Huskers to Hire Director of Player Personnel from Tennessee

[Making Chimichangas]

@HS_Coach_C, that gif is pure win.   :lol:

Reiterating the common sentiment here: Not sure I like this hire.  

But I know nothing about this guy, aside from the blurbs above, so the fair thing to do is just sit back and wait to see how everything pans out.  The "bad" thing is, we won't really know whether this guy is any good and an asset or detriment to the program for 4-5 years at the minimum.

I think 4-5 years down the road if we're recruiting at a high level, consistently top 15-ish or so, and winning 9, 10+ games every year, I think it'll be safe to say this was a good/great hire.

 

[Throw Dem Bones]

Are you really concerned because he worked for the Browns? Tennessee has done a very good job recruiting since 2013 and this guy has had a hand in it. I'm pretty sure he isn't even close to a reason why Tennessee couldn't find a HC for 2 months.

Plus, he definitely isn't the reason the Browns were terrible and completely dysfunctional at drafting, developing, coaching and managing players.. In fact I bet he had excellent scouting reports and when he handed those reports to the GM, he said "they're already in order of highest to lowest graded prospects". *Browns GM flips the stack of reports over* "This guy! Brandon Weeden! That's our QB for the next 17 years!"

Let's give this guy a chance. We have all of our coaching staff in place right now and if things don't work out we can always let him go.. It's not like we hired Mike Riley to be our next head coach........

 

[Ratt Mhule]

Apparently interviewed for same position at Alabama and is leading candidate.

 

[Mierin]

Apparently interviewed for same position at Alabama and is leading candidate.

So I guess that means he was a good hire... and also a bad one.

 

[ScottyIce]

Ohh the memories we made...

But remember, he worked for the Browns so he sucks and I’m glad he is going to Bama.

 

[MichiganDad3]

Went to Alabama. How much will this hurt?

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/life-in-the-red/frost-s-director-of-recruiting-operations-takes-job-at-alabama/article_6e7ac756-5569-11e8-8277-fb0db5bbc526.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

He hasn't been on the job long (3 months), so it may be a good thing. I wonder if frost hired him?

 

[Mierin]

what if....

All of Scott Frosts' success was from this guy...and he went to Alabama and from this point on, he won't be a good recruiter?

He was hired after signing day.

So Frost's first class here and any previous recruiting had nothing to do with him.

 

[MichiganDad3]

I assume Saben knows his days are numbered now that Frost is HC for the Huskers. Look for Saben throwing massive amounts of money at Husker assistant coaches in a last ditch effort to stay on top. 

 

[Making Chimichangas]

I assume Saben knows his days are numbered now that Frost is HC for the Huskers. Look for Saben throwing massive amounts of money at Husker assistant coaches in a last ditch effort to stay on top. 

This ^^^ has to be the most logical reason.  

 

[Redux]

what if....

All of Scott Frosts' success was from this guy...and he went to Alabama and from this point on, he won't be a good recruiter?

 

[Making Chimichangas]

There has to be more going on behind the scenes than what is being reported.  There has to be some conflict that apparently cannot be resolved.  Taking a parallel position at another school after only 3 months on job?  It doesn't add up.

 

[Mierin]

There has to be more going on behind the scenes than what is being reported.  There has to be some conflict that apparently cannot be resolved.  Taking a parallel position at another school after only 3 months on job?  It doesn't add up.

It's Alabama. I'm not sure how that could really be considered parallel even if it's the same title. On top if that it's much closer to the footprint he's used to and in the conference he's from.

 

[Swiv3D]

There has to be more going on behind the scenes than what is being reported.  There has to be some conflict that apparently cannot be resolved.  Taking a parallel position at another school after only 3 months on job?  It doesn't add up.

Ask Armon Gates

 

[FrostedTips]

I thought I read he was director of recruiting here but will now be director of player personnel at bama.

 

[Making Chimichangas]

It's Alabama. I'm not sure how that could really be considered parallel even if it's the same title. On top if that it's much closer to the footprint he's used to and in the conference he's from.

Valid points to be sure.  Although I think our program history matches up with what Alabama currently is, so yeah it is a parallel move because prestige is in the eye of the beholder.

My guess?  (And this is all it is) He and Coach Frost have different opinions on the types of kids to recruit.  He probably wants to go after mostly athletes in the southeast, not kids from Nebraska or the 500 mile radius.  I guess it really doesn't matter at this point.