How long do you think this staff will stick together?

[Óglaigh_na_hÉireann]

I suppose the real question should be, which member of the ND staff do you expect to leave first?

I really havn't a clue. My first bet would be Haywood, but he could have a lot more control of the offense than I think he does.. not to mention leaving your alma mater is a tough thing to do unless you're given an offer you can't refuse. Latine could also be a wanted man soon.

So I'm more interested in other people's opinions.

 

[LOVEMYIRISH]

Vaas leaves first...just a guess. He's the one who's had the "biggest" job.

 

[scooper]

With Haywood's recruiting accumen and from coaching offense under Weis, I think he will get a HC position in a couple years at a mid major. From there, he will rise up the coaching ranks. I'll be happy when he gets his chance.

 

[punishment]

For some reason I don't see Haywood leaving first. In fact, I think he will leave a little later. Haywood is a great recruitier. But some other school might offer him as a positions coach/recruitier. He is the offensive coordinator for ND. He doesn't control the offense right now, but he has the opportunity to learn under Weis. So he might wait until Weis allows him to get a little more experience.

Also, Haywood is very young still. Although young, hip coaches are the trend right now.

But Haywood is somebody whom I would like to see come back as ND coach. I really think he could do well as the ND coach in 10 - 15 or so years.

 

[ShivaIrish]

If ND wins the national championship, or comes really close, I think the best bet for being gone is Rick Minter. Based on interview material I've read, he may still be sore about how things ended up at Cincinnati, and he seems to want a second chance as a head coach. With the pressure on the ND defense to improve, in order to meet high expectations, the spotlight will be on him. As far as I'm concerned, it's his for the taking. And if it comes down to getting a new D-coordinator in order to win the NC, I'm for that.

Haywood--I think he may stick around and "apprentice" for a while, and I don't mean that in a negative way. Who better to learn football under than Weis, while at your alma mater?

 

[Irish Envy]

With Haywood's recruiting accumen and from coaching offense under Weis, I think he will get a HC position in a couple years at a mid major. From there, he will rise up the coaching ranks. I'll be happy when he gets his chance.

I see this as well. I also see him coaching at that mid-major and steadily moving up until he is ready to take over for Weis back at Notre Dame.

I honestly think Haywood will one day be Head Coach here at Notre Dame.

 

[LuckoftheIrish86]

How old is Haywood?

 

[punishment]

How old is Haywood?

He's probably like mid forties. I remember he played for Faust, and then like one year for Holtz.

 

[Sir John]

Haywood himself has stated he is a 'sponge and hip to hip with Weis' in one year not too much has been learned. He has the ability down the road to take over for ND if he sticks. Weis has said eventually he wants to hand over the play calling duties to his OC. This tells a learner Haywood is not quite there and he expects a OC under his guidelines to take over for him.

In general with a sucessful program 3 years (2007 perhaps) we can expect to start getting raided for our assistants. I see none really ready just yet. There's no track record of win win win after just one year.

THAT being said Notre dame is still paying the jerk Ty his $2,000,000. Weis is comfortable with his staff. It would be smart for ND to continue to shoulder that $2,000,000 cost and pump it back into assistant salries. The longer we keep what weis wants the better off we will be.

Vass? perhaps as his daughter gratuates from ND, perhaps not

 

[Pete]

I honestly think Haywood will one day be Head Coach here at Notre Dame.

This is what I see happening. Hopefully a decade down the line.

 

[jiggafini19]

You know, depending on how things go this year...it could be Rick Minter.

Haywood will be a hot commodity because he'll know the secrets of Charlie's playbook. Not all of them, but quite a few.

Brian Polian is young...if someone comes to him with a specific position coach job, he might take it.

