Moglia seems to be pushing for the job

[AreYouNUTS]

- I'd take over Cristobal (sorry, Al...) or Golden

- someone mentioned our Wall St guys don't give. Wanna bet that the guys I know on Wall St would instantly jump all over another one of their guys, and donations would jump tremendously, if Moglia were hired?

 

[Block R]

I would have no problem making Moglia our OC

That's an interesting thought but somehow I doubt he'd want anything less than a head coaching gig.

 

[RU2055]

I actually don't hate the idea. If you can't get a proven FBS HC or a top-tier assistant, then you could do a lot worse than Moglia.

Moglia is the personality type that simply succeeds in everything they do. Full stop.

 

[letitrip2]

Horrible idea given the current state of our program - I also saw him interviewed on 60 minutes sports. Terrible job. He was rambling and not saying much - pass......

 

[RUTax]

Please no wrinkly old white southern CEO dudes.

Born and raised in NYC. Graduated from Fordham Prep and Fordham U. Far from an an old white southern CEO dude.

My biggest concern is his ability to recruit teenagers. For adults this guy has more "stain" than almost anyone - I'm just not sure teenagers would see things the same way as an adult.

 

[AntiG]

after reading about him more, loving this guy. BAM!

 

[ImBadRU]

This would be a DISASTER. Unmitigated disaster. The guy is a nobody in college FB. I don't care that he is rich. Big deal. No track record of anything important in FB that Div 1 players care about. NO, NO, NO

 

[lighty]

He is my preference. money wont be an issue. can get top oc, dc and rc. he will be ceo and closer.

Would top coordinators want to work for him? Even if the money was good?

As mentioned, if money was an issue he's an option. If money ISN'T an issue, he should be very far down the list.

 

[Silvers88]

Hmmm..... This guy certainly is interesting and got me thinking about the quality of his teams. I remembered that Sagarin ranks both FBS and FCS together and when I looked at the data I was a bit surprised:

2010: RU 90 CC 175
2011: RU 36 CC 188
2012: RU 53 CC 158 Both Flood's and Moglia's first year
2013: RU 100 CC 96
2014: RU 62 CC 68
2015: RU 97 CC 117

FYI, there are about 250 FBS + FCS schools with each roughly half the total.

It is intriguing to imagine what Moglia could do with the scollies and resources of P5 FBS program.

He would be a big gamble (if not for his age alone) and I doubt anyone at RU has the cajones to pull the trigger.

 

[BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap]

The Showtime 60 Minutes Sports piece is available online. After watching, I was intrigued. It would certainly be an unorthodox hire. He watches practice from the stands, constantly writing down every little detail. He definitely lets his assistants coach and is very open to new ideas. Think of him as Schiano's antiparticle.

 

[winRU]

He sets a nice leadership tone for the entire school given his accomplishments.

 

[RU31trap]

I think if given a fair chance he can come here and win.

 

[NickKnight 1]

Seems the prof has no problems making off color comments about older people, their skin color or their geographical origin. Interesting that he falsely calls out others on this type of behavior when it fits his narrative. Hypocrite?

Where have you been the last several years, it is acceptable to call out white people,
especially old wrinkled ones.:smiley:

 

[RUBand]

He is my preference. money wont be an issue. can get top oc, dc and rc. he will be ceo and closer.

Very true.

 

[RUBand]

Not dying to have him here either. But he is a winner. Better choice then the losers (Golden and Cristobal) people are getting all dewy in their shorts over.

And GS, who couldn't win with all of the future NFL players he had.

 

[RUb-it-in]

I am TIRED of all these leftover also-rans: Schiano, Cristobol, Golden, etc.under consideration. Moglia is an 4 Year Experienced WINNER of a Head Coach! Sometimes you have to take a risk to lift yourself out of mediocrity and Moglia seems far and away the best possible candidate to do it!

 

[lighty]

And GS, who couldn't win with all of the future NFL players he had.

Who were playing against other future NFL players...

 

[RU Mike73]

Sorry, I'll pass. Mid-60's guy will not connect with kids today.

 

[wegea]

Is it true he has zero hitting in practice? Can any ex players speak to the no hitting in practice? I think that may be either a huge pause by the end of the season or or huge negative in the beginning?

 

[JQRU91]

This would be a DISASTER. Unmitigated disaster. The guy is a nobody in college FB. I don't care that he is rich. Big deal. No track record of anything important in FB that Div 1 players care about. NO, NO, NO

Nobody knew who Chip Kelly was when we played New Hampshire.

 

[ru75]

Seems the prof has no problems making off color comments about older people, their skin color or their geographical origin. Interesting that he falsely calls out others on this type of behavior when it fits his narrative. Hypocrite?

It could have been for comedic effect, though.

 

[JQRU91]

We are in the BiG and this is probably our most critical hire. Moglia is a huge gamble. When you have a short stack of chips in front of you you get back in the game by making smart decisions. If you go all in and if you're wrong then you're dead. Moglia is an all-in short stack move.

Sometimes when your stack is really short, you have to go all in. If Maryland gets Richt, maybe we're in that position if we can't at least get Schiano.

 

[JHG722]

------MIGHT NOT BE READY CANDIDATES----
Cristobal
Rhule

Ready for what? Get their asses kicked in the B1G every year?

