1) install a culture of toughness and accountability...if some players leave that first year you are better off without them, the players who stay will bond and you will have more room for,recruits who fit your mold (and system)
This is exactly how I feel. Ive read a few times that practices are less physical under MR then any NU coach in a long time. If thats true nothing will ever get better under him. As for accountability I see it on defense. Both for players and coaches. On offense not so much. Int's stack up and nothing changes. O lineman whiff on a block or get blown up nothing changes. Only injuries force changes in personnel. And the play calling is just strange. There is no rhythm to it. No plays being setup. Maybe its that way because the O line is struggling im not sure. But it is very frustrating to watch the same things fail over and over. Luckily against Rutgers they went to the power run game and it paid off.
I think we already have #2 for the most part. There's only so much benefit you can get from that. The coaches are still going to be the ones making decisions. We need to find something new to use to our advantage instead of participating in arms races that every other school is doing.
I don't know the ins and outs of your support staff but I think in general you are underestimating its importance. There are programs that have 6+ true analysts. I'm not just talking about GAs but guys who are experienced college and/or NFL coaches. Yes, at the end of the day the assistants are making the calls but these guys are breaking down film for them, in some cases even going to an opponents every game to scout them, bringing in fresh ideas etc. There are some teams that for some reason almost never are unprepared for what a team throws at them (think Bama for example as I'm not sure if they were the first to do tthis but Saban was the guy who put it in blast).