 

[BGIF]

• Bill Lewis (East Stroudsburg '63),Assist HC/DBs
• John Latina (VT '79) Assistant HC/OLine
• Rick Minter (Henderson St '77), DC/LB
• Mike Haywood (ND '86), OC/RB
• Rob Ianello (Catholic U '87), Receivers/RC
• Peter Vaas (Holy Cross '74), QB
• Jappy Oliver (Purdue '78),DLine
• Bernie Parmalee (Ball St '91), TE/Assist ST
• Brian Polian (John Carroll '97) ST Coordinator/DB

• Lewis is in his last job. He'll retire from ND.
• Latina may be a future HC but he needs more experience. He won't leave ND until he builds a dominant OLine making his mark.
• Minter is a candidate to leave if the defense falters but knowledgeable people knew ND had substantial rebuilding to do. If ND wins the NC I doubt he can jump to a HC job as he already has a HC history to overcome. He needs to rebuild his resume through successful turnaround, if he's got HC aspirations.
• Haywood gave up a Championship Ring at UT to study under Weis. He's learning the OC job but he's not the O.C., CW calls the shots. As he gains experience, he'll get an expanded role. He'll eventually move on. But not soon.
• Ianello won't leave for a HC job but he could move on for $$$$ to a big time program looking for one the best recruiting coordianators in the business. AND, his receivers didn't look to shabby last year either. The offensive improvement wasn't just on the throwing end. If ND hires his wife as an assistant basketball coach, he could be an ND as long as CW.
• Vaas could go anytime to the NFL as an assistant or a smaller college HC job. But I don't see his role at ND making him a likely choice for a near HC at a major Div 1 program.
• Oliver has to develop a dominant DLine before he goes anywhere.
• Parmalee has to develop something of note. Fasano looks good on his resume but he only coached him a year. If Carlson, Reuland, and Ragone develop accordingly he'll have a rep. Special Teams showed improvement last year but still have quite a way to go to be dominant.
• Polian is the easiest to see moving as he's only an assistant, assistant. The DBs and STs need to make a statement to make his a candidate.

Most likely in my book - Vaas. He has a great opportunity developing Sharpley, Frazer, Jones, and Clausen after two season assisting with Quinn. Will that keep him in South Bend or will he be polishing a QB like Quinn in the NFL.

 

[ShivaIrish]

Minter is a candidate to leave if the defense falters but knowledgeable people knew ND had substantial rebuilding to do. If ND wins the NC I doubt he can jump to a HC job as he already has a HC history to overcome. He needs to rebuild his resume through successful turnaround, if he's got HC aspirations.--BGIF

Didn't Minter actually do ok at Cincinnati for a while, but then had a bad year and was canned?

 

[scooper]

Minter was in a rough spot in Cincinnati. He took them to a string of minor bowls but the adminstration thought they needed someone fresh as they headed to the Big East. One issue people had with Minter was his inability to really nail down the homegrown talent. Another issue was turnover among his staff, which really hurt consistency. This was due to lack of salaries for assistants, but also because he had a reputation as a real SOB to coach under.

 

[NWLB]

I think CW is in this for the long-term. And in truth, even if the Irish win a title, and should lose a coach or two, its not really a bad thing. It becomes a bad thing if they are not replaced with comperable talent. Success will attract the top coaching prospects. I'd wonder about assistant coaches that had no ambition. I'd wonder if they are giving all they could, compared to hungry coaches wanting bigger, better paying jobs. There are some exceptions of course, head coaches, coordinators, often they are well enough paid to want to stay. Stagnation can kill a program.....say like one run by a man two days older than dirt and wearing Coke-bottle glasses. Such a man could fall into such a rut and have a hard time getting out of it. In the end, it is all in how CW manages it. He has to remained close to his staff, but detached enough to recognize when somebody isn't getting it done, or that the chemistry needs a bit of a stirring.

 

[onenybrother]

Hate To Think It

Hate To Think It

Definitely It Will Be Vass. Then We Will Find Alot About Charlie Staff, Because I Think Vass Will Be A Big Loss.

 

[scooper]

One thing we learned about Charlie is that he has a plan. A few years back when he was at NE, he had two staffs assembled in his mind-one for a pro job, and one for a college job. Fast forward to Cutcliffe's surgery and ultimate resignation. Coach Weis never missed a beat and Vaas was brought in. If the success continues, we will lose coaches. And hand picked replacements-quality replacements- will be brought in.