Roy CO HSKR
Five-Star Recruit
from rojo:
I. The Cosgrove-Elmassian partnership is preserved.
Elmassian has logged 9 years as a Defensive Coordinator. In fact the reason Elmo left Wisconsin and Cosgrove after 3 years (1997-99) was that Nick Saban hired Elmassian to be LSU’s Defensive Coordinator.
Cosgrove wanted Elmassian to be on his staff at Nebraska. Elmo and John Blake were the first assistants that Coz went after to hire. Blake signed on first; Coach E later.
Elmassian acts as Coz's eyes upstairs on gameday.
A. The Coz-Elmo connection at Wisconsin: A 48-place improvement.
--1997: Scoring Defense: #49 in the nation---23 points/game
--1998: Scoring Defense: #1---10 pts/game
--1999: Scoring Defense: #5---13 pts/game
B. Their years at Nebraska: A 46-place improvement.
--2004: Scoring Defense: #71---27 points/game
--2005: Scoring Defense: #25---21 points/game
--2006…
Working well with someone is an intangible largely invisible to outsiders like us. Cosgrove and Elmassian apparently believe that they do that. The numbers seem to show it.
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II. What Coz did at Nebraska this year despite…
--Season-ending injuries to three Linebackers (Octavien, Bradley, Ruud).
--Two DB's going early to the NFL (J. Bullocks and Washington).
-–Limited depth.
The progress in two years:
--Total Defense: A 30-place improvement (from #56 to #26)
--Scoring Defense: A 46-place improvement (from #71 to #25)
--Pass Efficiency Defense: A 38-place improvement (from #48 to #10)
--Preventing 3rd Down Conversions: #6 in the nation.
--Yards Allowed per Play: An 18-place improvement (from #33 to #15)
--Tackles-for-Loss: #1 in the nation
--Sacks: #1 in the nation.
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The Bottom Line:
Callahan and Cosgrove and staff have got a purpose here. Last year Blake declined an opportunity to move to Miami. This year Cosgrove takes himself out of a possible move to NFL coaching.
Cally brought in a staff with the up-front purpose of getting Nebraska back to National Championship level. Both Blake and Cosgrove have proved that they bought into that.
We’re the benefactors. Perhaps we should do two things:
1) Appreciate what they've done.
2) Enjoy the ride---and feel the momentum build.
Just some things to think about…
________
When a program starts showing success, coaches start getting offers. Stability in Huskerland seems to be excellent for '06. This environment established by BC is apparently very good for the coaching staff. Of sourse, coaches want to advance themselves professionally, but it is evident that this staff has something special that they are want to achieve! Roy
I. The Cosgrove-Elmassian partnership is preserved.
Elmassian has logged 9 years as a Defensive Coordinator. In fact the reason Elmo left Wisconsin and Cosgrove after 3 years (1997-99) was that Nick Saban hired Elmassian to be LSU’s Defensive Coordinator.
Cosgrove wanted Elmassian to be on his staff at Nebraska. Elmo and John Blake were the first assistants that Coz went after to hire. Blake signed on first; Coach E later.
Elmassian acts as Coz's eyes upstairs on gameday.
A. The Coz-Elmo connection at Wisconsin: A 48-place improvement.
--1997: Scoring Defense: #49 in the nation---23 points/game
--1998: Scoring Defense: #1---10 pts/game
--1999: Scoring Defense: #5---13 pts/game
B. Their years at Nebraska: A 46-place improvement.
--2004: Scoring Defense: #71---27 points/game
--2005: Scoring Defense: #25---21 points/game
--2006…
Working well with someone is an intangible largely invisible to outsiders like us. Cosgrove and Elmassian apparently believe that they do that. The numbers seem to show it.
.
II. What Coz did at Nebraska this year despite…
--Season-ending injuries to three Linebackers (Octavien, Bradley, Ruud).
--Two DB's going early to the NFL (J. Bullocks and Washington).
-–Limited depth.
The progress in two years:
--Total Defense: A 30-place improvement (from #56 to #26)
--Scoring Defense: A 46-place improvement (from #71 to #25)
--Pass Efficiency Defense: A 38-place improvement (from #48 to #10)
--Preventing 3rd Down Conversions: #6 in the nation.
--Yards Allowed per Play: An 18-place improvement (from #33 to #15)
--Tackles-for-Loss: #1 in the nation
--Sacks: #1 in the nation.
.
The Bottom Line:
Callahan and Cosgrove and staff have got a purpose here. Last year Blake declined an opportunity to move to Miami. This year Cosgrove takes himself out of a possible move to NFL coaching.
Cally brought in a staff with the up-front purpose of getting Nebraska back to National Championship level. Both Blake and Cosgrove have proved that they bought into that.
We’re the benefactors. Perhaps we should do two things:
1) Appreciate what they've done.
2) Enjoy the ride---and feel the momentum build.
Just some things to think about…
________
When a program starts showing success, coaches start getting offers. Stability in Huskerland seems to be excellent for '06. This environment established by BC is apparently very good for the coaching staff. Of sourse, coaches want to advance themselves professionally, but it is evident that this staff has something special that they are want to achieve! Roy