Rhule's coaching staff
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I dont know that that is a great example because I always thought Brown did a dang good job of recruiting receivers. We always seemed to have guys who could, block, catch and return kicks. Might not have been NFL guys but who cares. They did their job and the coach would have been paid handsomly I believe.
Interesting. I had to chuckle though at this line from Dr. Elza's hire story:
"The chief of staff will play a big role in Rhule’s operation, serving as his right-hand man in many key areas."
The thing I'm loving about reading all the bio's of this staff is how many times "RECRUITING" comes up. Let me rephrase: Recruiting and Texas.
Question though, is this staff larger than previous staffs? Might be I'm just more interested but it seems larger than normal.
Counting just those positions that count toward the $7mil budget, Rhule's staff is only a couple more than Frost's staff as of now. However, I believe there are significantly more analysts and other admin etc roles that are in a different budget.
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Ah, didn't realize there was different pots of gold. Makes sense. I must admit that the way he is putting this staff together definitely inspires confidence in his CEO approach .
I think there's light at the end of the tunnel and this time it's not an Amtrak coming towards us.
My reaction when I read that was “Wow!!” A very impressive hire that shows both ambition and vision.
It most certainly shows 'vision.' IMHO, that word is what separates great programs from good ones.
When you're hiring a Big Dawg leader (be it a head coach, a CEO or any uppity-up managerial position) a candidate's vision for the program he or she will run is 'a very big deal.' I have a hard time believing a lot of head football coaches would have even dreamed of hires like this, let alone pull it off.
Although they cover different aspects of our football progam, I liken these to Tom Osborne's decision (while under the Bobfather) to hire a guy named Boyd Epley to be a "strength and conditioning" coach and a former nun named Ursula Walsh to run an "academic support" program. Tom's 'outside of the box' thinking (otherwise known as Vision) revolutionized college athletics.
It seems as if coach wants EVERY high school player in Texas to come to Nebraska.
Fertile recruiting ground and closer in proximity than Riley's Calibraska and Frost's Floribraska connections. I like it.
He doesn't want all of them he wants all of them to want to come to Nebraska.
While athletics now are far different than in the Bob Father's day, I see several similarities in Rhule's and Devaney's coaching hires. Both have a mix of seasoned respected coaches and energetic young up and comers. Bob was also known for recruiting kids who were multi-sports athletics. Later on, Osborne also saw the benefit of recruiting speed.
I also really like the way Rhule is filling needs. The O-line was weak, Rhule brought in immediate help and recruits with tremendous potential. The QB room lacked a quality backup, he brought in a guy who will probably make last year's starter the back up. I also think his new defense is a better fit for the talent we have.
I'd like to think so but I'm not so sure. And I think this is an example of what I was attempting to point out. I'll quote my post again and highlight some of it.....
if plays are called which puts a position group at a disadvantage, or trying to recruit in an area that isn't NU friendly, and/or recruiting to a position group that isn't highlighted in the schemes run (eg think of Ron Brown recruiting wrs for Coach Osborne). I'm a believer in performance pay.......as long one can evaluate past the superficial.
First, I think the wide receivers were well prepared by Coach Brown for what was needed. But what was needed didn't highlight this position group, they weren't sought after by the NFL, and they weren't considered 5* players when recruited. During the I-back heyday everyone could name their favorite I-backs, but how many could name the receivers who made those long runs possible with their selfless blocking. If they were targeted more than two times a game with a pass, they were elated.
I still remember Coach Brown being asked about being the forgotten guy, and his pledges being the forgotten players. His response was one I'll always remember..........".My job here is to make these athletes better players, but my real job is to make the players better men." He went on to say something about (paraphrasing) ......if being selfless is what it takes to be a better man, then that's what I want them to be.......overlooked or not.
I think this is all true, and he did a very good job of creating the type of players that were needed but I fear if it came to compensation, he might have been passed over by Milt and Dan during the 'pipeline years, and by Frank during the I-back years if we were to move them into today's environment.
As I said, I do believe in performance pay,,,,,,,,,,as long as one can evaluate past the superficial and find the true value of an employee/coach. I don't think that's easy.
Should have proofread. I didn't even spell it right. Nexaska?
