Coach Drink Staff Thread

[AppSt94]

Stout, Flory Duck and Hayes are tough to replace imo. ...If ou D comes close to last year Roofgets a gold star.

Stout is the biggest deal. He was in on every play up the middle. Other teams raved about our nose tackle and wished they had him. That’s the biggest piece of puzzle.

Sorry if we missed it .. but what happened to flory?

He gradgeeated.

[Rekdiver]

My point is ( and someone else alluded ed to the same thing) all 4 were cores of our D. It’s one thing to replace 1 all conference player but 4 is a tall order.

[AppSt94]

My point is ( and someone else alluded ed to the same thing) all 4 were cores of our D. It’s one thing to replace 1 all conference player but 4 is a tall order.

You haven’t been paying attention. We shouldn’t regress at all on defense. If we do, it is because Roof was the wrong hire. It has nothing to do with losing our corners, lb, and NT.

[mountaineerman]

Stout, Flory Duck and Hayes are tough to replace imo. ...If ou D comes close to last year Roofgets a gold star.

Stout is the biggest deal. He was in on every play up the middle. Other teams raved about our nose tackle and wished they had him. That’s the biggest piece of puzzle.

Sorry if we missed it .. but what happened to flory?

He gradgeeated.

Oh sorry I try to keep up but it just doesn’t happen. Yes he will be missed

[Appstate35]

This is premature because we obviously do not know who the last two coaches will be but did anyone ever imagine we would have this kind of coaching staff at App? It is crazy to think about

[AppSt94]

This is premature because we obviously do not know who the last two coaches will be but did anyone ever imagine we would have this kind of coaching staff at App? It is crazy to think about

It is pretty impressive.

[Appstate88]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

[WASU 93]

As a parent of a defensive lineman, who is hearing negativity on social media, all I can do is speak positivity into the situation. Am I concerned? Yes, but we should also give Roof a chance. Yes, change is hard and we wish Ivey would have been retained, but he wasn't. I'm remaining positive because these players have a great work ethic and truly do give their all to App State.

Wow great perspective.

I hope the players know the fans are behind them 100%, which probably leads a few of us to act like divas when administration does something we might not agree with totally (myself included)

But its important to remember that Roof is by all accounts a players' coach and has worlds of experience that all players can benefit from.

Best is yet to come! GO APP!

I'm glad we have parents like this! No reason to be down until we see evidence such as transfers for no reason or bad performance on the field.

A good coach is going to have a strong year in 2019 because we do have the talent. If we struggle this year I'll blame coaches 100% for putting players in bad positions and not getting them coached up.

I support Roof 100% unless I see our defense decline this year.

So I will ask you the same question as the other skeptic. What, in your mind is a decline? Wins/losses, YPG, PPG?

Two points:

1. Last time I checked, the players made the plays, not the coaches. Obviously, there's a relationship that both coaches and players are involved in success or failure. But, this isn't Madden. The DC is not the sole reason for success or failure. What happens if Roof makes the defense better?

2. Almost everyone on this board was happy with Gillin hiring Drink. Likewise, Drink was praised for hiring Dorsey (and other hires). I don't think Drink instantly turned into an idiot when hiring Roof. Nor, did Gillin.
Drink has worked with Roof on two occasions. He has seen qualities in Roof that makes him "his guy" for DC.

[goapps93]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

I wonder if Roof manages his own twitter. He's one of us older folks who may not be as hip as some. He may need to get someone in the Athletic Department to do it for him. **this comment is only partly tongue in cheek, it may very well be true.

[WASU 93]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

I wonder if Roof manages his own twitter. He's one of us older folks who may not be as hip as some. He may need to get someone in the Athletic Department to do it for him. **this comment is only partly tongue in cheek, it may very well be true.

it looks like his last Tweet was on July 29 and he had one retweet on Oct. 4. It may not be a big deal to him.

[Saint3333]

As a parent of a defensive lineman, who is hearing negativity on social media, all I can do is speak positivity into the situation. Am I concerned? Yes, but we should also give Roof a chance. Yes, change is hard and we wish Ivey would have been retained, but he wasn't. I'm remaining positive because these players have a great work ethic and truly do give their all to App State.

