I found this Q&A from 2016 when Buster Faulkner was hired as OC for Arkansas State in 2016. Answers to offensive philosophy below:
Q. How would you describe your offensive philosophy?
A. Well, I think, the first thing is coach Anderson is an offensive minded guy and one of the best in all of college football. So that was an attraction to me, just that alone, talking to him and watching him play over the last five, six years. I remember when he was at Southern Miss and I was at Murray State and I was watching those guys play. I would always say 'Man, we need to go study those guys.' You know, our philosophies are real similar, up pace, play at a fast tempo, throw the ball around, get the ball to your playmakers, keep it simple on the quarterback and just do the things that are necessary to be successful.
Q. How do you measure tempo, and what makes you satisfied you're playing at the right tempo?
A. Well, I think the first thing you look at it is obviously, how quick are you snapping the ball? None of that matters if you're not moving the ball. So we've got to, the biggest thing for us is that when you get the first, first down, usually the tempo is able to take place. So, we want to snap it as many times as we can, but we also want to play with the defense. Each game is different and we just want to make sure we do the things that are necessary to win.
Q. Middle Tennessee played faster in 2015 than in 2014, why?
A. We were definitely faster this year. Played at a much quicker pace. I think the quarterback dictates that. I think he's going to have to be the guy putting his foot down and getting everybody going. He's the control setter.
Q. Is it easier to go fast with an experienced quarterback?
A. Well, we had a freshman this year and he was a freshman all-American. So, the thing is that it's all the urgency that that kid can play with. The players will feed off him.
Q. Where did you pick up your philosophies from? Who are some mentors?
A. Where I've kind of got my background is Chris Hatcher [former Valdosta State coach], the head coach at Samford, he has a Hal Mumme and Mike Leach background. That's where I get a lot of my philosophies from and that's very similar to what Blake's been doing, the air raid type stuff. But he would be the one.
My Overall Expectations / Grade: B
I see this as a solid, stabilizing hire. I think expectations should be for him to right the ship, but not make us an elite offense. I’d conservatively guess an offense in the 60-75 range next year and 45-60 from year 2 on. If that's not enough by year 3 or 4, the job will hopefully be much more attractive (with better funding?) that we can target a bigger fish.
Some hope? His OFEI and PPD rankings seem to historically outperform the teams overall recruiting ranking. Should we get our recruiting closer to top 40, maybe we see some offenses in the top 30-40 range after all. The fact that UGA is upset (from what I can find) at him leaving makes me think at the worst – it’s not a bad hire.
Link
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016...or-buster/
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