Who do you want to replace Brian Kelly?

[ThePiombino]

had to do w/ a previous interview there before...rubbed skip bertman the wrong way...he is the nick saban of baseball at lsu and was their ad

Ahhh, makes sense. Thanks for sharing!

 

[BeauBenken]

While I somewhat agree, look how bad the teams were before he took over. If he gets Colorado to 9-3 or 10-2 this year, that is one Hell of a feat.

Like I said, I'm not saying he isn't good, or isn't capable of being great; he just has not proved he can maintain a high level of winning which is what we want, right?

He's like another big season or two away from being a viable candidate, I think.

 

[DCirishfan]

I think he is committed to Louisville. He seems like a changed person from a few years ago and had repeatedly stated that he is forever grateful to Louisville for giving him a second chance. Plus, Louisville has enough money to keep him around. Leaving the Cards now would seem to contradict his recent narrative.

I agree I think USC would be the best fit for him that's where I see him going otherwise LSU.

 

[BobbyMac]

I doubt he leaves Loulvuhl. Him and Papa are boys and Pitino makes him look like a choir boy.

The problem won't be money. Louisville pays like few others. Pitino's contract is worth $7.5M per. Only Coach K makes more in hoops. Baseball coach Dan McDonnell is one of just a handful of coaches that make $1M a year. He also had the second best program in baseball last season.

Louisville's a destination. Tom Jurich has made it so. That's why he's the 2nd highest paid AD in the country.

 

[IrishLion]

Robert Prunty at UC might be worth a look for DC if other big-name DC's are off the table. BK could go back and screw UC good one more time and steal a decent coach.

UC put together a pretty good defense in '13 when he took over and when they had the horses to run his scheme. They were okay in '14, and took a step back in '15. This year has been a mixed bag (they did a pretty good number against Houston, but looked like ass against USF), but the pass coverage has been outstanding for the most part, and they are top-5 in the nation in forcing turnovers. (If you go back to his time with Tubs at TTU, the defense there got better each year until they left for UC).

He's also recognized as one of the better recruiters in the AAC, especially in the states of Georgia and Florida.

He's a guy that seems to be doing (kind of) more with less at UC right now, and his secondaries have always been solid in coverage and in forcing turnovers. Combine that with his recruiting relationships in the South, and it might be worth a look.

 

[Black Irish]

Robert Prunty at UC might be worth a look for DC if other big-name DC's are off the table. BK could go back and screw UC good one more time and steal a decent coach.

UC put together a pretty good defense in '13 when he took over and when they had the horses to run his scheme. They were okay in '14, and took a step back in '15. This year has been a mixed bag (they did a pretty good number against Houston, but looked like ass against USF), but the pass coverage has been outstanding for the most part, and they are top-5 in the nation in forcing turnovers. (If you go back to his time with Tubs at TTU, the defense there got better each year until they left for UC).

He's also recognized as one of the better recruiters in the AAC, especially in the states of Georgia and Florida.

He's a guy that seems to be doing (kind of) more with less at UC right now, and his secondaries have always been solid in coverage and in forcing turnovers. Combine that with his recruiting relationships in the South, and it might be worth a look.

Yes, please. I'm tired of hearing about how thin our secondary is every year.

 

[Meatloaf]

18 Stripes put out a nice article on potential DC candidates. The guy from Wazzu really intrigues me.

https://www.18stripes.com/defensive-coordinator-candidates-for-notre-dame/

 

[Irish#1]

From NCAAF | Coaches | Salaries | USA TODAY Sports

Don't have any clue how accurate this is, but it's from USA Today.

