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Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:03 pm
by T-Dog



Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
by BambooRdApp
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27 pm
by BallantyneApp
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣
I hope they go 1-11

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:50 pm
by appfanjj
BallantyneApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27 pm
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣
I hope they go 1-11
Definitely. ABC

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:58 pm
by BambooRdApp
appfanjj wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:50 pm
BallantyneApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27 pm
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣
I hope they go 1-11
Definitely. ABC
Yes, the one win against NC State sure would be nice 🤣🤣🤣

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:06 pm
by appstate24
Hate to lose Coach Watts. He’s been a very important piece of our FBS run. Knowing the relationship he has with Coach Clark, I would assume we weren’t blindsided by this one. Going to hurt losing his recruiting prowess. Any ideas or thoughts on his replacement?

GO APPS!!

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:14 pm
by Stonewall
I’m certain they coordinated the timing etc. They are as mentioned, very close.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:29 am
by BallantyneApp
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:58 pm
appfanjj wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:50 pm
BallantyneApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27 pm
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣
I hope they go 1-11
Definitely. ABC
Yes, the one win against NC State sure would be nice 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, that’s DEFINITELY what I meant

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:08 am
by Pikapp79
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:58 pm
appfanjj wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:50 pm
BallantyneApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27 pm
BambooRdApp wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Good Luck. I still hope Dook goes 0-12 each and every year.🤣🤣
I hope they go 1-11
Definitely. ABC
Yes, the one win against NC State sure would be nice 🤣🤣🤣
Amen. Beat cow college.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:29 am
by 704App
Congrats Coach.

Is there greater concern for losing the position coach or the recruiting coordinator?

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:03 am
by AppSt94
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:29 am
Congrats Coach.

Is there greater concern for losing the position coach or the recruiting coordinator?
He isn’t the RC. That job has morphed into an entire department that is overseen by Thomas Guerry and his staff.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:04 am
by 704App
Oh, interesting. I remember Guerry was hired but didn't realize it was to take over the recruiting. I thought it was to help out.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:12 am
by NattyBumppo'sRevenge
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:04 am
Oh, interesting. I remember Guerry was hired but didn't realize it was to take over the recruiting. I thought it was to help out.
To your original question, though he’s no longer the coordinator, I think his recruiting and role as a position coach will be missed equally. I imagine we will hire outside the App family to replace him unless we try to find a spot for someone like Taylor Lamb.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:23 am
by AppSt94
NattyBumppo'sRevenge wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:12 am
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:04 am
Oh, interesting. I remember Guerry was hired but didn't realize it was to take over the recruiting. I thought it was to help out.
To your original question, though he’s no longer the coordinator, I think his recruiting and role as a position coach will be missed equally. I imagine we will hire outside the App family to replace him unless we try to find a spot for someone like Taylor Lamb.
Taylor is now out of reach for us as a position coach.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:31 am
by 704App
Yeah, I wouldn't think Taylor would come back just to be a position coach when he is already a more lucrative position coach at a P5.

I know he loved played at App, but money talks... Especially when he's that young!

The only TE with App ties that is still coaching that I can think of is Cardwell and that boat has long sailed too.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:12 pm
by VNova
Hope he’s happy with the change!

While I believe App will pick the best they can, I don’t know much about position coaches. Who/what type of background would be realistically considered? Is it going to be a peer school we try to pull from or is this a case of pulling from FCS?

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:45 pm
by AppSt94
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:31 am
Yeah, I wouldn't think Taylor would come back just to be a position coach when he is already a more lucrative position coach at a P5.

I know he loved played at App, but money talks... Especially when he's that young!

The only TE with App ties that is still coaching that I can think of is Cardwell and that boat has long sailed too.
I’m not sure that this is true. Just speculation on my part but I think that he could be a candidate along with Mario Acitelli.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:03 pm
by appstate24
AppSt94 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 12:45 pm
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:31 am
Yeah, I wouldn't think Taylor would come back just to be a position coach when he is already a more lucrative position coach at a P5.

I know he loved played at App, but money talks... Especially when he's that young!

The only TE with App ties that is still coaching that I can think of is Cardwell and that boat has long sailed too.
I’m not sure that this is true. Just speculation on my part but I think that he could be a candidate along with Mario Acitelli.
I immediately thought of Acitelli.

GO APPS!!

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:24 pm
by 704App
I thought of Acitelli too since he's the run game coordinator and o line coach at W&M. Historically, our TE are more an extension of the o line.

Didn't realize he coached TEs at Elon and W&M before his current position.

Curious to see how Cardwell could be in the cards unless he just doesn't like Cincy. No way we can compete with that salary.

Re: Coach Watts to Duke

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:32 pm
by AppSt94
704App wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:24 pm
I thought of Acitelli too since he's the run game coordinator and o line coach at W&M. Historically, our TE are more an extension of the o line.

Didn't realize he coached TEs at Elon and W&M before his current position.

Curious to see how Cardwell could be in the cards unless he just doesn't like Cincy. No way we can compete with that salary.
Not everything is about salary.