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Alright, something I'm curious about. WIth how things wrapped up on signing day, how adept is the current staff at recruiting? Obviously, vote in poll for who your favorite is...

 

But I'd also be interested in ranking the current staff in reagrds to this question. Personally my list is as follows:

  1. John Papuchis-- Coach JP has shown time and time again ever since he's gotten here that he can keep us in the running for kids who'd otherwise slam the door shut on DONU right away until the bitter end. Heck, he's even reeled in a few. Most examples escape me, but I know he singlehandedly won over Ankrah from the oft-neglected state of Maryland a few years ago. I really hope the promotion to DC will not hamper his ability to use his talent on the trail but realisitically it has to, to some degree.
  2. Corey Raymond-- Might catch a little flack for this one, but he came right out and voiced his concern with our efforts after the bowl loss. That took some nuts, and after that he really got a lot of Louisiana guys and defensive backfield prospects to give us a look. I believe his inroads to the state of LA, NFL experience, and relative youth will serve us very VERY well very soon. I think he was pretty much responsible for getting our foot in the door, and then slamming it shut once we got inside, on the somehow overlooked Alonzo Moore. He's a good coach, a great recruiter, and we should do whatever we can to keep him around a long time (especially if he keeps it in his pants, Marvin :blink: )
  3. John Garrison-- This may also come as a surprise, but he's a very energetic, enthusiastic young coach who definitely pulls his weight on the recruiting trail. What's more, he truly loves NU, having played here, and I feel that might spur him to try that much harder recruiting wise. He was JW's lead recruiter and did a fantastic job letting the scenario play out and eventually warding off the dogs from Notre Dame. He's a technician as a coach as well, which I really like (someone's gotta succeed Barney soon), and I think he's another excellent young coach that can really help us recruit.
  4. Tim Beck-- Beck was a really good recruiter when he was our RB coach. He has major inroads in Texas, specifically the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, from having been a HS coach down there. I remember he was the guy who reeled in Sexy Rexy... Can you even imagine the last 3 years without that kid? Unfortunately, as I think we'll see with coach JP, the transition to OC took away from his ability to recruit somewhat. But hey, he was still pivotal in keeping JW on board, explaining the direction his offense is going, and he can still be a real asset to us.
  5. Ron Brown-- Coach Brown and Kaz for me were pretty much a toss-up. Brown gets the nod since he's hauled in more recruits recently. He's pulled in 7 the last 3 years, whereas Kaz is credited by Rivals with five. Brown is an oustanding human being, and can close very well with anyone who has any type of faith. Even AA and he share a special bond, even though AA is Muslim. The prayer at the PSU game definitely helped increase Brown's visibility, for those who didn't know what type of guy he was. He did a lot of the legwork on Cross and Borque, when we decided we needed a bruiser. Got both in the position to visit, and eventually secured Cross for us. Parents absoultely love Brown, and recruits do as well. This is why I have him a notch above coach Kaz.
  6. RIck Kaczenski-- I think Rick is another enthusiastic young guy who will help us out quite a bit in the future. He already swayed Curry to be :bigredn: this year, and was always good for a handful of decent prospects coming onboard every year while at Iowa. Not great players star-wise, but solid guys, which will have to be what we build this program back up to respectability on. Obviously, you need a mix of a few big-time world beater recruits to win the big one, but honestly there's no way around it-- We're NU, we're not in a recruiting hotbed, and the majority of players that will form the foundation of our team will not be :star :star :star :star :star players. Just not enough to go around. But I digress-- Love that coach Kaz brings a FLA connection... that's one state we've sorely overlooked for a LONG time now... under both Cally and Bo. Want to make some inroads.
  7. Marrow-- It's kinda unfair to include Marrow on this list, as he's only a GA at this point. But he was solely responsible for Alexander's commitment, and probably helped with Williams last year in some capacity, as he coached at their school. He is working with the TE's (and OL?) at this point though. Look for him to be named a TE coach someday, as he has NFL experience playing it, and I'm excited to see what he can do recruiting once he's a paid position coach.
  8. FIsher, Cotton, Els-- None of these guys have wowed me to this point. Fisher did help with JW, and brought Taariq Allen over from his school (though it could be argued it was the other way around). Cotton likes to play Army Guys more than recruit or coach, and we put him in charge of in-state kids to lessen the risk of him possibly screwing up their recruitment. Gotta give him a big head start. He only recruits his own position (OL) as well, though that is true in a good number of cases. Els has done literally nothing, and hopefully he can be very organized and push papers well as a recruiting coordinator, because at this point I don't know that I'd want to send him into a recruits home with the deal on the line.

