I hope he does coach, gives him a good primer on ways to defend PJ's offense.
Nebraska is hiring Syracuse DC Tony White
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I hope he does coach, gives him a good primer on ways to defend PJ's offense.
White will have a good future look in the B1G on how well the
3-3-5 works in their Bowl game against Minnesota. If they fail to stop Minny, he will have all winter and spring ball to reassess.
McKewon: System, recruiting skill make Tony White good fit for Nebraska's DC job (omaha.com)
A few interesting tidbits- count white as another hire with strong recruiting cred, both west and east coasts.
The Orange are No. 2 in the nation this season on allowing plays of 20 yards or more.
A few interesting tidbits- count white as another hire with strong recruiting cred, both west and east coasts.
The Orange are No. 2 in the nation this season on allowing plays of 20 yards or more.
Rhule has earned a lot of street cred for his handling of the defensive side of the ball. And this White sound like a good fit from all I've read. Like everything, we'll have to see how things develop. One common theme I've seen with all Rhules coaches thus far -- they've shown they how to recruit.
I keep seeing talk of TW’s recruiting ability, but Syracuse has been near the bottom of P5 recruiting rankings for the last several years— something doesn’t add up
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It could simply be that he is the one who is recruiting the top players that Syracuse has. But Syracuse isnt really known to be a top football school so it maybe hard to recruit there. I dont know. Thats just my best guess.
The coaches there must have recruited somebody to go from 1-10 a couple years ago to 7-5.
I wonder if the credit isn’t on evaluation and not on star rating. Syracuse has put a fair amount in the NFL in comparison to their class rating.
I was having similar thoughts - but then I figured, "look what they have accomplished without all the high-power talent." Hopefully lends more credence to Rhule & Co's belief and ability to develop players.
Speaking of Syracuse, their HC Dino Babers has been mentioned as a leading candidate for the Purdue job.
THIS! ^^^^
The refreshing thing about this hire is that we're used to OCs disguised as Head Coaches who've brought in their buddies to be responsible for nearly half the team. In this case, Rhule reached out and grabbed the best DC he could get -- a hot, young coach on a fast-track trajectory.
We've all been conditioned by our misery to take everything Husker-related with a grain of salt anymore. But the more I see of Rhule's approach, the more impressed I've been. Take away all the 'Xs and Os' stuff and you're likely to do pretty damn well with a team of young, energetic and enthusiastic coaches guided by a seasoned hand.
Seems like White can recruit like a MoFo. That's good.
I am not sold the 3-3-5 will work in the Big 10 especially when Michigan, Ohio State and PSU line up and play "let's see who's bigga". Wisky and Iowa fall into that mold too - but Fickle likely will change Wisky's offense to include more spread/shotgun with a running QB.
If White shows he can stop power run teams - fine. If not - this might be a short tenure.
I am not sold the 3-3-5 will work in the Big 10 especially when Michigan, Ohio State and PSU line up and play "let's see who's bigga". Wisky and Iowa fall into that mold too - but Fickle likely will change Wisky's offense to include more spread/shotgun with a running QB.
If White shows he can stop power run teams - fine. If not - this might be a short tenure.
