Mike Elko - Defensive Coordinator

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WTF?!? I saw all these pages of posts and thought, "great Elko got hired as a head coach at A&M or somewhere else" then I find out he's simply going to A&M to be a DC?

How much fucking money did they pay him and why didn't we match?
 

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Happy for Mike. Awesome he is getting paid for his talents.

ND doesn’t share nbc money with a conference
ND doesn’t share bowl money with a conference
ND has billions in endowment funds
Half of ND wishes the football program would disappear like a fart in the wind
ND will have 10 more transfers before opening kickoff next year.
ND could give the Cubs non championship seasons a challenge (107 years?)
 
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Sherm Sticky

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Honest question. Is it a fact that the AD is the one who can sign off on salaries? Or does he need someone to sign off on offering more money to a coach? The president?
 

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I wouldn't lose sleep over Elko yes he was a great coach and recruiter but ND did give up a lot of points the last 5 games also the last 5 games the number of sacks and turnovers the defense had went way down
 

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Maybe we never get Elko in first place if we put a buy out clause in, who knows?

There are so many moving parts in all of this we may never fully grasp the how's, what's and why's.

As of now sounds like it isn't costing any recruits and we can still find a good replacement.

Maybe the sky isn't falling.
 

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By finishing 10-3, does Kelly now get the hiring keys or do the powers that be handle the process again?
 

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Maybe we never get Elko in first place if we put a buy out clause in, who knows?

There are so many moving parts in all of this we may never fully grasp the how's, what's and why's.

As of now sounds like it isn't costing any recruits and we can still find a good replacement.

Maybe the sky isn't falling.
You are correct. Only a handful of people know exactly what happened with contract last year and the TAMU situation. Elko, Kelly, Jack S, maybe the President of ND and God.
 

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Is Elston a possibility and would he do well with the job?

He has been so loyal over the years and great with the players.

I have a lot of respect for him.

I like him...my question is...what great defensive mind has he worked for? Whats his identity. He has been a really adaptable, effective position coach, and a loyal man. For that he deserves a shot at more...just not sure he is the best man for the DC job.
 

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Maybe we never get Elko in first place if we put a buy out clause in, who knows?

There are so many moving parts in all of this we may never fully grasp the how's, what's and why's.

As of now sounds like it isn't costing any recruits and we can still find a good replacement.

Maybe the sky isn't falling.

That was what I was thinking/wondering as well. Interesting perspective unless someone knows for sure otherwise.
 

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Happy for Mike. Awesome he is getting paid for his talents.

ND doesn’t share nbc money with a conference
ND doesn’t share bowl money with a conference
ND has billions in endowment funds
Half of ND wishes the football program would disappear like a fart in the wind
ND will have 10 more transfers before opening kickoff next year.
ND could give the Cubs non championship seasons a challenge (107 years?)

Literally no one wants the football program to disappear.
 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man I love my brothers... tough times don’t last but tough people do. We will continue the mission we started last January ����..... GO IRISH! ����</p>— 21_savage™ (@Jae_Uno_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jae_Uno_/status/949091939948916736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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...love the sentiment...now if he'd pick his head up, hit and wrap, he'd be one of my favs.
 

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Alot more money and the ability to recruit 5 stars without leaving your state.

Maybe flying back and forth across the country recruiting for ND tired him out?

in any case... Jimmy Lake, step right up.

Bingo. No one with half a brain would turn down

1. that money
2. more access to better talent
3. no state income tax
4. better weather
 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man I love my brothers... tough times don’t last but tough people do. We will continue the mission we started last January &#55357;&#56911;&#55356;&#57342;..... GO IRISH! &#55357;&#56596;&#55356;&#57152;</p>— 21_savage™ (@Jae_Uno_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jae_Uno_/status/949091939948916736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
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ODIE
 

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Depending on who’s hired I don’t see a ton of transfers coming out of this. Only this years and the last quarter of defensive recruits last year were even recruited by Elko.
 

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Doesn't Larry Johnson straight up hate ND?

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Mel Tucker, Georgia DC - $900k salary

ND just lost it's DC to a middling SEC program.... no chance it's going to poach one from a top tier program like UGA. When is the last time ND a coordinator in truly impressive fashion? Expect them to grab a top performer from a Group of Five conference.
 
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