2016 NCAAF COACHES SALARIES

SCHOOL CONF HEAD COACH SCHOOL PAY OTHER PAY TOTAL PAY MAX BONUS BONUSES PAID
(2015-16) STAFF PAY
TOTAL
Michigan Big Ten Jim Harbaugh $9,004,000 -- $9,004,000 $1,325,000 $0 --

Alabama SEC Nick Saban $6,939,395 -- $6,939,395 $700,000 $625,000 --

Ohio State Big Ten Urban Meyer $6,003,000 $91,800 $6,094,800 $775,000 $250,000 --

Oklahoma Big 12 Bob Stoops $5,550,000 $0 $5,550,000 $834,000 $333,000 --

Florida State ACC Jimbo Fisher $5,250,000 -- $5,250,000 $1,475,000 $100,000 --

Texas Big 12 Charlie Strong $5,200,000 $130 $5,200,130 $1,006,000 $0 --

Texas A&M SEC Kevin Sumlin $5,000,000 -- $5,000,000 $1,350,000 $50,000 --

Auburn SEC Gus Malzahn $4,725,000 $4,500 $4,729,500 $1,400,000 $125,000 --

Mississippi SEC Hugh Freeze $4,700,000 $3,500 $4,703,500 $1,225,000 $300,000 --

Iowa Big Ten Kirk Ferentz $4,500,000 $0 $4,500,000 $2,875,000 $900,000 --
Penn State Big Ten James Franklin $4,500,000 -- $4,500,000 $1,000,000 $200,000 --

Clemson ACC Dabo Swinney $4,417,500 $5,200 $4,422,700 $1,725,000 $1,100,000 --

LSU SEC Les Miles $4,300,000 $85,567 $4,385,567 $700,000 $100,000 --
Michigan State Big Ten Mark Dantonio $4,300,000 $0 $4,300,000 $650,000 $475,000 --
Florida SEC Jim McElwain $4,268,325 $0 $4,268,325 $450,000 $100,000 --

Mississippi State SEC Dan Mullen $4,200,000 $0 $4,200,000 $900,000 $200,000 --

Arkansas SEC Bret Bielema $4,100,000 $45,000 $4,145,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 --

Tennessee SEC Butch Jones $4,110,000 -- $4,110,000 $1,000,000 $350,000 --

Stanford Pac-12 David Shaw $4,067,219 -- $4,067,219 -- -- --

Texas Christian Big 12 Gary Patterson $4,014,723 -- $4,014,723 -- -- --
Louisville ACC Bobby Petrino $3,880,434 $30,000 $3,910,434 $1,464,583 $794,667 --

Oklahoma State Big 12 Mike Gundy $3,775,000 -- $3,775,000 $550,000 $100,000 --

Georgia SEC Kirby Smart $3,753,600 -- $3,753,600 $1,800,000 -- --

Utah Pac-12 Kyle Whittingham $3,650,000 -- $3,650,000 $935,000 $334,167 --

Washington Pac-12 Chris Petersen $3,600,000 $5,847 $3,605,847 $1,175,000 $150,000 --

Kentucky SEC Mark Stoops $3,500,000 $13,600 $3,513,600 $2,800,000 $50,000 --

UCLA Pac-12 Jim Mora $3,450,000 $0 $3,450,000 $1,065,000 $120,000 --

Northwestern Big Ten Pat Fitzgerald $3,350,638 -- $3,350,638 -- -- --

Oregon Pac-12 Mark Helfrich $3,300,000 $12,700 $3,312,700 $1,635,000 $150,000 --

Texas Tech Big 12 Kliff Kingsbury $3,306,575 $0 $3,306,575 $1,500,000 $50,000 --

Virginia ACC Bronco Mendenhall $3,275,000 -- $3,275,000 $2,445,000 -- --

Virginia Tech ACC Justin Fuente $3,200,000 -- $3,200,000 $400,000 -- --

Kansas State Big 12 Bill Snyder $3,100,000 $6,000 $3,106,000 $580,000 $50,000 --

Arizona State Pac-12 Todd Graham $3,100,000 $3,438 $3,103,438 $3,823,000 $375,000 --

Houston AAC Tom Herman $3,000,000 $3,500 $3,003,500 $447,500 $137,500 --

South Carolina SEC Will Muschamp $3,000,000 $2,500 $3,002,500 $1,075,000 -- --

West Virginia Big 12 Dana Holgorsen $2,980,000 $0 $2,980,000 $600,000 $60,000 --

Washington State Pac-12 Mike Leach $2,950,000 $0 $2,950,000 $725,000 $100,000 --

California Pac-12 Sonny Dykes $2,900,000 $8,000 $2,908,000 $800,000 $50,000 --

Georgia Tech ACC Paul Johnson $2,884,361 $2,000 $2,886,361 $1,050,000 $235,000 --

