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So far I've heard:
Troy Rothenbuhler- OC
Joe Schaefer- DC
Kenny McClendon- DL
Kory Allen
All coaches with minimal if any D1 or FCS coaching or playing experience. Not sure how to feel....
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So far I've heard:
Troy Rothenbuhler- OC
Joe Schaefer- DC
Kenny McClendon- DL
Kory Allen
All coaches with minimal if any D1 or FCS coaching or playing experience. Not sure how to feel....
Huh? Troy Rothenbuhler joined the Eastern Kentucky University program as tight ends coach in March 2019. He will serve as the quarterbacks coach in 2020.
He helped the Colonels to a 7-5 record and a fourth place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2019. His tight end group helped EKU lead the conference and finished 20th in the country in rushing. Eastern also led the conference in red-zone offense and was third in scoring.
Rothenbuhler spent the 2018 season with the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL) working with the quarterbacks in a quality control position at Arizona. Prior to that, he spent six seasons (2011-17) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Findlay.
In 2017 he helped UF advance to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in program history. During that season, Findlay was the only NCAA team to average 250 or more yards rushing and passing per game. UF ranked sixth in the nation in scoring (44.5 ppg), third in total offense (515.5 ypg), third in third down conversion percentage (52.4) and fifth in time of possession (34:26).
As the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio Northern University for two seasons (2009-10), Rothenbuhler helped the team reach the second round of the 2010 NCAA Division III playoffs.
From 2003 to 2008, Rothenbuhler served in a variety of roles at Bowling Green State University, including assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator. During his time with the Falcons, he coached wide receivers, tight ends and defensive ends. BGSU played in three bowl games during that time.
Rothenbuhler has also coached at Heidelberg College, Arkansas State University and Ohio State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science in mathematical sciences from Ohio State in 1995.
Schaefer finished his second season as the Blue Streaks defensive coordinator.
In his first season in 2018, the John Carroll defense led Division III in sacks, averaging 5.19 per game. His side of the ball also led the Ohio Athletic Conference in rushing defense. Schaefer led the defense to eight players to All-OAC accolades, five of them under the first team award.
Schaefer spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Iowa State as the football program's Director of Scouting. The 2017 campaign was a memorable one at ISU as the Cyclones compiled an 8-5 record which included three wins over ranked opponents, and marked the team's first appearance in the Associated Press national rankings in 12 years.
Before heading to Iowa State, Schaefer spent a brief time at the University of Maryland in 2016 as the defensive quality control coach.
A native of Parma Heights, Ohio, Schaefer was named the head coach at Cleveland's Benedictine High School in 2013 after serving as an assistant coach at the school in 2011-2012. Under Schaefer, the Bengals amassed a 35-6 record in three years and captured the Ohio Division IV state title in 2014. The Bengals also reached the Division III state quarterfinals in 2015.
Schaefer was a two-time team captain for Benedictine in his high school playing days and earned first-team Division III all-Ohio honors as a linebacker in 2002 and 2003. He played his college football at Bowling Green State University, making 44 tackles and four sacks in his final two seasons and appeared in the GMAC Bowl twice.
His first coaching jobs were at the University of Findlay (2009) the University of Toledo (2010-2011), where he served as a graduate assistant before returning to Benedictine.
Frankly, these are better resumes that their predecessors.
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So far I've heard:
Troy Rothenbuhler- OC
Joe Schaefer- DC
Kenny McClendon- DL
Kory Allen
All coaches with minimal if any D1 or FCS coaching or playing experience. Not sure how to feel....
Feel good! Like I said the bar isn't set too high the last 19 years, so only upward and onward! Can't get much worse unless we lose to weenie teams,,, oh wait the last coach accomplished that fb
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So far I've heard:
Troy Rothenbuhler- OC
Joe Schaefer- DC
Kenny McClendon- DL
Kory Allen
All coaches with minimal if any D1 or FCS coaching or playing experience. Not sure how to feel....
Huh? Troy Rothenbuhler joined the Eastern Kentucky University program as tight ends coach in March 2019. He will serve as the quarterbacks coach in 2020.
He helped the Colonels to a 7-5 record and a fourth place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2019. His tight end group helped EKU lead the conference and finished 20th in the country in rushing. Eastern also led the conference in red-zone offense and was third in scoring.
