New Hire: Billy Devaney
- Thread starter txhuskers
- Start date
busticket;82376 said:
And that could be the case. I just haven't done much research on him. It says that he was involved with 3 Super Bowl teams. Haven't looked to see if they were 3 Super Bowl winning teams, but at least he's been involved with a team getting there.
Dunbar;82369 said:
from what I understand this guy has zero involvement in actual recruiting.
he was brought in to help with roster management and personnel management.
other people will be identifying talent, reviewing video, making offers.
my *guess* as to what he's primarily going to be doing? talking with each position coach to get a feel for what that coach has to work with right now talent-wise, get that coach's opinion regarding how many scholarship players they'd like to have at that position, who's graduating, who's redshirting, who has what eligibility remaining, who's likely going to leave, etc. he'll do this with each position group, he'll then put together recommendation/plan/whatever based on the entire roster, available scholarships, etc, and help the staff/program to prioritize which positions are most in need of new players in the upcoming recruiting class, where a JUCO might be a good choice based on depth or experience breakdown within a position group, etc.
this is just one more thing to take off the asst coach's plates, imo. they all don't have to sit around and talk about how many players they need/want, what the priority is, how many schollies should they target at each position, etc, etc. they'll talk to this guy who will talk to his team and develop a plan and then the coaches will be told how many guys they need to take where and in what priority.
nebraskafaninwi;82390 said:
Can you elaborate on what you are seeing as an improvement this early?
Competent use of social media and already showing a passion for how to recruit to Nebraska. Coach Hughes never showed either of those things.
sho;82392 said:
lack of a negative is a positive. at a min, lol.
I had heard rumors that HH was the primary reason things went sour with Fant, so I suppose if JP isn't pissing recruits off he's already off on the right foot lol
hopefully he's called every DT and DE in the top 300 already.
Cdog923;82397 said:
You sure about that? I heard that he was the main reason. Other factors also, but it started with Hughes not making a good impression.
huskervillejoe;82353 said:
Had a college buddy from St. Louis tell this this exact same thing . . .