Arizona Pac-12 Rich Rodriguez $2,500,000 $360,000 $2,860,000 $2,025,000 $50,000 --

Nebraska Big Ten Mike Riley $2,800,000 -- $2,800,000 $950,000 $0 --

Wisconsin Big Ten Paul Chryst $2,700,000 $6,200 $2,706,200 $440,000 $100,000 --

Vanderbilt SEC Derek Mason $2,556,877 -- $2,556,877 -- -- --

Oregon State Pac-12 Gary Andersen $2,550,000 -- $2,550,000 $525,000 $0 --

Maryland Big Ten DJ Durkin $2,412,000 -- $2,412,000 $625,000 -- --

Missouri SEC Barry Odom $2,350,000 -- $2,350,000 $1,025,000 --
--
Boston College ACC Steve Addazio $2,333,628 -- $2,333,628 -- -- --

Duke ACC David Cutcliffe $2,320,773 -- $2,320,773 -- -- --

Indiana Big Ten Kevin Wilson $2,320,000 -- $2,320,000 $1,130,000 $175,000 --

North Carolina State ACC Dave Doeren $2,200,000 -- $2,200,000 $1,750,000 $125,000 --

Cincinnati AAC Tommy Tuberville $2,200,000 -- $2,200,000 $565,000 $70,000 --

Purdue Big Ten Darrell Hazell $2,190,000 -- $2,190,000 $1,545,000 $120,000 --

Wake Forest ACC Dave Clawson $2,113,166 -- $2,113,166 -- -- --

Colorado Pac-12 Mike MacIntyre $2,011,050 $400 $2,011,450 $1,500,000 $300,000 --

Iowa State Big 12 Matt Campbell $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 $900,000 -- --

Rutgers Big Ten Chris Ash $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 $960,000 -- --

Navy AAC Ken Niumatalolo $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 -- -- --

North Carolina ACC Larry Fedora $1,986,265 -- $1,986,265 $348,444 $58,500 --

Illinois Big Ten Lovie Smith $1,809,179 -- $1,809,179 $1,000,000 -- --
Memphis AAC Mike Norvell $1,800,000 -- $1,800,000 $570,000 -- --

South Florida AAC Willie Taggart $1,700,000 $4,000 $1,704,000 $900,000 $25,000 --

Central Florida AAC Scott Frost $1,700,000 -- $1,700,000 $250,000 -- --

Connecticut AAC Bob Diaco $1,700,000 -- $1,700,000 $450,000 $33,333 --

Notre Dame Ind. Brian Kelly $1,624,730 -- $1,624,730 -- -- --

Fresno State Mt. West Tim DeRuyter $1,518,480 $30,000 $1,548,480 $1,685,000 $245,000 --

Colorado State Mt. West Mike Bobo $1,450,000 -- $1,450,000 $685,000 $50,000 --

Minnesota Big Ten Tracy Claeys $1,400,000 -- $1,400,000 $1,250,000 $157,942 --

 

[Luckylucci]

18 Stripes put out a nice article on potential DC candidates. The guy from Wazzu really intrigues me.

https://www.18stripes.com/defensive-coordinator-candidates-for-notre-dame/

Yea, just posted in the other thread. Good read, and I previously hadn't given him much or any thought. I know some Wazzu fans that love the guy but I thought that was just because they were used to be so bad on D, that any improvement was welcome, lol.

 

[IrishLax]

That's a very good article by that site. Heavy on quality information.

 

[irishff1014]

From NCAAF | Coaches | Salaries | USA TODAY Sports

Don't have any clue how accurate this is, but it's from USA Today.