I didn't include Bo in this list, as he tends to recruit wherever is needed and seal the deal, as opposed to getting our foot in the door and doing the grunt work on the trail. Having said that though, the straight shooter approach he takes with recruits (and the rest of our staff has adapted) seems to be wildly popular with a lot of recruits. Obviously, some (a lot of the higher rated guys) want to be catered to and told how much their needed from their sutior schools, but Bo doesn't go for that crap. Now, we'll whiff on some guys for exactly that reason. But on the other hand, a lot of kids (namely, recent signees) love his approach and we're building a specific type of team here, filled with a lot of guys that tick a certain way. They know what they're getting into, and I think it bodes well for us in the future. Bo himself is an excellent closer, and we're lucky to have him-- "We're lazy recruiting and need to start caring about it" believers be damned! When we need to seal the deal with a recruit, I wouldn't want to anybody but Bo in the living room.

 

Interested to see how you all feel as well. Any ideas for prospective additions to the staff that could benefit our recruiting efforts??

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Good analysis of the staff for the most part.

 

The answer right now is a no brainer and is JP. The guy has it. But having this conversation afte signing day next year and it is very conceivable that Raymond and Garrison will be pushing JP for that honor. VERY excited to see what these three guys can do this year.

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What a lot of people dont understand is this time right now is very crucial to get in on some junior prospects. The majority of building relationships with these kids needs to be done before they ever set foot on the football field in the fall. I am very excited about some of the energy of all of the guys that you mentioned. CCR and Garrison are up-and-comers. Kaz is a huge addition.

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Good stuff.... I voted for Brown, only because he seems to be able to secure all the kids who have a deep faith. His name is mentioned a lot. I have met with him and his very energetic too.

 

Doesn't surprise me to see JP and Raymond in the lead though. Those guys are pretty good. What did shock me is that Bill Callahan is ahead of Garrsion. Didn't Garrison help seal some deals this year?

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Good stuff.... I voted for Brown, only because he seems to be able to secure all the kids who have a deep faith. His name is mentioned a lot. I have met with him and his very energetic too.

 

Doesn't surprise me to see JP and Raymond in the lead though. Those guys are pretty good. What did shock me is that Bill Callahan is ahead of Garrsion. Didn't Garrison help seal some deals this year?

Yes. Garrison was huge this year. Without him we don't have Westercamp.
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I think we certainly have a good staff in place, recruiting wise. We now have different coaches with ties to some of the best recruiting grounds-- Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio. It would be nice to get our foot in the door more in California, but we can only do so much. We've plucked some good ones from there, anyway: Starting QB, DE, and WR. Not too shabby. Hopefully Kaz can do some work in Florida... that state seems sorely underutilized for NU. Only Moore, Bell, and Carnes come to mind from there. And Moore and Carnes had family ties anyway.

 

Hopefully the three guys I put at the bottom of the rung can pick it up. I noticed Rivals did have Ross Els listed as recruiter for Afalava, Rose, and Anderson this year. He did well to stock up his position, although Rose was a commit forever. Barney's never impressed me as a recruiter. For some reason we just do not want him talking to kids that aren't from the midwest. And I know there were murmurs earlier in the season about Fisher being somewhat lazy, for lack of a better word, when recruiting. Hopefully, that is just the transition period to being a major college coach and he can pick up the slack next season.

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Did not see "None of the above" as a choice in the poll.

Who do you think is the most valuable recruiter then if it isn't anyone on the list?

Ahh....grasshopper one must remember that Goalline is under the strong belief that we brought in a hell of an rec/church league team in this class.

Haha, yeah I posted this before reading that work of art.

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