Best post of this thread! We still have great players that can accomplish something special next year. Stick together boys, looking forward to only getting better.

[MAD Doctor]

As a parent of a defensive lineman, who is hearing negativity on social media, all I can do is speak positivity into the situation. Am I concerned? Yes, but we should also give Roof a chance. Yes, change is hard and we wish Ivey would have been retained, but he wasn't. I'm remaining positive because these players have a great work ethic and truly do give their all to App State.

Best post of this thread! We still have great players that can accomplish something special next year. Stick together boys, looking forward to only getting better.

True, and look at how the team responded in New Orleans just days after losing their head coach and defensive coordinator, as well as others. This still young team is destined for even more greatness.

[appstatealum]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

I wonder if Roof manages his own twitter. He's one of us older folks who may not be as hip as some. He may need to get someone in the Athletic Department to do it for him. **this comment is only partly tongue in cheek, it may very well be true.

Can you do the Twitter on a Jitterbug Phone?

[appstatealum]

My point is ( and someone else alluded ed to the same thing) all 4 were cores of our D. It’s one thing to replace 1 all conference player but 4 is a tall order.

You haven’t been paying attention. We shouldn’t regress at all on defense. If we do, it is because Roof was the wrong hire. It has nothing to do with losing our corners, lb, and NT.

Well, actually, considering these guys were early P5 recruits, we should be backfilling them with even better players. No offense to these guys, because I Love them all, but we should have guys on par or better waiting to step up. That is how this FBS thing should work. Hopefully they don’t have “loose lips” like Stout did with his less than considerate and emotionally driven comments after the Bowl game. I’m still a bit perturbed about that one.

[Appstate88]

My point is ( and someone else alluded ed to the same thing) all 4 were cores of our D. It’s one thing to replace 1 all conference player but 4 is a tall order.

You haven’t been paying attention. We shouldn’t regress at all on defense. If we do, it is because Roof was the wrong hire. It has nothing to do with losing our corners, lb, and NT.

Well, actually, considering these guys were early P5 recruits, we should be backfilling them with even better players. No offense to these guys, because I Love them all, but we should have guys on par or better waiting to step up. That is how this FBS thing should work. Hopefully they don’t have “loose lips” like Stout did with his less than considerate and emotionally driven comments after the Bowl game. I’m still a bit perturbed about that one.

Clark, Scott, and Earle will get the done. No worries at NT if they stay healthy.

[ClickClackApp]

If App is looking for a DL coach, then Coach Allen Smith from Wofford should be looked at.


He was a GA at App in 2015 and current DL Coach at Wofford where they had 22 sacks this year.

[AppSt94]

If App is looking for a DL coach, then Coach Allen Smith from Wofford should be looked at.


He was a GA at App in 2015 and current DL Coach at Wofford where they had 22 sacks this year.

Does he have P5 experience? That seems to be the prerequisite for outside hires.

[Appstate88]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

I wonder if Roof manages his own twitter. He's one of us older folks who may not be as hip as some. He may need to get someone in the Athletic Department to do it for him. **this comment is only partly tongue in cheek, it may very well be true.

Can you do the Twitter on a Jitterbug Phone?

Good Job Ted. Glad you got that fixed. Go Apps!
https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

[AppSt94]

Ok Ted, you’ve been our DC for more than a day. Time to get your twitter feed with the program.

https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

Junior certainly had no trouble changing his the moment he was announced this evening.

https://mobile.twitter.com/junioradams13?lang=en

Got to take care of the small stuff.

Perception is reality.

I wonder if Roof manages his own twitter. He's one of us older folks who may not be as hip as some. He may need to get someone in the Athletic Department to do it for him. **this comment is only partly tongue in cheek, it may very well be true.

Can you do the Twitter on a Jitterbug Phone?

Good Job Ted. Glad you got that fixed. Go Apps!
https://mobile.twitter.com/coachtedroof?lang=en

He had to wait for the neighbor kid to come home to help him.

[MAD Doctor]

As long as he can stop the triple option, I don't care if he can tweet or play Candy Crush.
Go App!