Posted August 30, 20222 yr I been noticing quite a lot of new and even established HC not letting on who their starters are for the first game. I also read Kirby Smart's presser and you can see where DL gets his style from.
August 30, 20222 yr Our own (once) Chip Kelly was oft criticized for his non-disclosure of just about everything. Seems his style has caught on near everywhere.
August 30, 20222 yr Moderator From the FishDuck Feed, Kirby's comments... Oregon Football: Kirby Smart claims to know who Oregon’s QB1 will be DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM Oregon hasn’t announced a starting QB yet, but Georgia HC Kirby Smart says he knows who it will be when Saturday’s game kicks... Kirby Smart not fretting over Oregon Ducks unnamed starting QB: ‘I know who the quarterback is going to be’ WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Georgia is preparing for the Ducks to start Bo Nix, a three-year starter at Auburn, when the teams kick off the season at... Sorry, no hyperlink for this. Click on URL to see article. https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/partners/article265055774.html
August 30, 20222 yr I wouldn't think he is fretting. He knows Bo and he knows that behind Bo there's two underclassmen w/o much real-game experience. On the other hand, he's loaded with experienced talent - esp at QB.
August 30, 20222 yr Yeah, Kirby plays it really close to the vest on just about everything. For those in the medical field there's a Minimum Necessary Standard as a part of HIPAA, which basically dictates the information shared must be at the minimum necessary to complete the task at hand. That's also how Kirby runs his team's relationship with the media, and I expect CDL will follow suit with his mentor's practices in that regard. Edited August 30, 20222 yr by JunkyardDawg
September 2, 20222 yr Kirby keeps everything he can as secretive as possible. Seems excessive at times, but who am I to second guess especially after last year. If Lanning adopts that style you will not be getting much info before the season kicks. He also doesn't allow coaches to talk to the media during the season, and doesn't allow freshman to talk to media at all. It's interesting, but it seems to work.
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