New ST Coach Mike Ekeler

I'd speculate Ekeler is doing precisely what he's done his entire career.
The situation at Tennessee was almost identical last year with him. It was announced he was looking at us and then went radio silent for quite a while before we finally announced we hired him. Guessing there isn't much for him to say until things are finalized. His agent is doing all the work with USC while he stays on the payroll here.
 
Can’t believe Rhule thinks he can do ST “in house “. He may know the mechanics of what Ek does but h can’t replicate the passion behind it.
He who doctors himself has an idiot for a doctor and a fool for a patient.
 
Indiana just won a national championship BECAUSE OF special teams. The blocked punt and two field goals were the difference while Miami missed a field goal. Rhule should not minimize the importance of doing whatever is needed to retain a top Special Teams coach.
 
Can’t believe Rhule thinks he can do ST “in house “. He may know the mechanics of what Ek does but h can’t replicate the passion behind it.
He who doctors himself has an idiot for a doctor and a fool for a patient.
Can't tell you what discourages me more, the schedule next year or the fact that our CEO "talent evaluator" can't reliably keep our best assistant coach.
 
Can't tell you what discourages me more, the schedule next year or the fact that our CEO "talent evaluator" can't reliably keep our best assistant coach.
What do you suggest he do to keep him? Top money was offered... the guy job hops and nobody has been able to keep him.

What discourages me the most is so many grumpy old men in our fan base that have lost their patience.
 
Par for this offseason. We needed a homerun offseason and instead had a mediocre offseason with some decent wins and significant misses. Rhule just lost the best assistant on this staff.
He lost a very good assistant, but not God’s gift to assistant coaches. The sky is not falling. His energy and scheme helped our ST immensely and helped win a few games. His scheme is still in place and a long time co-coached with at Tennessee remains in place. Someone will need to step up with the energy aspect. I completely remember yelling at our kickoff returns in the bowl game. Sometimes, he was too aggressive and got pissed when Rhule over ruled him and demanded a fair catch later in the game
 
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