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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1203590" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>Don't worry about what Bama is doing. They're in another universe, and even if we had the ability to put together a staff that big, we likely don't have the ability to manage all of them let alone the office space to house all of them. Mere bodies doesn't create productivity. Nick Saban is a genius visionary James Bond villain who is reinventing the game. We just need to start actually playing the game.</p><p></p><p>Our direct competitors in the build we are attempting are Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. Those schools are at where we want to go. Lets take a look at those staffs. In order to be as football-specific and apples-to-apples as possible, I'm not going to count graduate assistants (who are enrolled as students, are technically not full time, and are paid peanuts), training staff, media relations people, athletic department liasons, equipment managers or secretaries. I am including Strength and Conditioning, which was not counted in that 18 number at Bama, fwiw. These are the people whose day jobs are winning football games.</p><p></p><p>Nebraska: </p><p>1 Head S&C coach with 4 assistants</p><p>2 Video Directors</p><p>3 Player Personnel Directors</p><p>2 Directors of Football Ops</p><p>1 Director of High School Relations</p><p></p><p>13 Total</p><p></p><p>Iowa:</p><p>1 Head S&C coach with 4 assistants</p><p>2 Directors of Football Ops</p><p>2 Video Coordinators</p><p>1 Director of Player Personnel</p><p>1 Director of Player Development</p><p>1 Director of On-Campus Recruiting </p><p>1 Football Analyst</p><p>1 Director of New Media (a great idea)</p><p></p><p>14 Total</p><p></p><p>Wisconsin:</p><p>1 Head S&C Coach with 3 assistants</p><p>1 Quality Control Coach</p><p>2 Directors of Recruiting</p><p>2 Directors of Football Ops</p><p>1 Director of Player Personnel & External Relations</p><p>1 Graphic Designer</p><p></p><p>11 Total</p><p></p><p>Illinois as of Cubit:</p><p>1 Head S&C Coach with 4 assistants</p><p>2 Video Coordinators</p><p>1 Assistant Recruiting Coordinator</p><p>1 Director of Football Ops</p><p>1 Director of Football Student-Athlete Development</p><p></p><p>10 Total</p><p></p><p>I think two extra recruiting-specific people would be great, whether that's evaluating film, managing communication, travel, and visits, or whatever. I also think someone to manage the design and outreach of our print and social media presence is a good idea in 2016. And the fact that Tim Knox is being retained probably means that Phair and Scheelhaase (perhaps among others) consider him to be a real asset, but acting as the logistical nerve center of the program (which is generally what DoFO's do) isn't really a one man job anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1203590, member: 527609"] Don't worry about what Bama is doing. They're in another universe, and even if we had the ability to put together a staff that big, we likely don't have the ability to manage all of them let alone the office space to house all of them. Mere bodies doesn't create productivity. Nick Saban is a genius visionary James Bond villain who is reinventing the game. We just need to start actually playing the game. Our direct competitors in the build we are attempting are Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. Those schools are at where we want to go. Lets take a look at those staffs. In order to be as football-specific and apples-to-apples as possible, I'm not going to count graduate assistants (who are enrolled as students, are technically not full time, and are paid peanuts), training staff, media relations people, athletic department liasons, equipment managers or secretaries. I am including Strength and Conditioning, which was not counted in that 18 number at Bama, fwiw. These are the people whose day jobs are winning football games. Nebraska: 1 Head S&C coach with 4 assistants 2 Video Directors 3 Player Personnel Directors 2 Directors of Football Ops 1 Director of High School Relations 13 Total Iowa: 1 Head S&C coach with 4 assistants 2 Directors of Football Ops 2 Video Coordinators 1 Director of Player Personnel 1 Director of Player Development 1 Director of On-Campus Recruiting 1 Football Analyst 1 Director of New Media (a great idea) 14 Total Wisconsin: 1 Head S&C Coach with 3 assistants 1 Quality Control Coach 2 Directors of Recruiting 2 Directors of Football Ops 1 Director of Player Personnel & External Relations 1 Graphic Designer 11 Total Illinois as of Cubit: 1 Head S&C Coach with 4 assistants 2 Video Coordinators 1 Assistant Recruiting Coordinator 1 Director of Football Ops 1 Director of Football Student-Athlete Development 10 Total I think two extra recruiting-specific people would be great, whether that's evaluating film, managing communication, travel, and visits, or whatever. I also think someone to manage the design and outreach of our print and social media presence is a good idea in 2016. And the fact that Tim Knox is being retained probably means that Phair and Scheelhaase (perhaps among others) consider him to be a real asset, but acting as the logistical nerve center of the program (which is generally what DoFO's do) isn't really a one man job anymore. [/QUOTE]
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