No matter what you thought of him as an offensive coordinator, he owns Nebraska.

(12-02-2013 03:33 PM)bevotex Wrote:  No matter what you thought of him as an offensive coordinator, he owns Nebraska.

Greg Davis did a good job at Carolina as OC.

Greg Davis was head coach at Tulane for several years.

He ended up being the fall guy for Texas losing to Alabama in the NC game. He loved the bubble screen and it ended up being the most predictable play Texas ran.

Iowa fans are still debating Greg Davis, whether he was a good hire.

his first year was a disaster. Iowa finished 113th in offense. Only had 7 TD passes. Everything Texas fans had warned us about seemed to be true. Davis liked a horizontal game and would frequently call for 3 yard out passes on 3rd and 7. The WR often seemed confused. It drove Iowa fans nuts. Apologists for Davis stated he was just running the offense that Kirk Ferentz wanted and Davis was handcuffed by Ferentz.

2013 has been different. Iowa fired its WR coach and brought in Bobby Kennedy who had worked with Davis a long time. This seemed to help get the WR, QB and Davis all on the same page. Iowa put in a no huddle (not to be confused with hurry up) offense and things have improved. Davis seems be to doing a better job of using Iowa's historical strengths, like throwing to the TE and taking advantage of a big OL. And recognizing Iowa's weakness, which is a lack of WR speed and talent.

iowa is trying to recruit some faster smaller WR's that work better in Davis' system. It will be interesting to see if it works once he has the WR he wants.

(12-03-2013 08:04 AM)goofus Wrote:  Iowa fans are still debating Greg Davis, whether he was a good hire.

his first year was a disaster. Iowa finished 113th in offense. Only had 7 TD passes. Everything Texas fans had warned us about seemed to be true. Davis liked a horizontal game and would frequently call for 3 yard out passes on 3rd and 7. The WR often seemed confused. It drove Iowa fans nuts. Apologists for Davis stated he was just running the offense that Kirk Ferentz wanted and Davis was handcuffed by Ferentz.

2013 has been different. Iowa fired its WR coach and brought in Bobby Kennedy who had worked with Davis a long time. This seemed to help get the WR, QB and Davis all on the same page. Iowa put in a no huddle (not to be confused with hurry up) offense and things have improved. Davis seems be to doing a better job of using Iowa's historical strengths, like throwing to the TE and taking advantage of a big OL. And recognizing Iowa's weakness, which is a lack of WR speed and talent.

iowa is trying to recruit some faster smaller WR's that work better in Davis' system. It will be interesting to see if it works once he has the WR he wants.

He was pretty universally reviled his whole career at Texas. He was predictable. The only way to convert a 3rd and short was to throw a pass as the line couldn't get push. It was frustrating. But when you look at the numbers, those were the most productive Texas offenses ever.

(12-03-2013 08:45 AM)bullet Wrote:  He was pretty universally reviled his whole career at Texas. He was predictable. The only way to convert a 3rd and short was to throw a pass as the line couldn't get push. It was frustrating. But when you look at the numbers, those were the most productive Texas offenses ever.

That's pretty much how I have felt about the offense for years. Other than a few years when the Longhorns had a bellcow running back, Texas coaches were mostly about opening things up and throwing the ball around. I know the stats probably won't support this, but I grew up watching James Street, Chris Gilbert, Jim Bertlesen, Ted Koy and many other effective Longhorn running backs who ran behind stud offensive linemen. Of course, it was frustrating anytime Texas got behind, since they didn't have "catch up" ability. So I have tried to embrace a more wide-open Texas offense. I still miss the days when Texas would just steamroll opponents offensively, but now I'd just be satisfied if they were consistently productive.

(12-03-2013 08:45 AM)bullet Wrote:  He was pretty universally reviled his whole career at Texas. He was predictable. The only way to convert a 3rd and short was to throw a pass as the line couldn't get push. It was frustrating. But when you look at the numbers, those were the most productive Texas offenses ever.

lol. The Greg Davis experience has created a strange kind of bond between Iowa and Texas fans.

(12-03-2013 04:47 AM)Savacool Wrote:  Greg Davis was head coach at Tulane for several years.

What he inherited from HC Mack Brown (Davis as OC all 3 years):
1985/1-10-0
1986/4-7-0
1987/6-6-0 (lost Independence Bowl)

What Greg David did as Tulane Head Coach:
1988/5-6-0
1989/4-8-0
1990/4-7-0
1991/1-10-0

The 1991 season was a horrific death-march of futility. Started 0-9 then beat winless Navy to get of the hook. Most of the losses were blowouts. I knew many of the players personally and I felt their pain, but they were just hopelessly outmatched week after week. Coach Davis was visibly moved after they beat Navy to avoid a winless season.

The 1990 season did include a memorable upset over a good (7-4) Syracuse team at the Carrier Dome. I still remember the shock I felt as I listened to the game on radio. Based mainly on that victory, Tulane's then-AD Chet Gladchuk (now at Navy) decided not to fire Davis at the end of the 1990 season.

(12-04-2013 03:26 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(12-03-2013 04:47 AM)Savacool Wrote:  Greg Davis was head coach at Tulane for several years.

What he inherited from HC Mack Brown (Davis as OC all 3 years):
1985/1-10-0
1986/4-7-0
1987/6-6-0 (lost Independence Bowl)

What Greg David did as Tulane Head Coach:
1988/5-6-0
1989/4-8-0
1990/4-7-0
1991/1-10-0

The 1991 season was a horrific death-march of futility. Started 0-9 then beat winless Navy to get of the hook. Most of the losses were blowouts. I knew many of the players personally and I felt their pain, but they were just hopelessly outmatched week after week. Coach Davis was visibly moved after they beat Navy to avoid a winless season.

The 1990 season did include a memorable upset over a good (7-4) Syracuse team at the Carrier Dome. I still remember the shock I felt as I listened to the game on radio. Based mainly on that victory, Tulane's then-AD Chet Gladchuk (now at Navy) decided not to fire Davis at the end of the 1990 season.

Greg Davis was not the problem at TULANE... Tulane was the problem as well as Chet Gladchuck. Many people looking at the surface saying we didnt win.. One BIG proplem was the funding dried up overnight. when MACK BROWN left. Mack was the athletic director that was trying to make an academic school a football credible school and all of the money funneled to football. When we lost Mack to Carolina Greg was stripped of all recruiting dollars etc. Look at what Greg did when he was at Carolina with Mack.. Top 5 ranking..Greg is an amazing offensive mind. His job at IOWA shows how fast he can make things happen. Texas is always going to be a pressure cooker but his offense was not the problem at Texas. He was always scrutinized if the wins were not big enough etc.... The fact are quarterbacks under davis are well coached. Terrence Jones, Eric Zier, All of the texas quarterbacks. Greg Davis is a legend and his resume is truly powerful as a coach... person...leader.

(12-04-2013 04:17 PM)pablowow Wrote:  His job at IOWA shows how fast he can make things happen.

Iowa this year was 80th in total offense, 72nd in scoring offense. This is an improvement from last year, but lets not get carried away here.

(12-04-2013 04:17 PM)pablowow Wrote:  Greg Davis was not the problem at TULANE... Tulane was the problem

I very much agree with that. I don't necessarily agree with every point in your comment but the basic core is true. But the cold fact remains when he was Head Coach at Tulane, the Wave went 14-31.

Quote:The fact are quarterbacks under Davis are well coached. Terrence Jones, Eric Zier, All of the texas quarterbacks. Greg Davis is a legend and his resume is truly powerful as a coach... person...leader.

Eric Zeier was coached by Greg Davis? When?

Agree with the rest of that.