Overall Grade = C+
A - Leadership; Moral Conviction; Player Relations; Discipline
B - Face of the Program; Press Relations
C - Charisma; Program Allure; Being someone that high school seniors really want to play for
D - Recruiting Results
tend to agree. Add to that a D or so on coaching hires. Maybe his choices were limited, but he's had a few pretty bad hires based on friendship/relationships.Overall Grade = C+
A - Leadership; Moral Conviction; Player Relations; Discipline
B - Face of the Program; Press Relations
C - Charisma; Program Allure; Being someone that high school seniors really want to play for
D - Recruiting Results
Show that you can propel the team forward, rather than just digging them out of a hole they're just going to fall back into again.
Overall Grade = C+
I gave him a C, but I was expecting an A when he was hired. I agree with everything you said except for 7+ wins. I bet he stays with 5. It shouldn't happen, but if it does I know there will be an excuse (covid, injury, Beckman, etc.)Major disappointment so far. Given his pedigree and name recognition he had a chance to come in and very quickly improve the program. He made too many bad hires and recruiting has been weak, particularly in state. He has one more year to turn things around, but given a weak schedule needs 7+ wins to do so
I actually think I will bump mine to a C. I am not sure we get the new Smith Football Center without Lovie as the HC. That should have a longer lasting impactD for disappointed at where we are. Still some time to succeed however
Nice comment! These are great benchmarks......and MSU probably needs to be included. 30 years ago we were ending a 10-year string where we were in 5th place in the (adjusted -- and now current) Big 10, behind only OSU, MICH, PSU and NEB.Right. It’s time to stack up bowl seasons. 4 out of 5, 5 out of 6. Prove to both the fans and the recruiting base that the program deserves to be taken seriously.
Minnesota has been to bowls in 15 of the last 20 years and 7 of 8.
Wisconsin has been to bowls in 25 of the last 27 years and 18 in a row.
Iowa has been to bowls 17 of 19 years and 7 in a row.
Northwestern has been to bowls 9 of the last 12 years and 4 of 5.
That’s our competition. That’s the company we need to be joining.
and Maryland is recruiting very well, PU has gone to bowls in 2 of the last 3 seasons and only missed last year due to injuries, and Rutgers just brought back a coach who went to bowls in 5 of his last 6 seasons there. We need to step it up a few notchesNice comment! These are great benchmarks......and MSU probably needs to be included. 30 years ago we were ending a 10-year string where we were in 5th place in the (adjusted -- and now current) Big 10, behind only OSU, MICH, PSU and NEB.
That leaves Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Purdue and Rutgers currently pulling up the rear. And Indiana is on a nice little run right now.
Overall Grade = C+
A - Leadership; Moral Conviction; Player Relations; Discipline
B - Face of the Program; Press Relations
C - Charisma; Program Allure; Being someone that high school seniors really want to play for
D - Recruiting Results