OK, this is getting out of hand!! I posted last week before the Callahan hiring thanking you guys for Barry Alvarez, and then it just hit the fan!! Thats just not cool. Its cool that Barry could help him land the job, but then for Bill to just raid our team, not cool.
But I will say that Im glad to see these guys get some recognition, because they are great guys and deserve it. So to give you a little insight, here is my opinion on Kevin Cosgrove:
Great character guy. Very loyal to the program - but has aspirations of being a head coach, so watch out here. We kinda figured our days with KC were numbered. He interviewed for the MU job in '00 but lost it to Pinkel.
Very hard nosed and a players guy.
Big on Turnover margin and defensive scoring, which you guys should favor. He should pick up well where Bo left off.
Big on rushing defense also so that was also something Im sure Bill considered.
Huge fundamentals guy. Will make the players practice tackling until they could do it blinfolded with one arm tied to their leg. You should appreciate this facet. You wont see his guys miss too many tackles. Great mechanics.
Overall you guys sure did land some good ones. Not sure if you got any others from us yet, but i heard some others have been interviewed. You lucky punks!!
Good luck to you.
BB