 

[knightfan7]

This would be a DISASTER. Unmitigated disaster. The guy is a nobody in college FB. I don't care that he is rich. Big deal. No track record of anything important in FB that Div 1 players care about. NO, NO, NO

Don't bother. I've posted reasons why this would be the worst possible hire ever at RU and no one has been able to dispute them. Stakes are too high but people stargaze his wallet and lose all reason.

 

[mentulbloc]

He was my first choice. He wins and he is doing it bc he loves it. Could also help raise money. He could donate his salary every year. Like others mentioned urban, chip, Kelly all were nobodies at first but were always consistent winners. That should be our first criteria. How often do they win against like competition?

 

[mildone]

Being liked gets you no where in NJ in football or any other profession.

Prostitution? Sales?

Anyway, I think respected goes without saying. But I'm not sure I agree that one has to be feared by one's players in order to be a successful football coach.

 

[jor22]

Anybody but Golden, The only one Golden trumps is Flood himself.

 

[knightfan7]

He was my first choice. He wins and he is doing it bc he loves it. Could also help raise money. He could donate his salary every year. Like others mentioned urban, chip, Kelly all were nobodies at first but were always consistent winners. That should be our first criteria. How often do they win against like competition?

He isn't even considered the best HC in the Big South. That goes to Turner Gill at Liberty who is much more deserving of a D1 job. Too bad for him he isn't rich too or have a "cute" story.

 

[rufeelinit]

Too risky for me as HC. OC I could live with but doubt he wants that.

 

[PhDKnight]

Prostitution? Sales?

Anyway, I think respected goes without saying. But I'm not sure I agree that one has to be feared by one's players in order to be a successful football coach.

I don't mean feared by the players. I mean feared by the media and NJ HS coaches. It was very obvious that the HS coaches liked Flood but they did not respect him enough to fear crossing him.

 

[mildone]

I don't mean feared by the players. I mean feared by the media and NJ HS coaches. It was very obvious that the HS coaches liked Flood but they did not respect him enough to fear crossing him.

Oh. I see.

 

[FELONIOUSMONK]

Like Andy Dufresne in Shawshank he could do taxes for the administration and help them shelter their cash.. Can he coach? Don't know...:flushed:

 

[mentulbloc]

He isn't even considered the best HC in the Big South. That goes to Turner Gill at Liberty who is much more deserving of a D1 job. Too bad for him he isn't rich too or have a "cute" story.

Nothing to do with a cute story. He took a team that was terrible and has gone 42-13. And he quit an 8 figure job to do it. Gill over all has a losing head coaching record, and while liberty has an equal in conference record their overall record is worse than coastal. Either way I don't care about his cute story. I want a guy who took a bad team and made them winners. Consistently. Just like kelly, urban, and chip did when they were at that level. Plus we need something different if we want to win against the big boys.

 

[shields]

No thank you.

 

[mentulbloc]

No thank you.

So u would rather take coaches w losing or mediocre records rather than one w a winning record why?

 

[shields]

Too old, want a young aggressive coach. Mod on another site said no way.

 

[knightfan7]

Nothing to do with a cute story. He took a team that was terrible and has gone 42-13. And he quit an 8 figure job to do it. Gill over all has a losing head coaching record, and while liberty has an equal in conference record their overall record is worse than coastal. Either way I don't care about his cute story. I want a guy who took a bad team and made them winners. Consistently. Just like kelly, urban, and chip did when they were at that level. Plus we need something different if we want to win against the big boys.

Gill finished 1st twice in the MAC East, he won the overall MAC title, and he took them to a bowl game. He's cut his teeth against the Oklahoma's and Baylor's of the world. Yes he failed at Kansas but who hasn't? Take a look at his record at Buffalo and Liberty.

Do you know Liberty has shared the Big South 3 of his 4 years there and has beaten Coastal the past 2 years? That Gill has won exactly 1 less conference game than Moglia in the same time? That he's also not going to be 67 before next year (BIG RED FLAG)? That he's actually recruited for and against P5 schools? That his level of FOOTBALL experience is so far above Moglia's as to be a joke.

I picked Turner Gill not to promote him but to show you and others how utterly stupid the Moglia stuff is. There are better coaches in 1AA than Moglia and better coaches in the Big South.

Why oh why aren't their names being mentioned? What could possibly be the reason? Gee, could it be the feel good stories you guys have bought into. Could it be that it makes people think "Hey, that could be me. I know football too." Could it be that just because he's rich he can do anything?

Rutgers needs a real P5 coach with real credentials and a name recruits know. Not some guy who makes the over 50 (I'm 65) crowd make them feel better about themselves.

 

[ru8081]

Moglia NO NO NO

 

[scarletKNIGHT07]

If we whiffed on all our top options I'd def take a look at him and give him and unlimited coordinator budget. Hire someone like Bob Stitt as OC and some defense retread as DC and let him be CEO coach. Can't be any worse than the guy playing pretend CEO for the last 4 years.

 

[Plum Street]

I would pass on Moglia , the risk is too great for a fragile program . But isn't it kinda against the law to say we don't want to hire someone because of their age ? Sounds like age discrimination to me . Imagine if we were posting to not to hire someone because of race or gender .