Count 'Bility Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Walk-on coordinator > Butler Athletic director. Not even close. Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Doc SadlerThat's actually a pretty good idea. I'm pretty sure being a head coach of a Div 1 men's basketball team probably pays better and is more in line with what he really wants to do than to be coordinator of walk-ons of a sport he has never coached or scouted.Barry Collier? Barry Collier switched to recruiting walk-ons for a football team? He owes us Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Matt Davidson, Jason Peter, Tommie Frazier - all from a bygone era but they could inspire wt some stories Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Matt Davidson, Jason Peter, Tommie Frazier - all from a bygone era but they could inspire wt some stories I would go with Lawrence Phillips when he gets out. If other coaches come to talk to our players he could just run them down with his car. Wait has anyone said Scott Frost yet? Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Scott Shanle Quote Link to comment
whateveritis1224 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Matt Davidson, Jason Peter, Tommie Frazier - all from a bygone era but they could inspire wt some stories I would go with Lawrence Phillips when he gets out. If other coaches come to talk to our players he could just run them down with his car. Wait has anyone said Scott Frost yet? Scott Frost would be great Quote Link to comment
darkhorse85 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Matt Davidson, Jason Peter, Tommie Frazier - all from a bygone era but they could inspire wt some stories I would go with Lawrence Phillips when he gets out. If other coaches come to talk to our players he could just run them down with his car. Wait has anyone said Scott Frost yet? Scott Frost would be great I'm pretty sure he's free. Quote Link to comment
Huskerzoo Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I say what about someone like Scott Shanle? Walked on, made the NFL, stuck around in the NFL for awhile. Adam Treu might be another option. They lived it and had success. I'd also like Joel Mackovica (sic?) but I say get someone who did it, had success and can speak to it. Quote Link to comment
jmfb Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Almost all of these recommendations are guys who don't have any High School coaching experience and/or don't have any relationships with existing High School coaches in Nebraska. They wouldn't be a good fit for the job. Just because someone was a great former player, doesn't mean he's a fit for this job. Just because you played, doesn't mean you can coach or manage a scouting, PR and recruiting operation. Playing is good, but they better have the other skills needed. For those of us that have played and been coached by former "greats"- can attest to that. It doesn't matter what you know as a coach, it matters what you can teach- same goes for managing and recruiting. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Almost all of these recommendations are guys who don't have any High School coaching experience and/or don't have any relationships with existing High School coaches in Nebraska. They wouldn't be a good fit for the job. Just because someone was a great former player, doesn't mean he's a fit for this job. Just because you played, doesn't mean you can coach or manage a scouting, PR and recruiting operation. Playing is good, but they better have the other skills needed. For those of us that have played and been coached by former "greats"- can attest to that. It doesn't matter what you know as a coach, it matters what you can teach- same goes for managing and recruiting. Benning Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt316 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Jimmy Williams would be a great choice if going for an established hire from the college ranks. Matt Turman would be an interesting if not inspired option imo. He's done a pretty good job at Skutt. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Jimmy Williams would be a great choice if going for an established hire from the college ranks. Matt Turman would be an interesting if not inspired option imo. He's done a pretty good job at Skutt. So, he has recruiting experience. 1 Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I think a former good player that was a walk on can do the job. I am not sure where the coaching aspect needs to come into play. I would assume that if they talked an OL into walking on, Cavanaugh would be coaching him. And what better recruiting tool would this person have than to show the kids that he walked the walk? Quote Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Lots of good candidates being suggested in this thread. I like Vrzal, myself. Another question with walk-on tryouts approaching, do we get our Walk-on Coordinator before then? Ryan Gunderson @TheGundy 7m 7 minutes ago UNL students, walk-on tryouts Feb. 25th, paperwork available now at Football Reception Desk. #GBR 1 Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 If Turman ever got bored of coaching high school football.... I think he'd be perfect. Don't think he would though. Quote Link to comment
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