DL Coach Hawt Board v2.0

[realbp]

It sounds like Dave Tollefson may have a role in DL coaching in 26 according to Fat Sam.

 

[Fargo Husker]

It sounds like Dave Tollefson may have a role in DL coaching in 26 according to Fat Sam.

As long as he’s not official “DL coach” that’s fine I guess.

 

[realbp]

As long as he’s not official “DL coach” that’s fine I guess.

Why? Honest question. He seems to be universally respected. Is it a recruiting thing?

 

[Fargo Husker]

Why? Honest question. He seems to be universally respected. Is it a recruiting thing?

Yes, it’s a recruiting thing.

With each passing year, I become more and more convinced that CFB is a talent acquisition contest. You want your coaches to be good coaches, obviously, but bringing in someone with 0 college coaching experience would be foolish in this day and age of CFB.

 

[realbp]

Yes, it’s a recruiting thing.

With each passing year, I become more and more convinced that CFB is a talent acquisition contest. You want your coaches to be good coaches, obviously, but bringing in someone with 0 college coaching experience would be foolish in this day and age of CFB.

Completely understand this point.

I saw a Twitter post today from Dan Casey who listed the four questions T. O. asked when hiring a coach and ability to teach was 4th. In the first 3 were characteristics required in recruiting.

 

[PonyBoy]

Completely understand this point.

I saw a Twitter post today from Dan Casey who listed the four questions T. O. asked when hiring a coach and ability to teach was 4th. In the first 3 were characteristics required in recruiting.

"I've been saying it for a long time, I will not hire an assistant coach until I've seen his wife. "If she looks the part, and she's a D-1 recruit, then you got a chance to get hired. That's part of the deal. "There's a very strong correlation between having the confidence, going up and talking to a woman, and being quick on your feet and having some personality and confidence and being fun and articulate, than it is walking into a high school and recruiting a kid and selling him."

Above is James Franklin circa 2012. Lane Kiffin said similar years later.

Here's another one:

 

[Kinish]

But how will Rhule wear his hat backwards to show that he's super duper serious?

 

[nja13]

, but bringing in someone with 0 college coaching experience would be foolish in this day and age of CFB.

He doesn’t have zero college coaching experience. It’s not D1, but he coached DL and was the assistant head coach for IWCC.