Rothenbuhler spent the 2018 season with the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL) working with the quarterbacks in a quality control position at Arizona. Prior to that, he spent six seasons (2011-17) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Findlay.
In 2017 he helped UF advance to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in program history. During that season, Findlay was the only NCAA team to average 250 or more yards rushing and passing per game. UF ranked sixth in the nation in scoring (44.5 ppg), third in total offense (515.5 ypg), third in third down conversion percentage (52.4) and fifth in time of possession (34:26).
As the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio Northern University for two seasons (2009-10), Rothenbuhler helped the team reach the second round of the 2010 NCAA Division III playoffs.
From 2003 to 2008, Rothenbuhler served in a variety of roles at Bowling Green State University, including assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator. During his time with the Falcons, he coached wide receivers, tight ends and defensive ends. BGSU played in three bowl games during that time.
Rothenbuhler has also coached at Heidelberg College, Arkansas State University and Ohio State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science in mathematical sciences from Ohio State in 1995.
Schaefer finished his second season as the Blue Streaks defensive coordinator.
In his first season in 2018, the John Carroll defense led Division III in sacks, averaging 5.19 per game. His side of the ball also led the Ohio Athletic Conference in rushing defense. Schaefer led the defense to eight players to All-OAC accolades, five of them under the first team award.
Schaefer spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Iowa State as the football program's Director of Scouting. The 2017 campaign was a memorable one at ISU as the Cyclones compiled an 8-5 record which included three wins over ranked opponents, and marked the team's first appearance in the Associated Press national rankings in 12 years.
Before heading to Iowa State, Schaefer spent a brief time at the University of Maryland in 2016 as the defensive quality control coach.
A native of Parma Heights, Ohio, Schaefer was named the head coach at Cleveland's Benedictine High School in 2013 after serving as an assistant coach at the school in 2011-2012. Under Schaefer, the Bengals amassed a 35-6 record in three years and captured the Ohio Division IV state title in 2014. The Bengals also reached the Division III state quarterfinals in 2015.
Schaefer was a two-time team captain for Benedictine in his high school playing days and earned first-team Division III all-Ohio honors as a linebacker in 2002 and 2003. He played his college football at Bowling Green State University, making 44 tackles and four sacks in his final two seasons and appeared in the GMAC Bowl twice.
His first coaching jobs were at the University of Findlay (2009) the University of Toledo (2010-2011), where he served as a graduate assistant before returning to Benedictine.
Frankly, these are better resumes that their predecessors.
Yes I’m legitimately confused by Chiefs comments. Kenny McClendon has quite a bit of d1 experience as well and he played for central Michigan.
The only guy without d1 experience is kory Allen, who is a pretty good d2 offensive coordinator and recruiter from what I’ve read.
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Remember how Wolford used to brag about the credentials of his assistant coaches. Then all those on the defensive side of the ball failed miserably.
Phillips could do worse than follow Tressel's example. He had the veteran Ken Conatser (sp?) and Bob Stoops, the veteran high school coach. Most of the rest of his staff consisted of young guys that nobody had heard of: Dantonio, Bollman, Heacock, Treadwell, and others. Many of them eventually became FBS head coaches or coordinators. Again no guarantees. But I prefer a successful, upwardly mobile D2 or D3 coach to a D1 retread.
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Remember how Wolford used to brag about the credentials of his assistant coaches. Then all those on the defensive side of the ball failed miserably.
Phillips could do worse than follow Tressel's example. He had the veteran Ken Conatser (sp?) and Bob Stoops, the veteran high school coach. Most of the rest of his staff consisted of young guys that nobody had heard of: Dantonio, Bollman, Heacock, Treadwell, and others. Many of them eventually became FBS head coaches or coordinators. Again no guarantees. But I prefer a successful, upwardly mobile D2 or D3 coach to a D1 retread.
AGREE 100%
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Remember how Wolford used to brag about the credentials of his assistant coaches. Then all those on the defensive side of the ball failed miserably.
Phillips could do worse than follow Tressel's example. He had the veteran Ken Conatser (sp?) and Bob Stoops, the veteran high school coach. Most of the rest of his staff consisted of young guys that nobody had heard of: Dantonio, Bollman, Heacock, Treadwell, and others. Many of them eventually became FBS head coaches or coordinators. Again no guarantees. But I prefer a successful, upwardly mobile D2 or D3 coach to a D1 retread.
