Leavitt would be a spectacular choice.
I'm convinced Schiano doesn't wanna come back here. He knows the difficulty of recruiting for Rutgers. He knows the tepid support from the administration. The small percentage of New Jersey folk at all interested in Rutgers football.
If that is the case then why was he so hot on getting the Temple job? He went after it both times it was open. Rutgers is a much better job than Temple, doesn't make any sense that he would be interested in Temple last year and have no interest in Rutgers this year.
This is the first time I have heard Leipold noted as a good recruiter. Can you elaborate? I thought he was recognized as a very good coach and recruiting was a weak point.
People do what they have to do when the unemployment checks dry up.
gef- question for you as a HS coach here in NJ...While Ash was here as HC and you may have . player who is P5 level, what would have been your reasons to tell the kid that Rutgers would be a great place for him? What would be the +/- of Rutgers vs Pitt/Cuse/BC etc . and of Rutgers vs OSU/Mich/Clemson/Bama/Miami etc?
I think he meant this one:
I don’t think Nunzio is ready. I guess we will see a tryout over the next few weeks but this program needs a strong OC that is going to bring a modern offense. I would love to keep him on staff. He could be a future head coach one day.
Temple has consistently been one if the coaching jobs that spring board you to a good P5 job. It's not a bad job at all.
I don't follow high school football at all...is he Malzahn or Morris or Briles? I mean how many of those are out there and Malzahn and Morris OC'd for a bit at the mid major level (Malzahn 1 year at Ark with that whole Mustain thing) and Briles was position coach for Leach for 3 years. So even they did a little bit of an "apprenticeship" somewhere lower for a bit before moving up.
Do you think Anthony would come here for less than a DC job? Same question for Fran Brown? Also, what about Leipold excites you. It seems clear he can coach, but do you think he can have recruiting success in NJ given his strong midwesterrn ties?
I do think his early poor choices of OC and DC got him off on the wrong foot and he could not recover from that. I was at the UW game in Seattle and shocked at how poor the Offense was because the personnel were not a fit at all for it.
Anthony only comes as a DC and brown only leaves for a hc job. We only get one of them.
How much is he making at Temple that he’d only leave for a HC job. A P5 DC spot is a ticket to a P5 HC job or G5 at the least. How often is a G5 job given to a G5 coordinator unless it’s an internal promotion. I’d think success here as a DC is a better path to HC.
Really good point. He is doing an outstanding job there, and is very passionate about it. He is the reason we lost kids to them. His recruiting pitches are elite.
