I'd love that
He did retire from Loyola. The rumor is NU
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He did retire from Loyola. The rumor is NU
if Kane is the DC, we would need a LB Coach
It may be necessary to point out what should be the obvious:
Just because someone played a position at the college level does not mean they will be able to coach at the college level.
Just because someone played a position at the college level does not mean they will be able to coach at the college level.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
agree
and I generally am skeptical of hiring people just because they played for us.
he might be worth a call for a LB position coach spot , if we need one , only because his success as head coach as Loyola and his connections to the ILL HS Coaches - he possibly could be a great recruiter if he was okay being on the road alot at his age. He might now want that now
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Not always. Some DCs like to take a position coach role as well. But, yes, that may be the case here and an LB coach could be in the works.
The last year that Kane was DC at SMU he had a strong defense and that same year there was talk out of Mizzou that Walters was in danger of losing his play calling duties. Kane isn't a rookie. Plus Bielema hired him as a GA, so there is some history.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
True.
But on the flipside, you even don't have to play college football in order to become an excellent D1 coach (i.e. Mike Leach).
Not funny. Brings back nightmares for me
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Crap. And this one too. My beard right now looks amazingly similar in color & length. Time for some "Just for Men"
Obviously Holocek isn't going to step into a DC role in a power conference. But it would be interesting to see if he has any interest in a assistant role.
I've always assumed he had a job outside of coaching Loyola. So chasing coaching at the next level wasn't important to him and certainly not more important than raising his family.
It seems like the vast majority of coaches get GA jobs and do that for a couple years before getting their first position job. But a few have gone from high school.
One interesting one is Barry Alvarez who had two HS gigs over five years before becoming the Iowa LB coach.
Here's a few others stories. HS to College Coaching
I think it bears mentioning that Holocek hasn't put in the long years in HS because no one wanted him but rather for other reasons.
Further, I have no idea how good he might be. But the record sure is impressive.
I've always assumed he had a job outside of coaching Loyola. So chasing coaching at the next level wasn't important to him and certainly not more important than raising his family.
It seems like the vast majority of coaches get GA jobs and do that for a couple years before getting their first position job. But a few have gone from high school.
One interesting one is Barry Alvarez who had two HS gigs over five years before becoming the Iowa LB coach.
Here's a few others stories. HS to College Coaching
I think it bears mentioning that Holocek hasn't put in the long years in HS because no one wanted him but rather for other reasons.
Further, I have no idea how good he might be. But the record sure is impressive.
Go on….
Emma?
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Emma’s actually the social media lead. She’s great.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
crazy silly guess - but I know there are lots of girls between 18-28 named Emma . not too many that age named Barb or Nancy
It’s basically been said, but Bret had to have known this was coming for quite some time. To me, that’s key to this whole thing. Maybe some names are now available that weren’t when the initial plan was set, but this isn’t some out of the blue hire away that would cause a scramble.
To me, a calm and well planned Bret is a heck of a weapon to throw at a coaching search.
To me, a calm and well planned Bret is a heck of a weapon to throw at a coaching search.
BB knows this business and he plays chess while our previous coaches barely played checkers. He is not surprised by this and has various courses of action and won’t be caught fly footed
The only X factor in this is which players/recruits leave for PU. I think that is so much harder to judge
The only X factor in this is which players/recruits leave for PU. I think that is so much harder to judge
The other obvious point is that just because someone coaches at the high school level doesn't mean they wouldn't succeed as a coach at the college level. Either the person has expertise in motivation, training, etc., has the desire to put in the work, and has the requisite football knowledge or they don't.
By the logic of some on here it seems that Trent Dilfer will be a failure at UAB because his NFL and high school coaching career is trumped by the fact that he didn't "put in his dues" as a QB coach or OC first.
That wold be a bold move. What is her previous coaching experience hope more than Lovie’s son
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