tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374708611784287779.comments2011-12-12T20:43:49.052-07:00Buffalo Chips RadioBuffalo Chipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358725678462378248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374708611784287779.post-85007688111268980902011-12-12T20:43:49.052-07:002011-12-12T20:43:49.052-07:00I can't believe what I just read. CSU has jus...I can't believe what I just read. CSU has just landed Jim McElwain -- the OC from the #2 football program in the nation, where he is well-liked, well-respected, and highly lauded. And instead of a celebrating the hire, this article is raising questions about why McElwain has agreed to take the job? <br /><br />As a lifelong Alabama fan, I was heartbroken when I heard the news that McElwain was leaving. He has been a mainstay at Alabama: a hard worker who loves his players, a good family man, and a patient and dedicated coach. Anyone who can keep his job as OC under Nick Saban is doing something right. And any football program anywhere would be lucky to have him as head coach.<br /><br />As for Alabama's not "lighting up the scoreboard", there are two points: (1) the SEC has the toughest defenses in the country, and (2) even against those defenses, Alabama scored an average of 36 points per game this season, including one in which they only scored 6 (against LSU on November 5). <br /><br />McElwain has strong ties to the West. He's a native of Montana, attended Eastern Washington, and coached at Montana State, Fresno State and Oakland.<br /><br />As for recruiting, I'm sure Coach McElwain will assemble a coaching/recruiting staff with strong Colorado ties. That's what a good coach does (see Urban Meyer, who had no ties to the South).<br /><br />My guess is that Coach McElwain wanted to go back West for a head coaching position. Will he use the CSU job as a stepping-stone? That remains to be seen. But while CSU has him, they should count their blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374708611784287779.post-83112271236397350522010-11-13T16:19:39.067-07:002010-11-13T16:19:39.067-07:00You mean here, here?You mean here, here?Valnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374708611784287779.post-86611697316872659102010-11-10T22:10:21.434-07:002010-11-10T22:10:21.434-07:00CSU loss was beginning of the end imho...never for...CSU loss was beginning of the end imho...never forget their fans stomping on our logo on our home field...coloradorulznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374708611784287779.post-14580673139966103282010-11-10T15:56:43.599-07:002010-11-10T15:56:43.599-07:00Post comments herePost comments hereBuffalo Chipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358725678462378248noreply@blogger.com