B1G's Best Asst. Coach Recruiters (Rivals)
Here's an interesting Rivals article (link). Highlights!
- Obviously: OSU and Michigan have the best recruiters. You probably know all about Michigan's body of work, but OSU was admittedly impressive in Texas and Georgia. They secured the #1 Texan and took a 4 star running back wanted by Texas/Oregon. They also beat out 'Bama and Georgia for a 5 star Georgian linebacker.
- Also expected: Fred Jackson's recruiting prowess in Detroit is like Nick Saban and Lane Kiffin, but cleaner (This is almost not an exaggeration.)
- Greg Mattison's work all over the country gets mentioned. He's credited for securing Poggi from the Crimson Temptress, but you probably knew that already.
- I think Indiana's continued recruiting successes are the most noteworthy. They pulled a couple 4 star prospects from the Hoosier State--but also a 4 star out of Georgia. Indy raiding the SEC is pretty wild.
- Jerry Montgomery didn't make the list. These things probably vary by year, and I don't think it's a strong indication of anything in particular, but it's a relevant omission for Michigan fans.
- Frosting should come in two varieties: Chuck E. Cheese-style and the kind made with cream cheese. Also, all pie crusts should be made of graham crackers.
February 28th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
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February 28th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
Indiana pulled a 4 star from SEC country?
Outside of Florida State his offer list is quite underwhelming.
February 28th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
Indiana pulled a 4 star?
February 28th, 2013 at 10:35 PM ^
Indiana has a football team?
Purdue's in the Big Ten?
Kentucky and Ole Miss were the only SEC schools to offer him
February 28th, 2013 at 10:32 PM ^
Indy even pulled 5-star Gunner Kiel!
(for a few weeks anyway)
February 28th, 2013 at 10:51 PM ^
Graham cracker crust is pretty amazing, and imho, infinitely better than most any regular pastry crust can ever aspire to be. However, never underestimate the heavenly deliciousness that is an Oreo pie crust...
I agree and don't know how I could forget about Oreo. Are Oreo crusts used for the Hershey Sundae Pies (Burger King's masterpiece)?
Crushed pretzel crust with a chocolate mousse is like eating a chocolate covered prezel only much better.
February 28th, 2013 at 11:08 PM ^
Considering his body of work as a coach and recruiter for Michigan (5 of Michigan's top 10 RBs in terms of net yards and 10 All-Big ten RBs), I have to think Jackson makes such a list on almost any measure. The Daily ran an article back in the fall of 2011 about some of the recruiting he more or less did for Michigan before even taking a position in the staff, and it discussed how he initially came to work as a coach and teacher in Flint as part of a program that brought minority educators to the Midwest. At Southwestern High School, he was the assistant football coach, among other duties, and one of the first recruits he helped to bring to Michigan - long before he worked there - was the son of the school's athletic director, one Rick Leach. It was interesting ro see how long, in a sense, Fred Jackson has been helping Michigan acquire high-level talent.
February 28th, 2013 at 11:11 PM ^
Kevin Wilson is the first hire for them in a long time that I think was a good one. Unfortunately for them, I can see him jumping at a bigger job once Indiana improves a little bit...
That's an interesting thought. After going 4-8 last year, he'll probably need more than one year of success to get considered for a bigger opportunity. We've seen crazier things happen (Gene Chizik - cough, cough).
According to SB nation, here's a list of 2013 coaches Hot Seat Rankings:
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/2/18/4000566/college-football-coaches-hot-seat-2013
I don't agree with the rankings for some of these coaches. For instance, they have Mark Richt at #3 and Will Muschamp at #15. There are a few others that are a little odd, but a couple of names are interesting, though.
Example: I could see Bo Pelini hanging on at Nebraska for a couple more years. If Wilson could get Indiana on the right track, I could see Nebraska going after him. Likewise with Kirk Ferentz at Iowa.
If Purdue can't get their act together, I can see Indiana taking over their place in the middle of the pack in the B1G. That would definitely be an improvement over their past 20 years.
We have seen crazier things happen, but he was 1-11 two years ago and 4-8 last year. If he gets Indiana to 6-6 this year, I would say that's a pretty good success story. And Indiana did a good job of recruiting in the 2013 class (for them), so there's a solid foundation for success beyond the upcoming year. They probably won't be Big Ten champs anytime soon, but an 8-4 season for them would be outstanding.
Aside from the brain cancer, I mean. Hoeppner got the program on the right track, IMO.
Hoeppner did a good job while he was there, and I only heard good things about him. But he went 4-7 and 5-7 while he was there, so he didn't set the bar too awfully high for team success.
Indiana?
and the Indiana staff not nearly enough. They pretty much go by stars and rankings and it's a hell of a lot easier to pull in 4 and 5 stars at Michigan and OSU than most other Big Ten schools. Based on history, almost nothing noteworthy occurred.
On the other hand, Indiana football pulled in multiple 4 stars! Indiana!...Football! That's insane given their historical recruiting and on-field success. They should get the credit ime
Indiana had more 4 stars than Michigan State last year.
#Where'sthethreat?