Agreed!
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Josh Sinagoga is the WR coach.
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Bryan Nardo also joining on the defensive side.
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So chief..is Carl and other assistants Bo brought over from Nebraska finished?
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Nardo is a good pickup! As we are going with nobody's, I am surprised he is not DC.
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So chief..is Carl and other assistants Bo brought over from Nebraska finished?
The only holdovers I believe are Peterson on the OL and Sean Baker. Everyone else is gone.
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Why are there no official announcements of new hires?
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Evan Harvey has come over from John Carroll as a defensive quality control coach.
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Evan Harvey has come over from John Carroll as a defensive quality control coach.
It has nothing much to do with this thread, but WTF does a "quality control coach" actually do?
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Yeah really! Does that mean u r disposable whem the defense doesnt perform?
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Quality control coach is usually a younger position that scouts future opponents and helps get the defense or offense ready when that week comes up and assists the actual position coaches. It's how a lot of young guys get their start.
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Quality control coach is usually a younger position that scouts future opponents and helps get the defense or offense ready when that week comes up and assists the actual position coaches. It's how a lot of young guys get their start.
Honestly chief, in reading this, it sounds like you could have just said, "I don't know either!"
Sounds more like a paid "Graduate Assistant"
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Quality control coach is usually a younger position that scouts future opponents and helps get the defense or offense ready when that week comes up and assists the actual position coaches. It's how a lot of young guys get their start.
Honestly chief, in reading this, it sounds like you could have just said, "I don't know either!"
Sounds more like a paid "Graduate Assistant"
Chief is spot-on. They can also mark and distribute game films to specific positions/players and in some cases they are in charge of the practice team(s).
So far, I am not sold on the coordinators, but there has been some good picks below that.
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There have been many complaints during recent years about how unprepared the teams seem to be especially against better opponents and how coaches seem unable to adjust effectively. Perhaps that has to do with the lack of quality control coaches and use of data to analyze the team and opponents.
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You can have all the quality control coaches you want but if you don't have the right roster it doesn't matter. We currently do not have the recruits to match-up with our MVFC conference opponents to go along with poor coaching. Our conference record proves my point.
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Very surprised that Phillips kept Peterson. Offensive line was supposed to be a strength last year, and it was awful. Peterson also can't keep a job, journeyman coach.
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I like the assistants so far. The Coordinators have more experience than what we had under Bo. His were not much more than graduate assistants. And the other assistants look like a good supporting staff.
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There have been many complaints during recent years about how unprepared the teams seem to be especially against better opponents and how coaches seem unable to adjust effectively. Perhaps that has to do with the lack of quality control coaches and use of data to analyze the team and opponents.
Or it could be the coaches and/or players simply weren't to the level of the competition. I find it HARD to blame a quality control coach or what is described here as mostly a "paid graduate assistant", for any of our loses.
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I like the assistants so far. The Coordinators have more experience than what we had under Bo. His were not much more than graduate assistants. And the other assistants look like a good supporting staff.
I think that was only true the last 2-years dwj. When we had Carl and Shane, there was not a better set of coordinators in the country. Unfortunately they both left. I know that Carl's numbers on the scoreboard were a bit higher than I wanted, thus I was not a fan of his style; but there was little doubting his knowledge and ability. IMO defense is 3 area short, middle and deep. The Pelini's concentrated on short... QB pressure especially, but ignored the rest. You cannot be in the MVFC and expect your d-line to stop the run game by itself, as we found out the hard way over the last 2-years.
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Devon Spalding is the new RB coach. Was a grad assistant last year at Cincy. Just graduated from Central Michigan in 2018 where he played RB and WR.
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Website updated with Carl and Crist gone and Schaefer and Rothenbuhler listed, but they don't even have photos of them. This entire search process to me, seems have a very Laissez-faire feel to it. You'd think somebody would have a couple YSU shirts in the trunk and a iPhone with a pretty good camera and grab us a pic for the website at least? Whatever, they don't seem to be in any rush, even though spring ball will be hear before you know it!
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Website updated with Carl and Crist gone and Schaefer and Rothenbuhler listed, but they don't even have photos of them. This entire search process to me, seems have a very Laissez-faire feel to it. You'd think somebody would have a couple YSU shirts in the trunk and a iPhone with a pretty good camera and grab us a pic for the website at least? Whatever, they don't seem to be in any rush, even though spring ball will be hear before you know it!
