NCAA to look at size of coaching staffs
Apparently the NCAA is going to look at the size of coaching staffs. Alabama is featured here:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/hey-nick-saban-the-ncaa-…
On-topic, I think, because Michigan has at least a few analysts on its staff ...
Which has absolutely nothing to do with analyst positions. That rule was made to help level the field.
This is something that should have been obvious to bring up at some point during the 10th assistant coach thing. Leveling the playing field is great, but the timing here is groan-worthy.
Huh, leveling the field. User avatar checks out.
When do we get to appoint our 20 bagmen?
April 20th, 2017 at 10:50 AM ^
I have to believe Harbaugh's League of Extraordinary Bagmen would be even more Extraordinary than the rest.
April 20th, 2017 at 10:24 AM ^
They replaced Mangino with Weis. That did NOTHING to change the size of their coaching staff. They're better now though.
It's probably a ruse so it doesn't look like they are 100% pandering to the SEC.
April 20th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
100% panders to the SEC...
The Alabama staff is estimated to be far higher than the 15 reported by Dennis Dodd. It is more like 28-36.
Michigan is nearing the 14-16 number. Some analysts that have already accepted offers haven't even arrived in Ann Arbor yet. One offensive analyst is due to take his post in July.
I seem to recall some confusion and concern as to what analysts were, and were not allowed to do - especially in contact with the players. Meanwhile Ohio Sate and Bama were like LOL WUT???
Michigan seemed to be painfully conservative for a few years, and then when Hoke and staff arrived it was OK to have analysts and openly talk about them again. Now, under Harbaugh, it is one of many areas to leverage for competitive advantage with enthusiasm.
I have no issue with Michigan doing this. In fact they should leverage every loophole while they can, since -- yeah -- no bagmen or free tattoos and Chargers. However, this is one issue we are on the "have" side of the equation, so best not to cast stones I guess.
The thread title got a chuckle from me after reading the urinal comments in the what do you miss about Michigan Stadium thread. Also, the NCAA should take a long walk off a short pier.
Jim's is the longest.
April 20th, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^
Is that a look of disbelief or amazement?
April 20th, 2017 at 11:53 AM ^
With colleges not being able to hire coaches from high schools within 2 years of a prospective recruit. And with limitations being made on college coaching staffs, it seems that NCAA is making it much harder for high school coaches to move up into the collegiate ranks. It's unlikely that a top level college staff would look to a high school coach to immediately fill one of the 10 coaching spots available.
No surprise, but there is already some talk of a lawsuit against the NCAA if they keep limiting opportunities.
All lawsuits from the teams are absurd and should be dismissed out of hand, since the CBAA exists at the behest of the teams. A lawsuit from would-be analysts should be more valid
April 20th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
I call BS on this. When the NCAA start caring about leveling the playing field they will stop the rampant academic and recruiting violations that go on. This is yet another smoke screen that they continually put out to hide the real problems.
btw. the size of the recruiting staffs are far from the biggest reason why Bama is always going to be better than Minny.
this is an actual problem, but it's far from the biggest
Oh NCAA, it's not the size of the staff that matters. It's how well the head coach knows how to use it.
...I see it.
It happens to a lot of programs. it's ok. Really.
April 20th, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
Exactly. The problem under RichRod wasn't the size or the quality of the staff, it's how fast the staff tried to do everything. By the end of the first quarter, we'd have a decent lead, but then we'd do nothing the next three. We would just blow our load in that first quarter...
So while RR and his staff were going through their entire playbook in the 1st quarter they shoud have been thinking about baseball or mowing the lawn?
April 20th, 2017 at 11:14 AM ^
I'd probably be singing a different tune if I wasn't a part of a rich blue blood program.
April 20th, 2017 at 10:20 AM ^
April 20th, 2017 at 10:58 AM ^
Their athletic department budget is slightly less but they field a lot fewer teams and over 20% less total scholarships across all sports. The point is schools like Michigan, Ohio State and really, the rest of the Big Ten field a lot more sports and student-athletes. But with nearly all of the revenue coming from two sports, Bama's advantage hurts even schools with healthy ADs. And Bama is the poster child because they make SOOO much money off football. (Hope this link works.)
April 20th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
Really, how many coaches, assistants, analysts, GA's, interns, student assistants, and support staff does it take to win a football game?
April 20th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
April 20th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
If the analyst staff gets cut, just conmbine them with some of the medical staff, like, say physical therapists.
What could go wrong?
April 20th, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^
April 20th, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
Even if they do pass a rule, teams might as well just hire as many as they want, obviously the NCAA doesn't punish anyone for rules violations.....oh unless you stretch 15mins too long.
April 20th, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^
before Michigan is operating a facility in Georgia...and Texas...and California, simply to go along with the new limitations of the satellite camp rule.