Red Silk Smoking Jacket
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He has a good body of work for sure, but what makes him a good hire over the others? I do like him as he appears to be a no nonsense fundamental type of coach that NU hasn't had in forever. Just wonder if it will be the "wow" hire to move the recruiting meter.
He got Washington to the CFP in his 3rd year (lost to eventual National Champion Alabama). Won 2 conference and 1 division titles in 6 years there. Finished ranked in the top 15 three out of 6 years. Pretty solid.
He did not rebuild them, they were in decent shape when he got there. Agree, his recruiting would be a question mark for me. Average recruiting ranking of around #23 with all that success doesn't seem all that great. Nothing really tells me he could move the recruiting meter, but apparently he's a develop players type guy?
He's a definite notch above most of the names being mentioned in my book. Plus Huskies and Huskers sound similar...so, there's that.
I'm not big on "cultural fit" mattering much at all. But in this context, he just seems like suuuuuuch a west coast guy. There have been countless stories about it. I don't think it would matter as far as our acceptance of him, I just think it might matter as far as his interest in us.
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