Their pictures will and info will be up soon. The whole website needs a refresh though. Lots of pictures and info outdated. Stambaugh doesn't have a picture with the east side press box up, the beeghly center picture may be one of the worst I've ever seen. That's your main page to showcase your athletic venues and it's embarrassing.
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Website updated with Carl and Crist gone and Schaefer and Rothenbuhler listed, but they don't even have photos of them. This entire search process to me, seems have a very Laissez-faire feel to it. You'd think somebody would have a couple YSU shirts in the trunk and a iPhone with a pretty good camera and grab us a pic for the website at least? Whatever, they don't seem to be in any rush, even though spring ball will be hear before you know it!
Their pictures will and info will be up soon. The whole website needs a refresh though. Lots of pictures and info outdated. Stambaugh doesn't have a picture with the east side press box up, the beeghly center picture may be one of the worst I've ever seen. That's your main page to showcase your athletic venues and it's embarrassing.
They do have info on a couple of the guys, but many listed here aren't on the site. The Stambaugh shots are, some of them, MANY years old. This is a fully accredited university isn't it? With photo journalism majors? Computer tech majors? Web design students? Marketing majors? Seems to me we have deteriorated to the level of many universities that don't teach anything about real life skills only the theoretical. You'd think somebody would want real life experience? I'll even bet $2 (my max bet) that some of our students have drones with cameras! Whatever. What matters in the end is can they coach, and me recognizing them isn't going to help that.
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Austin Bujnoch is coming as an assistant OL coach.
Justin Cummings-Morrow is the new director of football operations. Held that job at Iowa State the last 2 years.
Derek Van Blarcom is assistant S&C coach.
Bryan Nardo will be LB's coach and Sean Baker has moved to Special Teams.
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The group being assembled by Coach Phillips is really starting to impress a couple points. They are, for the most part, young, up and comers, from winning programs. Winning attitude is at least as important as talent. You need talent, but talent isn't enough, and this group seems to know how to win. I look at Coach Calhoun taking 3 years to get some of his guys on the same page, and it may well take Coach Phillips the same, but there aren't shortcuts. Best thing we have going for us right now is the last game of the season. Nobody expected them to win, and the played hard and did! The players coming back know they can win.
Everything we've seen so far looks good to me. We aren't going 10-2 or anything, but I wouldn't rule out a competing for a playoff berth yet either.
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The group being assembled by Coach Phillips is really starting to impress a couple points. They are, for the most part, young, up and comers, from winning programs. Winning attitude is at least as important as talent. You need talent, but talent isn't enough, and this group seems to know how to win. I look at Coach Calhoun taking 3 years to get some of his guys on the same page, and it may well take Coach Phillips the same, but there aren't shortcuts. Best thing we have going for us right now is the last game of the season. Nobody expected them to win, and the played hard and did! The players coming back know they can win.
Everything we've seen so far looks good to me. We aren't going 10-2 or anything, but I wouldn't rule out a competing for a playoff berth yet either.
um....No
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The group being assembled by Coach Phillips is really starting to impress a couple points. They are, for the most part, young, up and comers, from winning programs. Winning attitude is at least as important as talent. You need talent, but talent isn't enough, and this group seems to know how to win. I look at Coach Calhoun taking 3 years to get some of his guys on the same page, and it may well take Coach Phillips the same, but there aren't shortcuts. Best thing we have going for us right now is the last game of the season. Nobody expected them to win, and the played hard and did! The players coming back know they can win.
Everything we've seen so far looks good to me. We aren't going 10-2 or anything, but I wouldn't rule out a competing for a playoff berth yet either.
No as in no, they aren't young, not up and comers, or no, in that winning as an attitude is important, no as in they can't compete? no doesn't say much.
um....No
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competing for a playoff birth
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competing for a playoff birth
IMO, this team looks much better on paper than last year's team, and we were "in the hunt" after 8 games. I'm kind of a glass half full guy and so I'm optimistic. I'll take the "over" on 6-6 season repeat and a tournament berth in DP's first season.
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In the hunt for what? Last year's team was 2-6 in the conference. Even if Phillips is the answer, this will take time. Look at the top teams in our conference, all are young, and now we add North Dakota. Patience is going to be needed with an almost completely new staff. I am pleased that Phillips moved on from all these Mooney coaches.
