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Official 2016 All-in-One Assistant Coaches Compendium Thread - hagan in, bernardi to te, adams ol -
- Thread starter Darth Snow
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I really have not had a problem with how our coaches are deployed (TE/RB coach and ST coach). I concur Adams is not the problem and I can't see a RB coach having 1/22nd of the responsibility. But Neinas must be gone. Period.
I'd replace Neinas' spot with McKenzie (grad asst that is coaching LBs), just because I think he need a place on staff. Not sure I'd give him ST's or break that up and have him do LBs. Seems like McKenzie, Clark, Tumpkin would have a lot of input as it's their positional players manning those spots.
Mac can be the head ST coach like KSU does it.
I'd replace Neinas' spot with McKenzie (grad asst that is coaching LBs), just because I think he need a place on staff. Not sure I'd give him ST's or break that up and have him do LBs. Seems like McKenzie, Clark, Tumpkin would have a lot of input as it's their positional players manning those spots.
Mac can be the head ST coach like KSU does it.
Big Jim
WTF?
What? Are you not impressed with the hires last year? Leavitt, Tumpkin and he barely missed out on Kacy Rogers.
If your agenda is the coach should be fired, you do not acknowledge anything positive.
We won't know on that until we see what happens this offseason.
Based on last year, it appears that HCMM is willing to make changes and does so in a way that doesn't bash the coach publicly while doing all he can to help him secure a soft landing place.
I'm fine with announcements that "Coach X has decided to leave CU for the same position at Northern Arizona" as long as it continues to result in Baer-for-Leavitt and LaRussa-for-Tumpkin type upgrades.
Big Jim
WTF?
Reread your sentence. It requires time travel.
He didn't really hire anyone. Walters was a great pickup but obviously nienas was not. 3/4 since he has been at colorado
Is there really a need to promote McKenzie right now? Seems you benefit a lot more keeping him in his current role and upgrading elsewhere on the staff.
Need to get serious about So Cal and/or Texas in the next class. No more excuses. Any potential new hires need to bring those recruiting ties.
Big Jim
WTF?
I see what you did there.
Wtf? Is this post serious?
I would concede to that. But not sure McKenzie does a second year as a GA.
I would assume he wants to finish the Master's degree here.
Not my assumption.
les miles for Oline coach hahaha
Yes it is serious. He obviously decided to bring his staff with him which obviously was a mistake but the people he has brought in have been successful for the most part. Just wish he would have done it sooner. I'm talking about his hires.
You have an odd definition of "successful".
I've got news for you... he hired 7 SJSU coaches in year 1. No one else did that
Can you read?
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
Look, if you're going to give him credit for good hires in Leavitt and Tumpkin (which we should), you can't ignore the disastrous hires on his original staff, many of which are still here laying eggs.
Yes. Just confused why you only considered Neinas and Walters "hires" on his original staff
BlackNGold
Club Member
I don't know why people think there is going to be a big turnover in staff. Last year showed how hard it is to get assistants to CU and it will be tougher now. P5 Assistants that have other options will not want to come here when it is obvious that MacIntyre is probably coaching for job next year. You are going to end up with guys who have few options or guys from lower levels.
Yep. MM should have taken his original hires a lot more seriously
lawdogg
Club Member
Based on the length of time the search took, or based on other information you're privy to?
BlackNGold
Club Member
Many of their initial choices turned them down - several did not even want to talk. Leavitt was a good hire but he had few options, he was somewhat radioactive on the college front and had lost his NFL job and not getting a lot of offers. Tumpkin was going to be a casualty of Enos leaving CMU and had few options since most teams already filled out their staffs. I know a lot of people on this board like to make Tumpkin as some sort of superstar assistant. I am not convinced that is really the case. When Walters and Neinas were hired both were unemployed. MacIntyre has never gone out and taken a proven coach away from another team.
When MacCartney was HC he had a lot of turnover in his staff but he always knew the type of guys he wanted to bring in and went and got them. Assistants to some extent are reflections of the HC leadership. Look at Saban - he is on like his 4th OC and just keeps winning.
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