Was at Mr. Spot's the day of the Oregon game (post-Horror), wearing my RU hat and jersey. Guy in the place says "Don't get too used to your coach -- he's going to be working here next season." Your fan base was receptive to him then, and I think they'd welcome him now.
I think UM could do far worse than Schiano. As Wolverine1987 pointed out, the NFL criticism is moot. GS ran a clean program with a top 5 APR pretty much every year. The approach that the NFL guys chafed against is far better suited to college kids. He recruited incredibly well, including opening a branch of the "State of Rutgers" down in Florida and pulling top kids up from there to NJ. And his "Family" atmosphere is a great sell in living rooms. Look back at how he handled the LeGrand injury -- that's the measure of the man.
Schematically, he'd need to hire a good OC, and you'd better hope he found the humility to trust him. Defensively, he's well suited to the B1G - a Schiano defense is fast, dials up creative blitzes, and stops the run. As successful as he was with this at RU in the BE, he'd be moreso with B1G players.
Bottom line: if the Harbaughs don't bite and Mullen can't be lured away, GS should get a phone call from your new AD.
Looking at the numbers, the "contenders" for B10 expansion are pretty scattered.
(APR, Elig. Rate, Ret. Rate)
B10 Avg: 977.5, 932.9, 947.4
PSU: 976, 957, 980 (first in B10)
UMich: 947, 930, 945 (mid B10)
Mizzou: 951, 953, 935 (#2 B12)
Texas: 939, 909, 947 (#6 B12)
Rutgers: 980, 983, 971 (#1 BE)
Syracuse: 956, 957, 947 (#2 BE)
Pitt: 944, 929, 944 (#5 BE)
Rutgers would top the B10, and 'Cuse would be 5. Pitt falls to the lower half of the B10. The two B12 "candidates" are mid-pack B10.
I wonder if the Presidents consider these types of stats, or if it's all about the eyeballs?
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Was at Mr. Spot's the day of the Oregon game (post-Horror), wearing my RU hat and jersey. Guy in the place says "Don't get too used to your coach -- he's going to be working here next season." Your fan base was receptive to him then, and I think they'd welcome him now.
I think UM could do far worse than Schiano. As Wolverine1987 pointed out, the NFL criticism is moot. GS ran a clean program with a top 5 APR pretty much every year. The approach that the NFL guys chafed against is far better suited to college kids. He recruited incredibly well, including opening a branch of the "State of Rutgers" down in Florida and pulling top kids up from there to NJ. And his "Family" atmosphere is a great sell in living rooms. Look back at how he handled the LeGrand injury -- that's the measure of the man.
Schematically, he'd need to hire a good OC, and you'd better hope he found the humility to trust him. Defensively, he's well suited to the B1G - a Schiano defense is fast, dials up creative blitzes, and stops the run. As successful as he was with this at RU in the BE, he'd be moreso with B1G players.
Bottom line: if the Harbaughs don't bite and Mullen can't be lured away, GS should get a phone call from your new AD.