Mouser may have more on his plate than he can handle. Campbell has had a pattern at ISU of hiring OCs with no OC experience.
The plan was Candle, who got the Toledo HC job. So Manning was hired. No experience as an OC, but good reputation as OL coach. Result was less than satisfactory OC and OL coach performance. He left for a NFL job as TE coach. I forget who replaced him as OC, so I can't say if he was experienced or not. Manning came back as OL coach and OC. His experience as an OC was all at ISU. He installed, effectively, a TE oriented offense that was good with Kolar, Allen, and the big guy. (Name escapes me.) Functioned pretty well in 2022 and 2021. 2022 was a disaster and Manning moved on.
Scheelhaase, again no OC experience, replaced him and after a slow start, went 6-3 down the stretch but was plucked by the NFL as a "rising talent." Enter Mouser, again with no OC experience.
The results are mixed. The numbers are good. The record, despite our disappointment with Tech is very good at 7-1. But we are frustrated as fans by the inconsistency. Lots of yards and not enough scoring. And TE play, a strength last year, has been below average. So a couple of questions come to mind.
1. Is the TE just a function of the injuries to Brahmer and Klotz or is the coaching slipping as he struggles to master the OC duties? I don't know, but it is a legitimate question.
2. Is his inexperience causing a lack of reaction to defensive adjustments?
3. Or is it just injuries, known or unknown, that keep the offense from being as productive as it needs to be?
The plan was Candle, who got the Toledo HC job. So Manning was hired. No experience as an OC, but good reputation as OL coach. Result was less than satisfactory OC and OL coach performance. He left for a NFL job as TE coach. I forget who replaced him as OC, so I can't say if he was experienced or not. Manning came back as OL coach and OC. His experience as an OC was all at ISU. He installed, effectively, a TE oriented offense that was good with Kolar, Allen, and the big guy. (Name escapes me.) Functioned pretty well in 2022 and 2021. 2022 was a disaster and Manning moved on.
Scheelhaase, again no OC experience, replaced him and after a slow start, went 6-3 down the stretch but was plucked by the NFL as a "rising talent." Enter Mouser, again with no OC experience.
The results are mixed. The numbers are good. The record, despite our disappointment with Tech is very good at 7-1. But we are frustrated as fans by the inconsistency. Lots of yards and not enough scoring. And TE play, a strength last year, has been below average. So a couple of questions come to mind.
1. Is the TE just a function of the injuries to Brahmer and Klotz or is the coaching slipping as he struggles to master the OC duties? I don't know, but it is a legitimate question.
2. Is his inexperience causing a lack of reaction to defensive adjustments?
3. Or is it just injuries, known or unknown, that keep the offense from being as productive as it needs to be?
