and is at Georgia Southern this season. His offense has become very run heavy since leaving Fritz and would have to change his philosophy a bit to maximize Tulane's recruiting. Georgia Southern has thrown only 110 times in 12 games this year, including nine pass attempts in a 38-7 loss to Clemson and three times the following week in a 28-21 win against Arkansas State. There's no chance Tulane will take that approach.
When he was at New Mexico the previous six years, the Lobos threw 242 times in 2017, 179 times in 2016, 230 times in 2015, 149 times in 2014, 177 times in 2013 and 154 times in 2012. The passing was highly ineffective, too, with New Mexico completing 49.6 percent of its throws with 14 interceptions and eight TDs in 2017.
When he was with Fritz at Sam Houston State, the Bearkats threw 274 times in 2011 (15 games) and 249 times in 2010 (12 games), more in line with what Tulane has done under Fritz, but with Jalen McCleskey joining the fold, it seems like Tulane is moving in the direction of throwing more, not less.
Tulane threw 282 times this year, 241 times last year and 258 times in 2016. DeBesse's Minnesota teams in the 1990s (he was offensive coordinator there from 92 to 96) threw quite a bit, topping out at 500 times in 2003, but that's a different era of football and a lifetime ago.
DeBesse was the quarterbacks coach at New Mexico, so he can handle that duty.
Here are two stories on him when he took the Georgia Southern job. Given Fritz's statement about a philosophy change, DeBesse would appear to be an unlikely choice.
https://www.savannahnow.com/sports/...-inside-eagle-option-offense-with-bob-debesse
https://www.savannahnow.com/local-c...ern-coordinator-bringing-offense-similar-what
No one has a clear indication of what direction Willie Fritz will go in hiring a new offensive coordinator, although I don't think the decision is imminent. The decision to replace Ruse has been firm for a while, I believe, but not the identity of his replacement. I would be surprised if he goes totally off his coaching tree and make a radical change from what he has done in the past, but we'll see.
Today, I will look at Bob DeBesse, Fritz's offensive coordinator at Sam Houston State in 2010-11. DeBesse was fired by New Mexico last December after a good six-year run there (he said it was a mutual decision that it was time to move on) and is at Georgia Southern this season. His offense has become very run heavy since leaving Fritz and would have to change his philosophy a bit to maximize Tulane's recruiting. Georgia Southern has thrown only 110 times in 12 games this year, including nine pass attempts in a 38-7 loss to Clemson and three times the following week in a 28-21 win against Arkansas State. There's no chance Tulane will take that approach.
When he was at New Mexico the previous six years, the Lobos threw 242 times in 2017, 179 times in 2016, 230 times in 2015, 149 times in 2014, 177 times in 2013 and 154 times in 2012. The passing was highly ineffective, too, with New Mexico completing 49.6 percent of its throws with 14 interceptions and eight TDs in 2017.
When he was with Fritz at Sam Houston State, the Bearkats threw 274 times in 2011 (15 games) and 249 times in 2010 (12 games), more in line with what Tulane has done under Fritz, but with Jalen McCleskey joining the fold, it seems like Tulane is moving in the direction of throwing more, not less.
Tulane threw 282 times this year, 241 times last year and 258 times in 2016. DeBesse's Minnesota teams in the 1990s (he was offensive coordinator there from 92 to 96) threw quite a bit, topping out at 500 times in 2003, but that's a different era of football and a lifetime ago.
DeBesse was the quarterbacks coach at New Mexico, so he can handle that duty.
Here are two stories on him when he took the Georgia Southern job. Given Fritz's statement about a philosophy change, DeBesse would appear to be an unlikely choice.
https://www.savannahnow.com/sports/...-inside-eagle-option-offense-with-bob-debesse
https://www.savannahnow.com/local-c...ern-coordinator-bringing-offense-similar-what
