DC Bobby Hauck out at Illinois

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IllinistrandedinHouston
HensonHall71 said:
It was one of those hires that was pretty obviously a bad fit from the start - similar to Petersen. That's not just 20/20 hindsight - when 95% of the reaction from this board is "WTH?" when they are hired, it usually ends up poorly. Hiring retired guys from lower levels of football given how complex offenses are in schemes these days is just not a good path

I imagine Bret plays a much more active role in the defense for the rest of the season - whether it's Cooper or someone else stepping up, I would think Bret will have his hands all over it - he wouldn't have let Hauck go if he wasn't going to do that
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WTH = What the Hauck!?
 
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phats22
RabidDawgClassic said:
Beckman, and it’s not even close.

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#279      
fuddrules
AssemblyHallForever said:
I have never been a fan of a three man front. It only works when you have 4 solid linebackers to make plays as the defensive front creates openings. Plus you need a fast blitzing LB like a LT or even a Ricky Jackson/Pat Swilling like New Orleans had. Plus, I never liked a DC in the booth. Needs to be on the sideline directing and calling the D. This multiple confusing communication from the booth to the field never works. If Cooper is the choice, I hope he calls the game from the field and gets the trust of the players. When Bailey basically calls out his coach, you know something is wrong.
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Illinois ran a ton of 4 and even some 5 man fronts vs. OSU as long as you consider the LB (aka DE) lined up at the line of scrimmage part of the front.

Ironically, the time they should have sacked Sayin, they were in a 3 man front with a blitzing LB.
 
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altgeld88
RabidDawgClassic said:
Beckman, and it’s not even close.

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phats22 said:
Our
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Effort and
Energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A welcome rememinder that:
(1) Our long Illini nightmare is over;
(2) The stich can always be much worse than it actually is.

That guy was a walking, bumbling parody.
 
#281      
fuddrules
GForce said:
My first thought: let's just hire Montana's DC, then I learned he was already on staff. ... I'd bet good money he's better at running a defense and calling plays than Hauck.
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Yep, and his DC before Cooper was Bradford, is also on the staff.

It's not out of the question that Illinois makes a nice jump on D with Hauck gone.
 
#282      
The Maestro of Mayhem
a. henry's No. 3-ranked ND defense is ranked #1 in total defense (3.6 yards/play) and #2 scoring defense (8.0 pts./game)....

maybe we're pointing the finger at the wrong guy?
 
#284      
mhuml32
Werner's podcast reminded me that Justin Wilcox is still available.
 
#293      
Illini4Chief
The Maestro of Mayhem said:
a. henry's No. 3-ranked ND defense is ranked #1 in total defense (3.6 yards/play) and #2 scoring defense (8.0 pts./game)....

maybe we're pointing the finger at the wrong guy?
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ND defense full of top/nations best players.......besides the defense head coach is Chris Ash....not too hard to get good stats if ya got top shelf players
 
#294      
ChiefGritty
I'm gonna be real, I just straight up don't believe the narrative that Bielema was committed to moving on from Henry and totally changing the defense, but then just sat on that conviction for two months as the coaching carousel spun in order to avoid having to fire Henry.

That smells to me like the writer's room of Official Insider Lore straining to tie up loose narrative threads for the season finale.
 
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ptgrd23
The Maestro of Mayhem said:
a. henry's No. 3-ranked ND defense is ranked #1 in total defense (3.6 yards/play) and #2 scoring defense (8.0 pts./game)....
maybe we're pointing the finger at the wrong guy?
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Chris Ash is DC at Notre Dame. Aaron is DB coach
Ash was DC at Arkansas, Ohio State and Texas. He was also HC at Rutgers. He coached in NFL at Jaguars and Raiders. Per Yahoo Sports $48M NIL Per Sideline $58M. Considered right up there with Ohio State, Texas Oregon
 
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JKR
a. henry's No. 3-ranked ND defense is ranked #1 in total defense (3.6 yards/play) and #2 scoring defense (8.0 pts./game)....

maybe we're pointing the finger at the wrong guy?
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It's more about the Jimmy's and Joe's
Than the X's and O's.
 
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