2016 NCAAF COACHES SALARIES

SCHOOL CONF HEAD COACH SCHOOL PAY OTHER PAY TOTAL PAY MAX BONUS BONUSES PAID
(2015-16) STAFF PAY
TOTAL
Michigan Big Ten Jim Harbaugh $9,004,000 -- $9,004,000 $1,325,000 $0 --

Alabama SEC Nick Saban $6,939,395 -- $6,939,395 $700,000 $625,000 --

Ohio State Big Ten Urban Meyer $6,003,000 $91,800 $6,094,800 $775,000 $250,000 --

Oklahoma Big 12 Bob Stoops $5,550,000 $0 $5,550,000 $834,000 $333,000 --

Florida State ACC Jimbo Fisher $5,250,000 -- $5,250,000 $1,475,000 $100,000 --

Texas Big 12 Charlie Strong $5,200,000 $130 $5,200,130 $1,006,000 $0 --

Texas A&M SEC Kevin Sumlin $5,000,000 -- $5,000,000 $1,350,000 $50,000 --

Auburn SEC Gus Malzahn $4,725,000 $4,500 $4,729,500 $1,400,000 $125,000 --

Mississippi SEC Hugh Freeze $4,700,000 $3,500 $4,703,500 $1,225,000 $300,000 --

Iowa Big Ten Kirk Ferentz $4,500,000 $0 $4,500,000 $2,875,000 $900,000 --
Penn State Big Ten James Franklin $4,500,000 -- $4,500,000 $1,000,000 $200,000 --

Clemson ACC Dabo Swinney $4,417,500 $5,200 $4,422,700 $1,725,000 $1,100,000 --

LSU SEC Les Miles $4,300,000 $85,567 $4,385,567 $700,000 $100,000 --
Michigan State Big Ten Mark Dantonio $4,300,000 $0 $4,300,000 $650,000 $475,000 --
Florida SEC Jim McElwain $4,268,325 $0 $4,268,325 $450,000 $100,000 --

Mississippi State SEC Dan Mullen $4,200,000 $0 $4,200,000 $900,000 $200,000 --

Arkansas SEC Bret Bielema $4,100,000 $45,000 $4,145,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 --

Tennessee SEC Butch Jones $4,110,000 -- $4,110,000 $1,000,000 $350,000 --

Stanford Pac-12 David Shaw $4,067,219 -- $4,067,219 -- -- --

Texas Christian Big 12 Gary Patterson $4,014,723 -- $4,014,723 -- -- --
Louisville ACC Bobby Petrino $3,880,434 $30,000 $3,910,434 $1,464,583 $794,667 --

Oklahoma State Big 12 Mike Gundy $3,775,000 -- $3,775,000 $550,000 $100,000 --

Georgia SEC Kirby Smart $3,753,600 -- $3,753,600 $1,800,000 -- --

Utah Pac-12 Kyle Whittingham $3,650,000 -- $3,650,000 $935,000 $334,167 --

Washington Pac-12 Chris Petersen $3,600,000 $5,847 $3,605,847 $1,175,000 $150,000 --

Kentucky SEC Mark Stoops $3,500,000 $13,600 $3,513,600 $2,800,000 $50,000 --

UCLA Pac-12 Jim Mora $3,450,000 $0 $3,450,000 $1,065,000 $120,000 --

Northwestern Big Ten Pat Fitzgerald $3,350,638 -- $3,350,638 -- -- --

Oregon Pac-12 Mark Helfrich $3,300,000 $12,700 $3,312,700 $1,635,000 $150,000 --

Texas Tech Big 12 Kliff Kingsbury $3,306,575 $0 $3,306,575 $1,500,000 $50,000 --

Virginia ACC Bronco Mendenhall $3,275,000 -- $3,275,000 $2,445,000 -- --

Virginia Tech ACC Justin Fuente $3,200,000 -- $3,200,000 $400,000 -- --

Kansas State Big 12 Bill Snyder $3,100,000 $6,000 $3,106,000 $580,000 $50,000 --

Arizona State Pac-12 Todd Graham $3,100,000 $3,438 $3,103,438 $3,823,000 $375,000 --

Houston AAC Tom Herman $3,000,000 $3,500 $3,003,500 $447,500 $137,500 --

South Carolina SEC Will Muschamp $3,000,000 $2,500 $3,002,500 $1,075,000 -- --

West Virginia Big 12 Dana Holgorsen $2,980,000 $0 $2,980,000 $600,000 $60,000 --

Washington State Pac-12 Mike Leach $2,950,000 $0 $2,950,000 $725,000 $100,000 --

California Pac-12 Sonny Dykes $2,900,000 $8,000 $2,908,000 $800,000 $50,000 --

Georgia Tech ACC Paul Johnson $2,884,361 $2,000 $2,886,361 $1,050,000 $235,000 --

