Is Barry Odom a good or bad coach?

Lacertosus Tigris · Oct 7, 2018

I want him to succeed because if he does he could be here forever and that means MU is winning 8-9 per year with the occasional 10. After 2.5 years I'm not seeing it and I don't think we are headed in right direction. When Lock is gone, is there anyone to take over at QB that any of us are comfortable with? We always knew who the successor at QB was with Pinkel. We have no idea who our next QB is. Maybe on the roster, maybe a grad transfer certainly not a true freshman.

What can we point to that indicates he is a good coach?

Possibly a "Player's Coach" based on team reaction when he was hired.
Got the players motivated last season to beat coachless/listless teams.
Convinced Lock and Beckner to stay for one more year.

I think there are numerous things we can point to that indicate he is a bad coach:

Win loss record vs decent competition
No signature win
Only other HC job offer was Memphis
As of yet, no proven "system"
Consistent poor recruiting class rankings
Inability to recruit a sought after QB
Misses on in-state talent - 90% of the "Tiger Ten"
Inability to attract quality assistants / coaching turnover
Consistently bad defenses - his supposed specialty
Poor clock management
Poorly disciplined teams
Inability to get team up for games

I think if he is wearing a blue and white shirt or a purple and gray shirt on the sideline instead of black and gold and we look at his body of work we would say he is mediocre at best.

Is there anything we can point to that indicates he is a good coach?

STL26 · Oct 7, 2018