Ut-Grizfan said:
Back on the topic at hand with it getting close to February I'm sure he will be coming back and I'm not at all surprised if he potentially received greater offers to be a ST coach somewhere, probably used that as leverage.
And personally I'm happy he will be coming back, he wasn't to stubborn to make the changes necessary to succeed (my biggest beef up until after the NAU game). And though im still not personally a fan of the Offensive Scheme under Pease I can't argue with the results after the adjustments were made.
Pease did an amazing job with the offense and the type of QB he had. He played to the strengths of McDowell which is why the offense was so balanced. I didn't like the way it looked at times, but he could only do so much with a QB who didn't have that much experience despite being a senior. Yes, McDowell played college ball, but you could tell in his 5 years and minimal playing time that he was still new to a lot of things. And you could tell that he also had a hard time reading defenses and coverages.
But I can't wait to see what Pease does with a QB who can read defenses and coverages and can throw the ball effectively because when he did have that type of QB surrounded with a great receiving core his 2 QBs in 95/96 combined for over 10,000 yards and a little over 100 TDs in just 2 seasons. But that's when they threw the ball 75-80% of the time. We have the great receiving trio, we just need maybe 1 or 2 other receivers to step up and a QB that can throw. Then I think you'll see a version of Pease that will excite you.