Arizona Pac-12 Rich Rodriguez $2,500,000 $360,000 $2,860,000 $2,025,000 $50,000 --

Nebraska Big Ten Mike Riley $2,800,000 -- $2,800,000 $950,000 $0 --

Wisconsin Big Ten Paul Chryst $2,700,000 $6,200 $2,706,200 $440,000 $100,000 --

Vanderbilt SEC Derek Mason $2,556,877 -- $2,556,877 -- -- --

Oregon State Pac-12 Gary Andersen $2,550,000 -- $2,550,000 $525,000 $0 --

Maryland Big Ten DJ Durkin $2,412,000 -- $2,412,000 $625,000 -- --

Missouri SEC Barry Odom $2,350,000 -- $2,350,000 $1,025,000 --
--
Boston College ACC Steve Addazio $2,333,628 -- $2,333,628 -- -- --

Duke ACC David Cutcliffe $2,320,773 -- $2,320,773 -- -- --

Indiana Big Ten Kevin Wilson $2,320,000 -- $2,320,000 $1,130,000 $175,000 --

North Carolina State ACC Dave Doeren $2,200,000 -- $2,200,000 $1,750,000 $125,000 --

Cincinnati AAC Tommy Tuberville $2,200,000 -- $2,200,000 $565,000 $70,000 --

Purdue Big Ten Darrell Hazell $2,190,000 -- $2,190,000 $1,545,000 $120,000 --

Wake Forest ACC Dave Clawson $2,113,166 -- $2,113,166 -- -- --

Colorado Pac-12 Mike MacIntyre $2,011,050 $400 $2,011,450 $1,500,000 $300,000 --

Iowa State Big 12 Matt Campbell $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 $900,000 -- --

Rutgers Big Ten Chris Ash $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 $960,000 -- --

Navy AAC Ken Niumatalolo $2,000,000 -- $2,000,000 -- -- --

North Carolina ACC Larry Fedora $1,986,265 -- $1,986,265 $348,444 $58,500 --

Illinois Big Ten Lovie Smith $1,809,179 -- $1,809,179 $1,000,000 -- --
Memphis AAC Mike Norvell $1,800,000 -- $1,800,000 $570,000 -- --

South Florida AAC Willie Taggart $1,700,000 $4,000 $1,704,000 $900,000 $25,000 --

Central Florida AAC Scott Frost $1,700,000 -- $1,700,000 $250,000 -- --

Connecticut AAC Bob Diaco $1,700,000 -- $1,700,000 $450,000 $33,333 --

Notre Dame Ind. Brian Kelly $1,624,730 -- $1,624,730 -- -- --

Fresno State Mt. West Tim DeRuyter $1,518,480 $30,000 $1,548,480 $1,685,000 $245,000 --

Colorado State Mt. West Mike Bobo $1,450,000 -- $1,450,000 $685,000 $50,000 --

Minnesota Big Ten Tracy Claeys $1,400,000 -- $1,400,000 $1,250,000 $157,942 --

I don't believe this article is correct.

Salaries & Contracts

 

[ickythump1225]

If Bobby D gets fired from UConn, would you guys take him back? Sign me up under: "hell yes."

 

[dang227]

If Bobby D gets fired from UConn, would you guys take him back? Sign me up under: "hell yes."

Nope. He doesn't recruit. I am sick of these DC's that don't recruit.


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[IrishLax]

If Bobby D gets fired from UConn, would you guys take him back? Sign me up under: "hell yes."

About 80% of the reasons why we're playing so many youn guys and have virtually no senior talent/leadership is Diaco. So as much as I really like him... there's no way I'd want him back unless he actually dedicated himself to recruiting, which there is no reason to believe he would.

 

[Luckylucci]

I would, under circumstances that probably aren't conceivable.

