Couple Of More Staff Changes Coming This Week
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Stumpy1
All-American
Husker in WI
All-Conference
Sounds like Joey Connors was promoted to ST Coordinator - assistants will still be involved and Busch will keep an eye on it, but Connors will run it.
https://huskers.com/staff-directory/joey-connors/1598
https://huskers.com/staff-directory/joey-connors/1598
usedtobeafan
Walk-on
Surely a change is coming with the offensive line?
BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
I believe it has to do with when Joseph decides he can't work with a particular coach. He wants changes. If that coach refuses to change and there is someone that can step into the roll, they will be gone.
Obviously, Chins wasn't willing to make the changes Joseph wanted.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
I don't see Raiola getting let go. It's not his fault that he inherited guys with limited talent and development over the past few years.
MasterPulverizer
Five-Star Recruit
I was just going to ask about Raiola. Are our linemen really that bad? I mean, I see the garbage they put on the field every week, but is it that they're lacking talent, or our player development is three years behind schedule?
Husker in WI
All-Conference
Right, I would think this is it for the actual coaches for now. You have to have guys able to step into their roles, we don't gain anything by promoting a GA or analyst over any of the position coaches. The coordinators (well and HC) are the roles where a change can make a huge difference.
I don't know how much Busch will change, but I said it in another thread - a midseason DC change worked wonders for Minnesota. They weren't also dealing with a HC change and it's far from a guarantee, but it's worked before. They were giving up 43 points per game in conference play in 2018, then gave up 15 per game in the last 4 games with Rossi. They've been good since, he was up for the Broyles award last year.
ColoradoHusk
Heisman Trophy Winner
The blelow info was in the 2022 offensive line thread, which came from a Mitch Sherman article on Monday. There have been a lot of recruiting whiffs and poor development on the offensive line. I fail to see how this is Raiola's fault.
2018
Will Farniok .8581 #15 C - Transferred to Tulsa
Willie Canty .8526 #91 OT - Never made it to campus
2019
Bryce Benhart .9349 #13 OT - Feet turned into cinder blocks
Desmond Bland .8871 #1 OG JUCO - Never made it to campus
Michael Lynn .8614 #67 OT - Never played
Brant Banks .8613 #68 OT - Barely played
Matthew Anderson .8572 #77 OT - Transferred to Campbell
Ethan Piper .8410 #90 DT - Played as a FR and SO, can't see the field anymore
Jimmy Fritzche .8310 #146 OT - Transfer portaled to ???
2020
Turner Cocoran .9748 #4 OT - 8th highest ranked recruit since 2000, can't play tackle at all
Alex Conn .8647 #55 OT - Hasn't seen the field
2021
Teddy Prochazka .9105 #18 OT - Started as a TFr, injury prone?
Henry Lutovsky .8809 #32 G - Backup as a RFr
Branson Yager .8566 #83 OT - Left after 1 semester, whereabouts unknown
sho
Starter
Red_Payne
Four-Star Recruit
They lack talent BECAUSE they are 3 years behind in development... however, I don't see much improvement from last year, thus, Raiola hasn't exactly been a major plus thus far... can't say he's been a negative tho; simply to early to tell.