Dirk on the JP hire
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Good to see Dirk put that little whiner in his place in the bit about Parrella. That reader needs to step back off of the edge, sheesh.
I appreciate Dirk's articles. He was one of the main proponent in looking into our former coach's 7 year overview as well as a driving force to move on from mediocrity. I'm hoping this article brings some good mojo to next season. Why isn't it September 5? UGH! Cannot come soon enough!
Dirk makes some good points but many of the assistants he listed who had experience were either getting booted from their original school or without any great coaching results. Barney, cmon weak at ISU weak always, Cosgrove, Wisc couldn't wait to dump....Elmassian I think always had a great mastermind in Bud Foster..it was Fosters D at VT that PE was helping run...so.. it's not like we were getting really good experienced assistants from other top programs or coaches with proven top results..almost the opposite
so bottom line this is another roll of the dice once again just like Riley is a bit of a crapshoot. There are only a few top coaches in the country right now who could go anywhere and instantly elevate..the rest need great players or at least a few stars at the right spots..like QB, combined with incredible coaching system and development. Even so..that's all limited ceiling without truly being one of the teams who recruit elite top 10-15 every year.. that is actually the biggest thing that we need and that is how you separate away from IOWA. You beat teams like less athletic Iowa or Wisc most years by
A: being able to match physical LOS
B: what NU hasn't had over most other teams lately..has been elite skilled athletes with speed like Stanford had or obviously Bama has or Ohio State has....
again the combo of A and B is how you separate. Just look at what DPE did vs. Iowa..single handedly beat Iowa in 2014.. with 2 punt returns. just like Johnny R separated NU in the 70s..Gill Rozier Craig and Fryar helped us separate in the early 80s..the only time in 80s we were truly legit..top team and just like finally getting MIami speed especially back 7 speed that matched the Florida teams to go along with what was always a great stout run stopping D..but when NU added it's elite speed and top recruits to skilled spots..that's how you match Ohio States
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so bottom line this is another roll of the dice once again just like Riley is a bit of a crapshoot. There are only a few top coaches in the country right now who could go anywhere and instantly elevate..the rest need great players or at least a few stars at the right spots..like QB, combined with incredible coaching system and development. Even so..that's all limited ceiling without truly being one of the teams who recruit elite top 10-15 every year.. that is actually the biggest thing that we need and that is how you separate away from IOWA. You beat teams like less athletic Iowa or Wisc most years by
A: being able to match physical LOS
B: what NU hasn't had over most other teams lately..has been elite skilled athletes with speed like Stanford had or obviously Bama has or Ohio State has....
again the combo of A and B is how you separate. Just look at what DPE did vs. Iowa..single handedly beat Iowa in 2014.. with 2 punt returns. just like Johnny R separated NU in the 70s..Gill Rozier Craig and Fryar helped us separate in the early 80s..the only time in 80s we were truly legit..top team and just like finally getting MIami speed especially back 7 speed that matched the Florida teams to go along with what was always a great stout run stopping D..but when NU added it's elite speed and top recruits to skilled spots..that's how you match Ohio States
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I think some people are taking this way too seriously. We are talking about a position coach here, not even a coordinator. It's not like this was a make or break hire that was going to have a huge impact on the success or lack of success of the team. You don't need to make a "splash" hire for every position coach. That is why I am fine with this hire, despite the fact I am usually not big on legacy hires who don't have much experience. MR says the hire wasn't about Parrella's Husker background, and I believe him. But he said that it was an added bonus, and I agree-it's certainly not a bad thing to have somebody on staff who has played for the program. People who complain about this hire seem to be the perpetually angry and disappointed crowd who can't be happy with anything.
Agree mostly... Where this hire could really shine is if JP proves hat he can recruit as well.
At the same time, I can't help but think if JP were here this past season, we wouldn't be losing both Collins and Valentine. Could be wrong, just seems like he would have helped Valentine decide to stay...
Seriously? It's almost spring, and you want it to be fall? NOT me! I can wait for football for another 6 months. This is my favorite time of year, because we have 9 months of no snow and decent weather.
