He was plan B
Coaching Carousel (Football)
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Coached at Western Illinois with Thad Ward too, Chicago native, good catch.
Losing good assistant coaches sucks. So does graduating seniors.
Good programs reload and move on. I have faith Bret can replace these guys.
Good programs reload and move on. I have faith Bret can replace these guys.
College coaching is a tough gig. Lots of schools chasing a finite numbers of wins.
Head coaches can make big bucks but if they don’t consistently grab enough wins – the same wins every other head coach is after – they’re gone after a few years.
The “half-life” of assistant coaches is even shorter. They move around a lot, and they don’t make the big, big bucks in most cases.
Andy Buh didn’t get a coaching job at Purdue. He was hired as an analyst. He’s had 13 coaching stops since 1998. Nothing against Buh, I wish he had been retained. But it’s probably a good example of the life of an assistant coach.
Are more coaches moving to the NFL? Maybe they want to, but the NFL certainly cannot absorb them all.
Head coaches can make big bucks but if they don’t consistently grab enough wins – the same wins every other head coach is after – they’re gone after a few years.
The “half-life” of assistant coaches is even shorter. They move around a lot, and they don’t make the big, big bucks in most cases.
Andy Buh didn’t get a coaching job at Purdue. He was hired as an analyst. He’s had 13 coaching stops since 1998. Nothing against Buh, I wish he had been retained. But it’s probably a good example of the life of an assistant coach.
Are more coaches moving to the NFL? Maybe they want to, but the NFL certainly cannot absorb them all.
Great news!
Maybe, but right now, I ain't jolly. We'll see how this shakes out.
Funny how things change. When I played varsity basketball in high school, we each received two pairs of white high top Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars. One for practice, one for games. They were considered "tight" versus the black version that were becoming old school.
Just realized. New pic.
That’s the Dallas connection
Wouldn’t have guessed someone at South Carolina would come to Illinois for the same coaching position but I guess going from wr coach to coach tight end’s opened that opportunity for us?
The quickest way to turn around our recruiting fortunes in the Chicago area would be to hire Jordan Lynch. Too bad he doesn't fit our staff needs right now.
illinidarrin
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Justin Stepp
gamecocksonline.com
Crossed paths with Barry Lunney at Arkansas under Chad Morris. Big time rep as a recruiter, one of the highest paid guys on the USC staff though they just moved him from WR to TE coach after hiring James Coley (another notorious rainmaker on the trail) in the WR role.
It would seem a bit surprising to yank him from that program on the upswing north of the Mason-Dixon line for the first time in his career.
A ton of money and he felt a bit sidelined by the move away from the WR role maybe? It's a credible hire, no question of that.
Justin Stepp
Crossed paths with Barry Lunney at Arkansas under Chad Morris. Big time rep as a recruiter, one of the highest paid guys on the USC staff though they just moved him from WR to TE coach after hiring James Coley (another notorious rainmaker on the trail) in the WR role.
It would seem a bit surprising to yank him from that program on the upswing north of the Mason-Dixon line for the first time in his career.
A ton of money and he felt a bit sidelined by the move away from the WR role maybe? It's a credible hire, no question of that.
Justin Stepp All Time Recruits
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Tread lightly my friend
Fenelus --> Gibbs = clear upgrade
McDonald --> Stepp = push??
Buh --> McDaniel = clear downgrade (Buh firing really doesn't make sense with this being the alternative)
McDonald --> Stepp = push??
Buh --> McDaniel = clear downgrade (Buh firing really doesn't make sense with this being the alternative)
Still have one hire left. I would like to see Holecheck brought on as an analyst. I’ve heard he has no interest in recruiting.
Him and Stepp in Texas should provide some results
Gibbs should help in Florida
I'd chalk that up to Holgo being on the hot seat and generally unlikeable
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