1. He'd have to make some exceptions every cycle to his "ideal" measureables.
2. Elston (RC) manages the scholarship offers and roster management.

Essentially, both are steps to ensure that we keep proper depth across the Defense.

#2, I don't see as a big stretch, as I think that's what is currently taking place, to some degree, BVG didnt seem all that involved. And I think recruiting might be more organized than ever. Elston is doing a pretty good job.

However, I'd bet #1 would be a big ask. FWIW, from a coaching perspective, he's precisely what I want in the next DC. HC, I think he's in over his head.

 

[BGIF]

I would, under circumstances that probably aren't conceivable.

1. He'd have to make some exceptions every cycle to his "ideal" measureables.
2. Elston (RC) manages the scholarship offers and roster management.

Essentially, both are steps to ensure that we keep proper depth across the Defense.

#2, I don't see as a big stretch, as I think that's what is currently taking place, to some degree, BVG didnt seem all that involved. And I think recruiting might be more organized than ever. Elston is doing a pretty good job.

However, I'd bet #1 would be a big ask. FWIW, from a coaching perspective, he's precisely what I want in the next DC. HC, I think he's in over his head.

"Make exceptions every cycle"... who are you kidding? He didn't make half time adjustments. Against Navy, he didn't make adjustments in the entire fucking game!

 

[Luckylucci]

Precisely why i said it's probably not conceivable. But a majority of his faults were recruiting, which is what my statement was referring to. He was a darn good DC. The best we've had in a very long time.

 

[IrishLion]

FWIW, from a coaching perspective, he's precisely what I want in the next DC.

I wouldn't mind one bit if we went back to his bend-but-don't-break 3-4.

However, I'd rather see a happy medium between Diaco's conservative approach and BVG's laughably-aggressive scheme.

Basically, I guess I'd like to see the defense being called how it is now haha.

 

[Wingman Ray]

Precisely why i said it's probably not conceivable. But a majority of his faults were recruiting, which is what my statement was referring to. He was a darn good DC. The best we've had in a very long time.

Except for Bamas players said that NDs defense was extremely vanilla and easy to counter. That they (Bama) made adjustments and NDs defense didnt just like they knew they would.

That doesnt sound like a good DC to me. That sounds like a DC benefiting from having NFL caliber players who are just better players than the competition they played previously.

Until they were not.

 

[IrishLion]

Except for Bamas players said that NDs defense was extremely vanilla and easy to counter. That they (Bama) made adjustments and NDs defense didnt just like they knew they would.

That doesnt sound like a good DC to me. That sounds like a DC benefiting from having NFL caliber players who are just better players than the competition they played previously.

Until they were not.

It's probably a happy medium; Diaco is a good DC when it comes to his scheme, but he ALSO benefited greatly from generational talents leading his '12 defense, which masked some of his flaws.

Good:
-overall scheme
-developing players
-protecting weak links

Bad:
-too picky in recruiting players TO develop
-poor at making in-game adjustments
-lack of blitz options within scheme

 

[Black Irish]

I don't see how a coordinator gets away with not recruiting. First off, I'd think they'd desperately want to recruit. I'd be pouring over recruiting reports and taking the drool-stained pages of my wish list to the HC like a kid with a Christmas present list saying "Can I go offer this 5 star? Please, please, please, pretty please with sugar on top?"

Also, I don't see how a coordinator tells the HC and AD "Yeah, so I'm just not gonna recruit guys to make my system work. If you can find someone else to do it for me, that would be great."

I know these guys spend a lot of time on their Xs and Os, but at the end of the day, you need people to run it. So, get your ass out there and nail down the talent.

 

[phgreek]

I don't see how a coordinator gets away with not recruiting. First off, I'd think they'd desperately want to recruit. I'd be pouring over recruiting reports and taking the drool-stained pages of my wish list to the HC like a kid with a Christmas present list saying "Can I go offer this 5 star? Please, please, please, pretty please with sugar on top?"

Also, I don't see how a coordinator tells the HC and AD "Yeah, so I'm just not gonna recruit guys to make my system work. If you can find someone else to do it for me, that would be great."

I know these guys spend a lot of time on their Xs and Os, but at the end of the day, you need people to run it. So, get your ass out there and nail down the talent.