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All I see is cheap and unqualified. Hope I'm wrong.
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Chief,
Think about this. You could have applied the labels "cheap and unqualified" to all the young assistants that Tressel hired here in the late 80s and the 90s. Many of them used their time here to forge highly successful careers. I would use the label "untested on the DI level." Whether they can rise to the occasion remains to be seen. Personally, I prefer taking chances with upwardly mobile lower tier assistants rather than DI retreads.
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I agree wick. Hopefully they can prove me wrong.
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All I see is cheap and unqualified. Hope I'm wrong.
WOW Chief! You're either trolling Pally and or Penguin Nation to regurgitate this onto the other board or you've become an inside hater?
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In the hunt for what? Last year's team was 2-6 in the conference. Even if Phillips is the answer, this will take time. Look at the top teams in our conference, all are young, and now we add North Dakota. Patience is going to be needed with an almost completely new staff. I am pleased that Phillips moved on from all these Mooney coaches.
We could have won a couple of those. This year we are light years ahead at QB over last year. I'm in on the over vs. last year's 6-6 and in contention for the playoffs. We'll see.
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Don't think Chief is being negative or a hater, but realistic. How can anyone say we are ahead at QB over last year. Craycraft is very average, and Waid is unproven. I hope Waid emerges as a star.
Also, the non-conference schedule is much tougher this year. Yes, I know Akron may have been the worst team in FBS last year, but they are FBS, and likely will be improved.
YSU has so many question marks, beginning at coaching. Phillips and his staff may emerge as the real deal, but I am not feeling it.
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Don't think Chief is being negative or a hater, but realistic. How can anyone say we are ahead at QB over last year. Craycraft is very average, and Waid is unproven. I hope Waid emerges as a star.
Also, the non-conference schedule is much tougher this year. Yes, I know Akron may have been the worst team in FBS last year, but they are FBS, and likely will be improved.
YSU has so many question marks, beginning at coaching. Phillips and his staff may emerge as the real deal, but I am not feeling it.
IMO Akron will be like our Samford game this year, , a decent test but we should win, I’ve seen on their message boards they they had a lot of transfers out.
In terms of QB, I’m pretty convinced Crenshaw will be the starter from day 1.
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Just being realistic on my thoughts, nothing else.
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The negativity on the board is amazing to me. If you gave Urban Meyer an under 125# team to coach, he'd have a winning record the first season and win the championship by the second season. Why? Because he can coach. I remember the negativity from Columbus when they hired Tressel because he has no 1A experience. I believe a couple years later that went away. Why? Because he can coach. Football is a sum zero game. (all teams added together equal .500 Not one game over or under) Look at the records and accomplishments of the new coordinators. Why are there records so good? Because they can coach!
Where exactly do you guys think we are going to get assistants (or HC's) from? Maybe Luke Fickle is ready to move on from Cinn and take over for Bo? In large part because of the negativity in the Mahoning Valley NOTHING seems to be good enough. You read this blog and you'd think we were 2-10 last year and they hired me to coach the team!
Sorry, the negative attitude drains me. I will go to the games, I will continue to cheer for the red and white, but not sure how much of this I will read.
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Former Ohio State and NFL DB Ashton Youboty is the new DB coach.
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Former Ohio State and NFL DB Ashton Youboty is the new DB coach.
Ashton is in his 3rd year as an assistant at Wisconsin. Wonder why back to 1AA? Tressel was who signed him at YSU after committing from Sabin at LSU.
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Hearing that Baker is leaving to join Bo at LSU as an analyst. Lots of people unsure about this staff.
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Correct Chief on Baker, off to LSU. Youboty was an analyst at Wisconsin, making little money. That is why he was here. Agree on this staff, so much youth and inexperience. Phillips won't admit this, but this will take awhile to fix even if he is the right guy.
All this coronavirus stuff does put on hold those in the transfer portal, maybe Reed will stay.
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Former YSU great and NFL LB Tim Johnson is the new addition on staff to take Baker’s place.
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Former YSU great and NFL LB Tim Johnson is the new addition on staff to take Baker’s place.
Great, hope he can instill some swagger and confidence.
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What a stud he was? over 400 tackles & 200 solo tackles and Johnson did not get here until he was a junior.
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Joe Ganz who was here under Bo has left and joined UNI on their staff.