I'm with you. I love the chess match x's and o's...white board, discussions. It allows you to target kids who can get certain things done. But recruiting is a funny deal...you go all in, and get who you can...but as the window closes, it is selecting the difference makers off script that matters.

BoB Diaco had the design, and wanted the specified materials dropped off on site, and he'd build it. Well, that isn't reality...As designed and as Built are never the same...you need to love that part of coaching too.

 

[Irish#1]

I would, under circumstances that probably aren't conceivable.

1. He'd have to make some exceptions every cycle to his "ideal" measureables.
2. Elston (RC) manages the scholarship offers and roster management.

Essentially, both are steps to ensure that we keep proper depth across the Defense.

#2, I don't see as a big stretch, as I think that's what is currently taking place, to some degree, BVG didnt seem all that involved. And I think recruiting might be more organized than ever. Elston is doing a pretty good job.

However, I'd bet #1 would be a big ask. FWIW, from a coaching perspective, he's precisely what I want in the next DC. HC, I think he's in over his head.

He has to be doing that at UConn or he's sticking to his measureables and taking 1 and 2 star kids that have the measureables.

 

[Luckylucci]

Except for Bamas players said that NDs defense was extremely vanilla and easy to counter. That they (Bama) made adjustments and NDs defense didnt just like they knew they would.

That doesnt sound like a good DC to me. That sounds like a DC benefiting from having NFL caliber players who are just better players than the competition they played previously.

Until they were not.

I'm not judging Diaco and his scheme based on one game, nor should anyone. I'm looking at a 4 year track record that produced 4 top 30 defenses. Yes, I realize that it got shredded in that game. However, in that game, we also saw Manti falling over himself trying to tackle. Blowing assignments left and right.

Using that stupid logic, Nick Saban is not a good coach, because he has NFL talent every where (literally all the time) and they still manage to lose from time to time. Same goes for Urban, who last year had a crazy amount of NFL talent and lost to MSU, without a starting QB. He sure sucks

 

[NDohio]

Vegas has Les Miles as the favorite to be the coach at ND next year.


Les Miles Is The Favorite To Coach Notre Dame Football In 2017 - One Foot Down

If you were wondering who the Notre Dame Fighting Irish would replace Brian Kelly with should the school decide to make a change after this year... Les Miles could be the guy.

According to Bookmaker Les Miles is actually the betting favorite to coach Notre Dame football for the 2017 season. The entire prop bet odds look like this:

NOTRE DAME HEAD COACH IN WEEK 1 OF 2017-18
Les Miles + 155

Brian Kelly + 175

Urban Meyer + 2500

Dan Mullen + 2600

David Shaw + 2700

Field -145

Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick has already publicly stated that Brian Kelly will be the head coach in 2017, but as we all know things can change for all types of reasons.

Miles has been a name that some Irish fans have been throwing around since he was fired by LSU a few weeks ago. Miles is an Ohio native (bonus) that played for Michigan (bummer). He won a national title with LSU in 2007 (and in strange fashion with 2 losses on their record) and he has won the SEC title two times.

I am in no way suggesting that this will happen, and am only mildly suggesting that I might like this move- I’m just reporting that there is in fact a prop bet on this scenario, and Les Miles is the favorite.

 

[IrishLion]

Do not want.

 

[gkIrish]

Do not want.

I prefer other candidates but if I have to choose between Les and BK I go Les every time.

 

[bkess8]

Vegas has Les Miles as the favorite to be the coach at ND next year.


Les Miles Is The Favorite To Coach Notre Dame Football In 2017 - One Foot Down

Do I need to throw this up in the vbook?

 

[Hammer Of The Gods]

I prefer other candidates but if I have to choose between Les and BK I go Les every time.

I'll co-sign this statement.

 

[ACamp1900]

Aaron Taylor was on Tiki and Tierney and said flat out something along the lines of: The spread is dead in terms of winning championships. Play good defense and run the ball.

I wondered if it was a backhand at BK but I figure I'm just a ND fan reading into his comments... but I will say this, I agree totally with him. I don't see an up tempo spread team winning anything big any time soon...